PRIVATE CLIENT COACHING
Discreet coaching for complex life transitions.
When you’re used to high-stakes rooms, a separation carries more weight: more people watching, more at stake, less room for a misstep. A confidential, one-to-one space to steady yourself and decide your next move with care.
Complimentary 30-minute initial conversation
Phone or video. Private and confidential. No obligation.
WHERE YOU MIGHT BE
When life no longer feels quite the same.
Perhaps your marriage is under strain, or a family relationship has become difficult, and the stress from one part of your life is starting to bleed into another, until it's hard to keep anything separate.
Sometimes you know exactly what's changed. A divorce after decades together, a financial shift that's changed the way you live, or a growing sense that the life you built no longer feels quite right.
And sometimes there's no single event, just a tiredness that won't lift and a growing uncertainty about decisions that used to feel straightforward. What you once managed without a second thought now takes far more out of you.
CONFIDENTIAL BY DESIGN
A private place to think clearly.
There are circumstances when you can't talk openly about what's really happening, even with the people closest to you, because of your position, your profile, or the responsibilities that come with it.
Here, you can.
This is a professional, confidential space where you can say the things you can't say anywhere else, and start making sense of what's happening so you can work out what to do next. You shouldn't have to think it all through on your own.
At first, I was sceptical, thinking I needed a good lawyer, not a psychologist. But that changed very quickly. … My business had just taken on two important projects, while at the same time I was going through a difficult divorce after 32 years of building a life together. I had a lot to deal with, and the stress and emotions were running high. Zana’s support was invaluable. She helped me step back, see the situation more clearly and manage my emotions. I now feel much less worried and far more optimistic about the future.
E Thorin, Managing Director, Accounting
BEYOND THE LEGAL PROCESS
Divorce is more than a legal process.
Your lawyer manages the legal process. I support your wellbeing, resilience and decision-making during this complex, emotionally demanding time.
Continuous conflict is expensive: in legal fees, time, and the choices people make when emotions are high. I bring business psychology into this part of separation, so you can step back and avoid decisions that create bigger problems later. In practice, this might mean resolving conflict, negotiating more effectively or communicating more constructively.
While business psychology informs the strategic side of my work, the psychological coaching, shaped by the HATS framework I developed, provides the foundation for the wider process. It gives you a structured space to work through the emotional impact of the relationship breakdown, strengthen your self-regulation and protect your mental and emotional wellbeing throughout and beyond divorce.
THE HIGH-ASSET TRANSITION & STABILISATION FRAMEWORK
HATS™
A psychologically informed approach to high-stakes relationship breakdown, identity transition and building an independent next chapter.
1
Stabilise
Steady your emotions, sleep and daily routine before making major decisions.
2
Clarify
Understand what you want, what you fear and what is driving your choices.
3
Decide
Move forward with confidence, aligned with your legal and financial advice.
4
Rebuild
Create the identity, relationships and life you want next.
HATS does not replace legal or financial advice, or clinical treatment. Where appropriate, my coaching complements support from other qualified professionals, helping you remain clear, grounded and intentional throughout the transition.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN
How I’ll have your back.
Keep hold of what you’ve built.
When you’re hurting, it’s easy to make decisions you’d never make on a good day. We make sure the big ones are made with a clear head.
Stay yourself through it.
Separation is exhausting in ways people rarely warn you about. You’ll have a dedicated coach in your corner for the part the lawyers don’t cover.
Walk into the room steady.
When negotiations get personal, you can hold your ground without getting drawn into the emotion.
Keep your business moving.
Your company still needs you at your best. We protect your focus and your energy, so your livelihood doesn’t pay the price for what’s happening at home.
Zana was professional, knowledgeable and incredibly easy to talk to. She gave me healthier ways to manage stress while leaving an abusive relationship, and I felt understood throughout. Today, I can calm the panic. My advice to anyone who is where I was: leave a toxic relationship sooner, and don’t be afraid to ask for professional help. Thank you for helping me find clarity during a chaotic and painful time.
M Levanesku, Business owner, Real Estate
I’d worked with another psychologist before meeting Zana, but her empathy and energy really stood out. What I found hardest was the everyday rumination. Zana gave me practical tools I can keep using. I’m now able to be assertive instead of passive out of fear, and I’m more mindful and intentional in my relationships.
B Drake, Head of Procurement, SME
PROTECT YOUR MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
A separation asks a lot of you, and you’re still expected to carry on.
When life feels demanding it can be hard to step back from difficult thoughts and emotions.
Running a business, making major financial decisions, staying composed in front of lawyers and family: something usually gives, and too often it’s you. This is the groundwork behind the first step of HATS: Stabilise. Together we build the inner resources that keep you steady through the process, and after it.
The same approach supports LEADERS UNDER PRESSURE
BEYOND THE SEPARATION AND DIVORCE
Relationships shape everything.
I also work with individuals and couples who:
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Feel trapped in communication patterns that repeatedly break down
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Are in relationships that feel toxic, draining or difficult to sustain
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Recognise the same patterns repeating across partners, friends or family
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Feel caught between wanting closeness and protecting themselves
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Are struggling with defensiveness, criticism, distance or control; and
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Want to build relationships that feel stronger, safer and more honest.
APPROACHES AND METHODS
Evidence-informed methods, chosen for you: Cognitive Behavioural Coaching · Solution-Focused Coaching · Gottman method · Motivational Interviewing · Attachment-based approaches · Positive Psychology.
I draw on these approaches and methods flexibly, choosing what is relevant to your situation, unique needs, goals, and way of working.
The aim is simple: to turn challenges into opportunities for growth and create a happier, more hopeful future.
For clarity, this is psychological and transformational coaching, not clinical psychotherapy, diagnosis or psychiatric treatment.
FOR FAMILY LAWYERS AND ADVISERS
When emotions stall the process, the obstacle isn't legal. It's psychological.
If you work in family or divorce law, you'll know this client: they circle the same argument, can't quite commit to a decision, and stall on the next step even when your advice is clear and sound.
I offer structured, forward-looking coaching, built around HATS, my signature framework for high-asset transition and stabilisation, to help clients work through whatever's holding them back.
If you have a client like this, I'd be glad to talk it through with you.
Common questions clients ask
Zana Busby · Business Psychologist specialising in Workplace and Personal Relationships
UK and international · In person and online