UKCP Psychotherapist · Therapeutic Coach
You have become the advocate, the interpreter and the safety net. This is support for the person doing the holding.
Years of experience
Parent coaching is practical, structured support for the parent of a neurodivergent child: your own steadiness on the hard days, the routines your family can actually sustain, and the boundaries that make advocacy survivable. I do not treat, assess or diagnose children. If your child needs their own support, I will say so plainly and point you the right way: your GP for assessment routes, my youth coaching for older teens, or family-focused therapy where that fits better.
Raising a neurodivergent child asks more of you than most people ever see. Not because your child is a problem, but because the world around them is not built for how their brain works, and you are the one bridging that gap every single day.
Your child masks all day at school and releases it all at home. You absorb it, then start dinner.
EHCPs, CAMHS waiting lists, school meetings, endless forms. Advocacy is unpaid project management, and you are the only staff member.
Whatever you do, it never feels enough. You compare yourself to imaginary parents who do not exist and lose every time.
This page is for you if:
You might be better served elsewhere if:
There are many parenting courses and parent coaches. The question is what is actually in the room with you when it gets hard.
This page is parent coaching, where you are the client. Here is how it differs from the other two, so you can see which one fits.
| At a glance | Parent coaching
You are the client |
Youth coaching A separate service |
Child & family therapy A different door |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Practical support for your own regulation, routines and boundaries as the parent of a neurodivergent child. | Coaching that works directly with an older teenager on their own goals and challenges. | Clinical treatment for a child or the family system, delivered by the right specialist service. |
| Who it's for | Parents who are running on empty and want to sustain themselves while they advocate. | Older teens who are ready to work on things for themselves, as their own client. | A child who needs assessment, diagnosis or treatment in their own right. |
| What I provide | One UKCP-registered clinician throughout, from £250 a session.
✓ Yes, this is my service |
Yes, for older teens, as its own separate service. → See youth coaching |
This sits outside my service. Tell me and I will point you the right way, starting with your GP. ✕ Ask me and I'll point you right |
A simple, neuro-affirming way of working. Three steps, revisited as the work deepens.
We map your family’s actual week, your child’s patterns and yours, without judgement and without the shame.
We build routines, scripts and boundaries around how your household really works, so they hold on the worst days too.
You grow back capacity of your own, with support that stays yours long after we finish.
NHS-trained · King's College London
I am Sabbir Ahmed, a UKCP-registered psychotherapist and EMCC-accredited coach, and the father of an autistic son. I know the school meetings, the waiting lists, and the particular tiredness nobody warns you about. Professionally, I trained in the NHS at the Tavistock and Portman, studied CBT at King’s College London, and have spent more than 20 years in mental-health services and private practice. I draw on both lives in this work: the clinical training and the lived reality. My approach is neuro-affirming and culturally aware. Your child is not a problem to be fixed, and neither are you.
Clear fees for parent coaching, with a free 20-minute initial consultation to discuss your family’s needs.
Session Starting from
£250
Two years in, I have become far more self-aware, with real tools to handle being a mother, daughter and partner.
Parent
Having embarked on a journey with Sabbir Ahmed , I’ve experienced a profound transformation that has touched every aspect of my life. Through his expert guidance, I’ve not only become more self-aware but have also developed the tools to navigate my roles as a mother, daughter, and partner with newfound understanding and grace.
Entrepreneur and founder
Sabbir's professionalism and expertise have been instrumental in navigating various aspects of my life. What sets Sabbir apart is his commitment to empowering his clients. He provides practical tools and strategies that extended beyond our sessions, contributing significantly to my personal growth and resilience in everyday life.
Legal professional
The things parents usually want to know before they enquire.
No. This coaching is for you as the parent, working on your own regulation, routines and boundaries. I do not treat, assess or diagnose children. If your child needs their own support, speak to your GP about assessment routes, and for older teens my youth coaching may fit.
No. You can start today. Many parents come to me while they are still on waiting lists, because the pressures on you are real whether or not a formal diagnosis is in place yet.
It is coaching, clinically informed by more than 20 years of practice. It is practical and forward-looking rather than treatment. If therapy becomes the better fit for you, I will say so plainly and we can switch, because I am also a UKCP-registered psychotherapist.
Common, and welcome. Many parents of neurodivergent children are neurodivergent themselves. For coaching that centres you as a neurodivergent adult, see Adult ADHD Coaching; for focus, follow-through and workable systems at work, see Executive & Productivity Coaching.
From £250 a session. Packages are on the coaching fees page, and we start with a free 20-minute initial consultation so you can check the fit before you commit.
In person at 96 Harley Street or 335 City Road in Angel, or online by secure video across the UK. You have the same clinician either way.
Most parents notice meaningful change within 6 to 8 sessions. We work week to week with no programme lock-in, so you stay in control of how long we continue.
In person at 96 Harley Street, in London’s established medical district, a few minutes from Oxford Circus, Bond Street and Regent’s Park, or at 335 City Road in Angel, a short walk from Angel station. Or online, wherever you are in the UK, with the same clinician either way.
Harley Street: 96 Harley Street, London W1G 7HY
London City Road: 335 City Rd, London EC1V 1LJ (Angel)
Online: Secure video sessions UK-wide and globally
Book your initial consultation today and take the first step towards clarity, confidence and lasting change.
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