Divorce is more than a legal event—it’s an emotional earthquake that shakes entire family systems, leaving adults, children, and clinicians struggling to find steady ground. Behavioral health professionals are often the lifeline in these moments of chaos, but many lack the specialized tools to navigate the intense relational, psychological, and ethical complexities that come with divorce and separation.
This course invites clinicians to step confidently into that role, offering a deeper, more strategic approach to supporting families in distress. By gaining clarity on the legal, emotional, and clinical landscapes of divorce, you'll feel more equipped—and less overwhelmed—when guiding clients through some of life’s most painful transitions.
Dr. Alyse November, Ph.D., LCSW, ACSW, CST, and Stephanie Newberg, MEd, MSW, LCSW, are seasoned clinicians with decades of experience working with individuals and families facing high-conflict separations. Their extensive knowledge of trauma, family dynamics, personality disorders, and co-parenting challenges uniquely positions them to teach clinicians how to effectively intervene when families are at their breaking point.
With a balance of compassion and clinical rigor, the instructors guide learners through both the psychological undercurrents and real-world strategies necessary for therapeutic success. This course brings to life the emotional realities of divorce while anchoring clinicians in practical, trauma-informed, and systems-based methods.
Participants will explore the psychological toll of infidelity, emotional instability, and legal entanglements; the ripple effects of divorce on children; the role of therapists in court-involved cases; and the critical distinctions between couples counseling and co-parenting counseling. The course also delves into parental alienation, high-conflict dynamics, and the unique challenges of blended families.
Key Takeaways:
Develop a systems lens: Understand how divorce affects not just individual clients but the entire family system, including children, extended family, and co-parents.
Strengthen clinical skills: Gain practical tools for co-parenting counseling, reunification work, and managing high-conflict dynamics.
Support children effectively: Learn how to recognize, respond to, and advocate for the unique emotional needs of children during separation.
Why this course?
Real-world relevance: Taught by experts who have worked extensively with high-conflict divorces and family breakdowns—not just from theory but real clinical practice.
Deeper insight: Goes beyond surface-level advice to help clinicians truly understand the emotional and behavioral patterns they’re witnessing in session.
Trusted provider: Offered by the Telehealth Certification Institute, a leader in behavioral health continuing education committed to excellence, integrity, and practitioner wellness.
Learning Objectives:
Identify all the aspects of what the divorce process entails
Identify & assess how the specific components of divorce (such as single parenting, and communication with ex-partner) affect the whole family system
Explain how co-parent counseling and reunification therapy are important components of skill-building
Whether you're working with individuals experiencing the emotional fallout of divorce or counseling families in legal conflict, this course offers the tools and insight to meet your clients where they are—and help them move forward with greater clarity, support, and care.
Enroll now to gain the confidence and competence to guide families through one of life’s most difficult transitions.
This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Instruction consists of 3 hours of video instruction and a post-test.
Availability: From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.
Who Should Attend: This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching Methods: This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.
How to Attend: Instructions for attending and completing a course can be found here.
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Dr. Alyse November, Ph. D., LCSW, ACSW, CST
Alyse November, PhD, LCSW obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Adelphi University, N.Y., and her PhD in Clinical Sexology from IICS. She is credentialed by the Academy of Certified Social Workers.
Alyse is the founder of Different Like Me, a company with a staff of over 30 professionals providing psychotherapy, psychoeducational testing and cognitive rehabilitation. As a licensed clinical social worker, Alyse provides psychotherapy to individuals across the lifespan. A substantial portion of her practice has focused on addressing challenges faced by children, adults, seniors, and families ranging from trauma, narcissistic and borderline family recovery, aging, chronic illness, divorce, trans-care, relationships, parenting, and special needs, end of life issues, dementia, caregiving, educational challenges, anxiety, and depression. Her PhD dissertation focused on the assessment of sexual challenges and dementia. Alyse also created DLMU which is an educational platform that provides seminars for both professional and personal development.
Alyse is:
- Certified in EMDR, Brainspotting and transgender care
- A published author and a national speaker and presenter
- Awarded 2022 Social Worker of the Year: National Association of Social Workers
- A Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator, parenting coordinator and a collaboratively trained divorce facilitator
- Palm Beach Chapter Past President/Chair for the National Association of Social Workers
- A past board member of Florida’s Voice on Developmental Disabilities and National Association of Divorce Professionals
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Stephanie Newberg, MEd, MSW, LCSW
Stephanie Newberg, LCSW, M.Ed, is a licensed psychotherapist in FL and PA, working with individuals, couples, and families. She has been in practice for more than 25 years, specializing in family and couples therapy, conflict resolution, grief and loss, parenting support, and the implications of divorce on children and families. In addition, Stephanie is a trained family and divorce mediator/ co-parent counselor and has received intensive training in sand tray play therapy for adolescents and children.
Stephanie has led numerous workshops and presentations for adults and adolescents on relationship and communication skills, dealing with the effects of divorce on families, diversity issues, cyberbullying/effects of technology on development, nutrition, and mental health, and conflict resolution skills. In addition, Stephanie has numerous publications and has been on two podcasts.
Stephanie is a certified counselor for first responders, trained in neuro-emotional techniques, served as a consultant for the Council for Relationships in Philadelphia, PA, and worked at the Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work as an adjunct professor, supervisor, and fieldwork liaison for social work students.
Disclosure Statement: The instructor(s) for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.
Credit Hours: This course consists of 3 continuing education hours of credit.
Counselors:
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Marriage and Family Therapists: Many MFT licensing boards accept our courses or one of the approvals which we have from professional associations. You can check with your board to determine if your licensing board would accept this course.
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This is a non-interactive, self-study course.
