Where We Started

Ange McMillan

Our Director

I set up Elemental Health in 2015 after running counselling services for young people in schools and sixth forms.​

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I realised that, with many young people, there was a lack of knowledge about what might be happening physically, emotionally, and in their relationships with others, so I began to teach PHSE sessions.

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My aim was simple: to help young people help each other and, in doing so, help themselves.

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My interest in working with anxiety stemmed from my own lived experience. Having had an anxiety disorder for a number of years and then putting lots of systems in place to support myself, I found myself drawn to training in different approaches that made a difference to myself and my clients.

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As more and more of my anxious clients were being diagnosed as neurodivergent, I began to realise that a lot of my lifetime struggles may have been more than anxiety alone and I went on to be diagnosed as Autistic.

Suddenly, everything felt like it made sense and I realised why so many neurodivergent people had come to therapy with me saying they felt understood for the first time.

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I began to shape our services to suit the needs of anxious and neurodivergent clients.

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I am a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy accredited counsellor, clinical supervisor, and trainer with 18 years of therapeutic experience.

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Alongside Elemental health i am the founder of Augmenting Therapy CIC, a service that offers therapeutic group support for neurodivergent young people and their parents.

As an Autistic practitioner, my lived experience runs through every session that I deliver.

I believe that with the understanding and support of calm, regulated and connected adults, it becomes easier for every person to thrive. 

The Elemental Health team are all trained in trauma responsive, neurodivergent affirming practices. We are endlessly learning, adapting and listening to our clients.

Our approach is unique and developed with young people for young people and we have years of experience working with adults too. 

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