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Melissa Lenon Speaks About Divorce With Respect Week® on NBC Bay Area
By Melissa Lenon • April 3, 2025Mental health professional Melissa Lenon was recently featured in a KNTV news segment on “Today in the Bay” discussing Collaborative Divorce and Divorce With Respect Week®. Divorce With Respect Week® is a nationwide initiative that is intended to spread awareness to people or couples about the no-court Collaborative Divorce process. “Collaborative Divorce is about how do we not just survive the divorce, how do we preserve the coparenting relationship and maybe even change some of the dynamics and improve communication,” -
City of Santa Clara Proclamation Granted to Melissa Lenon
By Melissa Lenon • August 2, 2024Divorce will affect approximately 57,000 citizens of Santa Clara given the number of married couples in Santa Clara today. There is a growing awareness that litigation and acrimony go together – yet these are often parents who are connected for life! It is time to focus on families and provide pathways through divorce without court involvement and with an eye on the children’s and individual’s well-being. Collaborative Divorce California provides free Divorce Options Workshops monthly to help steer families to -
Everybody’s Breaking Up, but Nobody’s Bitter: What’s Going On?
By Melissa Lenon • August 2, 2024I was recently quoted in a NYT’s article about trending divorce announcements – that there is an air of positivity emerging around these breakups – is it all hot air? If celebrities are finding ways to untie the knot without all the ugliness, maybe there is something you should know about divorce pathways? I was quoted: Melissa Lenon, a therapist and divorce coach in Santa Clara, Calif., said this style of “reactive uncoupling,” with couples going to court in hopes -
Point C: Former Family Court Judge Creates This Video for Parents
By Melissa Lenon • August 2, 2024Wanting to help parents and children in contentious divorce cases, Point C is a 5 minute video to help parents to not unintentionally harm their children during divorce. It was created by former family court judge, Lawrence Jones and Joni Jones, a registered nurse, board certified in psychiatric and mental health nursing. Click on the image to watch the 5 minute video on the web site for Point C.