I have a degree in Psychology and spent over a decade working in education, most recently as Head of Psychology and Higher Education Coordinator. In that role I supported students through A Levels, university applications, and the transition into higher education.

I am currently training as a specialist neurodivergent coach with the Neurodiversity Training Academy, building on my academic and professional foundations with dedicated coaching training and certification.

I was diagnosed with ADHD in my early thirties.

I got great grades, but struggled at school in ways that weren't always visible or understood, and spent years navigating systems and environments not built with my brain in mind. At the time, I didn't have the tools or systems I needed to thrive, and this is still the experience of many neurodivergent children and adults.

Diagnosis brought clarity. It also brought recognition of how much difference the right tools, frameworks, and structures can make: not by changing who you are, but by changing your systems, processes, and (where possible) the environment itself.

That experience sits at the centre of everything I do professionally.

Throughout my career I observed consistent patterns in the students I worked with. The strategies and systems we defaulted to, however well-intentioned, often failed to account for the realities of working memory and cognitive load.

For neurodivergent learners in particular, standard approaches frequently added to confusion and stress rather than reducing it.

When I adjusted the approach to fit how a student actually processed information: prioritising clarity, scaffolding, and structure, the impact was direct and meaningful. Seeing that effect consistently, across students and contexts, made clear that these principles had value well beyond the classroom.

The challenges of working as a neurodivergent educator gave me insight into the world of reasonable adjustments, Access to Work, and how occupational challenges require an understanding of the nature of the work, not just the workplace itself.

My approach is grounded in evidence: drawing on research into executive function, cognitive load, and neurodivergent experience, and practised with compassion.

I don't offer generic productivity 'hacks' or neurotypical strategies repackaged for neurodivergent brains.

Instead, we work together to understand how you actually function, identify what is getting in the way, and build practical systems and structures that work with your brain rather than against it.

Rora Studio offers two streams of support:

Rora Education School-to-university transition support for all students navigating the shift from secondary to higher education. We are experienced in supporting young adults through one of the biggest environmental and cognitive shifts of their lives, including neurodivergent students (diagnosed or self-identifying).

Rora Coaching (launching late 2026) Specialist neurodivergent coaching for adults. It is a welcoming space for women, trans people, and non-binary people, whose experience of being neurodivergent (either diagnosed, or self-identifying) has been shaped by navigating a world not designed with them in mind.