Our Team

Having worked as a lawyer for Australia’s foremost law firm for many years and later as a negotiation trainer and conflict coach for a Top 10 ASX company, Jacqueline unexpectedly found herself in the process of having to negotiate a divorce settlement with the father of her three young children. Despite all her experience and all those skills, she still found the process stressful.

Jacqueline therefore founded Separation and Divorce Advisors (formerly Bridge the Gap Advisors) to provide professional negotiation, conflict coaching and family law support to others going through a similar experience.

Anna has worked with individuals and couples experiencing relationship stress and navigating the process of separation and divorce for over eight years. With a specialisation in the family law space, Anna brings her expertise and passion for effective communication, negotiation and dispute resolution together with a holistically supportive and pragmatic approach. Anna enables her clients to identify their needs and priorities then provides advice and a platform for them to achieve optimum outcomes for themselves and their children.

One of Anna’s key strengths is working with clients who are facing high conflict and trauma providing them with a safe, secure framework to operate within.

Prior to Separation and Divorce Advisors, Anna had a 14 years corporate career working for multinational companies. Anna has Honours degrees in Psychology and Communications and is a registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner.

Having navigated her own complex divorce after a long-term relationship, Philippa understands firsthand how emotionally and logistically overwhelming the divorce process can be—no matter how capable or accomplished you are in other areas of life. Drawing on her lived experience, Philippa retrained as a Certified Divorce Coach to support others through one of the most vulnerable and defining transitions of their lives.

With a background in high-stakes business development, client strategy, and leadership across top-tier firms, Philippa brings a rare combination of empathy, strategic thinking, and clarity to her work. She trained in this work to help women and men find their voice, regain their confidence, and move forward with purpose—equipped with the tools to make sound decisions for their future and their families.