Executive Functioning Coaching For Neurodivergent Adults

Practical, neuroaffirming support with the demands of work, self-employment and study.


Led by an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist

Executive Functioning Support

Initial Executive Functioning Consultation

A 90-minute first session to understand the situations where you are getting stuck and what may be contributing to them. We identify priorities and begin developing practical strategies, supports or adjustments tailored to how you work and the demands you are managing.

90 minutes · £225

Follow-up Executive Functioning Coaching

Follow-up sessions build on your initial consultation by focusing on one practical difficulty at a time. We try strategies in real life, review what happened, troubleshoot what got in the way, and adapt the approach so it better fits how you work and the demands you are managing.

50 minutes · £125

Access to Work Support

Already have an Access to Work award for relevant coaching or coping-strategy support? Authentic Work welcomes clients using Access to Work funding. Please contact us before your first booking so the relevant award and payment arrangements can be discussed.

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Book Your Session

New to Authentic Work?
Book a 90-minute Initial Executive Functioning Consultation.

Already completed your initial consultation?
Book a 50-minute Follow-up Executive Functioning Coaching session.

Using Access to Work funding?
Please contact Authentic Work before your first booking so the relevant funding arrangements can be discussed.

About Authentic Work

We work with neurodivergent adults, including autistic adults, adults with ADHD and AuDHD adults, whether formally diagnosed, awaiting assessment or self-identifying as neurodivergent. We also welcome neurotypical adults looking for a practical, neuroaffirming approach that takes account of how they think, work and process information.

We support people who struggle with

executive-functioning difficulties that can show up differently from person to person. In work, self-employment, business or study, this might include difficulty with:

  • getting started, even when you know exactly what needs to be done

  • keeping on top of emails, paperwork and administrative tasks

  • remembering tasks, appointments and deadlines

  • deciding what to do first when several things feel equally important

  • relying on last-minute urgency or deadline pressure to get things done

  • breaking down large, unclear or overwhelming pieces of work

  • finishing tasks and following things through

  • organising files, information and resources so you can find what you need

  • staying focused when tasks are repetitive, unclear or not immediately engaging

  • getting back into a task after being interrupted or distracted

  • switching from one task or type of work to another

  • estimating how long things will take and planning time realistically

  • keeping track of information or instructions while you are working

  • keeping track of what needs to be done without having to hold everything in your head

  • maintaining planners, routines or organisational systems over time

  • stepping back to review your work, notice what is not working and adjust your approach

  • managing several competing demands without becoming overloaded

  • continuing with a task when it becomes frustrating, difficult or boring

  • adapting when plans change, something unexpected happens or a system that was working stops working

We help by

providing coaching that is practical, collaborative and focused on real situations in your day-to-day life. Depending on what you are working on, this might involve:

  • understanding what is happening when a particular task or situation becomes difficult

  • identifying what is already working and where additional support may help

  • clarifying goals and deciding what you want to work on first

  • breaking work into clearer, more manageable steps

  • developing realistic ways to plan and prioritise

  • creating external reminders, prompts, checklists and visual supports

  • reducing the amount of information you need to remember or hold in mind

  • developing approaches for starting, focusing, switching and returning to tasks

  • making time, deadlines and progress more visible

  • simplifying email, administrative and organisational systems

  • developing ways to manage distractions and protect attention

  • exploring routines, structures and accountability that are useful to you

  • adapting tasks, environments or ways of working to reduce unnecessary cognitive load

  • identifying practical supports or adjustments

  • developing approaches for managing changes, interruptions and competing demands

  • reflecting on what happened rather than assuming a strategy “should” have worked

  • trying strategies in real life, reviewing what was useful and adapting what was not

  • building on approaches that work for you and refining them over time

  • providing tailored support to find practical strategies, systems, supports and adjustments that fit how you work and process information.

About the team

Authentic Work is led by an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with experience supporting neurodivergent adults and understanding executive-functioning difficulties.

The approach is neuroaffirming, psychologically informed and focused on practical executive-function coaching rather than psychological therapy or diagnostic assessment.

Where other clinicians provide coaching through Authentic Work, they will be appropriately trained and experienced in supporting neurodivergent adults.

Contact Authentic Work

Have a question about the service, suitability or an existing Access to Work award? Send a message below and Authentic Work will respond as soon as possible.

Please note: Authentic Work is a coaching service and this contact form is not continuously monitored. It should not be used to seek urgent or emergency support. If you need immediate help, call 999 or attend your nearest emergency department. For other urgent mental-health needs, please contact your GP or an appropriate NHS or local urgent mental-health service.