Executive Functioning Support 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
Executive functioning describes the mental processes we use to get things done such as getting started, planning and prioritising, remembering what we need to do, managing time, staying focused, switching between tasks and following things through.
Difficulties with executive functioning can make work, self-employment, business or study harder to manage, even when you know what you need to do.
Executive Functioning Consultation
A standalone 90-minute consultation with an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist to understand where you are getting stuck and what may be contributing to this.
Before the consultation, you complete a pre-session questionnaire about your executive functioning, current demands and the situations you are finding difficult. This is reviewed before your appointment.
During the consultation, we look across different areas of executive functioning to understand the areas that come more easily, the areas that take more effort, and the situations where difficulties are having the greatest impact.
We explore how these strengths and difficulties interact with the demands of your work, self-employment, business or study, what is already working well, and the main obstacles getting in the way.
Together, we identify your main priorities and consider practical strategies, supports or adjustments that may help. We then focus on a priority area and develop clear next steps that you can begin putting into practice.
Following the consultation, you receive a written action plan summarising the main strengths, difficulties and priorities identified, together with the strategies, supports and next steps discussed.
Please note: This is not a diagnostic or neurodevelopmental assessment.
90 minutes · £225
Follow-up Executive Functioning Coaching
Executive Functioning Coaching is available for people who have completed an Executive Functioning Consultation with Authentic Work and would like ongoing practical support to put strategies into practice.
Coaching is provided by an HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist working as an Executive Functioning Coach with Authentic Work, with experience supporting neurodivergent adults.
Sessions build on the priorities and strategies identified during your consultation. Rather than trying to address everything at once, coaching focuses on one practical difficulty, goal or priority at a time.
You work together to understand what is happening in a specific situation, break the difficulty down into manageable steps and identify practical approaches to try. This might involve developing routines or systems, using reminders or visual supports, adapting the task or environment, making better use of technology, or finding ways to reduce the amount you need to remember, organise or manage in your head.
Between sessions, you can try agreed strategies in real situations. In the next session, you review what happened, what helped, what got in the way and what may need to change.
Strategies can then be adjusted, simplified or replaced so that they better fit how you work and the demands you are managing.
Coaching provides ongoing practical support, structure and review to help you implement strategies, troubleshoot difficulties and build on approaches that are useful to you over time.
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.
Book Your Session
New to Authentic Work?
Book a 90-minute Executive Functioning Consultation with an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist.
The consultation includes review of your pre-session questionnaire, exploration of your executive-functioning strengths and difficulties in relation to the demands you are managing, practical strategies and recommendations, and a written action plan following the consultation.
The consultation is a complete, standalone service. If you would like further one-to-one support to put strategies into practice, you can choose to access Executive Functioning Coaching after your consultation.
Already completed your Executive Functioning Consultation and want ongoing support?
Executive Functioning Coaching is available for people who have completed an Executive Functioning Consultation with Authentic Work and would like further one-to-one support to put strategies into practice.
Coaching is provided by an HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist working as an Executive Functioning Coach with Authentic Work.
50-minute coaching sessions focus on one practical difficulty, goal or priority at a time, with support to try strategies, review what happens, troubleshoot difficulties and adapt the approach where needed.
Please note: there is currently a waiting list for ongoing Executive Functioning Coaching.
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 executive functioning support 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 Executive Functioning Consultation is provided by a Clinical Psychologist. The approach is neuroaffirming, psychologically informed and focused on understanding executive-functioning strengths and difficulties, identifying priorities, and developing practical strategies, supports and adjustments.
Executive Functioning Coaching is provided by an HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist working as an Executive Functioning Coach with Authentic Work, with experience supporting neurodivergent adults.
Coaching focuses on practical implementation: putting strategies into practice, working on one difficulty, goal or priority at a time, reviewing what happens and adapting the approach where needed.
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.