Teresa Cole
Conflict is resolution waiting to happen. Served as Chair of the Virginia Collaborative Professionals (VaCP) in 2017. Teresa Cole has a background in mediation and more than 25 years of…
A BETTER WAY: When you think of separating or divorcing, the images that likely come to mind are scenes from movies: fighting, out-of-control emotions, spiraling financial costs, a protracted legal battle, and someone in a black robe making decisions that will impact you and your family for years to come. Feelings of loss, anger, confusion and hurt often make it difficult to imagine that the process of separating can be anything but destructive. It doesn’t have to be that way. THERE IS A BETTER WAY: COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE.
Third Thursdays
A free divorce workshop meeting on the third Thursday of each month (generally) from 8:30 am to 10:15 am. Hear directly from lawyers, financial professionals, mental health counselors, child specialists and more. For more information, visit Third Thursdays webpage.
Collaborative Project of DC
The Collaborative Project of DC links families of modest means in Washington DC with professionals who provide reduced-free or free help to resolve family disputes without going to court using the Collaborative Process. To learn more visit the Collaborative Project of DC’s website.
Conflict is resolution waiting to happen. Served as Chair of the Virginia Collaborative Professionals (VaCP) in 2017. Teresa Cole has a background in mediation and more than 25 years of…
For many years a large aspect of Carl’s practice has been marital dissolutions, both in litigating and non-litigating cases (out of court settlements, mediation and collaborative divorces) and has assisted…
I am licensed as a clinical social worker in DC, Maryland and Virginia, enabling me to work with clients throughout the DMV. I provide a variety of separation and divorce…
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