Divorce consulting - guiding you beyond the legal process

Divorce is never just a legal process. It’s a life event that impacts every part of who you are—your finances, your family, your identity and your future. Yet for too long, people have been left to rely solely on lawyers for guidance. While legal advice is essential, it often leaves a gap. Clients need more than a lawyer and more than a mediator. They need someone who can stand beside them through the turbulence, offering both strategy and support. That’s where divorce consulting comes in.

Why clients need more than legal advice

Through years of working with separating couples, I have seen time and time again how overwhelming and draining the divorce process can be. Legal fees mount, savings dwindle, and often little progress is made. Friends and family want to help but are too close to the situation to provide objective guidance. Clients are left asking how do I find the right lawyer? What will this process involve? How long will it take—and how much will it cost?

These are questions I asked myself when my own marriage ended. Despite being both a lawyer and mediator, I felt anxious and uncertain when I had to instruct my own lawyers. I quickly realised I needed someone who could act as a trusted advisor, a practical guide and an objective sounding board all at once.

How Divorce Consulting bridges the gap

That experience inspired me to create the role I now hold. I combine my background in law, mediation, negotiation and conflict coaching to help clients navigate not only the legal steps but also the life admin, the conflict as well as the emotional and practical realities of separation. My work includes educating clients on the legal process and dispute resolution options, reality-testing decisions that will affect their long-term future, how to instruct and negotiate with their lawyers so they save on legal fees, helping manage life admin and the practical challenges of separation, designing strategies for high-conflict cases including those involving trauma or abuse as well as protecting the children’s wellbeing by keeping their best interests at the centre of every decision.

Divorce consulting is about demystifying the process and plugging the gap between the services that lawyers and mediators can provide and what clients actually need in day-to-day life.

Turning pain into purpose

My guiding principle is simple - divorce should not crush you—it should empower you. The end of a marriage isn’t just about finalising a settlement. It’s about creating the foundations for a new chapter. I help clients see beyond the darkness and catch a glimpse of the promise the future holds. Together we put the building blocks in place for life after separation, ensuring they have access to specialist help when needed and ongoing support even after the legal process is complete. I recognise the importance of not only providing legal advice but supporting clients practically and emotionally to implement the strategy underpinning their cases.

I have first-hand experience of the court process and everything leading up to it and I have strong views on how the process might be improved to minimise some of the long-term damage caused to families and individuals.

A better way forward

Because I have lived the process myself, I know how stressful and costly it can be. I also know how much better it could be. That’s why I help clients find an efficient pathway through separation while ensuring their emotional wellbeing and the welfare of their children are never overlooked.

Divorce is not just a legal event—it’s a personal transformation.  I offer a unique service in the divorce industry in Australia  and can support my clients before, during and often well after their.