Barrett Coaching and Training

ADHD Coaching Conference

Join us for the UK’s in-person ADHD Coaching Conference for two days of learning, discussion and networking.

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Accredited by the Universal Coaching Alliance

About this event

Come to the UK’s in-person ADHD Coaching Conference, taking place in Old Trafford, Manchester.

Our two-day conference will include interactive sessions on Lego Serious Play, neuro-affirming supervision, mBIT and ADHD, rejection sensitivity dysphoria, nervous system regulation, cognitive collaboration, professional wills, theatre performance, and more.

We’ll have plenty of time for networking and discussion with other ADHD coaches. There will also be quiet spaces for you to take time for yourself when needed.

You can attend both days, one day, or join us online via live streaming.

If you are interested in ADHD or neurodiversity coaching, this conference is for you.

The conference will take place at Victoria Warehouse, located in Old Trafford, with easy access to public transport and nearby hotels.

Date

28th–29th October 2026

Location

Victoria Warehouse, Old Trafford, Manchester

Format

Attend one day, both days, or join online via live streaming

Audience

ADHD coaches, coaches in training, therapists, educators and neurodiversity-informed professionals

Certificate

Certificate of attendance available for delegates

CPD

Universal Coaching Alliance recognised Continuing Professional Development

Certificate of Attendance 

Universal Coaching Alliance recognised Continuing Professional Development.

Delegates will receive a Certificate of Attendance for one or both days.

Who is this conference for?

This conference is for anyone with an interest in ADHD and neurodiversity coaching, whether you’re just starting out or already working in the field. It is particularly suited to:

ADHD coaches, new or experienced

Practitioners looking to deepen your knowledge, develop your skills, and connect

People training to become ADHD coaches

Therapists, educators and professionals working with neurodivergent clients

Anyone curious about ADHD coaching and how it can support others

Why attend?

Practical learning

Gain fresh insights and practical tools you can take into your coaching, professional practice or learning straight away.

Specialist speakers

Learn from experienced voices across ADHD coaching, supervision, nervous system regulation, rejection sensitivity, and neurodiversity-informed practice.

Real connection

Meet other coaches, trainees and practitioners who care about ADHD, neurodiversity and meaningful professional development.

Space to reflect

Take time to think, process and connect in a supportive learning environment.

Quiet spaces available

We know conferences can be a lot. Quiet spaces and comfort breaks will be available throughout the day.

Lineup

Mike How

Daydream Extremer – performance

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Michelle Lucas

Neuro-affirming Supervision

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Gwyn Thomas

Professional Wills

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Emma Whymark

RSD

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Lisa Poole

RSD

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Nathan Whitbread

Book – ‘Lens not Label’

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Tom Llewellyn

Lego Serious Play

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Jeff Kidner

mBIT and ADHD

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Bianca Faricy

Nervous system regulation

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Matt Bandy

Think Differently, Together: Cognitive Diversity & Collaboration

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Kate Jenkinson

Conference Poet

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Emma Stone

ADHD Coaching Agency

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Michelle Lucas

Neuro-affirming Supervision

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Gwyn Thomas

Professional Wills

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Emma Whymark

RSD

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Lisa Poole

RSD

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Nathan Whitbread

Book – ‘Lens not Label’

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Tom Llewellyn

Lego Serious Play

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Jeff Kidner

mBIT and ADHD

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Bianca Faricy

Nervous system regulation

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Matt Bandy

Think Differently, Together: Cognitive Diversity & Collaboration

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Agenda

Two days of keynotes, activities and breakout discussions designed to inspire, challenge and support your coaching practice.

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9:30am–10:00am

Arrival and registration

10:00am–10:15am

Welcome

10:15am–1:00pm

Keynotes, activities and breakout discussions

1:00pm–1:45pm

Lunch and networking

1:45pm–4:00pm

Keynotes, activities and breakout discussions

4:00pm–4:15pm

Thanks and close

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Hear from our community

A hugely inspiring conference with brilliant speakers and a welcoming, neurodivergent friendly atmosphere. I left feeling energised and better connected.

– Previous attendee

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One day ticket

Join us for either Wednesday 28th October or Thursday 29th October.

Ideal if you can only attend one day but still want to take part in the learning, discussion and networking.

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Two-day ticket

Join us for the full conference experience across both days.

Best for delegates who want to attend the full range of sessions, connect with the community and make the most of the event.

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Online ticket

Join us online via live streaming for both or either days.

A flexible option for delegates who cannot travel but still want access to the conference sessions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. There are quiet spaces outside the main room where you can go if you need time to pause, regulate or take a break.

