No. Self-identified, pre-diagnosis, on a waiting list, or newly diagnosed , all are welcome. You don't need to prove anything to me. If what I post feels familiar, that's enough to start a conversation.

Fair question, and one you should ask anyone in this space, mentoring isn't a regulated profession, so anyone can call themselves one. Here's my background so you can judge for yourself:

• I'm a qualified learning disabilities nurse and a registered social worker, with 26 years of professional experience supporting neurodivergent people across the NHS and local government, including senior leadership roles.

• I'm a qualified neurodiversity coach, and I developed the SURE Framework™ from that professional experience plus the research evidence and from living it: I was diagnosed autistic at 42, after two decades of masking in demanding jobs.
  

What I'm not: a therapist, a psychologist, or a diagnostician. If you need one of those, I'll say so and help you find the right door.

It's a free, 30-minute conversation on Zoom. No forms, no script, no pressure. You talk about where you are, I listen and ask a few questions, and you leave knowing your options including whether Access to Work could fund the mentoring. You won't be sold to. It's completely fine to book one just to find out where you stand.

It's all on the "What it costs page":

• £100 for a one-off roadmapping session

• £500 for the 5-week programme

• £1,000 for the 10-week programme. Payment plans are available. If you continue from the 5-week to the 10-week, your £500 counts towards it.

Access to Work is a UK government scheme that funds workplace support for neurodivergent employees, including mentoring like this. If you're employed, it can cover the full cost: nothing from you, nothing from your employer. You don't need a formal diagnosis to apply (the scheme assesses need, not paperwork), and I'll help you through the application.

One honest note: there's currently a long waiting list, so it's worth applying early. More information is

available on the Access to Work page

No, and I'll always be straight about the difference. Therapy looks at healing what's behind you; my mentoring is practical support for what's in front of you: understanding how your brain works, reducing the cost of masking, managing energy and executive function, and navigating work. Many people do therapy first, or alongside.

If I think you need something I don't offer, I'll say so.

An hour on Zoom, working through my SURE Framework™:

• Sensory awareness

• Unmasking

• Reframing

• Executive function I work at your pace and in whatever order fits what's going on for you. There are worksheets if they help you, and no consequences if they don't. After every session you get a short summary, a couple of pages of bullet points, not an essay.

Not here. Camera off is fine. Getting up and walking around is fine. And if your brain is fried on the day, we can do the session over chat instead. These are your sessions, they should never cost more energy than they give back.

Then you're in good company, including mine. The worksheets are tools, not demands, some people use them, some redesign them into their own format, some just talk them through in the session. Nothing is marked, nothing is owed, and nobody apologises for their brain here.

No. Weekly or fortnightly, your choice, some people do 5 sessions over 10 weeks. Sessions run evenings and Saturdays. If life happens, we move a session; all I ask is a bit of notice where possible.

Payment is made before each session (24 hours ahead) or by programme, with payment plans available. If Access to Work funds you, I invoice them directly, you pay nothing.

I don't work with children, and mentoring isn't crisis support, if you're in a mental health crisis, you need and deserve more than I can offer (your GP, NHS 111, or Samaritans on 116 123 are the right doors). And if what you really need is therapy, a diagnostic assessment, or legal advice on a workplace dispute, I'll tell you honestly and point you in the right direction.

Take the time you need, it's how good decisions get made, especially for brains that process slowly and deeply. The free call will still be here. And if a call feels like too much today, my free resources are a no-contact way to start: the masking booklet the content I share on Instagram and Facebook.