I'm Catherine Flynn — a BACP accredited counsellor and EMDR therapist based in South Bristol. I specialise exclusively in working with neurodivergent adults: autistic people, those who are ADHD, AuDHD, and those who are exploring whether they might be.
I'm late diagnosed autistic myself. My family are a mixture of autistic, ADHD and AuDHD. This isn't just my professional specialism — it's my daily life. Which means when you sit down with me, you're not explaining yourself to someone who has read about your experience in a textbook. You're talking to someone who understands it from the inside.
I've spent years wondering why I struggled in ways other people didn't seem to. Finding out I was autistic didn't just explain things — it changed everything. It's that experience of finally understanding your own mind that I want to help you find too.
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WHAT MAKES MY PRACTICE DIFFERENT
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS
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Advanced Diploma in Counselling, BACP accredited, Level 5
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Advanced Certificate in Supervision (2026 in training)
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BACP Accreditation (2023)
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EMDR Levels 1–4 (2024)
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EMDR for Neurodivergence (2025)
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Attachment-informed EMDR (2025)
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EMDR for all our parts — IFS integration (2025)
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Neuro-affirming Practice with Autistic & ADHD Clients (2025)
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Complex Trauma Treatment Phase One, Complex Trauma Institute (2023)
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Focusing Oriented Therapy & Focusing Practitioner Certificate (2021/2023)
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Coherence Therapy Training (2022)
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Rewind Trauma Therapy — IARTT qualified practitioner (2022)
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Predictive Processing Flash Therapy
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Introduction to Internal Family Systems (2024)
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Certificate: Understanding Autism, Making your Practice Autism Friendly (2021)
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Advanced Certificate in Supervision (in training 2026)
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Member of CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD)
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ADHD and Neurodiversity Interventions for Women: Strength-Based Skills To Use in Your Clinical Practice (2024)
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Enhanced DBS Certificate
OUTSIDE OF WORK
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Neuro-affirmative from the ground up — your brain isn't broken, it's different
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No phone calls required to book — email or text is absolutely fine
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Stimming objects available in my counselling room, or bring your own
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Camera off on Zoom? That's totally fine
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Your special interests and passions are always welcome
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Resources and relevant reading emailed after sessions if needed
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WhatsApp accountability support available between sessions
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Tailored support plans for those with chronic health conditions
Our family structures life to work best for our neurodivergent brains. For me that means protecting time for the things that genuinely restore me — art, crochet, board games, documentaries, reading, and writing about neurodivergence on Substack.
You'll usually find me learning something new while spending time with my boys and our cats. I'm from the seaside in South Wales and have a great love of the edge of the land.
