A Referral Partner You Can Trust With Your Clients
- LCSW
- CERTIFIED HEALTH COACH
- MSED
- LIFE COACH
- 5 COMBINED GRADUATE DEGREES
- CFP®
- CDFA®
Divorce cases don’t end at the courthouse – they continue in your client’s home, their co–parenting relationship, and their ability to move forward. Colette and Melissa work alongside family law attorneys to support clients through that transition, reducing conflict, improving communication, and helping cases resolve more smoothly.
Why Divorce Professionals Refer to Us
Family law Divorce Professionals refer us when they need a partner who can:
De-escalate conflict
We help clients move from reactive, blame-based communication to language that supports negotiation and resolution
Support high-conflict clients
Equip emotionally overwhelmed clients to make clearer, more informed decisions during the legal process.
Trusted, credentialed referral
licensed and experienced professionals in the family transition space.
Collaborative Communication
With client consent, we coordinate so you have visibility into how coaching supports your case.
A REAL EXAMPLE OF THE SHIFT WE CREATE
Instead of: “You never prioritize the kids.”
Our coaching helps clients reframe to: “I’m concerned about the consistency for the children – can we work together to create a schedule that feels stable?”
This shift alone can change the tone of the entire case.
Why Divorce Professionals Refer to Us
You refer. Send your client our way — via a direct introduction, a card, or a note on your own site.
We connect. Your client schedules an initial consultation with Melissa and/or Colette to discuss their needs.
We support. Your client moves through our program at their pace emotional support, communication coaching, financial guidance, and practical strategy.
You stay informed. (with client consent). We’re happy to coordinate as appropriate so you have visibility into how coaching is complementing your legal work.
Colette & Melissa
Colette M. Lettieri and Melissa M. Pavone have partnered to support women in navigating life after divorce with confidence, clarity, and purpose. With over 50 years of combined experience, they have developed a comprehensive six module program designed to foster both financial empowerment and emotional resilience.
This thoughtfully curated program equips women with the tools, strategies, and mindset needed to move forward with strength and intention—helping them build a solid foundation for long-term personal and financial success.
Together, Colette and Melissa offer a distinctive blend of emotional support, communication coaching, financial guidance, and practical implementation strategies. This program is thoughtfully designed to help women navigate the challenges of divorce while fostering healing, rebuilding confidence, and creating a clear, stable, and intentional path forward into the next chapter of their lives.
- LCSW
- CERTIFIED HEALTH COACH
- MSED
- LIFE COACH
- 5 COMBINED GRADUATE DEGREES
- CFP®
- CDFA®
Colette Lettieri
LCSW, MSEd, Certified Health Coach
As a communication coach in the collaborative divorce process, Colette guides clients from reactive communication patterns toward intentional, productive dialogue. Her work centers on helping individuals translate emotionally charged concerns into language that can be heard, understood, and constructively addressed. By fostering psychological safety, she creates the conditions necessary for effective problem-solving and forward movement.
In practice, this often means reframing conversations to shift from blame to collaboration. For example, transforming statements like “You never prioritize the kids” into “I’m concerned about consistency for the children—can we work together to create a schedule that feels stable?” This shift enables both parties to engage more thoughtfully and focus on shared goals.
What distinguishes her role is that she is not simply supporting individuals through a separation—she is helping to redesign a family system so it can function successfully in a new form. This requires a strategic blend of conflict resolution, emotional regulation, and systems thinking. Colettes goal is to help clients move forward with clarity, dignity, and sustainable agreements that serve everyone involved.
Colette Lettieri is a licensed social worker, educator, and certified health coach with a multidisciplinary background in psychology, education, and wellness. Colette is also certified in divorce and collaborative divorce.
Your Divorce Coach
"As your divorce recovery coach I will not only provide guidance and support to my individual clients as you adjust to life post divorce but I will also help you move forward"
- Assistance in navigating post-divorce transitions and lifestyle changes
- Supporting emotional healing and overall well-being
- Encouraging your personal growth, self-discovery, and forward momentum
- Offering co-parenting strategies and communication support
- Facilitating support groups and community connections
- Recommending additional resources, such as therapy, wellness services, or other supportive care, when appropriate
Melissa Murphy Pavone
CFP®, CDFA®
Melissa Murphy Pavone, CFP®, CDFA® is a Certified Financial Planner® professional, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, and author of Divorce by Design, specializing in helping individuals navigate the financial complexities of divorce with clarity, confidence, and strategy. As the founder of Mindful Divorce Partners, Melissa works closely with clients, attorneys, mediators, and collaborative professionals to help people make informed financial decisions during one of life’s most emotionally overwhelming transitions.
Her work is deeply personal. As a child of divorce, Melissa watched her mother make decisions from a place of emotion, fear, and survival—without the financial guidance and support that could have changed the trajectory of her future. That experience became her “why” and inspired her mission to help others approach divorce with both emotional awareness and financial clarity.
Today, Melissa helps clients slow down, organize the facts, understand the numbers, and create a plan that supports not just surviving divorce—but thriving after it. Her approach combines financial expertise with compassion, helping clients navigate post-divorce cash flow, asset division, implementation planning, and long-term financial stability while reducing anxiety and overwhelm.
Melissa believes divorce is not just a legal event—it is a financial and emotional transition that deserves thoughtful planning, support, and a roadmap forward.
Financial Clarity for Your Next Chapter
“Divorce changes your financial life, but it doesn’t have to define your financial future. My goal is to help you understand where you are today, make intentional decisions about where you want to go, and give you the clarity and confidence to build your next chapter on your own terms.”
Financial Reset
- Separating and retitling accounts
- Updating beneficiaries
- Reviewing insurance coverage
- Understanding post-divorce cash flow
- Reassessing retirement goals and investments
- Planning for taxes and future financial decisions
- Monitoring and rebuilding credit
Participants will leave the program with:
- Greater financial clarity
- Actionable next steps
- A practical implementation roadmap
- Increased confidence around money and decision-making
- A stronger sense of their relationship with money
- Because divorce may end a marriage but it also creates an opportunity to rebuild a life with greater alignment, clarity, and purpose.