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Catherine is a late discovered autistic author, psychotherapist (and ex NHS Strategist) and the founder and host of popular podcast and community ‘The Late Discovered Club’.
Over the last decade Catherine has worked with hundreds of women and people and has spent thousands and thousands of hours holding space for them. Her specialism has further focused into helping and supporting late discovered autistic women and people to rediscover themselves in a compassionate and courageous way, as well as autistic burnout, and trauma recovery work, which she delivers through her 1:1 therapy, group circles, workshops, podcast, community and her books.
Catherine also works with a variety of organisations as a trainer, consultant and speaker on all things neuroinclusion, women, autism and mental health, including delivering the NHS National Autism Trainer Programme to 100's of mental health professionals on how to deliver better care.
Her first book 'Rediscovered' which is a compassionate and courageous guide for late discovered autistic women (and their allies) will be published by JKP on 21st February 2025 and is available to pre-order. Her second book 'When The Body Says Enough' which is the late discovered woman's guide to burnout, recovery and coming home to yourself will be published in 2026 by JKP.
She is licensed to practice with the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists (NCIP) and was awarded a Fellow in 2019 for outstanding commitment to her profession. She has a Degree and MSc in Psychology, a Diploma in Effective Psychotherapy and CBT, along with a PGCert in Leadership, and is a graduate member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Catherine is also a 2 x times breast cancer survivor, and wrote her first book ‘Rediscovered’ whilst undergoing treatment.
She lives in Ilkley, West Yorkshire in the UK with her multiply neurodivergent children.
Asta (which means ‘divine strength’) is the middle name Catherine gifted to herself in her 30’s to honour her strength, her danish heritage and her love of all things scandi.