Support that fits the way your brain works
Two distinct but complementary services: structured coaching to build skills and reach goals, and peer mentoring to offer support from someone who truly understands.
Being neurodivergent, whether that's ADHD, autism, dyslexia, or a combination, often means navigating a world that wasn't designed with you in mind. Our coaching and mentoring services are here to help you thrive in it, each in a different way.
Coaching: structured support for real change
Neurodiversity coaching is a goal oriented, evidence based service designed to help you understand your strengths and challenges, build practical strategies, and work towards specific outcomes that matter to you.
Sessions are structured, focused, and tailored to your neurodivergent profile. Whether you want to improve your organisation and time management, manage emotional regulation, perform better at work, or simply feel less overwhelmed, coaching gives you the tools and accountability to make lasting change.
Coaching pairs especially well with a Neurodiversity Profile Assessment, which can give you a deeper understanding of your neurological profile before sessions begin.
What's included
- Structured, goal focused sessions with clear milestones
- Practical strategies for organisation, focus, time management, and emotional regulation
- Accountability and regular progress reviews
- Tailored to your specific neurodivergent profile
- Can be combined with a Neurodiversity Profile Assessment for deeper insight
- 25% off your first 2 sessions if purchased as part of an ADHD adolescent package
£100 / hr
Book coachingBuilt around your neurology
Strategies are designed for how your brain actually works, not adapted from neurotypical frameworks.
Practical, not theoretical
You will leave each session with something you can actually use, not just insight, but action.
Track your progress
Set clear goals and measure how far you have come, something that matters when ADHD can make progress feel invisible.
Mentoring: whatever you need it to be
Mentoring is fundamentally different from coaching. The whole point is that there is no agenda. None. The session is entirely yours, shaped entirely by what you need from it that day. If that means crying, that is fine. If it means talking through a situation at work, that is fine. If it means sitting with someone who just listens without trying to fix anything, that is also fine.
The mentor's job is not to bring their experience or their perspective unless you want it. They have some personal connection to neurodivergence, whether through having it themselves, being in a relationship with someone who does, raising a child with it, or another lived route. But they do not need to lead with that. What matters is that they show up for you, without agenda, without a plan, and without any sense of where the session 'should' go.
Mentoring can stand alone, or run alongside coaching and medical support. Sometimes you need both. Sometimes you need the structured development side of coaching, and sometimes you just need the other thing entirely.
What's included
- No agenda, no structure, no programme — unless you want one
- Whatever the session needs to be: a listening ear, a sounding board, space to think out loud, or somewhere to cry if that is what is needed
- A safe, non-judgemental space with zero pressure
- Connection with someone who has some understanding of neurodivergence, whether from living with it, being close to someone who does, or both
- The mentor brings themselves, not a framework. You set the direction.
- 1 free session included with the ADHD adolescent package
£60 / hr
Book mentoringCompletely led by you
There is no framework, no programme, no outcome to work towards. The session is yours. It goes where you take it.
No agenda whatsoever
The mentor does not arrive with things to say or explore. They arrive ready to listen. That is it. That is the whole job.
Not therapy, not coaching
Something in between, and something different from both. Sometimes the most useful thing is a space where you do not have to explain yourself and nothing is expected of you.
Coaching vs Mentoring: what's the difference?
| Aspect | Coaching | Mentoring |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | Structured sessions with defined goals and measurable progress | Completely led by you. No structure unless you want it. |
| Focus | Skill building, strategy development, personal and professional growth | Whatever you need it to be. Support, space, a different perspective, or just someone to listen. |
| Provider | Trained neurodiversity coach | Someone with personal connection to neurodivergence. No agenda of their own. |
| Best for | People who want clear goals and actionable tools | People who need to be heard, not directed |
Not sure which is right for you? Get in touch and we will help you decide, or try both.
Sometimes you need both
Coaching and mentoring are not in competition. They do different things, and there are times when both are genuinely useful at the same time.
When coaching helps
You want to build specific skills, get better at managing your time, improve your performance at work, develop strategies for day-to-day challenges, or work towards goals with some structure and accountability behind it.
When mentoring helps
You do not want a programme or an outcome. You just need someone to be there. To listen. To not try to fix things or move you anywhere. Sometimes that is all that is needed, and it is not a lesser form of support — it is just a different one.
Both are available individually or alongside each other. Both can run in parallel with medical care.
The coaching industry is largely unregulated
Anyone can call themselves a coach or a neurodiversity coach. There are no legally required qualifications, no regulated register, and no set standards. Some people are self-issuing certificates, creating their own credentials, or completing weekend courses and presenting them alongside formally accredited training.
That does not mean qualifications do not matter. It means they are not the whole story. An impressive CV does not guarantee a good coach, and someone without it is not automatically a poor one. What matters most is the relationship you have with your coach or mentor, and whether it actually works for you.
A few things worth remembering:
- Have a conversation with any coach or mentor before committing to sessions
- Ask how they work, what their background is, and whether they have experience with your specific challenges
- If it is not working after a few sessions, it is fine to change — that is not failure, it is good judgement
- The evidence for coaching and mentoring is decent overall, but highly individual — some people find it genuinely transformative, others less so
The right person matters far more than their credentials. Choose carefully, and do not be afraid to trust your instincts.
Finding the right coach or mentor
BGM offers both coaching and mentoring directly. We have also worked with external providers and can point you towards people we have had good experiences with.
BGM Medical
We offer coaching and mentoring directly, either as standalone services or alongside medical care. You can book both through this site.
Book with BGMNot Built For Small Talk
Our partner organisation for neurodiversity coaching. We have had genuinely good experiences working with them and are comfortable recommending them directly.
Visit their siteGenius Within
A larger neurodiversity coaching organisation with good overall feedback. That said, quality here is very coach-specific — it is worth speaking to individual coaches before committing rather than going in blind.
Visit their siteAI coaching apps: Several AI-powered coaching apps exist for ADHD and neurodivergence. We do not currently have enough experience with them to recommend any in either direction. If you are exploring them, apply the same logic — try before you commit, and stay sceptical of bold claims.
Ready to get started?
Book a session online or get in touch if you have questions. Both coaching and mentoring are available in person in Norwich or remotely across the UK. Not sure which is right for you? We will help you figure it out.