Coaching that understands both ambition and capacity

Specialist workplace coaching for neurodivergent, disabled and chronically ill professionals who want to build confidence, advocate for themselves and work in a way that feels more sustainable.

You may be ambitious, capable and thoughtful — but also exhausted from trying to keep up with expectations that do not always fit your brain, body, health or capacity.

My coaching offers a practical, psychologically informed space to help you understand what is happening, build confidence, communicate your needs, manage energy and workload, and create a way of working that supports both your wellbeing and your professional growth.

This is not about pushing you to do more at any cost. It is about helping you work, lead, progress and advocate for yourself in a way that is realistic, compassionate and sustainable.

Ambition without self-abandonment.

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Is this you?

You may look capable on the outside, while privately feeling overwhelmed, exhausted or unsure how much longer you can keep going like this.

You might be masking, over-preparing, people-pleasing, pushing through symptoms, avoiding difficult conversations, or feeling guilty for needing support.

You may be navigating ADHD, autism, AuDHD, disability, chronic illness, pain, fatigue, fluctuating health, late diagnosis, burnout, workplace pressure or reasonable adjustment conversations.

Perhaps you know you need things to change, but you are not sure what to ask for, how to explain it, or how to stop feeling like you are being “difficult”.

You might want to progress, lead, earn more, apply for opportunities or feel more confident at work — but not at the expense of your health, identity or capacity.

Coaching can help you pause, make sense of what is happening, and find practical ways forward.

Who I work with

I work with professionals who are navigating the intersection of work, wellbeing, identity and capacity.

This may include people who are:

Neurodivergent, including ADHD, autism, AuDHD or dyslexia.
Disabled or living with chronic illness, pain, fatigue or fluctuating health.
Returning to work after burnout, sickness absence, diagnosis or a change in health.
Struggling with confidence, self-advocacy, boundaries or imposter feelings.
Trying to manage workplace pressure while masking, over-functioning or people-pleasing.
Unsure how to ask for reasonable adjustments or communicate their needs at work.
Feeling stuck between wanting to progress and fearing they do not have the capacity.
Navigating leadership, career progression, workplace identity or professional visibility.

You do not need to have everything clearly worked out before starting coaching. Many people come to coaching because things feel messy, uncertain or difficult to name.

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What coaching can help with

Coaching can support you with practical and emotional workplace challenges, including:

Confidence and self-trust at work.
Preparing for reasonable adjustment conversations.
Communicating needs without over-explaining or apologising.
Understanding burnout patterns and preventing repeated cycles of overworking and crashing.
Managing workload, energy, boundaries and fluctuating capacity.
Navigating late diagnosis or changes in identity after diagnosis.
Reducing masking, overcompensating and people-pleasing.
Managing workplace anxiety, rejection sensitivity or imposter feelings.
Preparing for difficult conversations with managers, colleagues or HR.
Rebuilding confidence after burnout, sickness absence or a difficult workplace experience.
Exploring career progression, leadership or visibility in a sustainable way.
Finding strategies that work with your brain, body and circumstances rather than against them.

The aim is not to turn you into someone else. It is to help you understand yourself more clearly, work with your capacity more honestly, and develop practical strategies that feel usable in real life.

The Ambition & Capacity Method

A coaching approach for people who want to grow, progress and feel more confident at work — without ignoring their brain, body, health or capacity.

Together, we work through five stages:

Understand what is happening.

Reframe self-blame into insight.

Strategise around work, energy and communication.

Advocate for needs, boundaries and adjustments.

Sustain progress in a way that fits real life.

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How the method works

My coaching is shaped around what I call The Ambition & Capacity Method.

This method recognises that many neurodivergent, disabled and chronically ill professionals are not lacking ambition, motivation or ability. Often, they are trying to succeed in environments that do not fully understand their needs, energy, communication style, processing, health or capacity.

