Coaching is a focused conversation that helps you understand your patterns, values, identity and the ways you relate to the world. It looks at both the being side (who you are, what matters to you) and the doing side (roles, skills, decisions). The aim is increased self‑awareness, clearer choices, and practical change. It’s collaborative, non‑hierarchical, and draws on your existing strengths.

How it differs from counselling Counselling is reparative and supports emotional healing or clinical needs. Coaching is developmental — it focuses on the present, what you want to shift, and how the past might be influencing things now, without working through trauma or providing treatment.

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No. From working in the autism field since 2021 and researching the experiences of late‑identified autistic adults, I know how hard it can be to access a clinical assessment.

I work with people who:

• have a formal diagnosis

• are on a waitlist

• are exploring neurodivergence and strongly resonate

• aren’t ready for the assessment route emotionally or financially

I also work with clients who aren’t neurodivergent but are navigating identity, career or life transitions and align with my style of coaching.

It really depends on you and what you'd like to work on. I wouldn't want to recommend a set number before we've spoken, as that's something we figure out together.

As a loose guide, most clients work with me for somewhere between 6 and 12 sessions, at £130 per session. Some come with a specific challenge they'd like to move through, while others are after something more ongoing.

The best place to get a feel for what's right for you is our intro call. It gives us a chance to talk through what you're hoping for, and from there we can decide on a number of sessions that genuinely suits you rather than a fixed package.

You will know if:

• You are well-resourced — do you have family, friends or a supportive network (which can include a therapist or mentor)? Coaching is most effective when you have at least some self-regulation tools under your belt.

• You've chosen coaching yourself, rather than because someone told you to.

• You are, likely but not always, someone who has had some therapy or enjoys being self-reflective.

• You have a desire to change your current circumstances, while acknowledging that it might not be smooth sailing.

• You have the financial resources to do so.

Autistic Women and True North Psychology sometimes recommend me to clients who've recently received an autism or AuDHD diagnosis, as someone whose coaching approach they feel could be a good fit. This isn't an official partnership — just a personal recommendation from practitioners whose judgement clients have already come to trust through their assessment.

Being recommended doesn't mean you have to work with me. The choice is entirely yours, and there's no obligation either way. If it feels like a good fit after we talk, great — if not, that's completely fine too.

Many of my clients are neurodivergent and hold intersecting marginalised identities, so I recognise that trauma is often present in the room with us. I've completed CPD training with the British Psychological Society on working with people who have experienced psychological trauma, and this informs how I coach.

However, I want to be clear: I am a coach, not a trauma therapist. I don't provide therapeutic treatment for trauma, though my practice is trauma-informed.

For your safety, and to make sure our work together stays within ethical guidelines, we may need to discuss whether trauma therapy could be a more appropriate option for you before we begin coaching together.

Yes. Research suggests that up to 24% of gender-diverse and LGBTQIA+ people identify as autistic, so it's important to me that my coaching is affirming and safe for all genders and sexualities.

I'm also openly out and proud as a gay woman.