I am an AuDHD woman with lived experience of multiple chronic illnesses and I have worked as a therapist since 2010; I am also a clinical supervisor and neurodiversity consultant. I have worked in a variety of contexts and settings from prisons to psychiatric units and I thrived delivering high intensity crisis work.
Sadly, changes to my health in 2018 (a diagnosis of ME/CFS, followed by PoTs, Fibromyalgia, an adrenal tumour, and hypermobility) meant that I could no longer maintain that pace. I needed to change the structure of my life so that I could still do the job that I adore, whilst keeping within my new and increasing limitations.
I had already been working online for a charity supporting children and young people, so when I was made redundant it made sense for me to create an online private practice working with women who are autistic/ADHD/AuDHD. I have always shaped my practice organically based on what I am being presented with, and I was seeing a lot coming up regarding additional challenges for neurodivergent people who menstruate, so I trained as a menstrual health practitioner and completed a menopause awareness diploma. Although I work integratively, I tend to have a solution focused and practical approach, largely drawing from ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) which I find highly neurodivergent affirming, rather than treating us and our neurotype as something to be fixed.
After freelancing for the NHS on a project where I assessed GP surgeries and medical departments for sensory friendliness, I was inspired to expand the scope of that type of assessment and create a consultancy service for employers (having had former experience of my own in management and employment), to help ensure their premises and policies are neuroinclusive and offer training in autism and ADHD, alongside specific training for management in how to attract, recruit, support and retain autistic/ADHD/AuDHD staff.
I then co-authored ‘On Being an Autistic Therapist’ which is a collaborative insight into what it is like to work as a therapist, in contrast to the many books on how to work therapeutically with autistic people.
Historically, most research and support focuses on children and their parents/carers. While this is important, we do not stop being autistic/ADHD/AuDHD when we come of age, so it’s just as important that we include adults. In 2025, when seeing events or promotions advertised locally for Autism Acceptance month, I noticed again, the focus was on children. I contacted a few organisations to highlight the importance of the inclusion of adults and offered my help. It was either refused or ignored, and adults were left out of the picture yet again.
I was disappointed by this injustice, so created the Adult Autism/ADHD/AuDHD Information, Signposting and Support Event in response to the ignorance and exclusion. The event (which included stalls, speakers and activities and was free to attend) was incredibly well attended throughout the day, with people even coming from out of county. The feedback was excellent and there were requests to make it an annual event, so 2026 event is already booked and, health permitting, it will continue to take place each year.
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