MEL MACKLER

Lic. Marriage & Family Therapist
MFT #12771, Collaborative Coach, Collaborative Child Specialist

2525 Camino del Rio So., #205
San Diego, CA 92108

Tel: (619) 665-7933
Fax: (619) 223-8900

Email: mackler@divorceducation.com
Web: www.divorceducation.com

Education

George Washington University, B.A.
United States International University, M.A.

License Date: July, 1979

Certifications

Approved Clinical Supervisor
Collaborative Divorce Practitioner
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Practice Specialties

Skill development for effective relationships
Skill development for effective parenting
Effects of divorce on children, adults, and their future relationships
Mood disorders and their effect on relationships

Membership & Honors

California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
Outstanding Service Award
American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego

Relevant Experience

26 years of practice working with families experiencing issues of separation and divorce. Kids' Turn. Institute for Divorce Education. Collaborative divorce coaching.

Please see my website: www.divorceducation.com

General Comments

Mel is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist, a divorce and dissolution coach and a divorce educator. For the past 30 years, he has been working with adults, children and families experiencing issues of divorce and separation. He taught at the University of San Diego in the Graduate Program of Marriage and Family Studies for thirteen years, and was director of clinical supervision at San Diego Youth and Community Services’ Coastal Communities counseling clinic for twenty five years.

For the last fifteen years, Mel has been speaking publically about healthy ways couples can divorce. His interest in this developed through his work with adults and children who were experiencing emotional trauma while they, or their parents, were going through a process of divorce. In 1997, he began working with Kids’ Turn, an educational program that teaches coping skills to parents and children going through divorce. And in 2000, he became a charter member of the Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego whose purpose is to educate the community about new and healthier ways for families to divorce without the need of the court system. He works as a coach and child specialist in this process.

In addition to his clinical license, Mel holds life credentials in Counseling and Psychology from the California Community Colleges. He has been a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists since 1987, the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists since 1978, and the International Association of Collaborative Professionals since 2000.