About me

Hi, I’m Amy.

I’m an autistic and ADHD integrative counsellor and artist, based in North Somerset. I care deeply about creating spaces where people can show up without shame, apology, or the pressure to explain themselves neatly.

People often describe me as warm, thoughtful, and questioning. I’m deeply curious, and I tend to look at things from different angles, noticing patterns and connections as they emerge. I’m interested in how we come to understand ourselves, especially when the usual frameworks don’t quite fit, and in creating therapeutic relationships that feel human, respectful, and grounded.

My background

I have a Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Practice and work in line with the BACP Ethical Framework as a member of the BACP.

I currently volunteer as a counsellor with Autistic Parents UK, supporting autistic parents navigating burnout, identity, isolation, and the realities of caring within systems that often don’t meet their needs. This work began as part of my formal training and has continued as an ongoing commitment.

Alongside this, I have worked therapeutically within a further education college, supporting both students and staff with a wide range of emotional, relational, and work-related difficulties.

Before training as a counsellor, I spent many years working within the students’ union movement. My roles included supporting sabbatical officers, facilitating and training student groups, working with volunteering projects, and later supporting students through advice and advocacy services.

This experience involved close, relational work with people holding responsibility and navigating pressure within complex, imperfect systems, and it continues to inform how I think about care, boundaries, and support.

I also have experience supporting SEND students in schools and higher education.

Creative practice

Creativity has long been part of how I make sense of myself and the world. I hold a BA in Graphic Design with Animation and an MA in Fine Art, and I continue to work as a multidisciplinary artist.

I am aphantasic, which means I don’t experience mental imagery. Because of this, drawing, writing, and making are ways I externalise my internal world rather than illustrate it. My art practice isn’t about visualising ideas, but about creating spaces where thoughts, feelings, and questions can be encountered, played with, and observed.

I don’t offer art therapy, but my background as an artist shapes my therapeutic presence. I’m comfortable with uncertainty, with slow unfolding, and with staying alongside experiences that don’t yet have words. I value process over conclusions, and exploration over interpretation.

Lived experience

As an Autistic and ADHD adult, I have lived experience of masking, late identification, sensory intensity, burnout, and shifting self-understanding. This doesn’t make me an expert on your life, but it does mean I’m attentive to the ways people are often expected to adapt themselves to systems that weren’t built with them in mind.

Why I do this work

My practice exists because I believe therapy should feel like a place where your full self is welcome, including uncertainty, contradiction, and not knowing. Many people I work with are exploring questions of identity, boundaries, meaning, and belonging, often after long periods of feeling misunderstood or alone.

I see therapy as a collaborative relationship where understanding emerges over time, rather than something that is imposed or rushed. What matters to me is that the work feels supportive, respectful, and genuinely helpful for you.