Pippa Simou
Business name: The ADD-vantage
About Me
I am a Charted Coaching Psychologist, specialising largely in supporting women and girls to live well with ADHD and other related conditions that they might be living with.
I have over 20 years of experience in secondary education, holding both pastoral and academic positions. I left teaching in 2016, to achieve further flexibility to support my own neurodiverse children, I joined a local charity as a coach and trainer, working to support parents and professionals who live or work with children who have ADHD and /or Autism.
I discovered my own ADHD in my mid-forties, which led to the recognition of our then-16-year-old daughter’s ADHD. This experience highlighted the lack of understanding and support services for girls and women with the condition.
I started my own independent venture ‘The ADD-vantage' in 2020, to devote my time and talent such that it is to raise awareness and support women and girls with understand and live well with it. To support this work, I returned to university to study for a master’s in psychology, and I am delighted to say that I was awarded a Distinction. I continue to be involved in research at the University of Hertfordshire
In my work I apply my psychological knowledge and understanding in my practice and spend most of my time coaching women with ADHD one-to-one, I facilitate online support groups and a local community social group for ADHD women. I mentor girls in local schools and train professionals who are working with young people who have ADHD.
In addition, I offer training to professionals to help them appreciate the nature of ADHD, how they might alter their practice and / or environment to become accessible to service users or colleagues who have ADHD. I also raise awareness of the female experience of ADHD in my local community, on podcasts and on my social media platforms.
As a Chartered Coaching Psychologist with the BPS (British Psychological Society) and am bound their code of practice. I am supervised regularly by more experienced Chartered Coaching Psychologists in one to one and group settings. As a member of ICF I am also committed to working within their code of ethics.
Services Offered
1:1 ADHD Coaching for Individuals
