Navigating Divorce: Legal, Financial, and Emotional Insights for Clients

Annie began her training in 1994, initially in bereavement therapy soon after she trained as an Addiction counsellor and is a fully qualified psychotherapist. She worked extensively in the UK, Spain and the USA before founding her Harley Street private practice in 2004.

She has worked at some of the world's leading centres for addiction therapy. In 2002 she was invited as visiting therapist to work at The Meadow's Centre for Trauma and Addiction in the USA. In 2005 she was invited by The Priory Hospital in Roehampton to head up their Trauma programme in the addictions treatment programme.

Annie works with individuals and couples covering a wide range of issues including relationship difficulties, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, depression, co- addiction and trauma. Her integrative approach draws upon, person- centred counselling, elements of CBT, family systems, experiential approaches, inner child work, Imago and coherence therapy. Her work is tailored to the needs of the individual but may include couples sessions and workshops in addition to individual work.

Annie specializes in many areas due to her vast experience over twenty-four years, including Sexual Addiction; at times working alongside Dr Patrick Carnes PhD. International expert and pioneer of Sex Addiction in the US. Annie is a CSAT trainee and offers therapy for people suffering with Sex Addiction and those that are affected by it. It has been recognised for a long time that Sex Addiction and Love Addiction are close partners.

Deborah is the founder and head of Simkins LLP's Divorce and Family department. She advises on all aspects of family law with particular emphasis on asset protection for wealthy individuals, often with international financial interests.

Deborah's work includes preparation of pre-nuptial agreements and post-nuptial agreements and the resolution of complex financial issues within divorce. She also advises on relationship breakdown outside of marriage or civil partnership and has extensive experience of children law matters, including international relocation.

She acts for clients from a variety of sectors including public figures and musicians. Deborah is particularly known for her understanding of the psychological impact of relationship breakdown and is respected by mental health practitioners.

Deborah's breadth of work involves close liaison with other specialist practice areas at Simkins including the corporate, litigation, property and private client teams.

Deborah is a trained collaborative lawyer and has for several years been highly ranked in the legal directories (including Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Spear's) in which she has been described in recent years as 'utterly committed to her clients and has a steely and calm approach' and '...a tough negotiator, who you'd want on your side'. Spear's have ranked Deborah as 'Outstanding in the Field' of family law and a 'Top Recommended Family Lawyer'.