Neurodivergent Coaching for Adolescents and Adults
Turn Self-Understanding Into Strategies That Work in Real Life
Lycali provides practical, neuro-affirming coaching for neurodivergent adolescents and adults. We help you understand what gets in the way, build systems around how you actually think and work, and turn goals into realistic next steps for daily life, education, employment and relationships.
More Than a Conversation: A Practical 1:1 Coaching Programme
Coaching is delivered through a block of 6 individualised sessions. You will identify meaningful goals, test practical strategies between sessions and build a personal action plan that fits your strengths, responsibilities, communication style and capacity.
Pre-Session Questionnaire
A focused questionnaire helps us understand your goals, barriers, context and preferred ways of working before sessions begin.
Individualised Sessions
Each session centres on your priorities, with relevant strategies, tools and resources selected for your situation.
Practical Experiments
Try small, realistic changes for routines, organisation, regulation, communication and follow-through.
Reflection & Action Plan
Between-session reflection helps identify what works, what needs adapting and what should become part of your ongoing plan.
Why Choose Lycali?
Neurodivergent coaching should be informed, ethical and specific. Lycali combines practical coaching with a wider understanding of neurodevelopmental needs.
Specialist, Not Generic
Support is delivered by experienced clinicians and specialist practitioners with neurodevelopmental expertise.
- Understanding of autism, ADHD and dyslexia
- Adapted for communication style and capacity
- Neuro-affirming and non-pathologising
Practical and Accountable
Sessions connect insight to small actions, allowing strategies to be tested and refined in real situations.
- Goals linked to everyday life
- Reflection between sessions
- A reusable personal action plan
The Right Support Boundary
Lycali clearly distinguishes coaching from therapy and can discuss wider post-diagnostic, assessment or therapeutic pathways where appropriate.
- Clear scope from the outset
- No one-size-fits-all programme
- Connected specialist services when needed
What Coaching Can Focus On
You choose the priorities. The programme is shaped around the changes that would make the greatest practical difference.
Coaching for Real-Life Demands
Strategies are developed for the environments and expectations you are navigating now.
Work & Study
- Prioritising workload and deadlines
- Breaking down complex tasks
- Communicating needs and adjustments
- Managing energy across the week
Home & Daily Life
- Creating realistic routines
- Reducing friction around everyday tasks
- Planning, remembering and following through
- Building systems that are easier to maintain
Identity & Relationships
- Understanding communication preferences
- Recognising boundaries and capacity
- Building confident self-advocacy
- Navigating change and life transitions
What the 6-Session Programme May Look Like
The programme remains flexible, but a clear structure helps create momentum and makes progress easier to review.
Profile, Priorities and Goals
Explore what is happening now, identify the most important outcomes and agree how coaching will work for you.
Test, Learn and Adapt
Develop practical approaches, try them between sessions and adjust them using your real-life experience.
Consolidate Your Action Plan
Review useful strategies, identify future obstacles and create a plan you can continue using after the programme.
Is Coaching the Right Service?
Good support starts with the right scope. Lycali will discuss whether coaching matches your goals and current needs.
| Support | Most Helpful When |
|---|---|
| Neurodivergent Coaching | You want practical, goal-focused support, are ready to try strategies and would benefit from structure, reflection and accountability. |
| Psychoeducation | Your main priority is understanding autism, ADHD or dyslexia, making sense of a diagnosis and identifying broader next steps. |
| Psychotherapy or Psychology | The primary concern is significant anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional distress or another mental health need requiring therapeutic support. |
Who Is Coaching For?
A formal diagnosis is not always required. Coaching may be suitable for adolescents and adults with autism, ADHD or dyslexia diagnoses, or where relevant traits are suspected.
Adolescents
Age-appropriate support for school or college demands, routines, confidence, organisation, communication and increasing independence.
Adults
Practical coaching for work, study, home life, relationships, later diagnosis, executive functioning and life transitions.
Parent or Caregiver Involvement
Parents or caregivers can be involved where appropriate and agreed, helping strategies transfer into everyday routines.
Common Questions
Do I need a formal diagnosis?
