Simona Galluccio
Who am I?
I am currently working as a Behaviour & Learning Practitioner in a SEN School in London for young people from 11 to 19 with moderate to severe learning difficulties, many who are on the Autistic Spectrum.
I have been working as a therapist with children for over 9 years in a variety of settings including schools and private practice. I graduated as a Neuro-Psychomotor Therapist of Developmental Age, I subsequently obtained a two-year Specialisation Course in Psychomotor Rehabilitation and Counselling. I also completed a Master in Applied Behaviour Analysis and Autism.
The HAPPY plan is an excellent complement to my knowledge and experience of using low arousal and positive behaviour support strategies. It provides me with a different way of responding to the needs of my clients and their families using an holistic approach which ultimately aims for their happiness and overall well-being.
H.A.P.P.Y.-coach for:
Children and parents.
Adults or children with additional needs such as a learning disability.
Languages:
English and Italian
Country:
UK
Contact:
Tanya Bowie
Who am I?
I currently work as a behaviour and learning practitioner as part of a therapy team in a SEN school in South London. Our school supports young people from 11-19 who have a learning disability and who are on the autism spectrum.
I enjoy supporting our young students to explore their strengths with the aim of helping them to thrive in a world that is often difficult for them to navigate. Supporting their wellbeing and developing ideas that help them navigate the big wide world is something that the H.A.P.P.Y plan is ideal for.
I have worked with both adults and children with a learning disability and autism since 1990.
I am a qualified positive support behaviour practitioner with a MSc from the Tizard Centre, University of Kent. I also have a Learning disability nursing qualification from Kew school of Nursing, Victoria, Australia. I incorporate the low arousal approach into the way I offer support having completed training with Studio III.
H.A.P.P.Y.-coach for:
Children and parents.
Adults or children with additional needs such as a learning disability.
Languages:
English
Country:
UK
Contact:
Tanya Bowie
Red Lane Farm
Red Lane
RH80RT
+447877987492
Tobias Ånmark
Who am I?
I am a Socionom, Head of Operations for Assistance at NPF-Specialisterna and a Psychotherapy student. I have broad experience in the field having worked as a personal assistant, caregiver and social worker, later transitioning to leadership and guidance. The experience has taught me the importance of finding happiness in the daily work – both for clients and workers – and I believe the H.A.P.P.Y.-Plan is a great tool to achieve that. The H.A.P.P.Y.-Plan is also a good complement to KASAM, TEACCH, PERMA and Low Arousal Approach, which are our core methods and perspectives at NPF-Specialisterna.
H.A.P.P.Y.-coach for:
Autistic individuals, Parents and Personal assistants
Languages:
English and Swedish
Country:
Sweden
Contact:
Linda Grann
Who am I?
I educate, support and councel staff working with individuals with autism and ID. I also teach at Higher Vocational Education about communication with a focus on AAC and welfare technology.I have worked as head of education at Jengla Omsorg, an assistance company that my husband and I founded in 2012. I held courses mainly about autism, low arousal approach, AAC, cognitive support and personal assistance. I am certified CPS provider and in-house train the trainer in Studio III. In my daily work, I work a lot with well-being and happiness as a basis and have had PERMA projects based on positive psychology with several teams. I got in touch with H.A.P.P.Y coaching when Peter Vermeulen was my daughter’s H.A.P.P.Y. coach and realized how powerful and concrete it is with such a clear focus on well-being
H.A.P.P.Y.-coach for:
Parents and autistic individuals.
Languages:
Swedish
Country:
Sweden
Contact:
Isabel Desmet
Wie ben ik?
Mijn naam is Isabel en werk reeds verschillende jaren als zelfstandig coach in combinatie met een deeltijdse job in het onderwijs als ondersteuner.
Naast het begeleiden van mensen met ASS en het maken van hun H.A.P.P.Y. plan ben ik ook gecertificeerd Life-coach, gecertificeerd jongerencoach en gecertificeerd Autismecoach.
Sedert een 2tal jaar run ik een eigen groepspraktijk “ ’t Knaplab/Het coach-huis” te Oudenaarde en Avelgem.
