
Towards Change Ltd; Autism counselling with Rachel Nelmes


About Me...
I started working with neurodivergent clients back in 2017 for my degree placement hours with a charity in the Greater Manchester area. I then went on to be a volunteer co-ordinator for another autism charity alongside working with higher education students with mental health conditions. In 2019 I started work with the charity 'Understanding Autism Northwest' as a counsellor and continued with them until the close of the charity in 2024.
After all that time working in the autism field, it was only in 2021 I received my own autism diagnosis.
I have many years experience working with autistic clients in both charities and my own private practice gaining understanding and knowledge working with a wide variety of clients and presenting issues.
I work with all genders and backgrounds from age 12 years upwards
(fully DBS checked)
Qualifications
Post Graduate Diploma (level 7) from Middlesex university in Autism and Neurodivergence.
Safeguarding certificate 2022, 2024
Online Therapist Institute; Cyber Therapist Certificate
Awarded 2019
Post Graduate Certificate in Autism from Sheffield Hallam University
Awarded Distinction 2019
Full-time BA (Hons) Counselling degree at Blackburn University, Lancashire. England.
Awarded: Distinction 1st class degree, from University of Lancaster 2017
• Person-centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Motivational Interviewing (MI) Therapeutic Approach
• Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) Therapeutic Approach
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Brief Therapy