No. Coaching may be suitable if you have an autism, ADHD or dyslexia diagnosis, are awaiting assessment or recognise relevant traits. Lycali will discuss suitability with you.
How is Lycali coaching different from generic life coaching?
Lycali coaching is neuro-affirming, delivered by experienced clinicians and specialist practitioners with neurodevelopmental expertise, and connected to wider assessment, therapy and post-diagnostic pathways where appropriate.
What is included in the six-session block?
The block includes a pre-session questionnaire, six individualised sessions, relevant strategies and resources, between-session reflection and an ongoing action plan.
Can I book a single session?
Yes. The structured six-session programme is £600, and individual sessions are also available at £120.
Can coaching help with anxiety or overwhelm?
Coaching can support practical strategies where anxiety or overwhelm is linked to uncertainty, routines, communication or everyday demands. Significant mental health concerns may be better supported through psychotherapy or psychology.
Will every programme cover the same topics?
No. Goals, content, pace and resources are adapted to the person's context, priorities, communication preferences and capacity.
Can a parent or caregiver be involved?
Yes, where this is appropriate and agreed. Involvement can help an adolescent apply strategies consistently outside sessions.
What if coaching is not the right service?
Lycali will be transparent about scope. The team can discuss whether psychoeducation, psychotherapy, psychology, assessment or another support pathway may be more suitable.
Ready for Strategies That Fit Your Life?
Tell us what you want to change and where you feel stuck. Lycali will help you understand whether specialist neurodivergent coaching is the right next step.
Reviews
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"Lycali provided a thorough and compassionate autism assessment. Everything was explained clearly, and I finally feel understood. I wish I’d done this sooner."
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"I’ve worked with other services before, but Lycali stands out for their professionalism and empathy. My therapist helped me navigate some really difficult times with sensitivity and skill."
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I just wanted to say thank you to Dr Isobel Robb and Stephanie for making the assessment comfortable for both me and my parents to conduct. It was very thorough and the outcome will definitely help me in my future. I'm really thankful for receiving the results so quickly
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“Thank you so much for all your help, support and care. You have explained everything we needed and thank you for saying I can get in touch if we need any more help.”
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“You were very patient with our son and always gave us ideas so that we could support him between therapy sessions. Thank you so much!”
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“After our daughter's Speech and language assessment, you offered great feedback and your report was very detailed. This was a huge help towards the EHCP process.”
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"My daughter’s speech has improved so much in just a few months. Our speech therapist at Lycali was kind, engaging, and always kept us involved with providing follow up activities. I highly recommend them."
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“Heidi was very engaging and really listened to the needs of my son. She explained her methods and gave us tips to try at home. We are really pleased with the service.”
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“The calls have helped me to find more space and given me a safe space to discuss and release emotions. Tim's nature and communication is comforting and supportive, he adds thoughts and questions which offer space to analyse and to help growth.”
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"Heidi was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. She gave our son room to explore and enjoyable targets".
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"Heidi was very patient with my child and has made him confident to use his voice"
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"I can’t thank you enough for your help and support with my son. I will most certainly be coming back to your services again for an autism assessment".
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"The ADHD assessment process was seamless, evidence-based, and respectful. I felt listened to throughout, and the diagnosis has helped me finally understand myself."
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Everything has been amazing so thanks to you, Isobel and Stephanie. You have made things really easy with clear and quick communication and they really created a safe environment instantly.
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Thank you so much. It was a pleasure working with your staff. They were really kind and helpful and made the process easier for both me and Matilda.
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"We had a brilliant experience with Lycali. The assessment process was clear, kind, and professional from start to finish. My son felt at ease, and we finally have a clear plan for supporting his needs."
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"I was nervous about starting therapy, but the team at Lycali made me feel heard and respected from day one. Their care was outstanding, and the progress I’ve made is life-changing."
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“The neurodivergent coaching sessions helped me understand why everyday tasks had always felt so difficult. My coach was knowledgeable, patient and completely non-judgemental. Each session focused on my priorities and gave me practical strategies for organisation, emotional regulation and managing overwhelm. By the end, I felt more confident, understood and able to work with my brain rather than constantly fighting against it.”
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