About five years ago, Joe Ragusa, a city Sanitation employee who works in the Bronx, got fed up with traffic and construction and all the other stuff and decided to move out of the city. He bought a house in the country, in the hamlet of Mahopac, and moved in with his girlfriend. Naturally, they broke up.

Now Mr. Ragusa, 36, has an hour commute to his garbage route in Throgs Neck. He often wakes at 4 a.m. to start his shift, he does not like the bar scene, and, well, dating has been a challenge. He has tried dating apps, like Tinder and Bumble, but the responses have been underwhelming.

“I’m not a selfie type of guy,” Mr. Ragusa said. “If I have 1,000 pictures, 998 are of my dog, and I’m squinting,” he continued. “I’ve been wearing the same clothes since high school.” He doesn’t meet many women at work. “How many people are out flirting with the garbage man?”

Image Joe Ragusa’s profile pic, before he asked for help. Credit... Joe Ragusa

He knew he needed help. After an online search, he found Style My Profile, a company started by Alyssa Dineen, a fashion stylist who, at the age of 41, found herself divorced with two young children. Ms. Dineen is part of a network of women in New York City who have transformed their divorce experiences into careers, helping others navigate splitting up and starting over.