Why I Recommend Divorce Coaches for My Clients

Why I Recommend Divorce Coaches for My Clients

September 1, 2026 · 12 min · Season 6 · Episode 11

About this episode

Andrea Vacca discusses the importance of divorce coaches in the divorce process and outlines five reasons why they are essential for clients.

Andrea Vacca has watched the same pattern play out for three decades: the people who move through divorce with the most clarity and the least damage almost always have someone on their team most clients have never heard of. Not another attorney. Not a therapist. A divorce coach. In this solo episode, Andrea makes the case for why she recommends one to every client she works with, and why that single addition often changes the shape of the entire process. She starts by naming the way most people navigate divorce: hire a lawyer, lean hard on friends and family, and white-knuckle the rest. It leaves people exhausted, reactive, and making decisions from pain instead of clarity. A divorce coach fills the gap. As Andrea frames it, your attorney handles the law, your financial advisor handles the numbers, and your divorce coach handles you: your clarity, your communication, and your ability to make sound decisions under pressure. From there, Andrea walks through her five reasons a coach belongs on every divorce team. A coach saves money by keeping you from processing emotions on your attorney's clock. A coach helps you separate what you actually want from what everyone around you thinks…

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