Long Island marriage counselor & Imago Relationship Therapist Chana Pfeifer, LCSW, is interviewed about being divorced by Rosalind Sedacca on the Divorce, Dating & Empowered Living Show.
Chana Pfeifer has been a licensed social worker for more than 25 years, specializing in relationships since 2013. She’s had a private practice since 2004, has worked in the home care field, and has been teaching a college class as well.
Chana is passionate about her work as an Imago trained therapist, which is relationship work. It’s a really sound program that gets fabulous results and she’s also grateful for her own difficult personal journey, which includes having her own divorce. So welcome Chana..
Why don’t we start by asking you what it’s like being divorced and being a marriage counselor?
I have taken all kinds of advanced courses and have done extensive training and at the same time I wasn’t able to fix my own relationship. But what it does, is it helps me know what it’s like to be in the trenches. I have this incredible knowledge and experience of what it’s really like to struggle in relationship. I’m not perfect either, but at the same time I’m honored to be able to help couples connect in a really conscious way, even though I wasn’t able to fix my own relationship. It is an interesting conundrum. If I wouldn’t have struggled in my own relationship, I don’t believe I would have come into this expertise. It has changed my life for the better both personally and professionally. I’m so grateful that I specialize in relationship work.
Well, I hear you and I appreciate and value your candor. That means a lot to our listeners because your honesty is refreshing and very important.