Hi, I’m Christine.

I am a late-discovered and neuro-affirming Autistic Psychotherapist and Coach. I am passionate about supporting individuals and families to learn more about what it is to be Autistic, and with this support, empower them and those around them to live a more comfortable and fulfilling life.

Contact me today if:

  • you think you might be Autistic and you are looking for support on your self-identification journey
  • you have received a diagnosis and are looking for support in processing your emotions around this discovery
  • you are a family member wishing to support an Autistic loved one in a neuro-affirming way
  • your family member is Autistic and you would benefit from some 1:1 support for yourself, as you support them.

I am also a Wellbeing Life Coach and my ‘My Kind of Life’ programme is designed for those who want more time, renewed energy, better relationships, and a more balanced and fulfilling life.

Do I want Psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy helps clients to relieve emotional distress, seek solutions to problems in their lives, and to unpack cognitive distortions and unhelpful behaviours that are preventing them from finding contentment, working productively, and enjoying personal relationships.

I help clients with feelings of anxiety, loneliness, depression, anger, trauma, and stress. I also help clients who are navigating life changes, and relationship problems or who are working to overcome past issues that are blocking present joy.

 

Or is it Wellbeing Life Coaching I am looking for? 

Wellbeing Life Coaching supports clients to not only set goals but to also find the motivation and tools to get to their physical and emotional health objectives in a positive, forward-focused, fun, and supportive environment.

I can help you build a life more aligned with your core values and beliefs, highlighting your strengths and uniqueness to create a life that is full of joy, purposeful, forward-focused, and, most importantly, yours.

My work is focused on guiding you as you return to who you truly are. 

Testimonials

What my clients Say

Don't just take my word for it! Here is what some of my previous clients have to say about their work with me:


Enrolling in Christine’s My Kind of Life programme was honestly the best thing I have ever done for my mental health – my head is the clearest it has been in years. I had tried talk therapy before and while I found it good, I was fed up of talking and felt like I wanted […]

- Georgina


My experience working with Christine has been extremely positive. I first came to Christine with a lack of purpose in my life. I felt stuck where I was and I knew that I wasn’t living the life that I wanted to. Christine provided great support while I was making changes to my mindset and was always […]

- Anna


I booked an appointment with Christine on the advice of my doctor. I wanted a stronger antidepressant but got a talking to from my doctor about taking the time to go to a new therapist. I had been to therapy before but it was like putting a plaster on a wound that needed stitches. I still […]

- Client Nov 2022


Thank you for the time we spent working together and how much it has helped me. It is something I will always be grateful for. The tools you gave me and the things you taught me are invaluable and I’ve applied them in so many situations since and have had a very different outcome to […]

- Jen


As a person who had previously attended therapy and never wanted to return, when I started with Christine my whole view on therapy changed. Christine’s positivity and incredible insight really showed me how to challenge my negative thoughts and build a self-care plan that suits me. I am so lucky to have worked with Christine […]

- Tara


As a mid 50’s male I knew that, despite outwards appearances of being successful in life, I had taken the eye off the ball on my own health and wellbeing. Christine’s My Kind of Life four sessions spread over eight weeks has been truly life changing for me. Christine is very good at getting under […]

- Peter M


I can honestly say Christine has helped me both on a personal level and professionally.  She taught me about setting boundaries professionally which gave me great relief when I put those into practice. Time is always on my side now and I feel fabulous and so grateful for taking the time out to go on […]

- MB


Working with Christine over the past year has been truly life changing for me. I first came to Christine at a very vulnerable time in my life when I felt lost and without purpose. From our very first session Christine cultivated a safe, non-judgemental, and honest environment where I felt truly heard. Her realistic approach […]

- Roisin


Working with Christine over our four 1-2-1 sessions has truly been transformative to my well-being and rediscovering my authentic self.  After each session, Christine sends you a personalised summary of your session with a plan and goals for you to work on for the next session. Working with Christine empowered me to recognise my self-doubts, […]

