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I'm a Social Worker providing counselling and therapeutic capacity-building for women.

It matters to me that your therapeutic space feels safe, non-judgemental, supportive, and affirming, and that you leave each session feeling valued and heard.

I'm passionate about offering flexible, empathetic support that helps you show compassion to your own mind and body, and that empowers you to make changes aligned with what you actually want.

Together, we'll work on:

• understanding yourself better
• building on your strengths
• using practical tools to manage your emotions, behaviours, and relationships
• growing kinder beliefs about yourself
• rebuilding your energy and motivation for life

This work is strengths and capacity-building focused, so a big part of us working well together is your openness to learning and trying new strategies and tools for the challenges you're facing. That said, I have plenty of experience with people who feel nervous about counselling, so please don't worry. We go at your pace, and I'll do everything I can to make this comfortable for you.

Being a neuro-affirming practitioner matters deeply to me. I love learning about how you experience the world, and I value self-identification just as much as professional diagnosis.

I'm neurodivergent myself, which some people find important in a therapist. You can jump between topics or info-dump with me without any shame or embarrassment. I love hearing about people's passions and interests, and my fast brain can keep up. I might even turn one of your interests into a new counselling tool for us, if I'm on the ball.

Alexie Better is a developmental educator, behavioural therapist, and literacy and numeracy specialist with over 17 years of experience supporting children and adolescents with diverse learning needs. As the founder of Better Multisensory Learning, she has created a centre grounded in inclusion, evidence-based practice, and a strong understanding of neurodiversity.

She specialises in working with individuals with Dyslexia, ADHD, Autism, and other learning differences, using structured, multisensory approaches tailored to each learner. Her work focuses not only on academic progress, but also on building confidence, resilience, and self-belief for students from primary, secondary and university.

Alexie’s passion is deeply personal. Having experienced challenges in school due to undiagnosed dyslexia, she understands firsthand the impact of learning difficulties. This lived experience allows her to connect with students empathetically and advocate for meaningful, individualised support.

Founded in 2018, Better Multisensory Learning offers literacy and numeracy intervention, ADHD coaching, assessments, counselling, and parent support. Alexie also collaborates closely with schools and allied health professionals.

She is a strong advocate for inclusive education and neurodiversity, a published author in Purpose & Passion, and her centre placed 2nd in the Cape Ability Network 2nd Place for Specialised Education in a Disability.

Ash Seggie is the founder of ND Support and Coaching and a passionate advocate for neurodivergent individuals and families. A former teacher, she is deeply committed to fostering strong collaboration between parents, schools and communities to improve outcomes for neurodivergent children.

Ash’s work is shaped by both professional experience and her own lived experience parenting neurodivergent children. This led her to establish ND Support and Coaching, where she promotes neuroaffirming, evidence-based practices and supports parents, carers and educators with practical tools to create environments in which neurodivergent children can thrive.

An ICF-accredited ADHD and parent coach, Ash works with neurodivergent adults and parents to help them understand and work with their brains rather than against them. ND Support and Coaching also delivers online and in-person courses and presentations, developed in collaboration with a clinical psychologist. In her presentations, Ash combines research, best practice, personal anecdotes and practical strategies, underpinned by a strong call to action to embrace neurodiversity, support inclusion and advocate for the individual needs of every child.

Ashley Cairns is the CEO of A Change for Better (ACFB) and Director of The ACFB Fund, a dual-structured organisation combining clinical services with a charitable model to improve access to mental health and neurodevelopmental diagnostics across New Zealand.

With formal training in psychology and counselling, Ashley has built ACFB into a growing health-tech company focused on addressing critical gaps in ADHD, autism, and mental health assessment pathways. Drawing from both professional expertise and personal lived experience as someone with AuDHD, she has helped lead the development of Lotus, an AI-powered diagnostic platform designed to streamline assessments, enhance clinical reporting, and reduce both cost and wait times for clients.
Ashley’s work sits at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and systems reform. She is actively involved in shaping new models of care, including GP-integrated diagnostic pathways and multidisciplinary service delivery. Through ACFB, she is working toward a future where timely, affordable, and high-quality diagnostic services are accessible at scale.

