COACHING FOR LATE-IDENTIFIED AUTISTIC ADULTS

The diagnosis made sense of everything.

A Life That Fits

A low-demand coaching container designed around your nervous system. Weekly guided reflections. Flexible monthly check-ins. No appointments to keep, no camera required. Just consistent, personalised support that works with how your brain actually operates.

Founding member rate: £97/month. Limited spots at this price.

IS THIS FOR YOU

You might be ready for this if...

You don't need to be at rock bottom. You just need to be done fitting yourself into systems that were never built for you.

  • You know you are autistic but knowing has not made daily life easier

  • You have tried therapy, self-help, or advice that assumed a neurotypical brain

  • You want support that does not require you to mask just to access it

  • Keeping appointments or being on camera feels like too much right now

  • You are ready to stop pushing harder and start building something that actually fits

  • You want to understand your values and build your life around them, not around everyone else's expectations

IS THIS FOR YOU

Coaching, not therapy

This is a coaching container. That means we are not diagnosing, treating, or providing clinical services of any kind. What we are doing is building a life that is genuinely designed for you.

Each week you receive a guided reflection prompt tailored to where you are right now. You respond in your own time, in whatever way works for you. Once a month we check in together, and you choose how that happens: a 30-minute Zoom call, a video or audio message, or a written exchange. No format is better than another. The right one is the one that costs you the least.

The approach draws on behaviour science, values-based thinking, and 21 years of clinical practice. It also draws on lived experience, because I am autistic too, and I have done this work myself.

THE APPROACH

Values-based coaching

Much of the work we do together is grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy principles.

ACT is not about positive thinking or fixing what's wrong with you. It's about learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings, getting clear on what actually matters to you, and taking small, sustainable steps toward a life that feels like yours.

It's practical, compassionate, and works well for autistic adults.

WHAT THIS IS NOT

This is not therapy, counselling, or clinical treatment. It is not a substitute for mental health support. If you are in crisis or need clinical care, please reach out to a qualified professional. Coaching works best alongside, not instead of, other support.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Everything in the container

Weekly guided reflections

Each week you receive a personalised prompt tailored to your current focus. You respond in your own time. No deadline, no word count, no right answer.

Monthly check-in, your way

Once a month we connect. You choose: a 30-minute Zoom call, a video or audio message, or a written exchange. Whatever costs you the least that month.

Individualised to you

This is not a course with fixed modules. The prompts and focus areas shift based on where you are and what you need. No two clients work through the same thing.

Low-demand by design

No appointments to show up to. No camera required unless you want it. No pressure to respond instantly. Built for autistic adults, by an autistic coach who understands what demand actually costs.

HOW IT WORKS

What a month looks like

01

You join and complete your intake

A short onboarding form helps me understand where you are right now, what you are working toward, and how you communicate best

02

Monthly check-in, your format

We connect once a month. You pick Zoom, video or audio message, or written. We look at what's shifting, what's still hard, and what comes next.

03

Weekly reflections land in your inbox

Each week you receive a prompt tailored to you. Respond when you're ready, in as much or as little detail as you need. I read everything and respond thoughtfully.

A note before you join

When you sign up, you will be asked to confirm a few things: that you understand this is coaching, not therapy or clinical treatment; that you are entering a monthly subscription with no minimum commitment; and that the recommended three-month period is a suggestion, not a requirement. These are not legal walls. They are there because I want you to arrive knowing exactly what this is, and to feel good about that.

FROM CLIENTs

What people say

"This is life-changing! I cannot say enough good things about how she has helped me already. I wish I had had this resource 5-10 years ago. I truly believe it would have saved me from so much of the emotional strain. I highly recommend Melissa to everyone."

Kelli, coaching client

"During our initial session, Melissa helped me align my behaviors and tendencies towards what is important to me. I am looking forward to working with Melissa as she helps me build meaningful relationships in life. I am so grateful for her, and I know you will be too."

Grecia, coaching client

INVESTMENT

Choose what works for you

Monthly

£97/month

Cancel any time. No minimum commitment.

Weekly guided reflections

Monthly check-in, your format

Personalised to your needs

Flexible and low-demand

MOST POPULAR

Three months

£249/total

Save £42. Pay once, work together for three months.

Everything in monthly

Most clients notice real shift by month three

One payment, no monthly admin

Best value at founding member rate

Founding member rate. This is the introductory price for the first cohort of "A Life That Fits." When these spots are filled, the price will increase. If you join now, your rate is locked for as long as you stay.

Founding member spots are limited and not yet open. Get on the waitlist and I'll reach out personally when doors open.

Melissa Booth-Simonsen

ACT Coach • Behaviour Scientist • Late-diagnosed Autistic

@creatingwith_melissa

I am an autistic coach with a background in behaviour science and 21 years of clinical practice. I built this container because the support I needed as a late-identified autistic adult didn't exist. Everything here, the flexible format, the choice in how we connect, the values-based approach, was designed with our nervous systems in mind. I have done this work myself. I know it takes time, and I know what it feels like when something finally fits.

Ready to build a life that fits?

Join as a founding member and lock in the introductory rate. You will complete a short intake form, confirm what coaching is and is not, and choose your payment option. Then we begin.

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