Divorce and Loss

Divorce and Loss: Helping Adults and Children Mourn When a Marriage Comes Apart helps therapists understand the losses in divorce and what is needed for family members to move on. Joshua Ehrlich describes how therapists can act as facilitators of mourning through therapy and provides detailed interventions in working with parents and children.

Joshua Ehrlich

TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: DIVORCE AND MOURNING: CHALLENGES FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS Chapter 1: The Losses in Divorce Chapter 2: Mourning Chapter 3: Failures of Mourning Chapter 4: Breakdowns in Connection Between Parents and Children Around Divorce Chapter 5: Entanglement with the Ex-Spouse: Its Impact on Children Chapter 6: The Effects on Adolescents of Parents' Difficulties Navigating Divorce PART II: INTERVENING: HOW THERAPISTS CAN FACILITATE MOURNING Chapter 7: Bearing Feelings, Facilitating Mourning Chapter 8: Working with Parents Together to Help Children Chapter 9: Helping Parents Bridge the Divide with their Children Chapter 10: Working with the High-Conflict Divorce Chapter 11: Individual Therapy with Children and Adolescents Dealing with Divorce Chapter 12: Individual Therapy with Adults References About the Author