A Genius Coach
About A Genius Coach
If you would like to book a coaching session, but would rather the Genius Within team select a qualified coach for you, just select this option and we will ensure that we provide the best matched coach to meet your needs.
Adam Gill
ILM Level 7 Executive Coaching
About Adam
Adam is an experienced ILM Level 7 Executive Coach skilled at supporting clients in understanding and building resilient skills around their neurodivergent self. With over 15 years of experience in the corporate, charity and public sectors, Adam has first-hand experience of the pressures and challenges facing ambitious people.
Adam works with diagnosed or self-identified neurodivergent executives, leaders, entrepreneurs. He helps people to discover clarity around the impact of neurodivergence, their purpose in life, and walk alongside them as Coach to move forward effectively. Through greater clarity comes a clearer path. Coaching with Adam has been described by his clients as safe, non-judgmental, clear, and robust.
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.
Anita Hayne
Master's certificate in in Executive coaching and mentoring
About Anita
Anita is an accredited professional executive coach and qualified coach supervisor; she has been working with Genius Within as an associate coach since 2012.
Before qualifying as a coach, Anita worked in senior human resources roles for large international technology companies, including training and development. Anita was drawn to coaching because she enjoys the one to one focus and the depth of the relationship you can build. Anita identifies as neurodiverse, she has learned to value her own strengths and finds it rewarding to help others on their journey.
When Anita is coaching at her best she is really engaged in listening, she loves the creativity of finding the right question to ask, or the right coaching framework that suits the moment. Anita finds working with neurodivergent people keeps her constantly curious and interested, because each person is so different, and forges their own unique path.
Charlotte Rigden
ILM Level 7 Coach
About Charlotte
Charlotte is an Associate Coach who draws on extensive knowledge of a range of coaching approaches, alongside many years of experience in teaching, training and learning. She uses this experience to connect with the people she coaches in a way that feels comfortable, supportive and reassuring.
Charlotte’s coaching practice includes working with clients with a diverse range of requirements and experiences, including Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Autism, Long Covid, Fibromyalgia, ME, MS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and mental health challenges. She has also supported clients through their personal journeys of aligning their gender identity with their outward expression.
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.
Gemma North
PhD in Social Work, MA in Social Work, and MSc in Social Research Methods
About Gemma
Gemma takes a strength based and person-centred approach to coaching. With expertise in neurodiversity and emotional wellbeing Gemma draws upon evidence-informed approaches including trauma informed practice and theories of change.
With a sensitive and creative style, Gemma also bringing humour and lightness to coaching sessions. Clients may leave feeling calmer and more clear thinking about how to progress with their goals.
Gemma has a background in social work and academia. Previous roles include lecturer, researcher, social worker, and substance misuse practitioner.
Joe Ruddock
Diploma in Effective Coaching and Mentoring
About Joe
What could change if you stopped trying to work around your neurodivergence and started working with it?
Joe works particularly well with thoughtful, ambitious people who sense they are capable of more, but haven’t yet found the way of working that allows them to consistently show it. He helps neurodivergent professionals understand themselves better, find strategies that genuinely work for them, and make meaningful changes in how they think, work and perform.
His coaching combines deep empathy with energy, challenge and a strong belief in what is possible – creating a space that is supportive, but never passive. Joe brings curiosity, creativity and a performance mindset to his work, helping clients think differently, experiment with new possibilities and turn insight into action.
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.
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.
Steve Gardner
MA in Education
About Steve
Steve’s approach to coaching is client-focused i.e., start where the client is; identify needs and offer suitable strategies. It gives him a buzz when he sees people making strides to tackle their issues. He encourages a positive approach, recognising you can’t control others, but you can control your own responses to situations.
Steve has over 6 years coaching experience with Genius Within, and over 20 years senior management experience at 3 different colleges, so he brings extensive experience of working with people at all levels of an organisation. He also has significant teaching experience so enjoys working with groups.