What Are Short & Extended Consults?
Short and extended consults give you space to talk through what you’re noticing and get guidance that fits your situation. Short sessions are ideal for focused questions, while extended sessions offer more time for reflection, understanding, and planning next steps.
Short Consult (30 minutes): A focused, efficient session for when you need clarity quickly.
Best for:
One main question or concern - Perfect when you have a specific worry, symptom, behaviour, or situation you’d like help understanding, without needing to discuss everything at once.- Support with a specific situation - Whether it’s a school meeting, workplace challenge, meltdown triggers, burnout, masking, or an unexpected change, this session helps you navigate what’s happening right now with practical guidance.
- Follow-up or review from a previous session - A chance to check in, adjust strategies, ask new questions, or reflect on what’s working and what isn’t — so support continues rather than restarting from scratch.
- Guidance without a large time or cost commitment - Ideal if you’re not ready for therapy or assessment yet, but want reassurance, clarity, and next steps you can use immediately.
Why people choose this: Quick, affordable, and practical. You walk away with a clear next step.
Price range: £60–£80
Extended Consult (60 minutes): More time. More space. More depth.
An extended consult gives you room to talk things through at a calm pace, without feeling rushed or confined to one topic. It’s ideal when there’s more to unpack, or when a situation is layered, emotional, or unclear.
Best for:
- Multiple concerns - When several areas overlap such as behaviour, emotional regulation, sensory needs, identity, school/work challenges, burnout, relationships, or well-being.
- Deeper exploration - Space to reflect on patterns, experiences, and questions that take time to unravel.
- Reviewing reports or history - For example: diagnostic reports, EHCP/SEN documentation, school/ workplace adjustments, or previous assessments that need translation into real life meaning.
- Planning support strategies - Together, we’ll explore what support looks like in daily life and map realistic next steps.
- Understanding complex situations - Ideal when there’s a mix of uncertainty, overlapping diagnoses, emotional overwhelm, or when you’ve spent years feeling misunderstood.
Why people choose this: There’s space to breathe, process, and connect the dots — creating insight, clarity, and a plan that finally makes sense.
Price Range: £95–£120
Therapy & Behaviour Support (Short + Extended Available)
- Speech and Language Therapists (SLT) - Support communication, social interaction, language development, eating/drinking concerns, and confidence expressing needs. Helpful for both speaking and non-speaking individuals.
- Occupational Therapists (OT) - Address sensory processing, emotional regulation, daily living skills (sleep, routines, dressing), handwriting, school participation and reducing overwhelm in everyday environments.
- DIR / Floortime Consultants - Use play based, relationship centred approaches to build connection, communication, and emotional development — especially helpful for younger children.
- Pivotal Response Therapy (PRT) Consultants - Focus on motivation and natural learning through play, encouraging communication, emotional regulation and confidence using strengths based approaches.
- ABA Consultants (Autism - Affirming) - Support behaviour using positive, consent-led frameworks. These focuse on reducing distress, building independence, and understanding the reasons behind behaviours, never suppressing identity.
- Counsellors & Therapists - Provide emotional support, self-understanding, anxiety management, masking fatigue support, relationships and identity exploration — adapted for neurodivergent thinking and communication.
- Clinical Psychologists (for therapeutic or ongoing support) - Offer therapy for anxiety, burnout, trauma, emotional regulation, executive functioning, identity, social understanding and long-term wellbeing through evidence-based approaches.
- Educational Psychologists - Help with learning needs, attention challenges, executive function, emotional wellbeing in school, and navigating education systems (only where they offer non-assessment consults, e.g., school strategies or parental guidance)
Medical & Diagnostic Professionals (Extended Consults Only)
- Psychiatrists - Support diagnosis and treatment planning for ADHD, autism (in adults), anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep challenges, and medication decisions if appropriate.
- Developmental Paediatricians - Assess developmental delays, autism/ADHD in children, medical considerations, co-occurring conditions, and provide clinical clarity for young children and families.
- Specialist Nurses (Autism / ADHD) - Offer screening, guidance on assessment pathways, emotional support, lifestyle and regulation strategies, and navigation of services with a warm, human approach.
- Clinical Psychologists (for diagnostic/clinical review) - Lead formal autism and ADHD assessments, interpret tools (ADOS-2, DIVA-5, etc.), help make sense of results, and explain diagnosis in a practical, compassionate way.
Nutrition & Feeding Support (Extended Only)
- Paediatric Dietitians - Support children and young people who may have challenges related to eating, feeding, or nutrition — especially when those needs are influenced by autism, ADHD, sensory differences, anxiety, or medical conditions.
How These Professionals Support You
Across all roles, support may include:
- understanding behaviours, emotions, and sensory needs
- building confidence and self-awareness
- navigating school, work, or family expectations
- clarifying whether autism/ADHD may be present
- planning next steps after a diagnosis
- learning practical strategies for daily life
- supporting communication and connection
- exploring identity and wellbeing
- helping you advocate for your needs
Why Choose Autimly
- We combine trusted clinical expertise with genuine human understanding — no cold, clinical environments here.
- Lived experience is part of our foundation. Many of our professionals are neurodivergent themselves and understand the journey from the inside.
- Emotional safety matters. Support is warm, validating and paced gently — without losing clinical quality or accuracy.
- Sessions adapt to you: communication style, pacing, environment, and duration are flexible, not rigid.
- Our professionals collaborate, so you don’t have to repeat your story or start from scratch every time.
- Every clinician is fully qualified, verified, and aligned with a neurodiversity-affirming approach.
- Pricing is transparent, predictable, and designed to help you plan support confidently.
