Actually Neurodivergent
VA

Supporting Neurodivergent business owners to thrive through practical tailored support & empathic presence.

VA Services

I offer a range of personal and professional virtual assistant and empathic support services on a regular retainer basis. Ad-hoc work is considered on a weekly basis.

Professional & Employee Virtual Support Services:
Email & diary management,
Editing, proofreading & transcribing,
Researching,
Data entry,
Brain dumping, organising thoughts & prioritising,
Goal setting,
Creative problem solving,
Social media management,
Podcast support,Main software used is; Gmail & Google drive, Outlook, LastPass, PowerPoint, Trello, Asana & Whats app.
£30phPersonal Virtual Support Services:
Online grocery shopping,
Researching ideas,
Organising & planning itinearies,
Support with benefit applications,
Social care support,
Advocacy,
Inbox management
£35 phEmpathic Virtual Services
Empathic Listening,
Counselling
£60 phI also offer support through the Government Access to Work scheme.
Please get in touch if you have other support needs as I may be able to help!

About Laura

Hi, my name's Laura, living in Skipton, North Yorkshire & working virtually throughout the UK.

I am late diagnosed autistic and ADHD; diagnosed in 2022 at the age of 34. It's been a rocky, emotional journey but also extremely validating!Through trial and error I've developed many coping mechanisms; exercise, self-care, systems to keep myself and others organised, etc. I continue to focus on accepting myself.Throughout my life I've felt a strong purpose to support others. I now feel my purpose lies in supporting the neurodivergent community; offering my social work and lived experience.I started my Virtual Assistant business for neurodivergent businesses and employees in July 2023 and have been building the business ever since.My hobbies include; personal growth, psychology, documentaries, podcasts, arts and crafts, playing electric guitar, rock music/metal, theatre shows, dressing up and download festival.My cat Mimi is one of my biggest special interests and she may make an appearance on video calls!

Experience

Education: MA Social Work
Certificates: Counselling, Mental Health, Autism, Safeguarding.Work Experience:Various administration roles.
Support worker roles supporting neurodivergent adults.
Pet sitting business owner.Social worker (registered with Social Work England), nearly 3 years post qualified working with:
Advocacy charity,
CMHT, COVID recovery team, LD and Autism team.Volunteer crisis counsellor for Shout.Currently undertaking risk assessing work for 'The Adult Autism Practice'.

Testimonials

Here are a selection of testimonails from my regular clients!

Helen O’Dea"Whatever I have asked Laura to do she has taken the inititative and done the neccesary research without any fuss. I have found her to be flexible and easy to work with.She has done correspondence for me as well as organising documents via e-mail and different platforms and has had good insight and suggestions regarding these. This has saved me a lot of time and drudgery."

Amy Richards- Founder, Squarepeg"Laura’s been working with me on a monthly retainer basis. She’s been invaluable!
Great communication, reliable, very pleasant to deal with, good at using her initiative when it comes to task management, prioritising and figuring things out out when I’m not available. I’ve been able to hand over my inbox management to her, and have found her to be organised, proactive, and good at judging what to do with herself and what to flag for me. She’s also quick to learn new platforms/apps.It’s so good to have someone I can trust supporting me."

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