Advocacy

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Let’s make change happen

Sometimes, it's not you that needs to change, it's the systems around you that need shifting. Advocacy is about helping you access the support, recognition, and adjustments you deserve. It's about pushing back on "just how things are" when those things aren't working for you. And it's about doing it with someone who understands, walks beside you, and speaks your language. My advocacy work is grounded in lived experience, professional expertise, and deep respect for your autonomy and perspective.

Advocacy With, Not For

Advocacy doesn’t mean speaking over you. It means helping you put forward your needs with clarity and care when systems make it hard to be heard. It’s about understanding what you need and then helping you articulate that clearly, assertively, and in a way that opens doors instead of closing them.

I work collaboratively with you to:

  • Navigate healthcare systems that often overlook or misunderstand neurodivergence

  • Work with schools and educators to create meaningful, individualised learning supports

  • Help you to craft homeschool reports that reflect your neurodivergent child’s strengths

  • Prepare for NDIS planning meetings and access supports that reflect your actual needs

  • Secure workplace accommodations and help make your professional life more accessible

  • Support career planning for neurodivergent teens and adults

  • Develop your self-advocacy skills so you feel more confident advocating for yourself

  • Navigate bureaucratic systems that feel overwhelming or unclear

  • Manage transitions — new jobs, new diagnoses, changes in family life

Grounded in Lived Experience

Advocacy is more than paperwork and policy, it’s personal.

As a neurodivergent person, I’ve spent years learning how to advocate for myself in the workplace, in education systems, and in healthcare. I know what it’s like to be in meetings and feel like your experience isn’t being recognised, or like you have to work twice as hard just to be understood. I’ve had to learn the language of systems without losing sight of my own.

As a parent of neurodivergent children, I’ve been on the front lines of advocacy. drafting education documents, challenging policies, attending appointments, writing reports, and pushing for support that actually fit my children’s unique needs. I know how exhausting and relentless it can be. I also know how powerful it feels to have someone alongside you in that process.

That’s why I do this work. To offer not just professional guidance, but the kind of advocacy support that’s rooted in real-world, lived experience. Compassionate. Strategic. Honest.

Systems Should Work For You — Not Against You

We weren’t meant to bend ourselves into shapes that make systems more comfortable. If you’ve been made to feel like you’re the problem, in school, at work, in health settings, in your own parenting journey, I’m here to say, you’re not.

My role is to help shape systems around your reality, not force you to conform to theirs. That might mean helping you write a letter that gets noticed, decode confusing documentation, or prepare to step into a room where power dynamics make it hard to speak. It might also mean just helping you build the emotional and practical tools to advocate for yourself and your family in everyday moments.

This work is collaborative, flexible, and responsive. We go at your pace, focus on your priorities, and adapt our approach as needed. Whether you're navigating a one-off challenge or facing long-term systemic barriers, you're not alone in it. I’m with you.

Advocacy That Respects Who You Are

My advocacy approach draws from a combination of:

  • Strengths-based and person-centred frameworks

  • Anti-oppressive and neurodiversity-embracing practices

  • Trauma-informed approaches that understand the emotional toll of systemic barriers

  • Critical disability and social justice theories that centre your rights and experiences

  • Practical experience across education, healthcare, government systems, and the workplace

What this means in practice is your values and goals guide the work. Your identity, communication style, and support needs are never questioned, only understood and affirmed.

Whether you're new to advocacy or seasoned and simply need backup, this is a space where your experiences are valid, your needs are central, and your voice is respected.

The First Step

Let’s begin by getting to know each other in a FREE 15 minute introductory appointment. You can tell me about your needs and together, we’ll determine if we’re a good fit for each other. Once you book, you’ll receive an email with a link to our online meeting platform, which you can use to join the session at your scheduled time.

If you have any questions before this session, please use my Contact Me form and I’ll get back to you.