Parent & Family Mentor | Mediator | Neurodiversity & Anxiety Support

Katie McKay is the founder of Working Mind Solutions and a Parent and Family Mentor specialising in neurodiversity and anxiety. She provides bespoke, practical guidance to families navigating ADHD, ASD, dyslexia and other SEN needs, particularly where anxiety plays a key role.

Katie supports households managing school refusal, exclusions, risky teenage behaviour, and family conflict and teaches techniques to regulate the physical responses to anxiety. Her work includes teen and blended-family mediation, parenting harmony, and crisis management, alongside helping families interpret diagnostic reports, liaise with SENCOs, and navigate state and private education systems. She also offers strategies for technology use, mealtime stress, and academic support.

Previously, Katie worked as a Parent Mentor at The Evolving Mind Clinic in Sunninghill. She collaborates with a trusted network of medical and complementary therapy professionals to help families build calm, resilient, and happy homes.

Katie sees private clients online, or in person in Ascot.

Qualifications:

CMC Registered - CPS Accredited Mediator | Certified Neurodiversity Coach | Open University Social Sciences Diploma (Counselling, Child Welfare & Nutrition) CPD Diplomas: Treatment and Management of ADHD / Professional Anxiety Coaching. Further CPD qualifications in Anxiety Support, ADHD Support, Autism Awareness, Child Mental Health Training, Coaching & Mentoring, BPD awareness, Family Crisis support, Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable adults.

Davis Method course (Clay-based SEN support for Autism, ADHD & Dyslexia)

Advanced DBS | Level 3 Safeguarding