Looking for an Access to Work coach to recommend? Meet Lucy Maudsley (me!)
By Lucy Maudsley, ADHD coach, mentor and educator
I offer qualified, experienced and neuro-affirming Autism and ADHD Coaching, with a professional, responsive service for the those making referrals. My Access to Work coaching combines practical workplace strategies, a warm working relationship and a clear focus on meaningful progress.
When you recommend a coach, you want to feel confident about both the support your client will receive and the person you will be dealing with. You need someone who understands neurodivergence, communicates clearly and follows through.
I welcome enquiries from DWP Access to Work case managers, assessors at Maximus and Reed in Partnership, other workplace support professionals, rehabilitation professionals, occupational health teams, HR and employers looking for an independent coach. Whether you need a quotation, a conversation about suitability or someone to support a client with overlapping needs, I would be pleased to hear from you.
Qualified coaching with substantial practical experience
I am a qualified ADHD coach with more than 800 hours of coaching experience. Alongside my diploma level coaching training with BCAT, my professional development has included autism awareness, counselling skills, trauma-informed practice and safeguarding. I undertake supervision and continuing professional development to support thoughtful, accountable practice.
Before coaching, I worked in senior leadership in the charity sector, including as a Director of Strategy. I understand the realities of professional life: competing priorities, responsibility for others, organisational change and the pressure to keep delivering when capacity is stretched.
I bring that experience into my coaching. We can talk about executive functioning in the context of the report that is overdue, the meeting that needs preparing for or the workload that has become unmanageable. My role is to help the client make sense of the difficulty and find a useful way forward.
Neuroaffirming Autism and ADHD Coaching
My approach starts with respect for the individual’s experience, strengths and needs. Clients can be open about what they find difficult, including the things they feel they “should” already be able to do.
For me, neuroaffirming coaching means making room for different ways of thinking, communicating and working. It means taking sensory needs, fluctuating energy and the effort of masking seriously. It also means recognising that the environment and expectations around someone may need to change.
I work with adults with ADHD, autism and AuDHD, including people navigating dyslexia, anxiety or chronic health difficulties alongside their neurodivergence. We consider how these experiences interact in daily working life, while keeping the coaching focused and manageable.
Clients help shape their goals and the pace of the work. When an approach does not fit, we explore why and adapt it. The relationship is warm, direct and collaborative, with space for honesty and practical action.
Workplace Strategy Coaching with a clear purpose
My Workplace Strategy Coaching focuses on changes that matter in the client’s actual role. We connect insight with practical coping strategies, then review how those strategies work between sessions.
Depending on the individual, our work may include:
Planning, prioritising and making realistic decisions about workload.
Starting tasks, managing perfectionism and following work through to completion.
Developing usable systems for email, administration, meetings and follow-up actions.
Improving time awareness and preparing for deadlines and transitions.
Managing interruptions, overwhelm and emotional responses at work.
Building confidence in communication, boundaries and asking for support.
Understanding sensory demands and working more sustainably with available energy.
Success needs to mean something to the person receiving the support. That might be a planning routine they can maintain, less time spent stuck before beginning a task, or greater confidence in discussing their needs with a manager.
We agree priorities, try manageable changes and review progress together. Written session recaps help clients return to the ideas and actions we have discussed. The aim is for useful learning to carry into the working week and remain useful beyond the coaching programme.
Professional, responsive and straightforward to work with
I know that a good referral experience includes the practical details. Clear communication and reliable follow-through are part of my service.
You deal directly with me, from the initial enquiry through to discussing the proposed coaching. I respond promptly, explain current availability and provide clear information about the support I can offer. If an enquiry falls outside my scope, I will be open about that at the outset.
For Access to Work and employer-funded coaching, I can provide a written quotation setting out the proposed sessions, delivery format and costs. We clarify the funding and invoicing arrangements before sessions begin, so everyone understands the next steps.
Where reporting is required, we agree its scope and the client’s consent in advance. This keeps communication useful for the commissioner while respecting the coaching relationship and the individual’s privacy.
Support for capable people who are finding work harder than it looks
I am particularly interested in working with adults whose competence can hide the effort involved in keeping up. They may be experienced professionals, managers or business owners who are delivering at work while becoming increasingly exhausted by the demands around it.
My background is especially relevant to people working in education, healthcare, charities and the wider public sector. I also support people in other professional roles and self-employment.
Clients do not need to arrive with neatly defined goals or a confident explanation of their needs. I can help them identify where support would make the greatest difference and build from there.
Online neurodiversity coaching with continuity
I am based in Wilmslow, Cheshire, and deliver one-to-one neurodiversity coaching online via Zoom, supporting clients in Greater Manchester, Cheshire and further afield.
Sessions are usually 60 minutes, often fortnightly, with the programme agreed around the client’s needs and the funded support. Online delivery makes it possible to work with me without adding travel to an already demanding week.
The client works with me throughout, allowing us to build understanding, notice patterns and develop strategies over time. I offer Access to Work, employer-funded and privately funded coaching.
A coach to keep in mind for your next referral
If you are looking for an Access to Work ADHD coach, autism coaching or a Workplace Strategy Coaching provider, I would welcome the opportunity to support your client.
You are welcome to contact me about a specific referral or simply to introduce yourself and find out more about my work. I can discuss suitability, share information about my training and experience, and provide a quotation based on the proposed support.
An initial enquiry only needs a brief outline of the person’s role, their main workplace difficulties and the funding arrangements, if known. It can be anonymised at this stage.
Contact Lucy Maudsley to discuss a referral, check availability or request an Access to Work coaching quotation.
Find further details on my Access to Work coaching page. You can also share this page How to choose an Access to Work coach for ADHD or autism with clients who would like to explore their options.
Lucy Maudsley Coaching is an independent practice welcoming professional referrals, including enquiries from Maximus assessors and DWP case managers.
