Divorce is one of life’s biggest transitions, and it’s natural to feel uncertain about what lies ahead.
But it’s also an opportunity to pause, reflect, and gain clarity about your personal goals for the future.
During this process, self-care isn’t a luxury, it’s essential. Taking time to prioritize your emotional and physical well-being can make a profound difference.
One way to reduce overwhelm is by choosing professionals who emphasize cooperation and peaceful resolution.
Divorce mediators and Collaborative Divorce professionals work with you to find solutions that preserve dignity, reduce conflict, and keep the focus on what truly matters: your family’s well-being.
As both a mediator and Collaborative Divorce lawyer, I’ve seen how these approaches transform an emotionally taxing process into one that fosters healing and clarity.
Ready to take the first step toward a smoother, more peaceful divorce?
Let’s talk about how I can help you move forward with confidence.
Beryl McNeill is a Calgary divorce lawyer who strongly believes mutual respect and understanding go a long way toward resolving family law matters. As a Registered Collaborative Law practitioner in Calgary, she has dedicated her firm to amicable, cooperative negotiation as a means for settling divorces. Furthermore, throughout her law career, Beryl has seen the costs of adversarial negotiations, both financial and emotional. In emphasizing the collaborative approach, Beryl offers her clients a more efficient model that preserves personal and monetary assets alike.
More and more individuals are attracted to resolving their family law matters in a civil, respectful way. Therefore, they come to Beryl from many walks of life—as professionals in the oil and gas industry and their spouses, business owners, and working spouses with children. Clients say that even after a single consultation with Beryl they feel less stressed and more clear about the way forward.
Beryl understands the often fearful, emotional early stages of divorce. Incorporating skills developed from her training as a life coach, Beryl helps clients move beyond their stress response to more logical, creative thinking. Once there, she works with clients to discover what’s truly important to them in attaining divorce. Furthermore, she encourages clients to picture what a successful settlement would look like a year or more down the road as a means of focusing on their goals. By educating and empowering clients, Beryl seeks to transform the way they resolve family disputes—in a more constructive, intelligent and amicable way than would be possible otherwise.
Finally, Beryl is very active with the Family Bar and the Collaborative Law Community. Her involvement provides her clients with the assurance that she has her finger on the pulse of Family Law in Alberta, offering them a distinct advantage in their quest for equity and civility.