Lorna MacDougall

As a therapeutic coach and counsellor, I offer neuro-inclusive practice grounded in a wide combination of training, skills and lived experience as a multi-neurodivergent person. I specialise in working with neurodivergent adults to reconnect with themselves, navigate challenges with confidence, and move forward with purpose, building focus, emotional regulation, motivation and self-advocacy along the way.

My practice integrates Sensory Intelligence, Mindfulness and Transactional Analysis, with an intersectional and trauma-informed approach. My background is in business and marketing, and I hold an MA in Coaching and Mentoring from Oxford Brookes University, a postgraduate diploma in neurodiversity, and advanced qualifications in Transactional Analysis counselling. I'm an EMCC-accredited Senior Practitioner Coach, a trained Mental Health First Aider, and a qualified TIFF© Provider and Get On The Mat (GOTM©) facilitator, both based on the Functional Fluency model.

What drew me to Functional Fluency is how practical and human it is. It gives language and structure to something we're all doing all the time: relating, responding, and using our internal resources well or less well, often without realising it. It reinforces what sits at the heart of my work: that behaviour isn't random or fixed but patterned and contextual, and that when we can see those patterns more clearly, change becomes possible.

As a qualified TIFF Provider and GOTM facilitator, I use the model to help clients raise awareness of their behavioural patterns and expand their choices. Together, we inventory and make sense of our reactions in the moment, separating "this is what I am doing" from "this is who I am.

What people say about working with me:

"Lorna listened and helped me develop my thoughts to gain clarity. She asked thought-provoking questions that encouraged me to better understand myself and my relationships with others."

"This experience has been life-changing. I feel much more positive and compassionate towards myself, and I have a greater understanding of what I need to do to move forward and continue growing."

"I have learned how to plan and organise my life. I have learned to trust myself and to love my strengths. I know what is possible now when I doubted it before."