Divorce Coaching
As you go through one of the most challenging times in your life, you deserve the best possible personal support to learn greater peace of mind, increased personal growth, tools for happier relationships, and even tips for the best sex of your life. Your marriage is merely a stepping stone to a better, more fulfilling, more exciting chapter of your life.
Divorce brings up the need to “win” and be “right.” Divorce makes it difficult to act from a place of wisdom due to the anger, sadness and guilt that inevitably arise. Yet the rigid mindsets and intense negative emotions create more suffering than necessary.
The initial dart of pain is inevitable. How much you suffer after that is up to you.
Learn how to suffer less by learning the right psychological tools. Don’t allow emotions to rule the day. Making life-altering decisions when in a highly emotional space is a recipe for disaster. A wrong decision at this point could end up costing you tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Discover the latest scientifically-proven tools to get past anger, guilt, shame, and sadness and to cultivate more positive emotions.
Learn how to get back in the dating game with confidence and style.
Get the support you need during the most challenging time in your life.
Learn the latest tools to use divorce as a springboard to greater personal growth, better relationships, and increased happiness.
Connect with others who are going through divorce and learn from their insights and wisdom.

The best divorce support program for those who want to get through it painlessly and inexpensively.
Is this divorce support program for you?
- Are you overwhelmed by negative emotions – depression, frustration, hurt, anger, fear, guilt or shame?
- Do you experience a lack of self-confidence right now?
- Are you asking yourself: where do I go from here?
- Are you wondering: will this nightmare ever end?
- Are you ready to explore taking manageable, concrete, positive steps to move towards the next chapter of your life?
- Are you willing to look at your own part in your past relationship?
- Are you ready to heal yourself on the deepest levels?
- Are you ready for more personal growth, excitement, happiness, and better sex?
If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of these questions, then our Divorce Coaching Program is perfect for you!
For more information, please email Dr. John Schinnerer at DrJohn AT GuideToSelf DOT com
or call (925) 575-0258.
Divorce Support Options
Rarely is anyone prepared for the end of their marriage. Divorce is often difficult, if not traumatic. Upon learning of an impending divorce, people go through a variety of emotional stages – blame, anger, grief, sadness, loss of identity, recovery of self-worth (a.k.a. mojo), and re-entry into the dating world. These combined stages take an average of three years to master.
To make things easier, we offer a variety of support services to speed your transformation into a happier, more fascinating and more successful man. There are individual coaching sessions. There are divorce support groups which focus on education and support and typically include 5-10 men per group. And there is the comprehensive divorce support package as outlined below. Making the right decision now may save you tens of thousands of dollars down the road. Having a team around you to help you make level-headed decisions when are grieving can make all the difference in the world.
Insurance not accepted.
Individual Coaching Sessions
1-on-1 50-minute sessions with Dr. John Schinnerer
Divorce Support Groups (Tuesdays from 6:30 pm – 9 pm, Danville, CA)
Small groups of 5-10 in 90-minute meetings
Topics covered include: Regaining your mojo; Dating after divorce; Financial survival guide; Emotional triage; Making sense of the divorce; Rebuilding your foundation; Facing your anger; Dealing with depression; Healthy alternatives to loneliness; Mediation vs. litigation; Physical health – sculpting your post-divorce body; Parenting tips; Child custody tips; Forgiveness; Co-parent communication guidelines; Re-establishing a workable relationship with your ex-spouse.
Comprehensive Divorce Support Package
5 hour-long classes with Dr. John Schinnerer and special guests. Topics include sculpting your post-divorce body, recovering your self-confidence, dating after divorce, sexuality as an adult, financial survival guide, co-parent communications, child custody tips, managing tough emotions such as anger and sadness, stress management, mediation vs. litigation, how to break the news to the kids, dealing with family members, how to break the news to friends, dealing with narcissistic and borderline personality disorders, and more.
20 50-minute long individual coaching sessions
12 90-minute group support sessions
6 follow up group sessions at your convenience to lock in and hone new happiness habits
6 months of text support. Rather than send angry, inflammatory texts to your ex which she can use against you in court, send your angry texts to an objective, trained individual who will screen them and keep you out of legal trouble !
Access to 10 online anger management classes (15 hours of material)
Access to 6 online anxiety management classes (8 hours of material)
Access to 6 online positive psychology classes (8 hours of material)
Access to 45-minute online talk on the importance of mindset regarding change and success
Access to 6 online mindfulness classes (6 hours of material)
Everything you need to radically improve your relationships!
This offer includes 5 hours of live, in-person education, over 40 hours of expert personalized divorce guidance, and 38 hours of online teachings, This is over 80 hours of training and education on essential life skills in emotional management, co-parenting communication skills, invaluable tips regarding mediation vs. litigation, the latest information on personality disorders in divorce, proven ways to create a successful, happy relationship, anger management, stress management, mindfulness, tools to reclaim your dating mojo, and proven ways to be more satisfied with life. At normal therapy rates, this is over $11,000 in training and life-altering education.
For more information, please email Dr. John Schinnerer at DrJohn AT GuideToSelf DOT com
or call (925) 575-0258.
Outline of Topics in Comprehensive Divorce Support program
1. People – What to Expect
- You
- Your ex-spouse
- Children
- Family & Friends
2. Taking Care of You – Self-care
- What you’re likely to feel, and how to overcome it
- Anger
- Failure
- Depression – social isolation
- Changing your role(s) in your life
- Hope – There is light at the end of the tunnel
- Positive psychology advice – how to be happier
3. Divorce Tips
- Financial (e.g., assets, material items, income, credit)
- Legal (e.g., lawyers, courts, assets, child support, spousal support)
4. Being the Best Dad For Your Children
- Parenting tips
- Your kids and your ex-spouse
- Your kids and your dating life
- Integrating families
5. Moving On with Mojo
- Insights, what’s new since you last dated
- Get in Shape: mind/attitude, physical body, clothes and style
- Being effective on dating sites – Match, Tinder, POF, Bumble, The League, and more
- How to approach women
- Dating advice
- Romancing advice
- Relationship advice