About Intentional Divorce Solutions:

Meet Your Trusted Team

When you are going through a difficult transition, it matters who is in your corner. Here is who you would be working with, and what each of us does.

Leah Hadley, AFC®, CDFA®, MAFF®

Founder

As the Founder of Intentional Divorce Solutions and its sister company Intentional Wealth Partners, Leah is committed to guiding clients toward financial independence through thoughtful, strategic planning. Before this work she spent years as a senior equity research analyst, which is where the habit of running the numbers forward comes from.

She is a sought-after speaker and a frequent podcast guest on overcoming financial setbacks and navigating the financial complexities of divorce, and she hosts the Intentional Divorce Insights podcast.

Leah is the author of Intentional Money: The Modern Woman's Guide to Building Wealth, Purpose, and Peace, and of When It's Just Not Working: A Practical Divorce Guide for Stay-At-Home Moms, recently relaunched.

Leah leads the firm and writes the resources you will find on this site. She does not take individual consultations. For financial planning, that is Jennifer. For coaching and mediation, that is Liesel.

In her leisure time she enjoys reading, hiking, and spending time with her husband, three children, and three dogs.

Professional Credentials:

• Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC)
• Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA)
• Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF)
• Collaboratively trained Financial Neutral
• Mediator trained through an Ohio Supreme Court-approved program, with 100+ hours of continuing education in alternative dispute resolution

Professional Associations:

• Member, Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts (IDFA)
• Member, National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA)
• Member, Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education (AFCPE)
• Member, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Cleveland Chapter

Jennifer Bush, CFP®, CDFA®

Senior Financial Planner

Jennifer takes the financial planning consultations. Settlement analysis, asset division, tax impact and cash flow projections, so you understand what the numbers actually mean before you agree to anything.

From an early age, Jennifer was drawn to the world of finance. She was always the banker in Monopoly and fascinated by how money shapes choices and opportunities. That curiosity initially led her toward accounting, but she found her calling helping others find financial clarity during times of change.

Today she specialises in supporting people through life transitions: a career shift, divorce, the loss of a partner, an inheritance. She understands how overwhelming change can feel, and her aim is to help clients move through it with a clear plan for what comes next.

Since beginning her career in 2006, Jennifer has worked across wealth management, employee benefits and financial education. She is particularly passionate about working with Solo Agers and women navigating life transitions. After becoming a single mom in 2010 she rebuilt her own financial foundation, and reached one of her proudest milestones when she bought her own condo in 2021.

Outside of work, Jennifer enjoys nature walks, biking, learning about health and nutrition, painting, sewing, and spending time with her daughter and their two rescue cats, Turbo and Tyson.

Liesel Darby, ADRDC
Divorce Coach & Mediator

Liesel leads divorce coaching and mediation. Support with decisions, communication and co-parenting, plus preparation for mediation or for meetings with your attorney.

She brings a background in therapy, including mental health counselling for families and substance abuse recovery, along with certification in life coaching. Liesel has been through divorce herself, which shapes how she works: warm and practical, but direct.

Liesel is certified as an alternative dispute resolution divorce coach (ADRDC) from Divorce Coaches Academy. In 2008 she was certified as a life coach by Coach Training Alliance. She received her mediation training from the Ohio Supreme Court. She earned her BS in Educational Studies from Kent State University, her M.Ed. in Counseling from the University of Toledo, and her MA in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of New Haven.

In her spare time, Liesel likes to play the piano, read murder mysteries, and work on her novel. In anticipation of a someday trip to Italy, she is learning Italian. She likes long walks, dancing with friends, and her two elderly cats.

Tiffany Barbarine
Administrative Assistant

Tiffany holds a Bachelor's Degree from Kent State University. In addition to keeping the team organized, Tiffany greets all of those who call in or visit the office with kindness and compassion. She went through her own divorce and is no stranger to the emotional roller coaster our clients are facing. Now happily remarried, she also knows the joy that can come in your next chapter.

Tiffany is passionate about health and wellness and maintains an active lifestyle. A former personal trainer, Tiffany teaches yoga part-time at Hope Yoga.

As a company, we offer lots of resources, and Tiffany is here to help you find what you are looking for. Feel free to reach out to her to schedule a connection call, and she can point you in the right direction.