What happens after you book?
Once you book, you'll receive a confirmation email with everything you need for your first session
There is no pressure to know exactly what's wrong to talk about - your therapist will guide the first session gently at your pace.
Meet Andrea
Integrative Counsellor Specialising in Late-Diagnosis ADHD, Neurodivergent Burnout and Identity
You might look capable on the outside – holding things together, managing work, parenting responsibilities – while internally feeling exhausted, overwhelmed or on the edge of burnout.
Perhaps your mind never truly switches off. You replay conversations. You over think decisions. You start projects with energy and then feel frustrated when they stall. You may have spent years wondering why everything feels harder for you than it seems to for other people.
Many people I work with are late-diagnosed ADHD or neurodivergent – or beginning to question whether they might be. Some are waiting for assessment. Some have recently received a diagnosis and are trying to make sense of what it means. Others are simply tired of masking, pushing through and feeling as though they are “too much” or “not enough” at the same time.
You don’t have to keep managing this alone.
I’m Andrea, an integrative counsellor offering a calm, neurodiversity-affirming space where you can slow down, untangle what’s been building up for years, and reconnect with who you are beneath the coping strategies.
If you’re feeling burned out, confused, or quietly questioning why life feels this hard, you’re welcome here.
You don't need to be certain to begin.
How We Work Together
Therapy with me isn’t about fixing you. It’s about understanding you.
As in integrative counsellor, I draw from different therapeutic approaches depending on what feels most helpful to you. That might include exploring patterns from earlier life, working gently with overwhelm and nervous system regulation, or finding practical ways to reduce burnout and self-criticism in everyday life.
If you are neurodivergent – diagnosed, self-identified or questioning – our work can include:
- Understanding masking and its impact
- Processing late diagnosis and identity shifts
- Navigating sensory overload and burnout
- Building self-trust and self-acceptance
- Untangling shame that was never yours to carry
Sessions move at your pace.
There is no pressure tp perform, explain perfectly or have everything figured out.
Some people come with a clear goal. Others arrive simply knowing they cannot keep going the way they are.
Both are welcome.
Over time, therapy can help you feel:
More regulated and less overwhelmed
Clearer about who you are and what you need
Less self-critical and more self-compassionate
More able to make choices from stability rather than survival
You don’t need to change who you are. You may just need space to understand yourself differently.
You can change therapist, pause or reschedule at any point.
Experience and perspective
Alongside my core counselling training, I have developed particular experience supporting adults experiencing burnout, identity shifts and the long-term impact of chronic stress.
Much of my work involves helping people make sense of patterns that have followed them for years – perfectionism, over-functioning, people-pleasing, emotional shutdown or cycles of overwhelm and exhaustion.
I have specific interest in late-diagnosed ADHD and neurodivergence in adulthood, and I remain committed to ongoing professional development in this area. I approach this work from a neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-aware perspective.
I believe coping strategies are rarely random. They are often intelligent adaptions developed in response to earlier environments, expectations or unmet needs.
Therapy, in my view, is not about removing parts of you – but about understanding how they formed, and deciding consciously what you want to keep.
You don't have to have it all figured out to take the first step.
Criteria for my service
There is no specific criteria to access my service. If you feel this support could be helpful, you’re very welcome to choose an available appointment at the top of this page and book in when it suits you.
Areas I specialise In
- Neurodiversity and ADHD
- Anxiety and overwhelm
- Burnout and emotional exhaustion
- Identity and self-understanding
- Life transitions and change
Accreditations
MBACP
Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Client Group
Men and Women
Grey Matters Centre works within clear safeguarding and ethical boundaries. If issues arise that sit outside our scope of practice, we will always support families to access the most appropriate services.
Starting therapy doesn't lock you in. You're allowed to change your mind.
Qualifications
- Psychology AS
- Level 3 Coaching Skills and Practice
- Mental Health First Aid
- Level 3 Emotional Freedom Technique Diploma
- Level 2 Mental Health Awareness
- Level 4 Counselling
- BA Honours Degree in Counselling
Qualifications and registrations listed have been verified by Grey Matters Centre.
Fees
Adults £50 per 50 minute session.
Please only book your initial session here. All future sessions are to be booked with Andrea in person.
Cancellations of less than 48 hours notice will incur the full fee.
Availability
- Monday 9am – 1pm
- Evening appointments available on request
My availability is displayed at the top of this page. You are most welcome to choose the most suitable appointment for you and go ahead and book it.
If there are no dates shown I am afraid I am fully booked, I am so sorry for the inconvenience this may cause you.
Please do take a look at our other therapists on our website as some of them will have spaces that you are most welcome to go ahead and book.
NB. Please do not book with a therapist whom you have a connection with or you know in some way as they will be unable to work with you. If you wish to make a query on this please call 07907 613 600 to discuss the issue.
NB. Please do not book in with a therapist whom you have a connection with or you know in some way as they will be unable to work with you.If you wish to make a query on this please call 07907613600 to discuss this issue.
General Booking Enquiry
If has availability it will be displayed at the top of this page. You are welcome to choose the most suitable date for you and go ahead and book it without filling in this booking form.
if you'd like further support, you can submit a booking enquiry or simply ask a question
At Grey Matters Centre we are a highly professional organisation of independent, qualified, experienced Counsellors and Psychotherapists in Scunthorpe.
