Experts passionate by your side

Caroline Simon

Family law solicitor — Founder of The Divorce House

10 years of experience · Brussels Bar · Founder

Caroline Simon has been a solicitor at the Brussels Bar since 2013. Graduating with a Bachelor's and Master's in law with great distinction from ULB, she completed her training with a stint at the Cambridge Summer School (2014) and a certificate in estate planning at the FUCAM workshops at UCLouvain (2019). A solicitor trained in collaborative law, she is also undergoing training in mediation at the OMA centre.

She began her career at the firm Simont Braun where she practised corporate and financial law, specialising in advice on mergers, acquisitions, and shareholder relations.

Wishing to turn more towards the human aspect, she joined the KHK firm in 2016 where she developed a broad expertise in personal law and family wealth law, handling complex divorce cases and the liquidation of matrimonial property regimes.

Passionate about negotiation, she has always favoured the search for common ground. Convinced that an agreement allows the parties to have control over the fate of their family, she frames the negotiations in the best interest of both parties and their children.

Confronted with human dramas — highly contentious divorce, dysfunction of the judicial system, limits of the mediation process, uncontrolled costs — she decided in 2025 to found the Divorce House in a multidisciplinary support approach.

The Divorce House was born from the observation of a glaring lack of comprehensive support for parties undergoing separation: isolated legal support, lack of a global vision, absence of emotional follow-up, children not listened to. The Divorce House brings together professionals who offer 360° support: financial, legal and emotional aspects.

Kristell Ackerman

Child psychiatrist

Childhood 0-18 years · ADHD and neurodiversity · Co-founder Elypsy

Kristell Ackermann is a child psychiatrist and supports children from early childhood to adolescence (0 to 18 years). She specialises in ADHD and neurodiversity.

Co-founder of the centre Elypsy established in October 2025, Kristell is driven by the desire to help families and to maximise the protection of children from the damage related to separation.

Her work consists both of adequately equipping parents and conducting a direct psychological work with children to provide them with a safe and supportive space to speak.

Joséphine d'Ansembourg

Lawyer and accredited mediator

Family mediation · Federal mediation commission · Co-founder Trêve asbl

Joséphine d'Ansembourg is a lawyer and accredited mediator in family matters by the Federal mediation commission.

She first worked at the mediation centre « Trialogues » for many years. She currently practices as a mediator at the family planning of Saint-Gilles and co-founded « Trêve » asbl, a centre specialised in family mediation.

She is driven by the desire to help parents ease their conflict by providing them with a clear communication framework. She oversees the parties throughout the process, ensuring that negotiations take place in a caring and respectful environment for all.

Laurence Erlich

Systemic psychotherapist and psychoanalyst

Family systemic · Psychoanalysis

Trained in systemic therapy and psychoanalysis, Laurence Erlich has been supporting individuals, couples, or families for many years.

She has gained a great deal of experience in family systems and works with families in the process of separation.

In her practice, she is accustomed to working hand in hand with lawyers, regarding the concrete issues faced by her patients.

Etienne Claes

Chartered accountant and tax expert — Judicial expert

ITAA no. 10.193.888 · Judicial expert · President IEEE

Etienne Claes is a certified chartered accountant and tax expert (ITAA). He has extensive experience in the business world and also works as a judicial expert.

His commitment to the field of judicial expertise and teaching has allowed him to develop a nuanced understanding of the issues related to dialogue between the various stakeholders: parties, lawyers, and judges. Accounting and tax matters, by their nature complex, become even more delicate in a context of conflicting relationships.

He practices daily the dialogue with judges, lawyers, and experts from all disciplines within the European Institute of Expertise and Expert, of which he is the President. It is particularly in this context that he has been made aware of alternative dispute resolution methods.

Furthermore, he has completed a training in civil and commercial mediation with BECI. His didactic approach has been strengthened through a long practice of teaching at the Haute École EPHEC (1984-2023) and with the ITAA.

Stéphanie Remy

Accredited mediator and parenting guidance coach

Accredited mediation · Parental guidance · Co-parenting specialist

Former lawyer, Stéphanie Remy has practiced law in firms such as Clifford Chance and Xirius. Concerned with going beyond a strictly legal approach to conflict situations, she trained in mediation and is now a certified mediator.

Having gone through a separation herself, she has developed expertise in coaching to support parents facing this sensitive life stage.

Stéphanie supports separated or separating parents in their questions related to co-parenting, daily organisation and taking into account the needs of children, with the aim of preserving their balance and fostering calm parental relationships.

Specifically trained in co-parenting, she regularly pursues specialised training to update and deepen her knowledge, respecting the needs of families and the best interests of the child.

Valérie Philipps

Financial education and finance management coach

ICHEC finance certificate · Finance coach

Valérie has juggled between marketing and finance in international companies such as the Allianz group. She has strengthened this expertise by obtaining a finance certificate from ICHEC.

She has developed particular expertise in the field of investment as well as in the specifics of insurance plans combining savings, investor profile and controlled risk management.

She supports the parties, together or separately, in understanding and managing their finances. Thanks to her expertise, she provides essential support to the parental couple to become aware of the importance of financial management.

Through concrete and accessible support, she offers a progressive approach around three fundamental pillars:

• Establish a realistic and sustainable budget for each party and the child(ren)
• Structure her savings and anticipate her pension, to better prepare for tomorrow
• Take her first steps in investment, with complete simplicity

Her goal: to make personal finances accessible, with concrete tools, a structured method, without jargon and in a supportive environment.