Forks & Spoons
Main information
Service categories: Counselling and therapies
I provide online counselling for neurodivergent young people aged 12–25 across the UK. I work with young people who have a diagnosis, are exploring whether they may be neurodivergent, or are experiencing difficulties that may be related to their neurodivergence.
Before becoming a counsellor, I spent 20 years working with children and young people across education, including mainstream and specialist settings, alternative provision and an autism and ADHD assessment service. I have worked as a teacher, SENDCo, assistant headteacher, alternative provision lead and advisory teacher.
I became a counsellor because I wanted to offer young people a different kind of relationship from the professional relationships they may experience in education and other settings. Counselling provides the time and space to get to know each young person as an individual, without expectations about how they should think, behave or respond.
As a neurodivergent person myself, I understand that trusting someone enough to be yourself can take time, particularly if you have spent a long time masking or adapting to other people’s expectations. I work at your pace and tailor counselling to you rather than expecting you to fit a particular way of working.
Every session is flexible and adapted to your needs, capacity and how you are on the day. There is no expectation that you will always be able to talk about difficult things, or that every session will look the same.
I aim to create a space where you feel safe, accepted and able to be yourself. Sessions may involve talking about things you’re interested in, creative activities, exploring thoughts and feelings, psychoeducation, practical strategies or simply having some time and space to process what is going on. Whatever you want to talk about you will be responded to with empathy, care and compassion.
You might come to counselling because you are experiencing anxiety or overwhelm, low self-esteem, difficulties at school, college, university or work, burnout, masking, difficulties with friendships or relationships, questions about your identity, or simply because you want to understand yourself better and have a place to talk about what’s going on.
You are at the centre of the work and there is no right or wrong way to be in a counselling session. I offer a free 30-minute introductory call so if you’d like to find out more you can visit my website and get in touch.
Forks & Spoons is a registered BACP member, with professional indemnity insurance and an enhanced DBS check for working with children and young people.
Eligibility
Age: From age 12 to 25
Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Child , School, Students, Young person
Referral Sources: Yourself
Registrations & Approaches
Specialisms: Autism, Autism and Neurodivergent , Has autism-specific elements
Other specialisms: Trauma-informed practice, autistic girls and masked presentations, school-based anxiety (including EBSA) and AuDHD
Regulatory or professional certifications:
Professional membership: BACP
Contacts
We would prefer you to contact us by email.
