Our Commitment to Changing the narrative

Meet The Team

At Paradigm Neurodiversity, we're a team of passionate professionals and student counsellors committed to providing compassionate, neuro-affirming support. Bringing together professional knowledge with lived experience, our team understands the realities of navigating a world that isn't always designed with neurodivergent people in mind.

Many of us are neurodivergent, and several are also parents and carers of neurodivergent children. This shared understanding enables us to build genuine, trusting relationships; providing support that is grounded in empathy, authenticity, and respect.

We are dedicated to supporting neurodivergent individuals through counselling, therapeutic services, creative programmes, and community support—helping people feel understood, valued, and empowered to thrive as their authentic selves.

Paradigm Neurodiversity in Action

Meet Chantelle

Chantelle is the Founder of Paradigm Neurodiversity and a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor currently completing a BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Counselling. She is registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), a qualified National Autism Trainer, and an Autism Clinical Specialist.

With over a decade of experience supporting neurodivergent children, young people, adults, and families, Chantelle has worked across education, health, social care, and the voluntary sector. Her career includes roles within Norfolk County Council Children's Services, the NHS as a Transforming Care Navigator, educational settings as a Pastoral Lead and Wellbeing Practitioner, and as a Specialist Mentor supporting neurodivergent university students through the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA). She also works as a Specialist Neurodivergent Therapist at Betterhelp and is a BUPA-registered psychotherapist using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Chantelle is an active member of the Norfolk Autism Partnership Board Oversight Group, contributing to the Norfolk All-Age Autism Plan.

As an AuDHDer and parent of neurodivergent children, Chantelle understands both the professional and personal realities of navigating neurodivergence. After her own family received little guidance following diagnosis, she became passionate about ensuring others never feel they have to "figure it out" alone.

Through Paradigm Neurodiversity, Chantelle is committed to helping neurodivergent children, adults, parents, carers, and professionals experience acceptance, belonging, connection, and the opportunity to flourish.

Student placement for future counsellors

Meet Our Counselling Interns

Our student counsellors are completing professional counselling qualifications and undertake their clinical placements with Paradigm Neurodiversity. Every counsellor receives regular clinical supervision and works within the ethical framework of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), providing compassionate, neuro-affirming support.

Alongside their external clinical supervision, our counsellors receive individual case supervision and regular reflective practice sessions with Chantelle, creating a supportive learning environment that promotes professional growth, confidence, and the highest standards of care for the individuals and families we support.