Consultancy for families

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Are you a parent of a neurodivergent child who would like support to navigate a particular challenge in your journey as a family? Are you coming to terms with your own late diagnosis as a parent simultaneously?

Perhaps you are experiencing difficulties in the education system that you need support to overcome. Or you would like to bring more harmony to the home environment, gaining help with your parenting style, communication with your child or routine setting, for example. Perhaps you are beginning a home education journey or EOTAS (education other than at school). Or perhaps your child is going through the process of getting a diagnosis and you need support to navigate and come to terms with this new world you find yourself in.

Having been through all of this myself personally and supported others professionally in my consultancy with families, I can work to support you to navigate this period and what for many can feel like new unfamiliar territory at first. I work in a warm and understanding yet boundaried way, to help as much as I can within my role to empower, support, advocate, educate and enable you to move forward positively.

I know the education and life journey for children can be wonderful, amazing, and magical, and for some, at times, it can also feel frustrating, pressured, exhausting, overwhelming and confusing. As neurodivergent families we can often feel legitimately misunderstood and isolated. It would be my pleasure to help you on your journey to a more harmonious place.

I have first-hand lived and professional experience as an early years’ educator, multi-award-winning Ofsted-registered education setting founder/director and SENDCO (at my own setting). I am also a neurodivergent parent myself to a neurodivergent child who is home educated. I have in-depth personal and professional UK experience of the following:

  • Diagnostic referral process (both NHS and private): Autism; SPC (sensory processing conditions); ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder/condition); PDA (pervasive drive for autonomy/pathological demand avoidance) symptomology; situational mutism; auditory processing disorder; anxiety; school trauma; Ehlers Danlos syndrome; and other neurodivergent crossover conditions
  • EHCP (education & health care plan) process
  • EOTAS (education other than at school) process
  • SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) tribunal process (educational/disability/SEND rights)
  • Schools tribunal process for unresolved complaints on behalf of neurodiverse/disabled children
  • Home schooling on account of support needs


My working style is

Supportive and non-judgemental.

Empowering and strengths based.

Transparent and approachable.

Honest and authentic.

Example target areas for neurodivergence/education consultancy for families:

  • Supporting neurodivergence/disability (special educational needs) at home/in partnership with school.
  • Unschooling/home education (PDA in mind - pervasive drive for autonomy/pathological demand avoidance).
  • Creating and maintaining routines that work bespoke to the child's/young person's needs.
  • Considering/setting up home education on account of support needs.
  • Autism/ADHD late diagnosis, acceptance, understanding and embracing session for adults.
  • Neurotypical/neurodivergent households - bridging the neurotypes for harmonious living.
  • Parenting style and confidence - for neurotypical parents of the newly diagnosed child.
  • Behaviour as messages to unravel and needs to support - let's work it out together.
  • Managing transitions and change in ways that work for your child/young person/household.
  • ‘Screen time’ assessment – reduction/management plan for better health, wellbeing and learning.

How it works:

  • Initial meeting to discuss needs/scope of work.
  • Provisional project plan created.
  • Assessment of needs - as required and agreed together.
  • Reviewed project plan with associated budget created.
  • Work carried out within agreed timescale with margin and regular review points. Records of simple action points will be kept.

Consultation fees

Consultation fees for families: £80 an hour

*Fees are calculated at a flat rate for all work carried out in zoom meetings, emails, research, prep and any other consultancy work undertaken in all forms. All work is agreed together in advance and a time log shared weekly with you. 

*Fees rise annually in April.