"It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences"
We are here to support the those with mental health struggles, neurodivergencies, and those with learning and study difficulties. We champion those who are deemed by others to be different.
Our one-to-one support sessions are bespoke and confidential. We rely on building and maintaining strong and trusting relationships with our student clients. To ensure that relationship is absolutely right, we discuss each student's support needs, learning style, character and personal traits - before connecting them with an appropriate and friendly support specialist. If at any point a client would like to change their support person - or just 'try someone different', we are happy to make that change immediately. We know that positive progress relies strongly on a great 'fit' in terms of that friendly and trusting professional relationship.
We specialise in online one-to-one sessions, mainly using Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Skype, or over the phone.
We also offer consultancy services to institutions, businesses and organisations who want to change and improve their systems and approaches, to include and empower all staff and service users, valuing and celebrating diversity and difference.
We hope you find what you need on these pages. We pay great attention to the quality of all our Specialist Mentoring, Study Skills, Coaching and Counselling support services. Please contact us for more help and advice.
Howard Coakley: Principal and Founder
Throughout his 40 year career, Howard has worked with executives, individuals, teams and organisations; achieving sustained, accountable success.
Although spending most of his early career in the business world, the last 15 years has seen Howard deliver organisational training, educational support work, specialist mental health mentoring and specialist tutoring in higher education. As such, he has worked closely with many professionals and hundreds of university students - each with a fascinating range of unique needs.
Howard is particularly interested in neurodiversity and psychotherapy, having recognised the power and efficacy of talking therapies for many years. Professionally qualified as an integrative counsellor, Howard is a practising member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS).
Mentors and Tutors
All our specialist mentors and tutors are professionally qualified and belong to a government approved professional governing body. Each individual specialist has a range of experience and specialised knowledge to enable us to match the needs of students and clients with the right support professional.
Many of our support specialists are themselves neurodivergent, and as such, foster a strong connection to our students, offering a first-hand perspective on strategies to manage or overcome barriers to learning.