The Ambition & Capacity Method helps you explore both sides of the equation:

Your ambition: what matters to you, what you want, what you are capable of, and how you want to grow.

Your capacity: what your brain, body, health, nervous system, energy and current circumstances can realistically hold.

The work is about finding the space where both can exist together.

The 5 stages

We start by making sense of what is currently happening.This might include your work situation, diagnosis, disability, health, energy levels, confidence, relationships at work, patterns of burnout, workplace barriers, communication difficulties or adjustment needs.We look at what is draining you, what is no longer sustainable, what you have been carrying alone, and what you want to be different.This first stage is about clarity. Not blaming yourself. Not rushing into generic productivity advice. Just understanding the full picture.

Many people come to coaching believing they are failing, too sensitive, too much, not resilient enough, or simply “bad” at work.In stage 2, we begin to reframe the problem.Instead of asking, “What is wrong with me?” we might ask:What has been unsupported?What expectations have I been trying to meet?Where am I masking or over-functioning?What is my body or brain trying to tell me?What would support actually look like?What needs to change in the environment, not just in me?This stage can be especially important for people navigating late diagnosis, disability, chronic illness or burnout. It helps create a more compassionate and accurate understanding of your experience.

Once we understand what is happening, we build practical strategies.This might include strategies for workload, prioritisation, energy management, boundaries, communication, confidence, sensory needs, recovery time, emotional regulation, meetings, planning, difficult conversations or reasonable adjustment requests.The strategies are not about forcing you into a generic version of productivity. They are designed around your real life, your work, your capacity, your values and your needs.Stage 3 is where coaching becomes practical and action-focused.

Many of the people I work with know they need support, but struggle to ask for it.You may worry about being judged, misunderstood, dismissed or seen as difficult. You may not know how much to disclose, what language to use, or how to explain your needs clearly.In this stage, we can work on self-advocacy, workplace communication and reasonable adjustment conversations.This might include preparing what to say, thinking through what you do and do not want to share, identifying what support would actually help, and building confidence in asking for what you need.The aim is not to make you disclose more than you want to. It is to help you communicate in a way that feels clearer, safer and more grounded.

The final stage is about embedding change.We look at what is working, what needs adjusting, what patterns you want to keep noticing, and how to maintain progress without slipping back into burnout, over-functioning or self-abandonment.Sustainable change is rarely about one dramatic breakthrough. It is often about small, repeated shifts that help you trust yourself, protect your energy, communicate more clearly and make choices that fit your actual life.This stage helps you leave coaching with more confidence, more clarity and a more realistic way of supporting yourself at work.

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Why choose coaching with me?

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Many people come to coaching because they are capable, thoughtful and ambitious, but exhausted from trying to function in environments that do not fully fit their needs.

You may be managing neurodivergence, chronic illness, disability, burnout, workplace pressure, confidence issues, leadership demands or the constant emotional labour of self-advocacy.

As an ICF-trained coach with a psychology background and over 15 years’ experience supporting adults through change, identity, confidence, trauma, disability, neurodivergence and burnout, I bring both depth and structure to the coaching space.

My therapeutic background means I can work with emotional complexity, patterns and self-doubt without turning coaching into therapy. We stay practical and forward-focused, while still making room for the real human factors that affect confidence, performance and wellbeing.

My approach is trauma-informed, neuro-affirming and capacity-aware. Together, we focus on what is meaningful, realistic and sustainable for you.

Packages and Fees

Focused Coaching Session

60 minutes — £150

A one-off coaching session for a specific issue, decision or workplace challenge.

This may be helpful if you want to think through a particular conversation, reasonable adjustment request, confidence issue, boundary, career decision or situation at work.

You may leave with clearer language, a practical plan, more confidence about your next step, or a better understanding of what you need.

Best for: clarity, problem-solving, a specific workplace situation, or exploring whether coaching is the right fit.

Clarity & Confidence Coaching Package

3 sessions — £450

A short coaching package for focused support around one or two key areas.

