Karyn Nash

Coach · Mentor · SEND Specialist
MSc Psychology · PGCert NASENCO · Executive Function Coach · Academic Coach

Women & girls on the autism spectrum · Menopause & neurodivergence ·  Access to Work coaching · NMH university support  · EHCP mentoring                  · Executive function ·  Positive Psychology ·  Distance learning

I work at the intersection of neurodivergence, identity, and confidence, supporting women, students, and young people in understanding themselves deeply and moving forward in their education and working lives.

Who I work with

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Neurodivergent adults in the workplace  - Access to Work funded

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University students with DSA  -  NMH mentoring & study skills

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Distance learning students aged 17–25 with EHCPs

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Women navigating late autism diagnosis at any life stage

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Women experiencing the ND–menopause intersection

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Young people in FE who need a relational, SEND-informed mentor

Workplace

Access to Work Coaching

Supporting neurodivergent adults, including those with late or missed diagnoses,  to understand their profile, build sustainable strategies, and advocate for themselves at work. Specialist knowledge of how autism and ADHD present in women, and how menopause can amplify existing ND challenges in the workplace.

Higher education

NMH university mentoring

DSA-funded study skills and mentoring support for neurodivergent university students. Particular expertise in autistic women and girls navigating the academic environment, including imposter syndrome, sensory overwhelm, and the collapse of compensatory strategies that often surface at university.

SEND & Distance Learning

EHCP mentoring for distance learners

One-to-one mentoring for students aged 17–25 with Education, Health and Care Plans studying GCSE and A level by distance learning — many of whom have experienced educational trauma, school refusal, or have been failed by mainstream provision. All sessions are traceable to Section E outcomes and Section F provision, with full annual review evidence support. 

The overlap between late-diagnosed autistic women and perimenopause is one of the most underserved areas in coaching and mental health, a group whose difficulties are consistently attributed to stress, anxiety or mood, rather than recognised as the intersection of two neurobiological realities. I understand both, and I work with both.

Qualifications & Training

MSc Psychology — autism & ADHD focus, University of Derby

PGCert NASENCO — Real Training

Women & Girls on the Autism Spectrum

Menopause Coaching

Executive Function Coach — Connections in Mind

Certified Academic Coach — Anti-Boring Learning Lab

NMH Mentoring & Study Skills — Optimum eLearning

PGCE Secondary English — University of Bedfordshire

Mental Health First Aid & Advocacy

Positive Psychology · Mindfulness · Journal Therapy

Bibliotherapy · Safeguarding

Feminine Power — Dr Claire Zammit