Oona Metz
Cognoscenti contributor
Oona Metz is a psychotherapist, writer and speaker who specializes in treating women navigating divorce. She is the author of the forthcoming book "Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women" (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster, January 2026).
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I counsel women going through a divorce. Here's what they tell me
Many women who initiate divorce tell me their spouse was more like an unreliable assistant than a true partner, writes psychotherapist Oona Metz. Eventually, after years of unproductive conversations, the...
An unexpected ally in therapy: my patient’s dog
I knew my patient loved her dog, writes Oona Metz. But I didn't anticipate how important the dog would become to me.
Parenting teens is a dance of hope and dread
A recent high school prank reminded writer Oona Metz about the emotional complexity of both holding onto our children and letting them go.
Why don’t we talk — really talk — about divorce?
Reese Witherspoon and her husband recently announced they were divorcing — with "deep love, kindness and mutual respect." What about grief and anxiety? asks Oona Metz.