This could include confidence, self-advocacy, boundaries, communication, reasonable adjustments, burnout prevention, diagnosis adjustment or career direction.

This option may be helpful if you know something needs to change, but you want support to understand the issue more clearly and begin making practical changes.

Best for: focused support, confidence-building, self-advocacy, boundaries, communication or a specific work-related challenge.

Ambition & Capacity Coaching Package

6 sessions — £900

A deeper coaching package for people who want to make more sustainable changes in how they work, communicate, advocate and progress.

This package is especially suited to people navigating burnout, masking, chronic illness, disability, neurodivergence, workplace pressure, leadership, career progression or fluctuating capacity.

Across six sessions, we can explore what is happening, identify barriers, build practical strategies, strengthen self-advocacy, and develop a more sustainable way forward.

Best for: deeper support, sustainable performance, burnout prevention, workplace adjustments, confidence, leadership, career progression and longer-term change.

Access to Work Coaching

From £130 per session

I also offer coaching that may be suitable for Access to Work funding.

This can support disabled, neurodivergent or chronically ill professionals with work-related areas such as confidence, communication, organisation, prioritisation, boundaries, reasonable adjustment conversations, workload management and sustainable working.

Best for: funded workplace coaching linked to disability, neurodivergence, chronic illness or access needs at work.

Not sure which option is right for you? You are welcome to book a free 15-minute discovery call so we can talk through what you are looking for and whether coaching feels like the right fit.

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Coaching for organisations

I offer specialist workplace coaching for organisations that want to better support neurodivergent, disabled and chronically ill employees.

This coaching can sit alongside EAP, occupational health, workplace adjustments, Access to Work, staff wellbeing, inclusion and leadership development.

Many employees do not need therapy, but they do need more than a generic wellbeing webinar or a list of adjustment recommendations. They may need support translating insight, diagnosis or workplace needs into practical day-to-day strategies.

Coaching can support employees with:

Confidence and self-advocacy.
Reasonable adjustment conversations.
Burnout prevention and sustainable performance.
Communication with managers and colleagues.
Workload, prioritisation and energy management.
Returning to work after sickness absence or burnout.
Navigating diagnosis, disability or progressive health conditions.
Leadership, career progression and professional identity.
Managing masking, overcompensating and imposter feelings.

This work can be particularly valuable for employees who are capable and committed, but at risk of burnout, disengagement, sickness absence or underperformance because the way they are working is no longer sustainable.

How this supports organisations

Specialist coaching can help organisations move beyond policy and into practical support.

It can help employees feel more confident, understood and equipped to manage the realities of work. It can also support retention, inclusion, wellbeing, performance and progression.

For managers and HR teams, coaching can provide a confidential space where employees can develop insight, language, confidence and practical strategies, without expecting managers to become therapists or coaches themselves.

This is not about lowering expectations. It is about helping people work well in ways that are realistic, inclusive and sustainable.

I welcome enquiries from universities, financial services, professional services, wellbeing providers, occupational health services, employee support programmes and organisations committed to inclusive workplace development.

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Ready to explore coaching?

If you’re interested in coaching and would like to explore whether it feels like the right fit, I offer a free 15-minute discovery call.

This is a brief, no-obligation space for us to talk about what you’re looking for support with, what you hope to gain from coaching, and whether working together feels aligned with your needs.

It’s an opportunity to ask questions, get a feel for how I work, and consider your next steps with clarity.

Coaching that understands both ambition and capacity

Specialist workplace coaching for neurodivergent, disabled and chronically ill professionals who want to build confidence, advocate for themselves and work in a way that feels more sustainable.

Is this you?

Who I work with

What coaching can help with

A coaching approach for people who want to grow, progress and feel more confident at work — without ignoring their brain, body, health or capacity.

How the method works

Stage 1: Understand

Stage 2: Reframe

Stage 3: Strategise

Stage 4: Advocate