Aleigh Sydenham
IAPC&M Accredited Practitioner Coach
About Aleigh
Aleigh offers a professional background in Human Resource Management, specialising in workplace coaching, neurodiversity and mental well-being. She is a Chartered Member of the CIPD and an IAPC&M Accredited Practitioner Coach, with over 2500 hours of coaching practice. She completed her Ph.D. at Plymouth University exploring the impact of workplace coaching on mental wellbeing.
She has been an Associate of Genius Within since 2015 and during this time has enjoyed working with a variety of people to develop a greater awareness and appreciation of neurodiversity, enabling them to recognise and play to their strengths so that they flourish and thrive in their working lives. Alongside her coaching practice, she is a Programme Director and Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter where she manages the delivery of the MSc Human Resource Management Online and Apprenticeship Programmes.
Angie Alderman
Level 7 Executive Coach, Supervisor, Workplace Needs Assessor, and Trainer
About Angie
Angie is a Level 7 Executive Coach, Supervisor, Workplace Needs Assessor, and Trainer supporting high achievers and executives, including those navigating ADHD, Autism, and mental health challenges across all ages. Bringing 20 plus years of expertise across corporate, creative, and third sectors, her integrative approach combines evidence-based coaching with psychotherapeutic techniques tailored to each client’s unique needs.
With an MSc Distinction in Integrative Coaching and Counselling, Angie is fully accredited across executive coaching, BPS supervision, BACP psychotherapeutic counselling, BDA workplace needs assessment, and TalentPredix™ strengths profiling. An experienced speaker across the media and health sectors, she has sat on corporate panels, delivered NHS regional events for 150+ attendees, and leads train-the-trainer initiatives.
Bex Harper
PhD in Modern Languages and Cultures, MA in Research German and BA in German and Portuguese
About Bex
Bex helps neurodivergents and chronically ill people to conquer stress, burn out, overwhelm and disorganisation so that they can get back to being in control of their lives. Harnessing the power of nature, Bex nurtures clients back to thriving!
Bex supports those with neurodiversity, chronic fatigue and chronic pain to have a better quality of life. They are also LGBTQIA+ and coach people who struggles with their identity are affecting their health, energy levels and zest for life!
Christoffer DeGraal
About Christoffer
Christoffer has built his career in helping people from all walks of life discover, understand and implement best practice changes. He is a coach, facilitator and musician with over 20 years experience in both personal development and group coaching, with qualifications in relational dynamics coaching.
Christoffer has experience in banking, professional services, defence, education, NHS and homelessness. Christoffer has lived experience of neurodivergence, managing long covid and supporting those seeking to destigmatise mental health. Christoffer has long been a proponent of the social model of disability, from his days creating art projects as a form of inclusive activism, touring Europe and South America. Christoffer uses creative tools to facilitate coaching conversations, as well as technology.
Christoffer believes we can all work at our best, but it sometimes requires a mind-set shift and strategies that are a close match with how we think. He also believes we need to be able to navigate and discuss the often unspoken limiting rules, behaviours and environment we may face in today’s workplace. When Christoffer is coaching at his best, he is like a terrier, friendly but rigorous about making sure people know what they are doing and why they are doing it, checking and tweaking to make sure that outcomes are making a difference.
Dr. Azi Khatiri
Certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF ACC)
About Dr Azi
Azi is a Clean Language Coach and Facilitator who specialises in supporting neurodivergent individuals, including those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, ME/CFS, as well as those experiencing stress, anxiety, and menopause, to discover personalised strategies that work for their unique minds and circumstances.
Azi works with clients facing challenges such as organising, prioritising, managing competing and distracting thoughts, concentration, verbal communication, stress and anxiety management, recognising personal needs, setting boundaries, and managing workflow.
Azi’s coaching style is uniquely empowering, using Clean Language techniques that allow clients to reflect on their own experience and discover solutions that emerge from within themselves. Rather than prescribing strategies that work for others, she guides clients to uncover what will actually work for them personally. This approach is particularly effective for neurodivergent individuals who often receive well-meaning but generic advice that doesn’t fit their specific needs or circumstances.
