ABBY

ADHD/ASD COUNSELLOR
YOUTH COUNSELLOR
THERAPEUTIC PLAY PRACTITIONER AGED 4+

Abby sees clients face-to-face in Princes Risborough, Bucks HP27.
She also sees clients online.

DIAGNOSED COMBINED ADHD

Abby is a qualified Counsellor and Play Therapist with a particular passion for both ADHD and Autistic clients. She works in a Person-centred way, is completely non-judgmental and understanding of her clients as well as being genuinely interested to hear their story.

Abby has experience working with people from all walks of life from university students struggling with the executive dysfunction ADHD brings through to ex-offenders released from prison straight onto the streets. Abby values each client’s individuality and aims to work with them to achieve a positive outcome – whatever that means for them.

Abby has always been passionate about supporting those who are living on the edge of society and believes everyone deserves a second chance. She spent 18 months working within a local homeless charity counselling a huge variety of clients, all with mental health issues as well as practical day-to-day problems. Many of her clients here were struggling to make sense of their risk-taking behaviours, unsuccessful attempts to get on top of their addictions and their despair at trying to understand their differences.

Abby became adept at spotting undiagnosed ADHD in these clients and gained a wealth of knowledge and experience through working with so many different presentations of the Inattentive, Hyperactive/Impulsive and Combined traits.

Within Abby’s family she is surrounded by ADHD and Autism and understands first hand the unique demands that living with neuro-divergence and sensory processing difficulties can present.

She also has personal experience of navigating the educational SEND system and understands the additional pressures and frustrations that difficulties accessing appropriate support can place on individuals and their families.

Abby still works part time as a school counsellor and is qualified to work with children from the age of 4 upwards. She is a member of both the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and Play Therapy UK (PTUK).

Qualifications & CPD

• Postgraduate Diploma in Practice Based Play Therapy L7 (Distinction) 2024
• Postgraduate Certificate Therapeutic Play Skills L7 (Distinction) 2023
• Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling L4 2020
• Certificate in Counselling Skills L3 2019
• Certificate in Life Coaching L3 2022
• BA (Hons) Fine Art 2:1 2005

• Beacon House Developmental Trauma For Professionals 2024
• Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems 2021
• Award in Awareness of Alcohol & Substance Misuse 2020
• Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling 2020
• NAS Understanding Autism 2020
• Dealing With Distress: Working with Suicide and Self Harm 2020
• Suicide First Aid: Understanding Suicide Interventions 2019
• Counselling Children & Young People CPD 2018
• Safeguarding Training (2024)
• Member BACP & PTUK

ABBY

ADHD/ASD COUNSELLOR

YOUTH COUNSELLOR

THERAPEUTIC PLAY PRACTITIONER AGED 4+

Abby sees clients face-to-face in Princes Risborough, Bucks HP27.
She also sees clients online.

DIAGNOSED COMBINED ADHD

Abby is a qualified Counsellor and Play Therapist with a particular passion for both ADHD and Autistic clients. She works in a Person-centred way, is completely non-judgmental and understanding of her clients as well as being genuinely interested to hear their story.

Abby has experience working with people from all walks of life from university students struggling with the executive dysfunction ADHD brings through to ex-offenders released from prison straight onto the streets. Abby values each client’s individuality and aims to work with them to achieve a positive outcome – whatever that means for them.

Abby has always been passionate about supporting those who are living on the edge of society and believes everyone deserves a second chance. She spent 18 months working within a local homeless charity counselling a huge variety of clients, all with mental health issues as well as practical day-to-day problems. Many of her clients here were struggling to make sense of their risk-taking behaviours, unsuccessful attempts to get on top of their addictions and their despair at trying to understand their differences.

Abby became adept at spotting undiagnosed ADHD in these clients and gained a wealth of knowledge and experience through working with so many different presentations of the Inattentive, Hyperactive/Impulsive and Combined traits.

Within Abby’s family she is surrounded by ADHD and Autism and understands first hand the unique demands that living with neuro-divergence and sensory processing difficulties can present.

She also has personal experience of navigating the educational SEND system and understands the additional pressures and frustrations that difficulties accessing appropriate support can place on individuals and their families.

Abby still works part time as a school counsellor and is qualified to work with children from the age of 4 upwards. She is a member of both the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and Play Therapy UK (PTUK).

Qualifications & CPD

• Postgraduate Diploma in Practice Based Play Therapy L7 (Distinction) 2024
• Postgraduate Certificate Therapeutic Play Skills L7 (Distinction) 2023
• Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling L4 2020
• Certificate in Counselling Skills L3 2019
• Certificate in Life Coaching L3 2022
• BA (Hons) Fine Art 2:1 200

• Beacon House Developmental Trauma For Professionals 2024
• Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems 2021
• Award in Awareness of Alcohol & Substance Misuse 2020
• Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling 2020
• NAS Understanding Autism 2020
• Dealing With Distress: Working with Suicide and Self Harm 2020
• Suicide First Aid: Understanding Suicide Interventions 2019
• Counselling Children & Young People CPD 2018
• Safeguarding Training (2024)
• Member BACP & PTUK