I am an accredited coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation and have a PG Cert in business and personal coaching from Chester University (2019).
ADHD Coach Training
I attended the Simply ADHD and Personal Transformation courses run by ADDCA (ADD Coach Academy) and continued my ADHD coach training with Gold Mind Academy, becoming a certified ADHD specialist coach in 2023. I joined the faculty at Gold Mind Academy in 2024 and now help train others to develop their skills as ADHD coaches
Before I worked as a coach, I was a Speech and Language Therapist with over 25 years of experience in the NHS. I remain interested in working with people to help them think about how they communicate at their best and clarify what supports them to do this.
I am married to Paul, a self-diagnosed autist, and we have four grown-up children, who have a variety of neurotypes between them. It was clear from early on in our family life that as we developed our understanding and accepted the different ways our brains work, we were more able to adapt our communication and create environments that worked better for everyone. My family are the inspiration for the work that I do.
Like many others working in this field, I want to help build greater acceptance (including self-acceptance) of the fact that we all process, perceive, and communicate in a wide variety of ways so that we create more inclusive thriving environments.
I discovered my neurodivergence (ADHD) in my 50s – better late than never!
