Co-illuminated Coaching

Bodies co-regulate,
Brains co-illuminate!

During human communication two (or more) brains will fall into 'brain activity alignment' with each other.
This is one of the powerful ways we learn and evolve together as humans.
Coaching

Coaching is essentially a transformative conversation. Aiming to: shed light on obstacles, reveal options, and dismantle outdated and unhelpful thoughts/rules/'truths'.

A conversation that usually leaves us with more insight, capacity, and conscious access to our personal resources - our genuine resilience.

Mentoring

Is a process that is a mix of coaching, and 'passed on' experience and knowledge.

Some moments may be like training, or consultation where you ask questions.

The three areas Julia is most often asked for mentoring are in neurodiversity, business, and parenting.

Therapeutic Play

For adults and children, this is a safe, low-pressure, supported, and healing practice.

Many of us, and especially Neurodivergent individuals 'carry' the impacts of past experiences.

Without having to explain or explore in words, Therapeutic Play helps us release the energy and burden of those experiences, without the risk of re-traumatising.

Psychoeducation

Especially useful to individuals and families early in their neurodivergence journey.

Receiving a diagnosis can help us. Or it can leave us with more questions than ever, undermine our sense of self, or both.

Understanding how our brain and neurology work in relation to our health, environment, and social interactions, can help us make sense of our experience, instincts, and options.


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New brains in our life create new patterns within us...


When 'working things out' - trying to change our life, and manage that transformation - it can be powerful to think things through with another human.

It makes new ideas more acheivable and more concrete.
Attuned conversations bring new patterns of brain activity, rapidly creating new connections and pathways for our brain to move forward, differently, with greater ease. 

And, knowing another mind is on your journey with you makes everything (even things you face alone) easier.

'We-Q', not IQ, creates change


Whether we are happy, healthy, safe - or not - our brains are prediction machines that love to save energy by keeping us on 'tried and tested' pathways, and repeating them.

  -  Even unhappy pathways that can keep us low in mood or limited in our life.


It can be hard to break out of those old pathways. Especially when we are surrounded by other people's brains that also wish to maintain their own predictable patterns.

Coaching, mentoring, therapeutic play, and psychoeducation, are all great ways to free-up the misplaced energy our brain uses to repeat old patterns.

And when we DO shift out of those patterns, that released energy becomes our personal resource - to use as we wish - a state of genuine creativity and resilience...
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Hihi! I'm Julia :) 

and I'd love to lend the power of my brain to yours.

    If you are:
  • Feeling trapped in a cycle of burnout, shut-downs, or meltdowns
  • 'Re-learning' about yourself, and life, after discovering your neurodivergence

  • Stuck in thought patterns, or habits that YOU want to change.

  • Wanting to fully re-engage in, explore and build your life your way.

  then accessing some extra brain power can help. Massively!

My neurodivergence, many years of  reflective art, therapeutic activities, training, deep learning and thinking, can be of use to you and truly create unexpected possibilities in the space where our two brains meet. 

"Julia, you are fierce, hilarious, and still the most compassionate human I have ever met!"

Lisa

"I came to work with Julia because of general overwhelm and anxiety... It's opened a lock that is allowing me to safely move forward." 

Orla

Testimonials
Flo

Julia, I think you have extraordinary clarity when you're dealing with people, you're incredibly focused, although you might not think so! You're actually very clever at coming in to find that Achilles heel - and mine was one which a number of other people who coached me on the same sort of topic had failed to find.

I think whoever gets you as a coach will be very gratified. I think they'll be very well served.

You're lovely. You’re so relaxing. But actually, you just get there.

Designer and Coach
Orla

I came to work with Julia because of general overwhelm and anxiety and was surprised by the connection, and the progress I made.

I discovered deep seated truths about myself that I have never been able to uncover before. It's opened a lock that is allowing me to safely move forward.

Julia creates a safe non judgemental space that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend. She makes it easy to open up and dive deeper. I look forward to learning more about myself.

Neurodivergent Parent
John

Without any hesitation I would recommend Julia as a coach. I found her incredibly supportive and insightful. She skilfully enabled me to think through matters in my own way.

Julia helped me identify and calibrate to some of my biggest challenges.

I now have a mindset and strategy as how best and effectively to address them. I am extremely grateful to Julia for this.

Founder and Director
http://www.biostrong.co.uk

Gabriellle

I met with Julia to ask for her advice concerning the research design for my doctoral project...

Julia clarified all of my questions and her expert advice will greatly enrich the program in question ...and the researcher !!!

Julia is also a vibrant and generous person. I look forward to working with her again and highly recommend her services.

PHD candidate
Art Therapist &
Lecturer at L'UQAT


Offerings for Organisations and Teams
Rethinking Leadership. Re-imagining Yourself. A male and female figure stand shoulder to shoulder, they look focused and self-assured. The image is slightly magical in atmosphere because Mages are sovereign beings with the knowledge and self-assuredness to guide the reality around them. Illustration created and edited by Julia Harris and DALL-E

Divergent Thinking
Leadership

Leadership coaching for those who think differently, and need to lead differently too.
This space supports complexity-aware leaders to reflect, rewire unhelpful patterns, and develop sustainable ways of leading with clarity, presence, and confidence.

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Neurodivergence Positive Culture Training

Guided by leading edge neurodivergent thinking, and current research, our revelatory neurodiversity training tackles discrimination and stigma - increasing psychological safety and agency within, and for, whole teams.

Click to find out more on the Complex Strengths website.
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Coaching groups
for Collective Intelligence

Empowering teams to shift culture, remove barriers, focus, and thrive.

When teams lack space and support to navigate difference and collaborate inclusively, organisations risk wasted time, money, and most importantly - intelligence.


Offerings for Individuals
Outside the Box, Inside Your Truth. Image is a stylish illustration with a human represented half inside a box in black and with, and half in vibrant swirling colours, surrounded by swirling colours eminating from the humans mind once outside the box. Illustration created and edited by Julia Harris and DALL-E

Outside the Box,
Inside Your Truth

In a world where we know that being different has often meant struggling to fit in, this 13-week re-membering journey is designed specifically for Neurodivergent individuals

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Beyond the Seen,
Within the Felt

6 short, simple, impactful experiences developing sense of emotions. 
Empowering for both emotionally sensitive, and alexithymic individuals - and groups processing a  shared experience.
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Neurodivergence
Mentoring

Finding Your Way!
Whether you are newly diagnosed, gradually recognising yourself as neurodivergent, or a few years into your journey - access genuinely aligned counsel and coaching.

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