The day is structured with different sessions, breaks and opportunities to move around. You are welcome to stand, stretch or step out when needed.

Yes. Comfort breaks will be included throughout the day.

Yes. You can join the conference online via live streaming if you are unable to attend in person.

Yes. You can attend one day, both days, or join online.

Yes. Delegates will receive a Certificate of Attendance for one or both days.

The conference will take place at Victoria Warehouse in Old Trafford, Manchester.

The venue is located in Old Trafford with access to public transport and nearby hotels. If you have specific access needs, please contact us before booking so we can advise and support you where possible.

Lunch and networking are included in the agenda. Please check your ticket details for what is included with your booking.

Please contact us if you need to transfer your ticket. Ticket transfers may depend on availability and the type of ticket purchased.

The conference is suitable for ADHD coaches, coaches in training, therapists, educators, neurodiversity-informed professionals and anyone curious about ADHD coaching.

Please check your ticket details or contact us for confirmation about recordings and online access.

Mike How

Mike graduated with honours from the De Montford University in the mid eighties with a BA in Performing Arts. Since then he has been a professional street entertainer/actor and cabaret performer. In his illustrious 40 year career he has travelled all over the world and worked with prominent theatre directors such as Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE.

In the mid 2010s he started to write, blog and produce his own theatre shows, briefly running a small scale community theatre company, and touring an award winning one man comedy show called Brain Rinse. His latest blog called, ‘Distracted By Your Glasses’ is an inner personal account of discovering his ADHD at the age of 59. This has developed into his latest one man show, “Daydream Extremer”.

Never being one to ‘settle down’, or ‘get a proper job’, Mike has recently branched out into entrepreneurship, founding an electronics product design company. Indulging his lifelong hobby of tinkering with bits of wires.

Michelle Lucas

Michelle Lucas specialises in executive coaching, coaching supervision, and training internal coaches, mentors, and supervisors.

She has a degree in Applied Psychology from UWIST and an MBA from Warwick Business School. Working independently since 2006, she is an Accredited Executive Master Coach and an Accredited Coaching Supervisor with the AC.

Michelle trained in both Coaching and Coaching Supervision at Oxford Brookes and is an innovative practitioner interested in broadening the application of coaching supervision.

Since 2016, she has co-authored two books on supervision for Routledge, been the solo editor of two more (one on Supervision the other about reflective practice) and she is currently working on a fifth book alongside Lily Seto in Canada entitled “Group Coaching Supervision : a practical guide”, due for publication late 2025.

Gwyn Thomas

Gwyn is an ethical executive coach and experienced coach supervisor, Fellow (Emeritus) of the Universal Coaching Alliance, Association for Coaching and Chartered Manager and Consultant (CMgr, ChMC). He works internationally with ADHD coaches, supervisors, and neurodiverse leaders across public, private, education, and charitable sectors.

With over 6,000 hours of coaching and supervision practice, Gwyn brings deep understanding of the complexities of coaching neurodivergent clients, including issues of identity, self‑belief, regulation, power, and systems. His work is grounded in reflexive practice, compassionate challenge, and strengths‑based coaching, valuing lived experience as a vital source of insight and learning.

Gwyn is a Level 7 qualified executive coach, leadership mentor, and practising coach supervisor, and delivers coach training at Levels 3, 5, and 7. He supports ADHD coaches and supervisors to develop ethical confidence, professional judgement, and sustainable practice, creating psychologically safe spaces where difference is respected and potential can flourish.

Emma Whymark

Emma has spent over 35 years working with the neurodivergent community, first in schools and then as a therapist, coach, trainer, and consultant. Her career was mostly in SEND education and she now brings deep professional insight and lived experience as a neurodivergent parent and therapist/coach.

Emma’s passion is helping people truly understand and work with their unique neurological wiring to unlock potential and reduce unnecessary struggle. This drove her to co-develop the ATTUNED neurodiversity coaching framework, grounded in compassion, neuroscience, and practical tools for real-world application. Through ATTUNED, she supports others to grow into skilled, neuroaffirming practitioners who can make a positive difference for neurodivergent clients of all ages.

Emma’s approach prioritises dignity, strength-based understanding, and meaningful self-discovery, reflecting her commitment to inclusive, empathetic support that honours the whole person.

Lisa Poole

Lisa’s personal and professional life is rooted in neurodivergence, both as someone diagnosed with ADHD and as part of a neurodivergent family.

Her career evolved from lived experience into practice, working holistically with children, teens, and adults to uncover the drivers behind neurodivergent presentations and to support meaningful self-understanding.