Azi has extensive experience working with neurodivergent clients across diverse situations and challenges. Her clients achieve remarkable transformations – from avoiding overwhelming tasks to confidently managing their workload and administration, from struggling to communicate needs to successfully advocating for workplace accommodations like proper lunch breaks, and from feeling stuck to creating personalised study routines that fit their lifestyle.
As someone with lived experience of autism and chronic ME, Azi understands the daily realities of navigating the world with a different neurological makeup. However, her passion for this work stems from her ability to use Clean Language skills to help neurodivergent people live more fulfilled lives. Clients consistently report how useful their sessions have been, often leaving excited to implement their newly discovered strategies.
Miranda Pretorius
M.A. in Clinical Psychology
About Miranda
Miranda is a seasoned clinical psychologist with more than 33 years of experience, dedicated to supporting individuals across a wide spectrum of psychological needs. Since the end of 2022, she has been part of Genius Within, working as an Executive Coach with a particular focus on professionals navigating neurodiverse challenges.
In her private practice, she provides therapeutic support for clients with Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, and those with neurodivergent profiles. Her coaching and clinical work are deeply informed by her keen interest in Pharmacology and Neurology, ensuring that her strategies are both evidence-based and attuned to the latest developments in brain science. She stays abreast if research.
Narinder Sheena
EMCC Practitioner
About Narinder
Narinder is an experienced coach who supports people navigating chronic health challenges, neurodiversity, workplace pressures and periods of change. Her approach is person-centred, compassionate and practical, helping individuals better understand themselves, recognise their strengths and identify realistic steps towards meaningful change.
With over 10 years’ coaching experience, Narinder has trained in a range of coaching frameworks, which are ICF accredited, PCI accredited in Health Coaching, NLP and SIRPA. Incorporating neuroscience, nervous system regulation, and somatic awareness. Before moving into coaching, she spent approximately 15 years working as a Personal Injury lawyer, and legal coach/mentor, giving her valuable insight into professional environments and workplace challenges.
Sarah Walsh
MSc in Psychology
About Sarah
Sarah thrives on helping others to overcome problems so they can succeed, particularly neurodivergent individuals and those with chronic health issues, as she has personal experience in both these areas. She decided to train as a coach after having coaching herself, which helped her to achieve things she’d thought were impossible. Her coaching style is firmly embedded in an evidence-based approach (she gives a serious side-eye to “positive vibes only” messages) as well as a lot of humour.
Sarah has a rich and varied career history, including work across the Tech, Healthcare, and Education sectors. Having had a “later in life” diagnosis of ADHD herself, she is
particularly keen to support recently diagnosed adults and those exploring the possibility of being neurodivergent.
Sean Manning
About Sean
Sean’s career previous to coaching was in finance and accountancy, where he gained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s in Accounting. However, in 2016 Sean experienced a hemorrhagic stroke which paralysed his left side. He realised he would need to work differently and, following his own recovery, became a mentor to fellow traumatic brain injury patients. This ignited a love for coaching, which he has followed by building on his lived experience and by obtaining professional training.
Zoe Farmer
About Zoe
Zoe is an occupational coach who specialises in ADHD and workplace strategies, and she has recently begun exploring coaching methods to support individuals going through menopause.
As a proud Neurodivergent individual ( ADHD, Dyslexia, and Dyspraxia), Zoe has first hand experience with unemployment, masking, and living with a chronic illness and menopause. As a single mother in a mixed-race neurodivergent family, she has come to appreciate the importance of advocacy and approaching life with curiosity instead of judgment.
Through coaching, Zoe supports her clients in developing new workplace strategies to help them navigate the workplace. She finds great joy in witnessing them have those “light-bulb” moments, discover their talents, and gain confidence. Through this growth, her clients learn to carry that self-empowerment and advocacy into their roles.
Zoe joined Genius Within as a career coach and case manager in our employability team in 2018. In 2023, she transitioned to specialise in occupational coaching. Before joining Genius Within, Zoe spent many years working in administrative management within corporate settings.