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Making Sense of You
Because there’s more to you than a diagnosis.
Understand your patterns, strengths and needs and find practical ways forward that work for you.
What is Making Sense?
A highly personalised service for neurodivergent people, aged sixteen and over who want to understand themselves more deeply.
Together, we make sense of your experiences, patterns, strengths and needs- and find practical ways forward that fit your life.
You do not need a formal diagnosis to access our service
Why Making Sense?
We know how important a diagnosis can be. It can provide answers, validation and access to the right support.
But it can also leave you wondering: what now?
Making Sense was created for what comes next - a compassionate space to understand your experiences in the context of your whole life, recognise why some things have been so difficult, see your strengths more clearly, and make sense of who you are and what you need.
It isn’t therapy, coaching or another diagnostic assessment.
Whilst we draw on our clinical and therapeutic skills, the focus here is not on deciding whether you meet diagnostic criteria. It is on understanding you.
How we work
Your story
An in depth conversation exploring your experiences, what matters to you and what you would like to understand better. This is completed over three appointments so you never feel rushed.
Your personalised report
We bring everything together in a way that reflects you as a whole person, not simply through a diagnostic lens.
A time to reflect
We meet again to talk through your report and explore what it means for you moving forwards.
If you would like to go further or you already know what you would like support with:
For some people, the Making Sense process will be enough. If you’d like further support, Making Sense in Practice offers the option to continue working together through individual sessions, focused on what matters most to you.
We always offer the option to access Making Sense in Practice sessions without needing to go through the full Making Sense of You pathway first.
Meet Hannah
Making Sense was founded by Hannah Geary, a Registered Learning Disability Nurse with nineteen years’ clinical experience.
“I’ve spent my career working alongside neurodivergent people and their families across the NHS, community and specialist services. I have specialist experience in autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, alongside lived experience of neurodivergence within my own life and family.
I’ve seen how difficult life can become when someone’s needs are not recognised or understood. People can spend years feeling that they are getting things wrong, having to try harder than everyone else, or being offered support that never quite fits. This can be incredibly isolating, confusing and frustrating.
I’ve also seen the difference it can make when someone finally feels heard and understood. It can change what they ask of themselves, and the support they feel able to ask for.
I wanted to create a service that was warm, open and straightforward.
A place where people feel genuinely listened to, where their experiences are taken seriously and where support is shaped around their individual needs.
That’s why I started Making Sense Neurodiversity. I’ve brought together practitioners who share these values and believe, as I do, that helping people understand themselves with greater kindness and compassion can male a real difference.
Hannah Geary (do in handwriting font?)
Founder, Making Sense Neurodiversity
Our Team
We are a small team of highly skilled practitioners who share the same values and approach.
Each practitioner has been personally selected by our founder, Hannah, for their experience, warmth and commitment to providing thoughtful, individualised support.
If you would like to know more about our practitioners, we are always happy to share their profiles so you can get a feel for who you’ll be working with.
Fees
Making Sense of You - £1250
An enhanced, personalised process designed to help you understand your experiences, patterns, strengths and needs.
Your fee includes:
Three in-depth sessions exploring your story
Clinical reflection and formulation between sessions
Your personalised written report
A follow up session to explore your report together and reflect on what it means for you
Your report is individually written for you - not generated from a template.
Making Sense in Practice - £150
Individual 60 minute sessions shaped around what matters most to you and focusing on areas you would like to understand better or be supported with.
These sessions can be completed following the Making Sense of You pathway if there are areas you would like more support with or they can be requested separately. Some people request these sessions after receiving a diagnosis elsewhere to help them explore what the diagnosis means for them and address any areas of particular need.
Making Sense Together - £150
Individual sixty-minute sessions offering personalised support for young people aged sixteen and seventeen, and their families.
These sessions provide a safe, understanding space to explore challenges, recognise strengths and better understand individual needs.
Support can focus on areas such as emotional wellbeing, communication, relationships, sensory needs and navigating everyday life.
Sessions can be arranged for young people, parents or carers, or together as a family, depending on what feels most helpful.
A diagnosis is not required to access this support.
Get in touch
Think Making Sense might be right for you?
You don’t need to have everything worked out before getting in touch. Just tell us a little about yourself and what has brought you here.
(contact form?)
hello@makingsenseneurodiversity.co.uk
01962 458007 - If we are unable to answer, please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Our Values
Our Mission
To support neurodivergent individuals to better understand themselves, recognise their strengths and needs and move forward with increased confidence and self-compassion.
Our Values
Kindness First
We believe kindness matters. Feeling heard, understood and accepted for who you are can be transformative. We strive to ensure every interaction is warm, respectful, and genuinely supportive. Everyone working with Making Sense will bring a genuine kindness to their work.
Needs Before Labels
We believe support should be guided by each person's individual strengths, experiences and needs, rather than solely by diagnostic labels. Whether someone has a formal diagnosis, is exploring their neurodivergence or self-identifies, everyone deserves understanding, validation, and practical support.
Build on Strengths
We believe neurodivergence brings unique perspectives, talents and ways of thinking. Alongside recognising areas where support may be helpful, we aim to help people understand, value and build on their strengths.
Your Pace
There is no right or wrong way to understand yourself. Some people prefer to take small steps, while others want to immerse themselves in information and support. We will always work alongside you at a pace that feels comfortable and right for you.
Together
We believe the best outcomes come from working in partnership. We listen carefully, value lived experience and make decisions together, recognising that every person is the expert in their own life.
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appointments that fit around your life. We know that finding time for yourself isn’t always easy. That’s why we offer flexible online appointments seven days per week, including early mornings, evenings and weekends. Appointments can start as early as 7.30am and as late as 7.30pm, subject to practitioner availability.
note for rachel - i think the most in demand service may be the one off sessions (making sense together and making sense in practice) so perhaps advertise them up higher rather than the four week long service (making sense of you). Also i don’t know much about SEO (or anythign really!) but i feel people may search things like post diagnostic support and even though this sort of is but also isn’t that as we don’t insist on a diagnosis, should we include this sort of wording so our website actually gets found?!