Retirement Coaching

Retirement Coaching with David Allen, Ph.D.

Personalized guidance to help you navigate retirement with purpose, structure, confidence, and emotional readiness.

Coaching Services

Most people prepare financially for retirement — but not for everything else.

The loss of structure. The shift in identity. The question of what comes next. These aren’t small adjustments. They’re among the most significant psychological transitions you’ll ever navigate in your lifetime.

I’m a behavioral and industrial psychologist with 40 years of experience helping people understand what drives them — and what holds them back. I’ve spent the last chapter of my own career doing what I wish more people had helped me do earlier: applying behavioral science to the question of how to actually thrive in retirement, not just survive it.

My coaching draws on around the five domains of retirement thriving - (1) Identify the purpose, (2) Engagement and vitality, (3) Connection and belonging, (4) Growth and learning, and (5) Meaning and legacy. These domains consistently link to wellbeing and fulfillment in later life. We don’t just talk. We build a clear picture of where you are, where you want to go, and what’s standing in the way.

Costs:

1 Individual session: One hour session to review your report and develop an action plan: $220

One month coaching: Weekly coaching session to review plan and get feedback on progress - $880

6 month coaching session: One zoom meeting per week to review action plan on progress - $3000

1 year coaching session: One zoom meeting per week to review action plan on progress - $5000

THE FRAMEWORK

Five Domains of Retirement Thriving

Grounded in decades of behavioral science, these five domains provide a practical framework for building a meaningful and fulfilling retirement.

FIVE DOMAINS

Identity & Purpose

Who are you becoming?

Who are you when the title is gone? Reclaiming identity anchored in values, not roles.

FIVE DOMAINS

Engagement & Vitality

Energy and flow

Energy, flow, and the daily rhythm of a life that feels alive and fully activated.

FIVE DOMAINS

Connection & Belonging

Relationships that sustain

The quality and intentionality of relationships that sustain wellbeing across decades.

FIVE DOMAINS

Growth & Learning

Stay curious, stay vital

Staying curious, challenged, and expanding — the antidote to stagnation in retirement.

FIVE DOMAINS

Meaning & Legacy

What you leave behind

What you stand for, what you leave behind, and the story you choose to live now.

Your assessment results will be used as a starting point to develop a customized coaching plan for you. This data will be stored and tracked to measure progress during the coaching engagement. Comments will be combined with survey results to identify the key factors that can have the biggest impact on your ability to thrive in retirement.

This is right for you if:

You’re within 2–3 years of retiring and want to go in prepared

You’ve already retired and feel like something’s missing

You’re restless, disconnected, or struggling to find your footing

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