Als H.A.P.P.Y.-COACH ben ik er zeker van dat voor iedere doelgroep met Autisme, ongeacht hun leeftijd, er een mogelijkheid is om een H.A.P.P.Y-plan op te maken. Iedereen is uniek waardoor het telkens zoeken is op een creatieve manier om meer rust en minder stress te creëren waardoor mensen met ASS zich beter kunnen voelen.
Daarnaast ben ik ook ervaringsdeskundige als mama van 4 kinderen/jongvolwassenen met ASS.
H.A.P.P.Y.-coach voor:
Kinderen – jongeren en volwassenen met ASS of met meervoudige stoornissen, verstandelijke beperking.
Languages:
Nederlands
Country:
Belgium
Contact:
Bergstraat 29 – 9700 Oudenaarde
Kasteelstraat 9 – 8580 Avelgem
Gsm: 0484/56.39.13
Anke Schwiete
Who am I?
My name is Anke: I am autistic, mother of an autistic child and a special needs educator. The topic of how autistic people think and experience the world is therefore both personally and professionally very close to my heart. Many studies point out that the brains of autistic people work differently, so called neurodiverse. This new view (“different, but not wrong”) needs to be applied to all areas of working with and for autistic people.
The H.A.P.P.Y. project, aimed at autistic people, families, and educators, takes this autistic viewpoint as the basis for increasing well-being and enjoyment. I consider this positive and resource-orientated approach to be groundbreaking and want to contribute to its implementation so that it can be offered in the German language as well.
As a certified H.A.P.P.Y. coach, I not only offer the development of personalised H.A.P.P.Y. plans for children and adults, but also offer advice and consultations with parents, professionals, and companies on how to deal with neurodiversity.
Consultations can either take place via video call (Skype, Zoom), by telephone or in certain cases in person in a home environment.
H.A.P.P.Y.-coach for:
Adolescents and adults with autism
Languages:
German and English
Country:
Germany
Contact:
Samantha Bulens
Who am I?
As an educational therapist, I work with parents, caregivers, other therapists, children, and young adults with moderate to severe learning difficulties. I have a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education and a BSc in Biology. Besides being a H.A.P.P.Y coach, I also provide the following services: Interoception sessions, family sessions, educational kinesiology, and life skills & independency training. I have my own private practice in Geneva, Switzerland but can provide remote sessions where necessary.
H.A.P.P.Y.-coach for:
Parents and autistic individuals
Languages: English and Dutch.
In 2022, a French version will be ready.
Country: Switzerland
Contact:
samantha.bulens@auticoach.ch
Route des Acacias 45A, 5th floor
CH- 1227 Les Acacias (Geneva)
phone: +41 (0)22 512 60 30
www.auticoach.ch
Pia Lindberg Fenger
Who am I?
My name is Pia Lindberg Fenger and I work as an educational consultant specializing in autism and other additional diagnoses.
I have worked in the field of disability since 1996, where I have chosen to specialize in autism. I work with people with autism spectrum disorders, and have experience with both children and adults across the spectrum.
I work from the Neuropedagogical approach and the Low Arousal approach, and use the TEACCH principles for structuring and support in everyday life.
I offer tailor-made and adapted teaching or supervision courses that suit your / your needs. I am a Certified Studio III trainer in Low Arousal.
H.A.P.P.Y.-coach for:
Parents and autistic individuals.
Both online and face to face.
Languages: English and Danish.
Country: Denmark
Contact:
Ryttergrøftvejen 48
7000 Fredericia
Mobil:31718854
Nesrin Sakarya
Wie ben ik?
Mijn naam is Nesrin Sakarya en ik werk ruim 12 jaar als zelfstandig coach/maatschappelijk werker in mijn praktijk in Borne (Overijssel, Nederland).
Naast mijn HAPPY Coach project, biedt ik ook de volgende diensten aan: jobcoaching en levens brede begeleiding.
Alles kan face to face en ook online.
Ik werk op het gebied van zorg/begeleiding en (job) coaching met name voor mensen met Autisme. Zoals elk mens uniek en anders is, is geen enkele aanpak bij mij hetzelfde. Ik werk volgens verschillende methodieken en biedt altijd maatwerk aan de cliënten.
