so what do i know?

michelle BSc

relevant qualifications

CPD:

04/26: AuDHD summit

• the paradox of AuDHD
• the 7 AuDHD pillars of wellbeing 
• AuDHD and burnout
• AuDHD brains and sleep

• relationships and AuDHD

 

03/26: the science of ADHD for therapists & coaches

 

01/26: the science of cortisol

01/26: ADHD, autism and relationships summit

• communicating in neurodivergent relationships
• navigaing sex and intimacy 
• co-regulation between neurodivergent people
• the effects of masking on relationships
• ADHD in the family

 

citizens advice training throughout 2025:

annual mandatory training

• safeguarding
• data protection
• working with clients
• research and campaigns
• understanding legal requirements

bullying and harassment in the workplace

preventing sexual harassment in the workplace

advancing EDI:

• race equity
• active allyship
• microaggression
• LGBTQ+ inclusion
• EDI conversations
• equity and equality
• equity for disabled people
• identity and intersectionality
• privilege and marginalisation
• equity, diversity and inclusion
• tips for dyslexia and technology
• integrating accessibility in the workplace

• how to recognise and promote a neurodiverse workforce

• the need for cultural change and a more equitable workplace

 

CPD:

12/25: autism and attachment

• attachment theory
• friendships and social development: childhood to adolescence
• adult relationships
• romance, intimacy and challenges
• autistic elders
• supporting healthy relationships across the lifespan

12/25: OCD and eating disorders

12/25: ND and substance use

 

11/25: psychology of rumination

11/25: shinrin-yoku practitioner certification : forest bathing and connectedness practices

• colour therapy

• indoor practices

• sit spot practices

• cultural connections

• environmental wellness

• the origins of shinrin-yoku

• plants and their properties

• the science of shinrin-yoku

• phytoncides and their effects on the body

• principles and foundations of shinrin-yoku

 

CPD:

10/25: psychology of connection

 

09/25: ND and appetite

 

08/25: AuDHD and women

08/25: ADHD, shame and the brain 

 

03/25: autism and women

• autism and emotions

• the many faces of autism 

• autism diagnosis: what's the big deal?

• health and wellbeing in autistic people

• autism, puberty, pregnancy and [peri]menopause

• autism in girls, women and people assigned female at birth

03/25: ADHD and women

• impact of untreated ADHD

• the science of ADHD treatment

• co-occuring conditions in ADHD

• emotional dysfunction and RSD

• understanding symptoms and diagnosis of ADHD in women

• ADHD and hormones: menstruation, pregnancy and menopause

03/25: ADHD summit

• ADHD and nutrition 

• the science of ADHD

• the positives of ADHD

• ADHD and relationships 

• ADHD and intersectionality 

• ADHD, emotional regulation and anxiety 

 

02/25: ADHD and RSD

• supporting RSD
• RSD as a social model
• RSD as a medical model
• the manifesations of RSD

• RSD and how it relates to ADHD

• RSD and different environments

02/25: the gut-brain connection

• food and mood
• the midline theory
• the gut microbiome
• gut-metabolism axis
• the power of the mind
• more than a gut feeling
• the mind-body connection
• diets for optimal gut health
• lessons from our ancestors
• the foundations of gut health
• the gut microbiome and menopause

02/25: the science of AuDHD 

02/25: the neuroscience of music

 

01/25: ADHD and burnout

01/25: ADHD, autism and relationships summit

• AuDHD and parenting

• making sense of senses 

• ADHD and attachment styles

• autism and attachment styles 

• neuroscience of love and neurodiversity 

• communicating in neurodivergent relationships 

 

citizens advice training during 2024:

annual mandatory training

• safeguarding
• data protection
• working with clients
• research and campaigns
• understanding legal requirements

help to claim (specialist adviser) certification

SMCR (senior managers certification regime)

quality assurance advice (QAA) case writing for supervisors

 

CPD:

11/24: neurodiversity & inclusion plus strengths based practices

• training skills

• ethics and values

• policy and guidance

• co-occuring conditions 

• research, theory and practice 

• family and organisational dynamics 

• developing organisational neurodiversity and inclusion policy 

• neurodivergent strength profiles: person centred/led approach

• neurodivergent profiles: ADHD, alexithymia, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia (DCD), OCD, tourettes 

 

10/24: the psychology of autism and burnout 

 

04/24: national autistic society, non-medical helpers and mentors training 

• understanding autism 

• autism in the workplace 

• autism, stress and anxiety 

• autism and communication 

• autism: supporting families 

• autism and sensory experience 

• women and girls on the autism spectrum

• the mental health experience and needs of autistic teenagers 

 

01/24: mentoring, level II 

 

citizens advice training during 2023:

annual mandatory training

• safeguarding
• data protection
• working with clients
• research and campaigns
• understanding legal requirements

 

citizens advice training during 2022:

annual mandatory training

• safeguarding
• data protection
• working with clients
• research and campaigns
• understanding legal requirements

generalist adviser certification

 

03/10: VTCT, diploma in indian head massage

 

06/08: BSc complementary medicine and health sciences, first class honours

• homeopathy

• pathophysiology 

• health psychology 

• research methods

• the therapeutic relationship

• health education and promotion 

• psychology of addiction and substance misuse 

• applied biomedicine for complementary medicine 

• dissertation: methodologies used in homeopathic research and the issues of applying these to homeopathic principles

 

06/08: reiki master teacher, usui shiki ryoho system

 

CPD:

05/07: reflexology and cancer care, NHS christie hospital

 

10/03: reiki level II, usui shiki ryoho system

 

09/00: reiki level I, usui shiki ryoho system

 

07/00: IIHHT, diploma in holistic therapies  

• nutrition

• massage

• reflexology

• acupressure

• aromatherapy 

• anatomy, physiology and pathology