Lived Experience
I am a late-discovered Autistic ADHDer and a parent to a neurodivergent young person. I know first-hand how confusing and exhausting life can feel when your needs aren’t understood — including by yourself.
Background
For a long time, I believed something was wrong with me.
I moved from job to job and was often told I would never have a “proper career.”
Workplaces felt confusing. I struggled with communication, found it hard to speak up for myself, and often felt misunderstood or undervalued by managers and colleagues.
I would get bored when work wasn’t challenging enough, overwhelmed when support was missing, and burnt out trying to keep up with expectations that didn’t seem to fit how my mind worked.
Years later I discovered I am Autistic and ADHD.
Suddenly many of those experiences made sense.
That discovery didn’t just change how I understood my past — it shaped the work I do today.
The work I do now
I now work with neurodivergent people who want to move from reacting to what’s happening…
to recognising what’s happening.
When people can recognise patterns, make sense of their experiences, and understand what they need, something shifts. They begin to trust their own experience and advocate for themselves in ways that work for them.
My role is not to tell people what they should do.
Instead, I create a space where people can think clearly, notice what matters to them, and discover their own ways forward.
What shaped my approach
Professional Training
My background combines psychology, human resource management, workplace experience and coaching. I also use a Clean approach, which allow people to explore their own thinking without someone else’s assumptions getting in the way.
Practical Experience
Over the past few years I have coached neurodivergent individuals, delivered training for organisations and supported people navigating work, education and life transitions.
My Qualifications Include
- Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation
- Post Graduate Certificate, Human Resource Management
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
- BPS Certificate of Competence in Test Use (Occupational Ability)
- Basic Clean Interviewing
- Clean Space Facilitator
My Experience Includes:
- Neurodiversity coaching and training
- Over 250 hours coaching experience
- 3 years neurodiversity coaching
- 3 years neurodiversity training including NHS Business Services Authority, Poole & Alcock Solicitors
- Keynote speaker at West Midlands Coaching & Mentoring Conference
- Speaker at Metaphorum
- Supporting autistic adults through employment support programmes
- Managing an outreach service for Autistic adults
- Forest School Practitioner working in Alternative Provision
- Mentor for young people experiencing Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
Professional Standards
- I hold Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance.
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My coaching practice is professionally supervised, reflecting my commitment to ethical practice, ongoing learning, and providing a safe and supportive space for clients.