Access to Work

Funded coaching to help you thrive at work

Access to Work is a UK government grant providing essential support for neurodivergent individuals and those with disabilities or health conditions to start or stay in work.

I offer coaching funded by the Access to Work scheme, specialising in helping neurodivergent adults who feel stuck and overwhelmed in the chaos of daily life.

Through our sessions, I'll help you design and achieve your version of success. (I don’t believe there’s one right way to accomplish this.)

I also work with line managers who want to strengthen their support within neurodiverse teams.

What can Access to Work help you with?

Access to Work offers a range of financial and practical support to make work easier and more effective, including adaptive software, travel assistance, funding for special equipment and more - depending on your unique needs.

It can also pay for job coaching or coping strategy sessions with an Access to Work coach like me.

 

This is for you if you need quotes or have received an Access to Work grant relating to:

  • Coaching sessions

  • Coping strategy sessions

  • Skill coaching

  • Job coaching

“[Victoria] completely understands what busy ND business owners need, and unfailingly meets that need. Her ability to leave people feeling more capable and competent, without triggering any sense of embarrassment or shame, is rare - and much to be valued.”

— Dr Emma Langman

How does job coaching work?

In our coaching sessions, we can explore resources and approaches to help you better understand yourself and those around you so you can work with your unique brain and processing style rather than struggling against it.

All sessions are safe spaces created with ADHD/ASD/RSD/HSP/dyslexia in mind.

We can work on things like:

  • Time management, focus and concentration

  • Building structure and routine

  • Dealing with sensory overload

  • Clear communication and self-advocacy skills

  • Managing feedback and adapting to change

Most of my Access to Work clients receive 6-20 hours of coaching. Typically, we split these into one-hour virtual sessions, but sometimes clients prefer 2 x 30-minute sessions or even longer durations.

I’m based in Nottingham, UK, and all sessions take place online, usually via Zoom.

If you’re pursuing AtW, our paths might cross:

  1. During the Access to Work application process when you’re asked to gather three quotes for sessions that will be funded by AtW

  2. When you’ve been awarded funding and are ready to choose a coach that needs to fit with the support you’ve been granted.

For more details on eligibility and how to apply, visit the gov.uk Access to Work page here.

If you want to read more about how the Access to Work scheme works, I’ve written four guides to help - just choose the most applicable:

“ Victoria is both kind and empathetic, driven by a deeper purpose to help neurodiverse individuals reach their full potential. It's been a godsend to distill and clarify what could really help with the various challenges I face as a neurodiverse individual.”

— Graham Bucknell

How to get started

To find out more about coaching with me through the Access to Work scheme, you can:

📱 Book a discovery call with me here
or
✉️  Get in touch using my contact form here

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Visit the gov.uk Access to Work page for more on the eligibility criteria, or book a call with me to find out more.

  • Check what your Access to Work paperwork says you’ve been approved to receive to ensure you receive the right support. I typically support people who’ve been awarded coping strategy sessions and/or coaching.

  • Absolutely! Use the button on this page to book a call or send me a message via the contact form, explaining what you need.

  • That depends on your agreement with Access to Work. We can organise our sessions to align with what they recommend and agree to fund.

  • Once you receive your funding, contact me to schedule a discovery call to check that we're a good fit. If it's a yes on both sides, we can then get your sessions scheduled!

  • Yep, absolutely! We’ll split your allocated hours into chunks in line with whatever works best for your brain. For most people, sessions are either 60 or 90 minutes.

  • Yep, Access to Work supports self-employed individuals too. We can tailor sessions to meet your specific business needs.