Would you like help to land your dream job, or perform better in the one you already have?
Genius Within has a team of over 130 expert coaches, qualified to ILM Level 5 or above. All of our coaches have experience in supporting neurominorities in the workplace as 43% many of them identify as neurodiverse/neurodivergent themselves and 62% identify as disabled.
Understanding what you need, coupled with our evidence based approach, and consistent results, have made us leaders in our industry
All the coaches listed below are available to book for online sessions, at a time that suits you.
- Sessions last a minimum of 1 hour
- We recommend a minimum of 3 sessions for maximum benefit
- Online coaching is available – you just need access to a device with a microphone, camera and internet connection
You can choose from a wide selection of our experienced coaches, and now you can book your session with them directly – just by clicking on the photos below and completing the form. Read about each coach and find more out about their specialisms and qualifications and book with your coach today!
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You can choose from a wide selection of our experienced coaches, just click on the profiles below to learn more about their specialisms and qualifications.
Caroline Heard
CPsychol
About Caroline
Caroline has worked as an associate coach for Genius Within since 2013, which is before discovering the extent of neurodivergence in her own family. Funnily enough she was always drawn to the idea of unusual and original minds!
Caroline is a Chartered Psychologist with over 25 years’ experience working in a range of private, public and third sector organisations. Over the years she has coached at all levels and different stages of careers. She also currently lectures on the Industrial and Work Psychology MSc programme at the University of Hertfordshire.
Caroline is passionate about supporting neurodifferences in the workplace and the higher education sector. She uses a strengths-based approach in all her coaching to help clients identify their and achieve their full potential. When she is coaching at her best, she is using active listening to get to the heart of what they want. Caroline thrives on facilitating her clients to see their clear way forward.
Penny Heater
About Penny
‘Everyone working at their best’ has long been a mantra of Penny’s and is why she loves coaching. She believes wherever you began in life, coaching can help you to achieve your goals. Penny specialises in coaching for performance, leadership, recovery, resilience and personal development. Her aim is to create an environment to help people work at their absolute best and with real purpose.
Penny has over 4000 hours of 1-2-1 coaching over 15 years working with a wide diversity of clients including SME, entrepreneurs, executives, academics, OT’s & therapists, medical professionals, IT specialists, artists, creatives, offenders, those in mental health recovery and substance misuse.
Nicola Hickinbotham
About Nicola
Business and Personal Coach with a focus on accountability, time management, coping strategies (supporting high stress levels), concentration and attention to detail, listening and taking notes, dealing with overwhelming thoughts, developing organisational skills, mechanisms for memory and forgetfulness, physical movement and restlessness, self-belief, self esteem, and confidence.
Toby Higson
About Toby
Toby’s approach to coaching is centred on positive psychology and the belief that you have, within you, a huge potential to make changes. Toby is an ICF accredited coach who has worked for over 10 years helping his clients communicate more effectively at work.
He is passionate about working with clients in helping them unblock and move forward. He coaches and writes extensively on what it means to be professional in today’s working environment and in helping people who feel anxious or blocked or different to find ways to move forward in the workplace.
Rukshana Horwood
BA (Hons) in Psychology
About Rukshana
With a background in Psychology (B.A Hons), Rukshana has a passion for supporting individuals, teams and organisations to understand and build awareness around their own or colleagues neurodiversity.
Rukshana is fortunate enough to work with neurodivergent individuals to support them, help managers and individuals to understand each other better through co-coaching as well as raise awareness across organisations and diverse industries spanning both the private and public sectors. Rukshana is extremely fortunate to work on some projects for CJS, our Criminal Justice System, supporting ex-custodial clients who are neurodivergent.
Polly Howard-De La Mare
MSc in Occupational Psychology
About Polly
Polly is a Chartered Psychologist with sixteen years’ experience of working with organisations in the private and public sector, focusing on leadership development and coaching, training, and equality, diversity and inclusion (E,D&I). Polly is passionate about building more inclusive workplaces, and supporting individuals to achieve their goals and aspirations. Polly’s approach is led by an individual’s personal values, style and needs, so whatever their preferences, she will shape the coaching in a way that works for them. She draws on a range of coaching techniques and psychological principles to help others gain insights, overcome barriers and move forwards.
Ruth Huckle
ILM Certificate in Coaching for Neurodiversity
About Ruth
Ruth is an experienced work place strategy coach and music teacher with a compassionate, empathic, and enabling approach.
She works creatively with a range of skills/resources across a broad spectrum of clients/students.
Ruth offers a safe, open, and honest space where clients can relax and express themselves in their own way to realise, release and embrace the gifts within.
Being acknowledged, seen, and heard with a desire to understand is always at the heart of Ruth’s sessions.
Clients often report increased awareness, light bulb moments, and deeper understanding at identity level.
Beth Hughes
ILM Level 5 in Coaching and Mentoring
About Beth
Beth has been working in private practice since 2016, coaching people in teams and leaders and specialising in neurodiversity. Before this, Beth was a careers coach working with adults and young people.
Beth passionately believes that everyone can thrive in work and life and that we just need to work out the conditions we need for that to happen. Beth uses a range of techniques focusing on individual strengths to create the conditions for sustained change. Beth is an accredited coach and group facilitator of over 20 years helping navigate change in careers and work-based and professional development coaching.
Gaining a recent diagnosis in later life and having a neurodiverse family has given Beth a deeper understanding of the challenges in the workplace and society for those who think and experience the world differently.