Claire Thompson

Neurodiversity Ambassador

Claire is an HCPC registered art psychotherapist and NCPS counsellor who is passionate about promoting greater acceptance of behavioural differences within the neurodiversity paradigm as well as improving authenticity and quality of life for all. Claire is autistic and ADHD (AuDHD) and is a mother to three children.

With over 7 years of experience, Claire is an expert in providing therapeutic intervention via creative expression and talking therapies to adults and children at risk of suicide and self-harm. While mainly working within community and private practice Claire also writes and delivers Neurodiversity training to counsellors and therapists at further education colleges and universities.

Claire is currently employed as a children's therapist in the community and is predominately focused on interventions to support those who are in a neuro minority group (autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia etc) or exploring the possibility that they may be.

In addition, Claire is completing a PhD at Ulster University which explores murals relating to the conflict (‘The Troubles’) in the North of Ireland as expressions of cultural identity.

Claire’s ambition is to advocate for those who consider themselves neurodivergent. She is enthusiastic about affirmative support and societal conversations that value differences in thinking and which are informed and communicated by those who identify as being in a neuro minority group (autism, ADHD dyslexia, dyscalculia etc) and current research.