Many women who receive an autism diagnosis later in life have a lot of questions. These questions may come after years of wondering why work, dating, friendships, or school feel like a struggle and yet they seem to come easily to others. You may be a woman who has recently been diagnosed with autism, and you are wondering how you can use this new information about yourself to build a life that works for you while honoring your unique brain and nervous system. A life coach with lived experience as a late-diagnosed autistic individual can guide your path to self-discovery!

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My Life Coaching Philosophy

Discover who you as your happiest, most authentic self!

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As an #actuallyautistic life coach, I believe that people are happiest when they live in alignment with their beliefs, desires, and values. Autistic individuals especially thrive when they have a chance to do what they are good at, express themselves through their passions, and honor the unique needs of their nervous systems.

I believe that our brains and nervous systems are not inherently bad or wrong. However, living in a world that was not designed with neurodivergent brains in mind can present challenges that make it difficult to thrive. Before discovering you were autistic, may have spent your entire life unknowingly using strategies that worked against your brain instead of working with it. You may have also received messages that taught you that the brain you had wasn’t good enough.

Maybe you are just relearning who you are after years of being told your needs are too much. Or you may have been told that you’re behind in life. You may have built a life based on the passions of other people and quieted your own interests because you may have been told they were “too weird” or “not useful”. I am here to help you step into your power and claim your crown.

As a life coach who has been on a similar journey as the one you may be starting, I can provide you with guidance and support. I also know first-hand how few services exist for adults on the autism spectrum, and this is especially true for women who may have spent their entire lives hiding their autistic traits before events in their lives made masking impossible to continue.

My goal as a life coach is to fill the need for services for late-diagnosed autistic women while providing education to the people in their communities: employers, healthcare workers, career centers, and college campuses.

One-On-One Coaching

My life coaching sessions are tailored to meet the unique needs, brains, and nervous systems of each individual, providing one-on-one guidance and support. We work together to identify your skills, special interests, and sensory needs, and use this information to develop a strategy to reach your goals.

Public Speaking Engagements

For schools, healthcare settings, career centers, women’s organizations, and corporate settings who want to learn more about autistic experiences, I am happy to present hour-long workshops.

Astrology Readings

I believe neurodivergent individuals should have permission to integrate their special interests into their work. Astrology happens to be one of my (many!) special interests! Whether you’re curious to see what insights the map of the sky has for you, or you’re curious as to what working with me would be like without committing to a coaching package, I offer in-depth readings of your natal chart.

What to expect

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Curious about what our work will look like together? Don’t worry! I break it up into simple steps!

  1. We set up a 10-minute discovery call just to talk (And we don’t even have to talk on the phone! We can chat via email/text!) I get to know you a little bit better and how I can help you achieve your goals.
  2. Before each session, you will receive a PDF agenda detailing what we’ll be talking about. After each session, you will receive a summary of our session along with any homework we might have decided on.
  3. During your first session, we’ll review your intake forms. But most importantly, we will start where you are. We won’t jump into any work you aren’t ready for and we’ll only focus on the areas of your life you want to work on.
  4. Each session, I will leave you with something new to try to take into your daily life. The key word here is to try. The goal is not perfection. The goal is discovering what will work for you. If you need a body double to sit with you while you do housework or write a paper, I can help with this! If you want to learn a new way to organize your workload at work, we can try this too.

My Values

Authenticity And Autonomy

I believe in creating spaces for people to be themselves fully. This can include the way they dress, the ways they learn, and the ways they communicate. I also believe that you are in charge of our sessions. We can work on what you feel will be the most important issue in your life, and you will decide what strategies to implement. My goal is to help present those options to you to help facilitate your learning, but you have the power to make those decisions yourself.

Unconditional Positive Regard

When you come into my sessions, you matter. Where you are right now is exactly where you need to be. As long as you show up, how you show up is more than enough. This work is at your own pace. Your successes will be measured by your progress, not by how well you can complete the homework.

Leaning Into What You Love

Your special interests are not obsessions. They are information. Anything that lights up your nervous system and captures your attention for hours on end is guidance. We can incorporate your special interests into our work together to help you build a life that you love.