Als gecertificeerde jobcoach bied ik methodische ondersteuning bij de begeleiding van de cliënt.
Om die reden kijk ik eerst naar de mens en naar de hulpvraag. Dan kijken we naar wat je nodig hebt en wat je niet nodig hebt 😊..
H.A.P.P.Y.-coach voor:
(jong)volwassenen
Talen:
Nederlands en Turks.
Aan de Turkse versie wordt gewerkt, medio 1e kwartaal 2022 is de verwachting dat deze af is. Nu deelnemen in de Turkse taal is al wel mogelijk.
Land: Nederland
Contact:
n.sakarya@welzijnplus.nl
tel: 0031 (0) 657931268
www.welzijnplus.nl
https://www.facebook.com/Welzijnplus
Ilse Van den Eede
Who am I?
As a mother of a son with autism, I complimented my sociology training with a postgraduate Autism course where I met Peter Vermeulen. The importance of wellbeing cannot be underestimated and that is why I also became a H.A.P.P.Y. coach. It’s my passion to contribute to a more open society that embraces neurodiversity.
As an Autism Coach I work with people with Autism as from 6 years old and I also coach parents, employers, schools etc. in dealing with autism. It might be interesting to know I have also an affinity with people with an intellectual disability as of my own experience with my son.
Additionally, I’m co-founder of Autimatic, a social company which offers work to people with autism in three areas: administration, automation and artificial intelligence (www.autimatic.be).
I have a private practice in Etikhove (Flemish Ardennes) and Ghent (Belgium). Video appointments are possible.
H.A.P.P.Y.-coach for:
Children and (young) adults with Autism
Family, schools and employers.
Languages: Dutch and English
Country: Belgium
Contact:
Nancy Defreyne
Wie ben ik?
Als moeder van een jongvolwassene met ASS heb ik mij via een postgraduaat & banaba autismespectrumstoornissen verdiept in deze boeiende materie. In eerste instantie om mijn kind beter te kunnen begrijpen en te begeleiden.
Maar stilaan is dit uitgegroeid tot een ware passie. Sinds kort werk ik als auticoach in een fijne groepspraktijk te Breendonk, België
Ik help er mensen vanaf 6 jaar met autisme en hun directe omgeving met
– psycho-educatie
– omgevingsaanpassingen
– aanleren van functionele vaardigheden
– opstellen van sensorisch profiel
– begeleiding en voorkomen van ontregeld gedrag
Steeds werk ik vanuit de TEACCH principes
Het H.A.P.P.Y. project is iets waar ik volledig achter sta. Omdat ik geloof dat iedereen, onder juiste omstandigheden, zich gelukkig kan voelen, ook mensen met ASS. Meer zelfs, als moeder weet ik dat dit een basisvoorwaarde is om te groeien en te kunnen leren
H.A.P.P.Y.-coach voor:
Kinderen, jongeren en volwassenen
Taal: Nederlands
Land: België
Contact:
Wendy Pearson
Who am I?
I am an autism mentor and practitioner providing support and advice to autistic young people and their families in London and Kent.
I have a Post Graduate Certificate in Autism, a B.A. (Hons) in Childhood & Youth Development and over 15 years’ experience working in schools, for local authorities and with autistic young people.
I support young people to enable them to have their voices heard, use their own strengths to achieve their goals and break down barriers obstructing their success.
H.A.P.P.Y.-coach for:
Adolescents, Parents & Families
Both face-to-face and on-line
Language: English
Country: UK
Contact:
wendy@yourautismmentor.com
+44 7305 836403
Cécile Marnay
Who am I?
Psychologue, j’accompagne au quotidien des personnes autistes ainsi que leurs familles. Je suis très intéressée par toutes les approches axées sur la psychologie positive et l’amélioration de la qualité de vie comme les thérapie d’acceptation et d’engagement, les approches « low arousal », CPS (Collaborative et proactive solutions) et maintenant le programme H.A.P.P.Y. !
H.A.P.P.Y.-coach for:
Les personnes autistes enfants et adultes et leur parents.
En ligne et en personne
Language: Français
Country: France
Contact:
contact@marnay.pro
Cabinet Marnay
4 rue Sainte Marie
60200 Compiègne
www.marnay.pro