Welcome to Neurodivergent Therapeutic Support

Neurodivergent Therapeutic Support is a not-for-profit company set up by myself, Sue Coombes.

I have over 25 years' experience working with complex neurodivergent children and young people, specialising in those with a PDA profile, trauma and/or other mental health issues; providing support to both them and their families.

For nearly 15 years I worked as a support worker, class teacher and music specialist at an Autism Specialist School that was set up by Elizabeth Newson, the psychologist who first identified the group of children with an atypical autistic profile and who named this profile Pathological Demand Avoidance.

I set up and ran a successful therapeutic Alternative Provision for 14 years, where we worked with children who were unable to cope with mainstream or special school environments through Equine Facilitated approaches.

I am a qualified teacher and child counsellor with additional training in:

• teaching mindfulness to children from the Mindfulness in Schools Project (https://mindfulnessinschools.org/)
• Equine Facilitated Learning and Therapy (http://www.equineassistedqualifications.com/, https://herdinstitute.com/)
• Intensive Interaction (https://www.intensiveinteraction.org/)
• PACE (http://www.danielhughes.org/p.a.c.e..html)
• Social Stories (https://carolgraysocialstories.com/)