Group Coaching Programme
Parents & Carers of Neurodivergent Young People
Support for parents and carers can be hard to find — especially the kind that doesn’t come with advice, pressure, or expectations.
This group will offer something different: a space to show up exactly as you are, without needing to fix or explain anything. It’s a place to reflect, feel heard, and connect with others in a consistent, non-judgemental environment — the kind of support that my colleague and co-facilitator Emily Edwards wished had been available to her last year when her daughter was out of school for 9 months.
This is what inspired us (Emily and I) to design this programme.
We want parents and carers to be heard, supported, and able to meet their own needs — not as an afterthought, but as a vital part of the family system.
We are offering these 6 x 2 hour group coaching sessions in-person in Salisbury.
Here is a short video of Emily and I introducing the programme:
This programme is for you if:
You’re a parent or carer of a neurodivergent child or young person
You’re often holding a lot, with little time to process it
You want to feel seen and understood, not told what to do
You value space to reflect and connect with others who get it
What you might gain:
A better understanding of what’s going on for you beneath the surface
Insight insight into patterns (like overwhelm, people-pleasing or masking) and the systems around you (like school, family or services) that may be adding pressure
More clarity, confidence, and a stronger sense of choice in how you move forward
We won’t:
Tell you how to parent
Offer a list of strategies
Give advice
We will:
Create a safe, respectful, and non-judgemental space
Support you to explore your experience(s)
Ensure that you are heard, your experience validated and held in community of trust
What happens in the group?
This is a small, structured group experience with a blend of:
Facilitated group coaching so you can reflect on and explore your own experience(s)
Connection and community, with others having similar challenges
Simple tools that support you to reflect and grow, in your own way, in your own time
Opportunities to try things out in pairs or threes, so you can learn experientially
The Essential Details
Format:
6 x 2hr Group Coaching Sessions
12 participants
2 facilitators: Emily Edwards & Azi Khatiri
Where:
In-person in Salisbury:
The Practice Rooms
7A Catherine Steet
Salisbury
SP1 2DF
Session Times:
2 - 4pm (each day)
Sessions Dates:
04 October 2025
18 October 2025
01 November 2025
15 November 2025
29 November 2025
13 December 2025
Price:
The full cost for the programme is £400 per participant for six in-person sessions.
We also have 2 half-price places available at £200, intended for parents/carers who might not otherwise be able to access this kind of support.
Payment Options:
You can pay in full or spread the cost across instalments.
If you choose to pay by instalments, you'll pay 3 monthly payments of £133.33.
Curious?
Come to our free Q&A
We are running some free Q&A sessions in September (via Zoom), so that you can:
Meet me and Emily, and get a feel for us and how we work
Ask questions about the programme or about us
Share any topics or themes that are important to you
This is an opportunity for you to have your questions answered and to find out if this programme is for you.
Please note: the Q&A sessions are free but you do need to register to join. Please sign up for your preferred date(s) below
Monday
01/09/2025
1-2pm
Wednesday
10/09/2025
7-8pm
Saturday
27/09/2025
10-11am
We look forward to seeing you there!
Meet the Facilitators
Emily Edwards (she/her)
Emily is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) accredited coach and facilitator who supports other neurodivergent people (and those who care for them) to reconnect with their inner wisdom and work out how to be at their best more of the time.
Emily is a late-discovered Autistic ADHDer just starting to navigate early states of peri-menopause. Her own discovery came after her daughter recieved her diagnosis of being Autistic and ADHD in 2021.
Emily has over 200 hours of coaching experience 1:1 with neurodivergent clients using Symbollic Modelling which honours autonomy, emotional safety and individual insight. Emily’s approach is gentle, clear and non-directive, offering space for people to think for themselves, in their own way and in their own time.
She brings a deep understanding of the realities, complexities and emotional labour of parenting — especially when navigating systems that don’t always fit. Emily has experienced first-hand the lack of meaningful support available to parents and carers, especially those within military communities. This group coaching programme reflects what she wished existed for herself last year whilst her daughter was out of school for 9 months: a space that’s consistent, non-judgemental, and free from pressure, where you don’t have to fix, explain or mask and most importantly where you can show up exactly as you are.
Emily's special interests currently revolve around autism, interoception, executive functions and Clean Language. You can find out more about her work on her website.
Outside of work you can find her gardening, riding her bike with family or taking weekend trips in her van.
Azi Khatiri (she/her)
Azi qualified as a Clean Language coach in 2019 and has been working predominantly with neurodivergent individuals in the workplace. Using Clean Language techniques, she supports her clients to learn more about their own system and to find out what will work for them and their specific situation.
Azi has also recently found out that she is Autistic; a revelation that has suddenly made sense of many of her experiences growing up and she is still learning how to lean into her strengths. She is passionate about supporting her clients in a way that fully respects their individual experience and trusts that their own system will know what’s right for them. In addition to neurodiversity coaching, Azi has a special interest in working with clients (neurodivergent or neurotypical) who are experiencing major life changes. She uses her Clean Language as a powerful tool for supporting individuals to make sense of their situation and to access insights and inner resources so they can navigate their transition process with more clarity and confidence. You can find out more about Azi's work on her website.
Prior to training as a coach, Azi worked as a Community Music Therapist, facilitating in-person group workshops for neurodivergent individuals, elderly, people with disabilities and children. Azi has a science background and did a PhD in Nanotechnology and has worked as a science producer at the BBC for several years.
Outside of work she is interested in collaborative music making, honing her writing skills and going to the theatre.