Your 3-month coaching journey

This isn't a rigid programme where everyone follows exactly the same path.

Your family is unique.

Your coaching journey should be too.

Session 1

Let's start where you are

Your first session is a space to brain dump.

You don't need to organise your thoughts beforehand.

Bring the messy bits.

The worries.

The things you're struggling with.

The things you don't understand.

The things you've been trying to work out on your own.

We'll get to know you, explore what's happening and begin to understand what you'd like to feel or experience differently.

And we'll start by considering you, because it's very difficult to think, process and problem-solve when you're completely overwhelmed.

Sessions 2–7

Your journey, your family, your needs

From there, our remaining sessions will be shaped around what you bring.

We'll use my W.H.O.L.E. Family Framework quietly underneath our work, helping us consider:

Your wellbeing and needs

Neuro-affirming understanding

Your child's individual needs and strengths

Siblings and wider family relationships

Your support network and "village"

Letting go of unrealistic expectations

Finding what actually works for your family

Building confidence and advocacy skills

Learning to adapt as needs change

You don't have to work through these in a particular order.

We follow you.

What might we explore together?

Every family will be different, but coaching might include:

Understanding yourself

Exploring who you are beyond being a parent and recognising your own needs, capacity, strengths and wellbeing.

If you're wondering whether you might be neurodivergent yourself, we can acknowledge and explore how your own needs may affect family life — without turning this coaching into diagnosis or assessment.

Understanding your child

Becoming curious about what your child may be communicating through their behaviour, needs, strengths and differences.

Rather than asking:

"How do I make my child behave differently?"

we might explore:

"What are they telling us, and what might they need?"

Finding your family's way

Letting go of the idea that there is one "right" way to parent.

Exploring what works for your actual family, rather than comparing yourself with families online or trying to meet unrealistic expectations.

Siblings and wider family

Exploring sibling needs, young carer experiences and family relationships.

Finding ways to help the people around your family understand neurodivergence and become genuinely supportive.

Advocacy

Learning to communicate your needs and your child's needs to the people around you without feeling like you're being difficult, demanding or a burden.

Building confidence to ask questions, seek appropriate support and trust your own observations.

Building your village

Identifying the people who genuinely help.

Finding appropriate peer, community and professional support.

Learning that not all help is helpful, and giving yourself permission to step away from support that leaves you feeling worse.

Between your sessions, you won't be completely on your own

Your coaching journey includes light-touch support between sessions.

Depending on what is useful for you, this may include:

WhatsApp or email support for brief questions, reflections or updates.

Optional reflective exercises if you want to explore something further.

Relevant resources and signposting where I think something may be helpful.

And anything that needs deeper exploration can come into our next coaching session.

This isn't an always-on service and you won't be expected to message me constantly.

The aim is continuity and support - not another source of pressure.

What could be different after three months?

I can't promise that your family will suddenly have no challenges.

That's not realistic.

What I can help you develop is the confidence to navigate those challenges differently.

You may find yourself:

Feeling calmer

Because you have more space to think rather than constantly feeling like you're in survival mode.

Understanding yourself better

Recognising that your needs matter too, and that looking after yourself isn't selfish.

Feeling more confident as a parent

Knowing you don't have to be perfect to be a good enough parent.

Trusting yourself more

Becoming more comfortable listening to your instincts and observations rather than constantly wondering what everyone else thinks.

Becoming more adaptable

Understanding that neurodivergent parenting is a marathon, not a sprint and developing the confidence to adjust when things change.

Advocating with greater confidence

Communicating your needs and your family's needs without feeling like a burden.

Asking for help

Knowing that you don't have to do everything yourself.

Building your village

Having people around you who understand, support and celebrate your family without judgement.

And perhaps most importantly...

Feeling less alone.

Imagine being able to say...

"I understand my family better now."

"I don't feel like I'm constantly failing."

"I know what I can do when things change."

"I can ask for help without feeling guilty."

"I can advocate for my child and myself."

"I don't need to do everything perfectly."

"I can actually enjoy my family."

"I've got this."

Because that's ultimately what I want you to take away from our work:

You've got this. You're doing better than you think.

And you don't have to do it alone.

What makes this different?

This isn't about fixing your child.

It's not about fixing you.

It's not about making your family look "normal".

It's not about behaviour charts, endless parenting rules or trying to force your child into a world that wasn't designed around their needs.

It's about understanding, curiosity, strengths, connection and finding what works for your unique family.

My approach is informed by:

Coaching training and experience

Advanced neurodiversity in coaching training

Level 5 Neurodiverse Family Coaching training

My experience supporting neurodivergent families

My work as founder of Autism & ADHD Parent Support UK CIC

My experience delivering the neuro-affirming Cothu parenting programme

My own lived experience of neurodivergence and family life

But I don't believe that makes me the expert on your family.

You know your family.

I'll bring my knowledge, experience and coaching skills.

You bring you.

And together, we'll explore what might work.

Who is this coaching for?

This could be right for you if you:

✓ Parent an autistic, ADHD or otherwise neurodivergent child

✓ Feel lost, overwhelmed, stuck or exhausted

✓ Know something needs to change but don't know where to start

✓ Are tired of trying to find the "right" answer

✓ Want a personalised approach rather than another one-size-fits-all solution

✓ Are open to being curious and exploring different possibilities

✓ Want to understand your child's needs and your own

✓ Want to move away from deficit-based thinking

✓ Want to celebrate your family rather than feel like you need to fix it

✓ Want to become more confident advocating for yourself and your family

✓ Are willing to explore rather than expecting a magic cure

✓ Want to build a support network that genuinely helps

This probably isn't for you if...

You're looking for someone to tell you exactly what to do.

You're looking for a guaranteed solution or "fix".

You want someone to diagnose your child or yourself.

Or you're not ready to consider that there may be a different way of looking at your family's situation.

That's okay.

This coaching is about partnership, exploration and finding your way.