Recognising the lack of truly affirming training for professionals, she joined forces with Emma to create ATTUNED, blending their insights into a coaching approach that centres acceptance, nervous system regulation, and dignified support. Lisa is passionate about shifting narratives from deficit to empowerment, enabling individuals to meet their needs without unnecessary distress and to thrive in ways that honour their authentic selves.

Through ATTUNED, she helps cultivate a new generation of coaches who bring compassion, curiosity, and evidence-informed practice to their work, amplifying neurodivergent voices and fostering systemic empathy.

Nathan Whitbread

Nathan Whitbread (ACC, ILM7) is a coach, consultant, and supervisor dedicated to making neuro-inclusive workplaces a reality. With a career history across technology and business development, Nathan provides a broad organisational perspective to his mission of helping neurodivergent teams thrive.

As a trainer of both organisations and coaches and a supervisor to those navigating neurodiversity in their practice Nathan bridges the gap between theory and lived experience. Having been diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult and identifying with ADHD traits, he understands the limitations of rigid labels.

He is a co-author of the upcoming book Lens not Label: A conversational guide for working more effectively with neurodivergent people, written collaboratively with Claire Pedrick and Kim Witten. Nathan’s approach empowers leaders to move past diagnostic categories and adopt a personal “lens” that fosters psychological safety, clarity, and genuine human connection at work.

Tom Llewellyn

Tom is late-diagnosed Neurodivergent (AuDHD/Dyslexic/C-PTSD), Neuroinclusion consultant and Executive coach, specialising in working with Neurodivergent individuals.

His diagnosis journey started in 2017 when a coach helped him discover there might be more to his “different ways of working” than he realised.

Now, he uses his lived experience alongside his background in corporate innovation and D, E & I to educate others on how they can positively impact their own worlds through his coaching and consultancy practice.

Aside from coaching, he’s a Certified Training Partner of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® tools and methodology, and has recently developed the world’s first LSP certification designed specifically for Neurodivergent and Disabled consultants and facilitators.

Jeff Kidner

Jeff Kidner is also a meditation teacher, Reiki practioner and certified in EMDR with hypnotherapy, with over 30 years of leadership experience and a master’s degree in leadership. He specialises in helping neurodivergent professionals understand their nervous systems, quiet their inner critic and lead themselves with clarity and confidence.

Known for his warmth, quick wit and down-to-earth style, Jeff blends science with storytelling, depth with humour, and practical tools with real-life experience. His sessions are energising, thought-provoking and refreshingly human. He creates spaces where people feel safe to laugh, reflect and challenge long-held limitations.

Jeff believes ADHD is not a deficit to fix but a difference to harness. His passion lies in helping people move beyond overwhelm, self-doubt and burnout so they can maximise their potential without sacrificing wellbeing. Professional, insightful and genuinely fun to work with, Jeff brings both credibility and spark to every stage he steps onto.

Bianca Faricy

During her 25-year teaching career, Bianca experienced the realities of school leadership firsthand, including the need to mask and self-advocate to keep numerous plates spinning in complex institutional environments. Working closely with children and young people profoundly shaped her understanding of inclusion, identity, and the long-term impact of school experiences on self-belief, which has informed her compassionate, systemic approach to coaching and training.

Following a late ADHD diagnosis at 47, she left teaching and retrained as an ADHD coach, specialising in burnout recovery and nervous system education. She holds an MA in Education, specialising in inclusive teaching, and has trained headteachers to support, include, and celebrate neurodivergent staff. Alongside coaching and ND training, she runs online psycho-educational workshops exploring diverse ADHD themes and experiences.

Bianca’s transformational coaching works at the level of self-beliefs and identity. Integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) and trauma-informed approaches, she helps clients shift protective patterns from the inside out.

Outside work, she loves music and DJing, being in nature with her partner and dog, and the creativity and energy of Brighton.

Matt Bandy

Following a degree in psychology, I joined the advertising industry as a Creative Strategist, developing insight and creative concepts for brands. The creativity I could do, but navigating the unspoken rules of the corporate social game, I found incredibly hard.

Following a burnout and AuDHD diagnosis in 2016, I found clarity.

The industry relies on original thinkers. ND people often bring valuable divergent insight. The industry also relies on the structure and process of convergent thinkers.
But the communication mismatch creates friction and when the environment itself defaults to linear process, it’s tough on people who think differently. Prolonged masking often led to burnout.

I supported HR with a ND policy based on day-to-day experiences (not headline symptoms) and I advocated for mutual understanding, a shared language and stigma-free culture.

I now work as a ND coach and workplace trainer, focusing on creative adaptability and cognitive diversity.

Both ND and NT people need each other. It just helps when we understand how each others minds work!