Neurodiversity is a paradigm that recognises the wide variance in how people process, perceive, and communicate information. If we develop and deepen our understanding of these differences we are better placed to understand our own needs and the needs of our clients. This understanding can enable us to improve the quality of the contracting we do with our clients, enabling us to co- create psychological safety in the coaching work that we do.

This session will include short breaks for reflective practice with the option of reflecting with up to three other participants in a break-out room OR doing some solo reflective writing, depending on which option works best for you.

Guest Speaker
Lynne is an experienced coach and trainer, specialising in working with autistic and ADHD clients. She is a Barefoot-trained ICF credentialed coach and has also completed ADHD-specialist coach training with Gold Mind Academy.

In addition to providing one-to-one coaching for individuals, Lynne is on the faculty at Gold Mind Academy.

Lynne works to promote understanding and acceptance (including self-acceptance) of neurodivergence. 

Like many people working in this field, Lynne was drawn to this work through the experience of parenting her neurodivergent children before discovering her own neurodivergence (ADHD) in midlife. 

Before setting up her coaching practice in 2019 Lynne worked as a  Speech and Language Therapist with 20+ years’ experience working with adult clients with hearing loss. She remains interested in and curious about what makes communication work well for people who have differing communication needs and preferences.

She is based in Leeds and does her best thinking when she’s walking her dogs in the woods.

Philippa has worked in infrastructure finance (financing schools, hospitals, roads etc) for over 30 years in both the private and public sectors – she currently works for the Cabinet Office with a focus on the Government's decarbonisation agenda. As a strong supporter of developing talent, Philippa is an internal mentor and coach for the Civil Service - she is an ILM Level 7 qualified Executive Coach and Mentor and has Senior Practitioner accreditation with the EMCC. Philippa is a Non-Executive Director on the UK board of the EMCC. Philippa has a special interest in coaching and mentoring people who are neurodivergent - this interest was born out of a family member's diagnosis of ADHD and Autism. This interest has also led Philippa to undertake a PhD at Oxford Brookes Business School looking at the language of coaching people with ADHD in the workplace.

Helena Territt
Helena was recognised in the Spear’s 500 index as a top recommended performance and life coach for HNW individuals, she has an MSc in Executive Coaching from Ashridge Hult Business School and is certified by the ADD Coach Academy. Helena was diagnosed with ADHD in her 40s and has several family members who are ADHD and autistic. She runs Hatched Coaching and Hatched ADHD where she specialises in working with people who are bright and think outside the box. 

Helena studied at Marlborough College, Oxford University and SOAS. She completed a finance internship at Binder Hamlyn (later Accenture) then found her niche in HR at British Airways and as a Senior Civil Servant. 

Rachel Westerbeek
Following a 20-year career in Higher Education across Academic and Professional Service roles, Rachel Westerbeek now works as an independent Leadership Coach, Facilitator, and Trainer. Her focus is on providing safe and effective coaching for neurodivergent thinkers, where challenge, support, and thinking space are balanced to support authenticity and development. She also delivers training to support other coaches and facilitators to create more neuro-inclusive learning environments. 

Rachel has been coaching for 10 years, primarily within large and complex public and private sector organisations. Her experience is underpinned by Level 7 qualifications in Executive Coaching, and Coaching for Organisational Performance, and she is currently completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Autism at Sheffield Hallam University. 
She has lived experience of autism, ADHD, dyspraxia and epilepsy.

Please let us know in advance if you have any access requirements.

We would welcome anyone  interested in neurodiversity to join our LinkedIn group. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12856094/

Or check our our resources page here. https://tinyurl.com/mr2fuxsa

Registration

This group is free to EMCC UK members, free to non-members for the first three sessions then £20.83 + VAT to non-members thereafter. 

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