Learn, grow and overcome within a community of others who understand what you’re going through.  Group support provides an encouraging and supportive environment where people can share their experiences, learn from each other, and find ways to Create a New Normal in the midst of separation and divorce.  The support you will find will be as powerful as the support you provide. RELATIONshift offers groups for before, during, and after divorce. 

Each 90-minute support group will meet for either four, six or eight consecutive weeks. Support groups are limited to a certain number of people, depending on the group. Each session provides you with opportunities to focus on and discuss issues that those facing divorce commonly experience.  All groups cost $50 per week.  There are also 6-hour groups that meet on two consecutive Saturdays for 3 hours each day.  

Since there are limited spaces in each group, pre-registration and a commitment payment of $100 is required to reserve your space in any group. The remaining balance is due at the first support group.    

There are groups that focus on specific stages of separation and divorce and groups that focus on specific topics and issues related to separation and divorce.  Regardless of the group you choose, you will find confidential support, education, shared experience and connection with others who understand what you are going through.  Each group is led by a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist/Divorce Mediator with years of professional and personal experience on the topic of separation, divorce and life after divorce.  

All groups will be held in either Edina or Wayzata.  Please email Rachel at rlivingston@ballardclinic.com for additional information about upcoming groups.  

DIVORCE SUPPORT GROUPS STARTING SOON

Please email Rachel to confirm your spot in a support group OR if you want more information about which group is a good fit for you!

Create Your New Normal 

It's time for you to Create Your New Normal. When the divorce process is over, the real work begins.  This 6-week group is for anyone who is done with the legal process and is ready to focus on themselves and how to move forward in ways that are healthy for YOU. When a marriage ends, the reality of what was normal ends too.  Find ways to create a new normal that supports your children, your co-parenting agreements, and YOUR new normal life after divorce.  Whether you wanted the divorce or not, take this opportunity to choose how to step into the future.  Each week we will focus on a specific topic that supports the New Normal you desire and deserve. The support you will find will be as powerful as the support you will provide to others.  

This 6-week support group is held in Edina on Tuesdays from 5:30pm-7:00pm, starting on Tuesday, September 11th.  

This group requires 6 committed registrations to begin and has a limit of 10 people.  All groups cost $35 per week.  Since there are limited spaces in each group, pre-registration and a commitment payment of $100 is required to reserve your space in the group.  The remaining balance is due at the first group meeting. 

Surviving Infidelity - For anyone who understands the pain of infidelity and betrayal.

This is a 6-hour support group that meets for two consecutive Saturday mornings on October 6th and October 13th from 9am-12pm.  This group is for anyone who understands the pain of infidelity and betrayal. You may be trying to save your relationship, separated, divorcing or already divorced. Regardless of whether you just found out or you are still struggling with the pain and anger, this group will provide you with support, encouragement, and hope about how YOU can move forward.  What do I do now? Will the pain ever go away? How can I ever trust someone again?  What do I do with all of this anger? Rachel works with many individuals and couples who struggle with the hard and painful realities of infidelity.  Sadly, it is very common and this support group has been a popular one. The confidential support you will find will be as powerful as the support you will provide to others. 

This 6-hour support group is held in Edina on two consecutive Saturdays in October.  Saturday, October 6th from 9am-12pm and Saturday, October 13th from 9am-12pm.

This group requires 6 committed registrations to begin and has a limit of 10.  The total cost is $125. Since there are limited spaces in each group, pre-registration and a commitment payment of $100 is required to reserve your space in the group.  The remaining balance is due at the first group meeting. 

Divorce Support 101 - How do I begin? 

This 6-hour support group is for anyone who is contemplating divorce or starting a divorce process. It can be overwhelming and there are so many things to do.  This 6-hour group will focus on key topics about the realities of divorce, how to talk about divorce with your children, how to separate the emotional triggers that keep people stuck from decision making, co-parenting and parenting plans, grieving what was as you find new ways of creating what can be, how to communicate with someone who won't communicate.  Rachel provides guidance and support based on her education, knowledge, training, professional and personal experience.  We will have important conversations in a safe and confidential setting with others who understand how challenging this is. The support you will find will be as powerful as the support you will provide to others.  

This 6-hour support group is held in Edina on two consecutive Saturdays in October. Saturday, October 6th from 12:30pm-3:30pm and Saturday, October 13th from 12:30pm-3:30pm. 

This group requires 6 committed registrations to begin and has a limit 10 people. The total cost is $125. Since there are limited spaces in each group, pre-registration and a commitment payment of $100 is required to reserve your space in the group.  The remaining balance is due at the first group meeting.