Navigating Divorce Through Therapy and Healing with Colleen Kowal
Colleen is an Imago Relationship Therapist who works with individuals, couples, and families navigating the complexities of relationships, divorce, and co-parenting. Her approach blends personal experience as a child of divorce and a divorced parent with professional expertise to help clients move from pain to purpose. Learn more about Imago Relationship Therapy: Hilton Head Island Counseling
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- Talk it Out – Family Therapy with Colleen Kowal
- Divorce and the Art of Repairing with Colleen Kowal
- From Disconnect to Discovery: Navigating Marriage, Divorce, and Beyond with Colleen Kowal
Talk it Out – Family Therapy with Colleen Kowal
This episode of the We Chat Divorce Podcast, we introduce ourselves to our Hilton Head audience and share our divorce stories. We’re also joined by Colleen Kowal, of Hilton Head Island Counseling. Colleen is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the State of South Carolina and a certified Imago Relationship Therapist.
Divorce and the Art of Repairing with Colleen Kowal
In this episode of the We Chat Divorce podcast, we welcome back Colleen Kowal, LPC of Hilton Head Island Counseling. Colleen is a relationship specialist who believes that what sits at the heart of most problems is a broken relationship. Her private practice specializes in relationship therapy, working with couples to save and end marriages in a way that doesn’t destroy the family’s children and brings insight. She joins us to talk about The Art of Repairing.
Repair? I’m getting divorced. There is nothing to repair…
There is an art to repairing what is broken, even after divorce with no intention of getting back together. What does require repair is the new post-divorce relationship, especially when the former spouses will be co-parenting.
- When you get divorced it doesn’t mean the relationship is over. It is a new beginning. There will still be birthday parties, graduations, weddings, where the family unit will gather.
- Sometimes a repair isn’t possible if either person isn’t capable or ready.
- If only one parent is ready to repair, be the best example possible.
- Consider what behavior you practiced in this relationship – not speaking up, not setting boundaries – that you can begin practicing in the post-divorce relationship and be aware of so that you don’t carry it into your next relationship.
Whether you are thinking of divorce, are in the midst of divorce, or are embarking on your new life after divorce, this episode has something to help you.
From Disconnect to Discovery: Navigating Marriage, Divorce, and Beyond with Colleen Kowal
In this powerful episode, Karen Chellew and Catherine Shanahan sit down with Imago Relationship Therapist Colleen Kowal to explore the emotional complexities of marriage, divorce, and co-parenting. Drawing from her personal journey and years of professional experience, Colleen shares how relationship dynamics can lead to disconnect—and more importantly, how intentional conversations, discernment, and closure can pave the way for healing and rediscovery.
Colleen explains the concept of Relational Contracts, the role of Discernment Therapy, and the importance of processing divorce in a way that minimizes harm—especially for children. Together, they discuss how financial imbalances, emotional triggers, and unfinished relationship dynamics often carry over into divorce and co-parenting if left unaddressed.
About My Divorce Solution
We Chat Divorce is produced by My Divorce Solution (MDS) — a financial divorce preparation company dedicated to helping individuals navigate divorce with clarity, confidence, and a strategic financial plan. Founded by Karen Chellew, Legal Liaison, and Catherine Shanahan, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA), MDS was created to solve one of the most common and costly mistakes in divorce: entering the legal process without fully understanding your financial picture.
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