She has presented at national conferences, including ADHD-focused events across New Zealand, and delivered a TEDx Women talk on the Lotus AI and ACFB build as well as her own diagnostic journey. Her current focus is on scaling ACFB’s services, securing strategic partnerships, and positioning the organisation as a primary referral destination for GPs nationwide.

Callie Elward-Barrett is a neuroinclusion speaker, strategist and founder of Executive Functioning Leadership, where she helps leaders, organisations and communities create environments in which neurodivergent people can genuinely thrive. Her work sits at the intersection of inclusion, leadership, systems design and human capability, with a particular focus on turning awareness into practical action. She additionally co-founded ndWILD, (Weird Intense Loud Different) a non-profit global neuroinclusion movement.


Before founding her business, Callie held senior executive roles in the Australian Public Service, including leadership work in the Department of Health and Aged Care and the Digital Transformation Agency. Her career has included leading large-scale, high-stakes work across public policy, reform, stakeholder engagement, and service delivery, including the Australian Government’s COVID response for First Nations, Disability, and Aged Care environments.


Known for her warmth, honesty and ability to connect the dots between childhood, adulthood, education, and work, Callie brings a perspective that is both strategic and deeply human. She is passionate about helping people move beyond deficit-based narratives and towards approaches that recognise the brilliance, complexity and support needs of neurodivergent minds.

Connor M. Greene is a psychosocial support specialist and ADHD coach passionate about empowering neurodiverse individuals and families.

With a hands-on approach, he delivers real-world strategies for navigating ADHD, autism, and anxiety.
A recognised public speaker, social media content creator and author of ADHD Explained, Connor advocates for greater understanding and inclusivity through workshops, training, and innovative programs like social gaming groups.

His work challenges misconceptions and inspires meaningful change, helping neurodiverse individuals thrive in a supportive world.

Dr Connie Buckingham is a psychologist, lecturer, research supervisor and the creator of Social Stencil, one of Australia’s first neuroaffirming social–emotional learning (SEL) frameworks. Social Stencil supports children and adolescents to better understand themselves and each other, and to navigate friendships, conflict, emotions, and learning differences with confidence and insight.

Connie’s work is grounded in inclusion, trauma-informed practice, and lived experience. Her evidence-based programs build self-awareness, confidence, and positive peer relationships, while equipping educators and allied health professionals with engaging, neuroaffirming tools to support all young people.
In 2025 Connie was awarded the University of Melbourne Arts Alumni Giving Award for her contribution to the neurodiversity affirming movement including introducing neuroaffirming practice into the Educational Developmental Masters and Clinical Masters programs curriculum, initiating and overseeing neuroaffirming research projects and providing placement students with neuroaffirming practice experiences..

With more than 25 years of experience as a psychologist and program designer, Connie is known for her ability to weave neuroaffirming principles with practical, engaging pedagogy—creating environments where all learners can belong and thrive.

Dr Dianne Grocott is a psychiatrist with 30 years experience in public and private practice, who has specialised in ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and Addiction Psychiatry. In 2015 she co-founded the Victorian Adult ADHD Interest Group (VAADHDIG), a multidisciplinary group of clinicians who share expertise and resources to improve the lives of their patients with ADHD.

VAADHDIG members are developing an accredited GP Training Course on ADHD and are collaborating in the design of best practice models for ADHD assessment and holistic management.

Dr Lamb is a Neurodevelopmental Educator with a special interest in ADHD, Autism and Twice-exceptionality in school aged children. She is a registered teacher under NESA, an Associate Member of the Australian ADHD Professionals Association and a member of both the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented and the Australian Association of Special Education. Her three children and herself are all Neurodivergent with a mix of Autism, ADHD, giftedness, Dyslexia and Dysgraphia.

Dr Lamb is an experienced teacher with a demonstrated history of working in the education industry for over 20 years as a teacher in Diverse Learning (neurodivergence), Science and Head of Science and Executive Functioning in Australia and Singapore. She is an accredited ADHD Coach (Evergreen) with certificate courses in emotional regulation and CPS (Collaborative and Proactive Solutions) and extensive experience supporting young neurodivergent people.

Through experience supporting children and their parents, she has developed both an Executive Functioning program and a Parent Coaching Course.
Dr Lamb holds a unique position as a Neurodevelopmental Educator and advocate for children at school. She has sat in everyone’s chair: the teacher, the parent and the child themselves.