You’ve spent decades at the helm. Now it’s time to steer your own course towards a chapter that feels intentional, meaningful, and truly your own.
A New Kind of Transition
You may have planned financially for retirement. But what about your identity, your rhythm, your freedom?
Leaving leadership can feel unfamiliar — sometimes liberating, sometimes unsettling.
This is the space where I work: helping senior professionals navigate life beyond titles and roles, and design a future that excites them.
Is This You?
You’re approaching or newly in retirement and asking, “Who am I now?”
You’ve spent years responsible for people and outcomes — and now want to turn that same care inward.
You’re curious about what’s next, but aren’t sure where to begin.
The Retirement Design Process (At a Glance)
Every client journey is unique — but here’s what the work often looks like:
Step 1
A first conversation
Relaxed, no pressure, just space to talk.
Step 2
One-to-one sessions
Either online or in person, tailored to where you are now.
Step 3
Making sense of what matters
Your hopes, your doubts, your identity beyond work.
Step 4
The Design Day
A private, elegant day in London to reimagine life beyond leadership.
Step 5
Follow-through
Supportive check-ins as your new chapter unfolds.
The Design Day
This is the heart of the work: A dedicated, luxurious space to step away from old structures and create a plan for what’s next.
Quiet, elegant, deeply personal – it isn’t for everyone.
It’s for you.
What Clients Gain
Clarity
about who they are beyond professional identity
Confidence
to make effective decisions that reflect their values
Excitement
about the now but also the future once again
Meet Amanda
I’m Amanda Falkson — psychotherapist, wealth counsellor, and retirement designer.
For over twenty years I’ve supported leaders, entrepreneurs, and wealth holders through profound transitions.
My role now is to walk alongside you as you explore who you’re becoming, and help you shape a retirement that feels rich with possibility.
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