Comprehensive 1 Hour Consultation
Your First Step Forward
Get a personalised action plan, expert guidance, and clear next steps. Whether you're working on your relationship or planning a separation, leave with confidence and direction
A Different Approach to Relationship Transitions
Unlike traditional lawyers who focus on legal battles, or counselors who may take months, we provide practical, immediate support that saves you time, money, and emotional stress.
Holistic Support
Non-Adversarial Focus
Faster Resolution
Your Consultation Includes:
Situation Assessment
- Deep dive into relationship dynamics
- Identify immediate priorities
- Assess safety and wellbeing
Options Exploration
- Reconciliation possibilities
- Trial vs. permanent separation
- Collaborative vs. traditional divorce
- Parenting arrangements
Personalised Action Plan
- Step-by-step roadmap
- Resource recommendations
- Timeline and milestones
- Budget and cost projections
Follow-Up Support
- Summary document within 24 hours
- Recommended professionals
- 14-day email check-in
- Priority booking for follow-ups
This comprehensive session is designed for:
Individuals Who:
Couples Who:
Choose Your Preferred Time
We invite you to book your 60 (minute) paid call with Susan Crain, your Separation and Divorce Coach.
Please pick a date and time that best suits you.
Once selected, you will then receive an email with confirmation of the booking and the zoom link.
If you cannot find a time suitable, please feel free to email us at info@separationsupportnetwork.com to see if we can accommodate a different time to suit.
What Happens Next?
Founded by relationship transition specialists who recognised traditional divorce processes were failing families.
Meet Susan Crain
Separation & Divorce Coach
Even when relationships end, families don't have to be destroyed. Our mission is to help you transition with dignity.
Having completed a Law degree majoring in psychology and then witnessing the devastating impact lengthy, bitter, expensive family court fights had on everyone in a family (in the short and long term), our CEO, Susan Crain, became disillusioned with the legal system. She was determined to find ways to offer alternate solutions for her clients that didn’t take such a huge financial, legal, emotional, and physical toll on them. Decades later, Susan’s strategies have proven highly successful for hundreds of clients across Australia and New Zealand.
Separation Support Network was established and commenced operating as a social enterprise offering wrap-around, one-on-one services, resources, and support networks to Australian and New Zealand clients considering separation, going through separation, or emerging from divorce.
Some Friends We've Helped with Their Journey
Testimonials
Everyone's separation and divorce journey is unique. Here are a few friends we've helped get through it, and thrive on the other end.
Anita
When faced with the most difficult time in mine and my children's lives, Separation Support Network was exceptional in helping us deal with every aspect of the separation from counselling, to helping me work out my priorities and goals. I found them to be dedicated, passionate, professional and confidential, and I saved a fortune in the process.
Nathan
Susan and her team were amazing. When I was at a point in my life when things were spiralling out of control, she helped me to really listen, helped me communicate with my son and encourage our contact, and assisted with my parenting and financial matters. When I needed help in my darkest moments, Susan was ready to assist.
Kate
Two years ago when my partner left me, I was devastated. I hadn't seen it coming. I felt very lonely and extremely confused. Susan helped me the whole way from counselling to helping me communicate with my ex, right up to everything I needed to do for the consent orders. I could not have done it without Susan's help.
Questions Everyone Asks
While we will endevour to answer all your questions on the call, here are a few we get all the time.
The divorce planner is in simple english that anyone can understand
Given the nature of our support services, last minute cancellations are costly, and it means that other clients may miss out on receiving the required support. For cancellations within 48 hours of the scheduled appointment there is a $65 part fee payment. For less than 24 hours cancellation notice or a non-show, the full session fee will need to be charged. These fees are refunded however if the session can be filled at the last minute.
The free call helps you understand options. This creates a detailed action plan with specific steps, timelines, and resources.
Your partner isn’t required. Many contact us alone first to gain clarity. We can include your partner in future sessions if it’s appropriate.
Although Susan has a legal background, she works as a separation and divorce coach providing overall guidance on legal and financial matters. Where required throughout the process, Separation Support Networks can assist you to find a lawyer, if and when needed, to confirm your legal position and give legal advice.
That’s a great outcome! We support whatever decision is best for your family, including reconciliation strategies.
We specialise in high-conflict situations and have strategies for when cooperation is limited.
We set up Separation Support Network as a social enterprise business to better support clients going through Separation and Divorce to find less stressful, better supported, more amicable, affordable, fairer options and to provide more effective, safer solutions for those in need.
A Separation and Divorce coach is a qualified person who empowers you through separation by focusing on understanding family law, decision-making, communication strategies and achieving your own outcomes and future goals. With a background in law and counselling, we have helped our clients for over 30 years to achieve these outcomes.
Out coaches provide you not only with the emotional support you need to get through this tough time but also assisting with getting you organised with your legals, financials, life and parenting, educated on options, source and organise your documentation, help you with your safety planning, strategise to better achieve your goals, manage conflict, improve communication with your former partner, and save on legal fees in the long run by providing clarity and direction.
No, Separation and Divorce Coaching is not legal advice. A coach supports you in decision-making and understanding the process, but legal advice should come from a lawyer. We can assist you in sourcing a well-regarded lawyer who will help provide the advice, as and when needed.
We have helped hundreds of clients save on legal and financial costs through effective conflict management, decision-making, better preparedness, and education, which in turn has significantly reduced the need for extensive lawyer involvement, who are regularly charging between $400-$800 an hour. A lot of the legwork can be done at a much more affordable rate with a lot greater support.
Yes, we help our clients at every stage of the process – pre and post-divorce. We help our clients get clarity on their decisions, provide additional counselling and relationship support as required to help guide them, get them well prepared for the difficult conversations if they proceed, draft a separation plan so they have considered the key issues ahead of them, source key documents, assist with safety exit strategies, and prioritise their wellness in the process.