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Supporting Neurodivergent Teenagers
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Neurodivergent Teenagers
Reducing anxiety and school attendance barriers for neurodivergent young people and the adults who support them
Counselling | Training | Support
Are you a parent, carer or professional supporting a neurodivergent teenager and noticing anxiety, overwhelm, or school becoming harder to manage?
Do you want to help but worry about getting things wrong or making school attendance and anxiety worse?
Are you feeling helpless and hopeless whilst struggling to make sense of all the mixed information online?
When anxiety and school become too much
Caring for a neurodivergent teenager who is anxious or struggling to attend school can feel overwhelming, unpredictable and isolating.
Not only can it impact their friendships, their life with you and their ability to engage with learning, but it also affects how they think and feel about themselves.
It feels hard to sit back and watch your once lighthearted child become burdened with so much stress and worry.
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You’ve spent day after day attending courses, joining groups and trawling websites; desperately trying to find an approach that fits your child and takes away their fears.
Meanwhile, their anxiety levels are rising because they feel pressured to be doing more, and you both end up feeling frustrated, angry and upset.
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The truth is, you’re not convinced that reframing their thinking or sending them back into the environments that are causing them distress is what is best for them, and you feel like you're running out of options. All you know is you ​need support that helps you find a way through this without making things even worse.
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Hi, I'm Ange McMillan
I’m a BACP-accredited autistic counsellor with over 18 years of experience supporting neurodivergent young people and the adults around them.
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Much of my work focuses on teenagers who are experiencing anxiety and finding school hard to manage.
Many are navigating environments and systems that feel like they don’t fit how they think or experience the world, which can leave them feeling overwhelmed, stuck or misunderstood.
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At Elemental Health, I work by slowing things down, listening carefully and helping families and professionals understand what is really going on beneath the surface.
Rather than focusing on attendance alone, I support the adults around a young person to explore the emotional, sensory and relational factors that are making school feel unsafe or unmanageable, and to consider what needs to change.
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Alongside direct work, I also deliver training and consultation for parents, carers, schools and professionals who want to better understand neurodivergence, anxiety and school attendance difficulties.
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Elemental Health exists to support not just young people, but the adults in their lives because we belive that with the right support we can all reach our full potential.
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Quick-fix solutions don't work for us!
We don’t believe that traditional approaches always work for our neurodivergent young people and our services are set up with that in mind.
Our team work with the young person's interests and we use art, play, and creativity to help your child share their experiences in low-demand ways.
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Getting to know you and your child is our number one priority. Research shows that the relationship your child has with their therapist will make the most difference, which is why we recommend a minimum of 12 sessions and often work with our families for a year to help make real and lasting changes.
Our services are for you if:
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You suspect (or know) your child is neurodivergent
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Traditional therapy hasn’t been effective in the past
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Your child experiences barriers to school attendance
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You want to take the pressure off and reduce demands ​
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Other support and training​
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Alongside therapeutic work with young people, Elemental Health also offers support for the adults and systems around them.
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This includes:
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Parent and carer support, to help reduce pressure at home
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School attendance support, focused on understanding the emotional, sensory and relational factors that make school feel hard
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Training and consultation for schools, professionals and organisations supporting neurodivergent young people
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Reducing Barriers to School Attendance
In House Training
Supporting Neurodivergent Young People
One-day workshops for youth professionals
​Counselling for neurodivergent teenagers (no diagnosis necessary)
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Support for Parents and Carers​
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Coaching for parents and carers of anxious teenagers. One-off sessions or a 6-week programme of tailored support.
Ways to work with us
Client feedback
"Thank you for an amazing and inspirational course, I have learnt so much and developed my skills in this essential work. If anyone reading is wondering about attending a course-the answer is a resounding yes!
Thank you Elemental Health."
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"I am fairly ancient now and been teaching for decades - but I think this is one of the best training sessions I've ever had. Pacing, structure, content (balance between theory and concrete examples) and your style of delivery.”
" Angela delivered a phenomenal webinar - the advice given was extremely helpful and she shared some excellent techniques for helping a young person with anxiety. I will be attending more of her sessions as she offers such a wonderful resource! Thank you"
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