Dr. Habelow is a licensed psychologist, certified Mediator and Collaborative Divorce Coach who has provided consultation to and treatment for individuals and families going through separation and divorce for over 20 years.

She has served as a Special Master to both the Hartford and Middletown Family Courts and provides expert consultation to attorneys, judges and family court professionals. She works as a Collaborative Coach on interdisciplinary teams, provides co-parent education, works as a co-parent counselor to help parents create and/or adjust parent plans as well as establish effective communication strategies and has trained professionals in co-parent counseling. She has been interviewed by NBC Connecticut Channel 30 News for expert advice on many behavioral health topics, has written articles on various topics including how to talk to children about divorce and most recently was a panelist for Colin McEnroe’s Freshly Squeezed series.

Dr. Habelow is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Connecticut Psychological Association, the Connecticut Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce, the Connecticut Collaborative Divorce Group, the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and is listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers. Dr. Habelow completed her clinical internship at Yale University in 1990 and received her Ph.D. in 1991 from Michigan State University. In addition to divorce-related services, she provides individual psychotherapy to children, adolescents and adults, as well as couples’ therapy and family therapy. Her areas of expertise include treating depression and anxiety including OCD, stress management for all ages, life transition management, overeating and body image issues.