About us
I’m Danielle, an autistic ADHDer, trainee coaching psychologist and neurodiversity‑affirming life coach specialising in supporting autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults to build lives that work with their brains. My approach blends coaching psychology, positive psychology, and lived experience to create a space that feels safe, gentle, and genuinely understanding.
I work with clients who want to deepen their self‑knowledge, reduce overwhelm, and move towards a life shaped by strengths, values and sustainable wellbeing. Many of the people I support are navigating Rejection Sensitivity, burnout, sensory overload, masking fatigue, or the emotional impact of receiving a late diagnosis. My coaching is designed to meet these experiences with compassion, clarity and practical tools that honour neurodivergent ways of thinking, feeling and functioning.
Across my programmes - such as ACT for AuDHD, Thriving with AuDHD, and my ND‑affirming wellbeing and burnout pathways - I help clients understand their neurotype, regulate their capacity, strengthen executive functioning, and build supportive routines that feel natural rather than forced. Sessions are collaborative, paced gently, and grounded in evidence‑based psychological models adapted for neurodivergent minds.
Whether you’re seeking more confidence, emotional steadiness, sensory safety, better self‑trust, or a clearer sense of direction, my coaching offers a warm, validating space to explore who you are and create a life that feels more possible.
Training, qualifications & experience
- 44 Hours - Continuing Coaching Education - Professional Association for ADHD Coaches Certificate of Completion Mentor Coach Training Programme: Positive Psychology ADHD Coaching Master Class (13 ICF CCE's)Certificate of Completion: Positive Psychology and ADHD Coaching for Adults (14 ICF CCE's) 30.75 Hours - Certificate of Professional Development - ADHD - Advanced Strategies to Customise Treatment for Every Client
- Trauma-Informed Practice - Effective Practice Award, Certificate from Skills for Justice
- Barefoot Trained Life Coach - ICF Accredited Course
- IIN Health Coach Qualification - Level 4 Qualifi
- Level 4 Diploma in CBT
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
- BA (Hons) Community Justice
- Post Graduate Certifications in Youth Justice and Social Policy, and Treatments for Personality Disorders
- BSc - Module in Psychological Formulation
- PG Certification in Behaviour Change
- MSc in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP)
- Level 5 Diploma (Positive Psychology and Autism)
- Mentor Coach - PAAC accredited Advanced Course for Adults Positive Psychology and ADHD.
- Certified Brain Coach by The Brain Academy (ICF 40 accredited hours, CPD UK - 40 accredited hours)
- ACT Immersion: An Introduction to ACT as a Process-Based Therapy. Instructor Dr. Steven Hayes (24 CE hours).
- Sensory Inclusion Facilitator Certificate
Currently Studying:
- BegunSeptember 2025 - MSc Coaching Psychology - Trainee Coaching Psychologist.
- Level 4 and 5 Entrepreneurship & Management
- CIM Level 6 Marketing
- Level 5 Diploma in Coaching Neurodivergent Children & Families
Summary of Experience
- Probation Services since 2001 to Present day- including various roles, Team Support Officer, Probation Services Officer in Prisons, Probation Officer in Sentence Management, Resettlement Manager, Specialist Personality Disorder Probation Officer, Accredited Facilitator for Accredited Behaviour Programmes. Treatment Manager for Accredited Behaviour Programmes. Seconded Court Probation Officer.
- NHS Senior Health Coach 2019
- Juvenile Attendance Centre Officer - 2009 - 2019
- Specialist Neurodivergent Life Coach - 2017 - Present
- Trainee Coaching Psychologist Sept 2025 -. Present.
Areas of coaching we deal with
Fees
£80.00 - £1,440.00
Free initial online session
Additional information
I offer various options.
Single Coaching Sessions £90 each, Package of 4 coaching Sessions £320
A monthly subscription to Thriving with AuDHD for £199
Coaching packagesl eg Access to Work £1440 or 4 x £360
Executive Functioning Coaching £1440 or 4 x £360
Further information
I am a member of ICF Danielle Dryden Bircher
A Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society
