{"id":2,"date":"2011-03-14T01:02:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T01:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dev.hsphereplugins.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2015-01-19T18:58:04","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T18:58:04","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.collaborativepracticechicago.com\/hp_wordpress\/about","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/strong>I am carl Michael rossi, JD, LPC\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cI help people transform divorce from an ending into a beginning.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

I’ve spent the last ten years helping people create positive separate post-divorce lives by working together. Being divorced myself, I know that this is not where you wanted to be when you got married.\u00a0 And I know that you are possibly concerned about all the “war” stories about other divorces.\u00a0 Even if you’ve decided that your marriage has run its course, you likely do not want it to conclude in a battle. I focus my professional efforts primarily in Collaborative Practice because I firmly believe in the ability of individuals to work together; even in the challenging and emotional process of ending a marriage.<\/p>\n

As deeply as I believe that, I also understand that the right support in that process is essential.\u00a0 The ‘right’ support, in my mind, acknowledges you when things are difficult and keeps you focused on your future.\u00a0 With that focus we can work alongside your soon-to-be-ex in a creative manner to find ways to take what you both had in your marriage and best use it to create what you each will need to move forward. I take a personal interest in each of my clients.\u00a0 I don’t believe that how any other divorce has happened controls in any way what must or even should happen in yours.<\/p>\n

My intention is always to keep our attention on what will work for YOU<\/em>, what will meet YOUR<\/em> needs. I believe that you are best supported when you have the right professionals in place.\u00a0 And by working in Collaborative Practice, that allows for each of you having:<\/p>\n