The collaborative process focuses on identifying common grounds and clarifying values in order to ensure decisions are made with your long term goals in mind. Collaborative divorce requires that all parties participate in an honest good faith manner with the ultimate well being of all members of the family in mind. The collaborative process often involves the use of a collaborative divorce Coach or Facilitator. This role is usually filled by a mental health professional and is typically called a Divorce Coach or Facilitator. The Divorce Facilitator is skilled at recognizing and diffusing anxiety, anger and other emotional factors that often get in the way of resolutions. Additionally, the coach is trained in communication strategies and mediation to support the collaborate process. The divorce therapy plantation serves to clarify and identify your interests and goals, reduce misunderstandings, help develop viable co-parenting plans and facilitate a family’s transition through the process.