From 1993 until 2001, Miriam Galindo, PsyD, worked with Olive Crest in Santa Ana, California, as a social worker, and since 2011, she has worked with Families in Transition in Irvine as a psychologist. Families have come to Dr. Miriam Galindo for many services, including family therapy.
Divorced high-conflict couples often need considerable assistance coordinating their parental responsibilities and separating them from the circumstances of an acrimonious separation, and family therapy can help them put their kids first. Family therapists often help these individuals develop a co-parenting arrangement, whether in parallel or co-operatively, which helps the child. These efforts focus on creating stable, structured environments without negative commentary about the other parent.
The support system of a family therapist can help these parents and their children in many ways, depending on the unique situation of the divorce. Some focus on settling disputes after the divorce, enabling the parents to interact with each other more effectively and act in the best interests of the child. Counseling can also help both parents and children, individually and as a group. It can also focus on healing the emotional wounds of the divorce, enabling the parents to work together more directly than they otherwise might.
