Maryam
Coach Biography
Coach Maryam is a compassionate and dedicated autism life coach who helps neurodivergent individuals reconnect with themselves, build confidence, and navigate life’s challenges with clarity and self-acceptance. With a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Disability Management, she blends professional expertise with personal experience to provide individualized support. She also holds multiple certifications, including IBCCES Student Mental Health Specialist, Safe Management Crisis Intervention Training, ASIST Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, Collaborative Problem Solving Training, and Multisensory Environment Therapy Lab Training. Her well-rounded training allows her to help clients strengthen their mental well-being, regulate their nervous systems, and improve their personal and professional lives.
Maryam’s coaching is deeply inward-focused. She believes that many struggles stem from a disconnection from the self, often caused by the pressure to conform to societal expectations. Her goal is to help clients reconnect with their authentic selves, unmask in a way that feels safe and affirming, develop emotional regulation strategies, and build meaningful connections. Her coaching process is highly client-centered. She starts by helping clients define their goals and identify their strengths, then works with them to develop actionable steps that support progress in a way that is both effective and sustainable.
Her journey into coaching was shaped by both professional and personal experiences. She explored various areas of mental health before discovering her passion for supporting neurodivergent individuals. Her own lived experience with neurodivergence further solidified her commitment, allowing her to provide guidance that is rooted in both expertise and personal understanding. Having navigated her own path toward self-regulation, independence, and self-acceptance, she understands the challenges her clients face. Without a coach or mentor of her own, she had to figure things out through trial and error. Now, she is passionate about helping her clients make progress with greater support and efficiency than she had herself.
Maryam specializes in job search and career support, social skills and communication, mental health and emotional regulation, executive function and organization, educational support, and self-understanding and advocacy. She helps clients with resume writing, interview preparation, social interactions, task management, study techniques, and understanding their neurodivergence to build self-confidence and self-advocacy skills.
The most fulfilling part of coaching for Maryam is seeing her clients have moments of self-discovery that lead to self-compassion, confidence, and growth. Whether it’s securing a job, gaining independence, forming meaningful friendships, or improving family dynamics, she takes pride in seeing her clients make real, lasting progress. She also values the ripple effect of coaching—when one person becomes more confident and self-aware, it strengthens their relationships and creates positive change within their support network.
She reminds her clients that patterns are not facts. Just because something has happened a certain way in the past does not mean it will always be that way. Feeling stuck often comes from believing that the future is already decided, but coaching helps clients ground themselves in the present and recognize that change is always possible.
Outside of coaching, Maryam enjoys painting, digital art, video games, fantasy tabletop games, weightlifting, and watching a good sitcom. She also finds balance through journaling, yoga, mindfulness meditation, restorative time with her community, and spending time with her cat. She is committed to helping neurodivergent individuals build lives that align with their true selves, providing a supportive, structured, and affirming space where clients can rediscover who they are, develop essential life skills, and create a future filled with confidence, resilience, and self-acceptance.