- Danielle


Working with Christine has taught me so much. This work has helped me live intentionally, to forgive and accept myself for who I am. She has helped me live a life with gentleness, kindness and true to my core values

- Jess


Christine’s approach was soft & gentle yet extremely supportive & encouraging. She helped me realise that my lack of clarity on what I truly wanted was causing me to become distracted by what was going on around me & by what others were doing. Before working with Christine I was placing responsibility in/on others within […]

- Kate


My sessions with Christine have allowed me to focus on what is most important, and my time and life management have become so much better….. These sessions have massively lightened the load. I was one that really would not have believed in these kinds of methods. I would’ve dismissed it as a kind of whimsical […]

- Dylan

1-2-1 Work with Christine

I offer both counselling psychotherapy and wellbeing life coaching to adults. My therapeutic style is compassion focused, goal oriented and positively challenging.

 
 

Purchase Our Journals

Self-Reflect is a journal I designed for you. Each page has a date prompt for you to fill - inviting you to journal only on the days that are right for you. Throughout the journal you will find pops of positivity that I hope you love and at the start of the journal there is a space for your personal self-care affirmation. Enjoy x

 

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MASKING

Masking is an unsurprising response to the deficit narrative and accompanying stigma that has developed around Autism. 

A society that has a strong view of what is ‘normal’ pathologises any other way of being. 

When to be different is therefore to be lesser, masking is both necessary and dangerously debilitating for the Autist.

#celebratingneurodiversity #joyfullyautistic #autistictherapist #masking #lateidentifiedautistic #adultautistic #adultautism #autismadvocate #autismawareness
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As an Autistic adult you deserve someone who not only understands what it is to be Autistic but also appreciates it and appreciates you. 

It’s #neurodiversitycelebrationweek and here I talk about why this is personally and professionally so important to me. 

#actuallyautistic #neurodivergentwomen #neuroaffirming #autisticadults #lateidentifiedautistic
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To mark #neurodiversitycelebrationweek I have put together a few videos which offer insights into what it is like to be Autistic from the perspective of a late-diagnosed Autistic woman. 

Everyone stims, Autistic and non-Autistic alike. For the Autist however stimming is really supportive and beneficial to the regulation of our cognitive and emotional processes which can be easily dysregulated from living in a world and among societal ‘norms’ that are often uncomfortable for us. 

I have so many stims I was never aware of and knowing them and their function, and with that leaning more into them,  is really beneficial for my wellbeing and my happiness. 

#actuallyautistic #neurodiversitycelebrationweek #autistictherapist #stimmingpositivity #stimming
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DISCLOSURE 

If someone respects you enough to discuss their Autism with you please respect them enough to at least believe them

A lot of support that late identified Autists need is validation. And oftentimes that’s all they need.

#actuallyautistic #lateidentifiedautistic #selfidentification #autistictherapist #autisticcoach
Neuro-affirming research and literature is conducted by and with Autistic people, not on or about Autistic people. 

The Autistic community has been spoken about for so long but now, we are speaking for ourselves. 

I speak loud and proud, I am incredibly grateful to know myself to be Autistic and accommodate and advocate for myself in a world that often doesn’t feel comfortable for me. 

I am safe to do so. 

And for those who are not, I lend them a voice too that I hope is helpful in creating a space where they feel seen and validated. 

Neurodiversity is the diversity of human bodyminds and the neurodiversity movement encourages movement from the pathological perspective of ‘what can be done about this problem of not being the same’ to the neuroaffirming perspective of ‘what can we do about the problem in our society and culture that prejudices, stigmatises and doesn’t respectfully accommodate for many of its people?’
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SPECIAL THOUGHTS

I have often spoken about my loathing of the word ‘special’ in relation to Autists and unfortunately at times that has been interpreted as me rejecting supports, services, community that are at the very least beneficial to and often essential to Autistic people. 

To clarify my wish is that MORE supports, services were offered to Autistic people - there is not nearly enough and access to them is still very restricted by our gatekeeper culture - BUT that these are offered in a neuro-affirming and respectful way, and using the word special is, frankly, neither.