Frequently Asked Questions – Divorce Support & Guidance

A divorce consultant (or coach) supports you through the emotional, practical, and
strategic aspects of divorce. They do not give legal advice but help you clarify goals,
organise information, prepare for meetings, improve communication, and manage
stress – providing guidance and support so you feel informed, confident, and in control.

A divorce solicitor provides legal advice and can represent you in your legal case. A divorce consultant/coach offers guidance and support through the emotional, practical, and financial aspects of divorce but cannot give legal advice or represent you.

A solicitor looks after the legal side of your divorce. A divorce consultant or coach looks after you. I can help you manage the emotional stress, stay organised, prepare for solicitor meetings, and make clearer decisions. By working alongside your solicitor, I can save you time, reduce legal costs, and give you the practical and emotional support that the legal process alone does not cover.

No, I don’t provide formal legal advice. However, I can explain legal information, legal processes as well as translating legal jargon. Your solicitor’s role is to provide you with legal advice.

Some examples of the help I can give at this stage are:

• Listening to your story to provide emotional support for your circumstances
• Providing legal information and options
• Explaining legal processes
• Helping create an action plan for your next steps

I can:

• Help you complete legal forms.
• Explain legal jargon in plain English.
• Prepare you for meetings/mediation and/or attending court.
• Accompany you to court and meetings.
• Guide you to communicate effectively with your solicitor, mediator and your ex.
• Support you with practical and personal non-legal issues.

I can:

• Provide practical help to implement the financial order
• Give coaching support to help you through the transitional period

Yes, I do. I work with both married and unmarried clients who are going through a separation.

I am an ex-divorce solicitor. After leaving private practice, I trained as a personal
development coach. I have over 25 years’ experience working with people going through divorce and separation.

Yes. I can:

• Explain what and how to collect the financial information you need,
• Provide you with practical help to complete the Form itself and the Expenses Form
  (Income Needs Schedule), and
• Review your completed Forms and help you prepare to send them to your solicitor
  or the court.

Note: If you need help now, then check out ‘The Ultimate Form E Support Bundle‘, which includes three eBooks to help you understand and complete your Form E – click here for more information.

No, I only work with one person in the couple.

No. Mediators work with the couple together to facilitate discussions to help them reach a settlement regarding financial matters and/or child issues. But I can guide and support you through your mediation process.

No. My work as a consultant and coach is solution-focused, taking you from where you are now (i.e. the beginning or middle of your divorce), to where you need to get to (i.e. the end of the divorce process). I can refer my clients to a therapist where appropriate.

Yes, provided the divorce is to take place under the legal jurisdiction of England and Wales.

• 30-minute Phone Clinic – on the telephone. This service is for new clients ONLY.
• First 2hr meeting – on video or in person at a venue local to me.
• Further meetings – on video/in person/telephone, depending on the client’s preference.

• 30-minute Phone Clinic – Fixed fee of £70, includes 30-minute consultation with me, FREE copy of one of my divorce eBooks of your choice and a follow up email with any additional information we agreed I would send you. Please note: the phone clinic is a one-time offer for new clients ONLY.
• 2hr meeting – Fixed fee of £495, includes 2hrs with me, FREE copies of all 4 of my
  divorce eBooks, and a follow up email with any additional information we agreed I would send you.
• All further work we do together – charged at my hourly rate which you will be told before we start working together. I charge for all work carried out on behalf of the client, e.g. meetings, telephone calls, emails, research, advice via text message
  or/and WhatsApp, etc. All types of work are charged at the same hourly rate. Work carried out for less than an hour is charged on a pro-rata basis at my hourly rate.
• Court Preparation Training – Fixed fee of £700, includes 2hr training, FREE copy of my eBook – Giving Evidence in the Family Court and a follow up email with my top tips for you. Any additional work outside of the 2hr meeting is charged at my hourly rate, on a pro rata basis.