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6,189 people sought divorce counseling help in Virginia in the last year

Discover how starting divorce counseling can support your own journey toward a happier, more fulfilling life.

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Starting Divorce counseling

What is divorce counseling?

Thriveworks divorce counseling in Chesapeake, VA can help couples understand if they want to divorce or help them move forward post-divorce. Either way, it helps them navigate conflicts and/or tough conversations that pertain to their relationship and individual selves.

How does divorce counseling work?

Divorce counseling at Thriveworks is tailored to each couple and the individuals that make up that couple. It works by offering…

  • Tools to work through conflicts and better manage negative feelings
  • Guidance in making the right decision if you’re still in the process of considering divorce
  • Help with different stages of the divorce and separation process
  • A better understanding of what went wrong in the relationship
  • A third-party perspective that ensures both parties are heard

Is divorce counseling conducted in person or online?

Divorce counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.

How long does divorce counseling last?

The amount of divorce counseling sessions will vary from one person to the next, depending on their specific needs. However, it typically lasts for several weeks or months.

Need more help deciding?

Thriveworks Chesapeake offers counseling for divorce recovery, and we have helped many clients forge a new, fulfilling future.

Hallmarks of a Difficult Marriage

Many different circumstances can bring a marriage to an end, but in general, just below the surface details of a divorce lie four toxic behaviors that incite distance and separation. Dr. John Gottman identified these “four horsemen” in his famous study on marriage and divorce:

  • Criticism: Instead of attacking the problem, spouses can attack each other. When dissenting, negative, nit-picking, and pessimistic interactions are more common than loving and kind experiences, they take a toll.
  • Defensiveness: Shifting responsibility, blaming others, and other defensive actions mean that people do not accept responsibility for their own choices and actions.
  • Stonewalling: Many couples can overcome difficult problems if they deal with them, but when they are denied, minimized, and avoided, hardships quickly grow and overpower a marriage.
  • Contempt: Disrespect may be the leading killer of intimacy. Superiority, derision, and condescension drive wedges between spouses.

Do you recognize any of these behaviors if you have recently ended a marriage? Most likely, you do. These four horsemen are toxic attitudes and actions, and anyone who has experienced them may need to detox. Many people choose to take intentional time to heal from a difficult marriage by pursuing divorce recovery.

Recovery and Healing from a Divorce

Healing from a divorce and building a joyful, fulfilling future is a unique process for each individual. Many factors will govern what the path of recovery looks like, factors such as…

  • If and how many children are in the family as well as their ages.
  • How long the couple had been together?
  • If anyone was surprised by the divorce.
  • The details that surrounded the couple’s decision to end the marriage.
  • Each partner’s physical/mental health, personality, and/or age.
  • The couple’s finances.
  • Whether new liaisons have formed.

While each marriage is unique and the circumstances of each divorce are unique, divorce recovery inevitably involves at least two components (and possibly more): grieving the losses and learning from the past.

1) Grieving the losses:

The end of a marriage is the tip of the iceberg regarding losses. Recovering from a divorce often means naming those losses and grieving them. For example, losses may include shifting relationships with friends, in-laws, and extended family. Transitioning to co-parenting or single parenting comes with many new challenges. People also may have to leave their home or reduce their standard of living after a divorce.

Each of these costs may stir grief and a variety of feelings. The key to healing is allowing oneself to feel any emotion that arises. During grief, people often ricochet between anger, fear, bargaining, denial, guilt, shock, and sadness. Mental health professionals have helped many people become curious about the emotions they experience as they grieve, process these emotions, and resolve them.

2) Learning from the Past:

One of the more challenging parts of coming out of a marriage is looking back into it. Learning from the past can be painful, but it can also be one of the most fruitful undertaking for a divorcée.

The past often holds the key toward establishing healthier patterns moving forward. When people know what went wrong and what drove their prior decisions, they can make adjustments moving forward.

Counseling for Divorce Recovery at Thriveworks, Chesapeake, VA

Do you want to meet with a mental health profession as you heal from a divorce? If you are ready, Thriveworks Chesapeake is ready too. We have appointments available for divorce recovery.

If you call our office today, you may be meeting with a counselor tomorrow—many new clients have their first appointment within 24 hours of their call. We also work with many insurance companies, and our therapists offer evening and weekend sessions.

Do not go through a divorce by yourself. Call Thriveworks today.

 

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our Chesapeake therapists and counselors accept 24 insurance plans

  • Aetna

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia Medicare Advantage

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia | BCBS HMO

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia | BCBS PPO

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia | Exchange

  • CareFirst Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia | BCBS HMO

  • CareFirst Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia | BCBS PPO

  • Carelon

  • Carelon | Medicare Advantage

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

  • Compsych

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Self-pay costs at Chesapeake
Talk therapy

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Talk therapy

Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

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I don't know what you can do to approve. I like the fact that Brittany keeps good notes and gives me good feedback
Robert Mar 2025
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I thought everything was grest
Matthew Mar 2025
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I have been in and out of therapy for decades until I came to Thriveworks and got placed with my current therapist. Over the past year and a half, she has changed my life in so many positive ways there aren't enough words to describe it.
Lori Mar 2025
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My therapist provided excellent guidance and I would recommend her to my friends and family.
Carroll Mar 2025
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My provider, Tami is very knowledgeable and experienced. I appreciate her willingness to fit me in during difficult times. I'm becoming a more aware woman through understanding. I love the convenience of telehealth. With my mental health diagnosis, at times it's hard to leave my house .
Read more My provider, Tami is very knowledgeable and experienced. I appreciate her willingness to fit me in during difficult times. I'm becoming a more aware woman through understanding. I love the convenience of telehealth. With my mental health diagnosis, at times it's hard to leave my house .
Latanya Mar 2025
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Attention to detail. Great report
Candy Mar 2025
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Alise is wonderful. She is a fantastic listener and her empathy is felt in each of our meetings. She is patient with me even when I realize I'm rambling on. I like that she is direct and forthright. I definitely need that…. I feel once we've met that a load is off of my shoulders and heart… My mind is at ease.. at least for a while. She gives me plans and activities that help me in a tremendous way. I greatly appreciate her and would recommend her. I know with her counseling I'm getting better soon.
Read more Alise is wonderful. She is a fantastic listener and her empathy is felt in each of our meetings. She is patient with me even when I realize I'm rambling on. I like that she is direct and forthright. I definitely need that…. I feel once we've met that a load is off of my shoulders and heart… My mind is at ease.. at least for a while. She gives me plans and activities that help me in a tremendous way. I greatly appreciate her and would recommend her. I know with her counseling I'm getting better soon.
Paulina Mar 2025
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I love it here. I feel heard and not judge.
Calteshia Mar 2025
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Chesapeake is near Zero’s Subs, and shares an office building with Pamela Smith MD. We off of Poplar Hill Road, and across from Bedei Compounding Pharmacy Services.

Phone number

(757) 210-9381

Languages spoken by VA providers

  • English
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