Who am I and how can I help you?
A neurodivergent life can be amazingly bright and colourful, fun and fast as well as hard, confusing and painful. If you’ve come here to find someone to support you with your neurodivergent brain, or for someone who will hold you to account, prepare you for, and support you through change, or help you connect the dots following a diagnosis or time of crisis, maybe I can help. Or maybe you are looking for the proverbial kick up the backside to get you going - I can help with that too :-)
My name is Cecilie and I combine a knowledge and passion of neurodiversity (particularly ADHD), the brain and how we create wellbeing and meaning, with creativity and coaching skills, to co-create an open, honest, and fun space.
I am a certified Master of NLP and Hypnosis, have an MA in Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology, am neurodiversity informed and have a lifetime of lived experience of neurodivergence. I research ADHD, cold water swimming and wellbeing as a passion because it fascinates me how our brains and nervous systems are connected. In terms of my career, I started working within finance in the commercial world before moving to education (mainstream and alternative provision) for 10 years where I coached School leaders as well as running finance and operations. In between I worked as a student midwife. I understand emotions, complexity and challenge, and in times of crisis or chaos, I am often able to bring calm and perspective.
I’m based in Beaconsfield, UK and work with adults and young people (16 and above) either face to face or via the phone/online (Zoom).
How can I support you?
Most of us have home and work/school as two key spaces in our lives. The Third Space is a space in which to unpick, unravel, explore, accept, feel empowered and be inspired - basically to make sense of this life and brain that we have been given! I will work with you to take a look at thoughts and feelings, connect emotions, exchange ideas, speak out loud what has been on your mind, be supported and held accountable, and through all of this create opportunities for positive change to take place in your life.
Coaching and Mentoring: I work intuitively and creatively using NLP tools, art, music, cold water and physical movement - depending on your needs and wants. My practice is based upon scientific research where this is available, and I may share data that will support and guide you.
- You may have a very specific issue or concern you want to work through
- Maybe you have recently been diagnosed and want support in working through what that means for you
- You are supporting someone who is struggling with their neurodiversity and would like the tools to be more supportive
- Your neurodivergent brain is making life really challenging and you may be feeling stuck
- Maybe you are preparing for change and would like support and accountability on your journey
- You may not have a goal, that's OK. Maybe exploring is what you need. Sense making
Ring me to have an exploratory chat. This is free of charge with no obligation. Following this, we will contract to work together and create a plan to address your goals. Your goals may change as we go and we will therefore check in regularly to ensure our work together is focussed and addressing what you need.
Consultancy: I work honestly, efficiently, discreetly and with a human approach. I look to see what is working well and where support and simple adaptations might revolutionise wellbeing for staff, students and families. I do this by gathering data (questionnaires, focus groups, 1:1 conversations) and sharing the results.
- I know what it is like to be a parent of a young person struggling in school
- I know how hard it is for school teachers to accommodate every young person's needs given the set up in most schools
- I know the challenges and opportunities neurodiversity can offer from an employer's perspective
If you are a School Leader or SENCo looking to understand and support your student and parent body better; wanting to create a neuroinclusive environment and need the building blocks to do that - please get in touch.
Ring me to have an exploratory conversation. This is free of charge with no obligation. Following this, we will contract to work together and create a plan to address the goals of your institution/work place.
Small Print
I am unable to diagnose or offer psychiatric treatment. Should there be a necessity for different support, we will talk this through and I will support you in finding the right person to help you. Coaching and mentoring sessions run for 50 minutes and cost £95. Cold Water Coaching and specific NLP sessions, as well as consultancy work, run for longer and at varying price points. Please read more about working with me here.
Ethics are fundamental to how I work and our sessions are confidential (unless there are safeguarding concerns). I have a current DBS, am adult and child safeguarding trained, and am registered with the ICO (protecting your data).