One to one
Fifty minutes · Weekly or fortnightly
A thoughtful space to think about what has changed, what has become clearer, and what you may still be trying to understand. Virtual, or in person by arrangement.
£45 / session
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The story wasn’t about you.
But you were still in it.
Counselling for mothers of adult daughters who have recently discovered they are autistic, ADHD or AuDHD.
A shared experience
The past suddenly looks different.
For many mothers, learning that an adult daughter is autistic, ADHD or AuDHD brings a wave of unexpected thoughts and emotions. It often means looking back at a shared history through a completely new lens — navigating old memories, questioning long-held assumptions, or gently holding the knowledge of what might have been different if this had been known earlier.
Processing this new chapter can feel lonely. It is common to carry complex feelings that feel hard to share with friends, family, or even daughters themselves.
There can be a process of working out what this means for your relationship with your daughter, and for your own sense of yourself as a mother.
If any of this resonates, please know there is room for it here.
The Deconstruction
01
Dismantle the Guilt
You didn't miss it. You lived in a world that didn't have the language yet. We rebuild your history with compassion, not blame.
02
Unmasking Together
Understanding her sensory world means understanding your own. We bridge the gap between two generations of women learning a new vocabulary.
03
A Radical Future
Moving from 'accommodation' to 'celebration'. We don't fix people; we curate relationships and environments where you both thrive.
The work
Essay · 01
The guilt of not knowing.
Essay · 02
Difficult was a wounding word.
Essay · 03
You don’t have to hold her the way you thought.
Essay · 04
The quiet meltdown of a Tuesday morning.
Essay · 05
We never ask the lion to be a tiger.
Essay · 06
The joy of now is being yourself.
Things mothers often ask
- What happens in a first session?
- We meet for fifty minutes. You tell me, in your own way, where you are. There is nothing to prepare and nothing you need to bring.
- Is it online or in person?
- Mostly online, which suits many mothers who want to think privately from home. In-person sessions are possible by arrangement.
- How many sessions will I need?
- Some mothers come for a handful of sessions to think something through. Others stay longer. We review together; there is no fixed contract.
- Will we talk about my daughter?
- She will be part of the conversation, but the work is about you — your reflections, your feelings, your sense of yourself as a mother.
- Do I need to have read about neurodivergence?
- No. You bring your experience. I bring training and my own proximity to this. Together we make sense of it.
- Is what I say confidential?
- Yes. See the confidentiality note below for the small, ethical limits.
Confidentiality
What is said here, stays here.
Our conversations are confidential. I work within the ethical standards of Transactional Analysis training and practice, and I attend regular clinical supervision where client material is discussed anonymously.
The few exceptions are the standard ones: a serious risk of harm to you or another person, or a legal requirement to disclose. I would always seek to speak with you first.
Brief notes are kept securely and used only to support the work. Your data is handled in line with UK GDPR.
"I understand the emotional complexity because I live in proximity to it too."— Lisa Rose Jackson
About me
Lisa Rose Jackson
Trainee Transactional
Analysis Counsellor
- Student member of ITAA
- Fully insured
At some point, I realised that while the story wasn't about me, I was still part of it.
When my daughter discovered she was AuDHD as an adult, it changed how I understood many years of family life. Things I had never fully understood suddenly made more sense. Alongside relief and understanding, there were also feelings I hadn't expected, and questions I needed time to think about.
That experience showed me how little space there is for mothers to explore the emotional impact of a late diagnosis in adulthood. Conversations quite rightly focus on the daughter, yet mothers are often carrying their own questions, feelings and adjustments as they make sense of what this new understanding means.
This work grows from both professional training and personal experience. It is not about speaking for daughters, or centring mothers in a story that belongs to someone else. It is about offering mothers a thoughtful space to think about what has changed, what has become clearer, and what they may still be trying to understand.
Training & practice
A way of understanding the patterns we carry between us.
My counselling training is grounded in Transactional Analysis — a relational approach that helps people understand patterns in relationships, communication and emotional experience.
- Training
- Currently undertaking advanced Transactional Analysis counselling training, working towards CTA (Certified Transactional Analyst) in the Counselling field.
- Professional practice
- Regular clinical supervision, ongoing personal therapy, and continuing professional development — within the ethical standards of Transactional Analysis training and practice.
- Previous experience
- Education Business Partner within the NHS, with over twenty years in learning, development, facilitation and supporting people through change and growth.
- Background
- An experienced learning and development professional, designing and delivering training, coaching and development programmes across workplace, education and personal settings.
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