Master Breakup & Divorce Coach and Domestic Abuse Recovery Specialist
I am a fully qualified and accredited Master & Platinum Break-Up and Divorce Coach Practitioner, personally trained by the UK’s Sara Davison – the world’s No.1 Divorce Coach. I also hold specialist accreditation to support survivors of domestic abuse, working one-to-one or in small groups.
Based in Hastings, East Sussex—and working online with clients across the UK and globally—I provide a personalised “toolbox” of strategies, skills, tools and techniques to help you navigate the emotional and practical challenges of any breakup. Whether you’re considering ending a relationship, in the middle of divorce proceedings, or feeling stuck months or years later, I offer compassionate, results-driven support through Zoom sessions or in-person meetings
Qualifications
I am:
One of the only Sara Davison-accredited Coaches in East Sussex
A member of the International Divorce Coach Centre of Excellence
Certified by the ICF and CCE (adhering to the International Coaching Federation’s code of ethics)
Accredited by the CPD Standards Office
Trained with the UK-regulated DASH (Domestic Abuse Stops Here) Charity.
A bit more about me
Maria, born in London with deep Irish roots, spent part of her early childhood in Ireland and frequently visited family there throughout her youth. Raised in a single-parent household in Oxfordshire, she found escapism and expression through decades of performance in dance, gymnastics, singing, and acting. Though offered teacher training at Oxford and a place at a prestigious Performing Arts Centre in London, she initially started her career path as a family Nanny, and then pursued a client-focused business corporate path in the 1980s, from call centres, working on an electrical production line and hotel booking companies, to becoming a UK County Service Coordinator, managing a team of 20 field engineers, onto to a logistics car company in the 1990s, overseeing prestigious car-fleet brands and managing their deliveries to dealership showrooms or to specific movie/TV locations.
However, her love for devouring new knowledge started once she began working in schools, resulting in many necessary qualifications that were required, including several in the SEND area.
After marrying and having two sons, Maria and her family relocated to Dorset, where her 25-year career in education began. She later moved to the Middle East for 15 transformative years, taking on various educational roles. Her personal resilience was tested when a 32-year relationship ended just before the pandemic. Inspired by her late mother’s strength through adversity and her ‘Carpe Diem’ attitude to life, coupled with her own divorce and prolonged litigation journey, Maria trained as a Sara Davison Breakup & Divorce, Narcissistic Relationship Recovery and domestic abuse Coach, with a special interest into researching the dynamics of toxic relationships.
Now back in the UK, she continues to deepen her understanding of relationship psychology. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, (both fiction and non-fiction), live music events and wellness activities – She’s a passionate advocate for mental well-being due to her empathetic nature, and believes music is one of the key soundtracks of life. Aside from the positive ‘mind-blowing’ client coaching transformations that she experiences, by far Maria’s proudest achievements in life are her two sons and her grandson Rafael – their unwavering support through recent years has given her the strength to power through and to become the person she is today. Maria lives this new chapter of her life based on one of Tony Robbins’ most famous quotes – “Life is happening FOR you, not TO you.”