PARENT MENTORING & SEND CONSULTANCY

Parenting a child with additional needs can be rewarding, but it can also feel overwhelming and isolating.

Receiving a diagnosis, experiencing school difficulties, or simply trying to understand the SEND system can leave families feeling isolated and exhausted. I offer a safe and supportive space where parents and carers can feel listened to and supported without judgement.

Areas Of Support

  • One-to-one parent mentoring sessions

  • Emotional support and guidance

  • Understanding neurodiversity and individual differences

  • Neurodiversity-affirming strategies and approaches

  • Support following diagnosis or during assessment process

  • Exploring and understanding your own neurodivergence

  • Support for parents considering or pursuing an autism or ADHD assessment

  • Making sense of lifelong experiences and identifying strengths

  • Strategies to reduce overwhelm, manage stress, and prevent burnout

  • Managing anxiety, behaviour and emotional regulation within the family

  • Home-school relationship support

  • Preparing for meetings and difficult conversations

  • Advise around reasonable adjustments and inclusion

  • Support during periods of crisis or change

  • Transition support (primary to secondary school, post-16, and adulthood)

  • Signposting to services and community resources

  • Tailored SEND consultancy for schools, organisations, and professionals

  • Training workshops for parents and professionals

 

I provide personalised, neurodiversity-affirming support for parents, carers, neurodivergent individuals, schools, and organisations. Whether you are navigating the assessment process, adjusting to a new diagnosis, seeking a deeper understanding of yourself or your child, or looking for specialist SEND guidance, support is tailored to your unique circumstances and goals.

Through one-to-one mentoring, parents and carers are offered a supportive space to explore challenges, build confidence, and develop a greater understanding of their child's needs. Sessions combine emotional support with practical guidance, helping families make sense of neurodiversity, manage everyday challenges, strengthen home-school relationships, and navigate key decisions with greater clarity and confidence. Support is available throughout the assessment and diagnostic journey, during periods of crisis or transition, and when advocating for appropriate adjustments and inclusion within educational settings.

For neurodivergent adults, support provides an opportunity to explore personal experiences through a neurodiversity-informed lens. Whether considering an autism or ADHD assessment, reflecting on a recent diagnosis, or seeking to better understand lifelong patterns, sessions focus on increasing self-awareness, recognising strengths, reducing overwhelm, and developing sustainable strategies for managing stress, anxiety, and burnout.

Alongside individual support, tailored SEND consultancy is available for schools, organisations, and professionals seeking to develop more inclusive and neurodiversity-affirming practices. Consultancy and training are designed to increase understanding, build confidence, and create environments where neurodivergent children, young people, and adults feel understood, valued, and supported to thrive.

At the heart of all support is a commitment to empowering individuals, families, and professionals through understanding, collaboration, and practical, strengths-based approaches that recognise and celebrate neurodiversity.