Dr Emma Field is an experienced counselling psychologist who provides therapeutic, supervision and diagnostic assessment services for children, young people and adults, who provides CBT services to young people 16+ and adults at ADHD Scotland. She works therapeutically with a wide range of clients with neurodiverse traits and diagnoses.

Emma is strongly motivated to understand others and their personal histories, stories and experiences. As a neurodiverse individual, she understands the difficulties that others with these differences may experience when navigating the world they live in, designed by neurotypical others. She feels strongly about providing a neuro-affirmative process with all individuals she encounters. She understands how others may be misunderstood and misinterpreted by those around them.

Aside from extensive training in administering assessment in ASD and ADHD clinical tools, Emma is currently undertaking a masters in neurodiversity.

Emma has worked for over 30 years as a teacher and lecturer in a variety of settings, including schools and colleges. She worked as a pastoral manager in a secondary school bringing a wide range of understanding of children and adolescents to her current practice and assessment. She is currently employed by the Open University as a lecturer in Psychology and Counselling. She also is a qualified coach, yoga teacher, mindfulness teacher and mindfulness practitioner.

Emma works within a strict ethical framework at all times in accordance with British Psychological Society guidelines and is regulated by the HCPC. She values respect for her clients and describes her personal style as warm, curious, reflective, supportive, engaging and analytical.

Elaine is an experienced Chartered Psychologist with over 15 years’ experience working with children, young people, and families, with a particular focus on neurodevelopmental differences, including ADHD.

Elaine lived in South Africa for 35 years, where she completed her Master’s degree in Psychology. She is committed to ongoing professional development and has undertaken further training in areas including Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), integrative psychological therapy, and Gestalt Play Therapy. She is also a certified Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Practitioner, an evidence-based listening intervention designed to support nervous system regulation.

During her time in South Africa, Elaine worked as a psychology lecturer at a private institution and as a psychologist within a foster care setting, supporting children and young people who had experienced early life trauma. She also spent six years in private practice, working with a wide range of presentations, including attentional, behavioural, and emotional difficulties. Since relocating to Scotland in 2019, she has continued to work closely with individuals presenting with ADHD and related profiles.

Elaine has extensive experience working with individuals with ADHD across the lifespan and understands the varied ways in which ADHD can present, including in those who may have masked or been overlooked earlier in life. She has a strong interest in understanding how attentional differences, emotional regulation, and executive functioning impact day-to-day functioning across home, education, and work environments.

Her approach to assessment is thorough, collaborative, and person-centred. She places importance on gaining a detailed developmental history and understanding each individual’s lived experience, strengths, and areas of difficulty. Elaine recognises the importance of considering the broader context, including co-occurring difficulties such as anxiety, low mood, and the impact of early experiences.

Elaine works in accordance with the ethical guidelines of the British Psychological Society. She is known for her warm, thoughtful, and respectful approach, helping individuals feel understood and supported throughout the assessment process.

Alice McCann is a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who offers evidence-based CBT through ADHD Scotland. She qualified in 2021 (Diploma in CBT and Groupwork, Glasgow) and achieved full BABCP accreditation in 2023.

Alice works with clients both in person and remotely, and is a recognised provider for Bupa, AXA and Aviva. She provides structured, goal-focused therapy tailored to each individual, using collaborative CBT approaches to help clients understand and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours. Her aim is to support clients in becoming their own therapist, with practical strategies that create meaningful change in everyday life.

Alice has a particular interest in adapting CBT for neurodivergent individuals, including those with ADHD and autistic traits, ensuring therapy is accessible, validating, and effective. Her recent training includes ADHD and shame, rejection sensitive dysphoria in women, and emotional processing differences such as alexithymia.

She has experience supporting a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, OCD, panic, low self-esteem, perfectionism, trauma and PTSD, grief and loss, depression, menopause, relationship and attachment difficulties, and life transitions such as retirement.

Before training as a CBT therapist, Alice worked extensively in social care with young people and families, particularly those affected by homelessness. This background informs her understanding of trauma and attachment in her therapeutic work.

Alice works with clients aged 16 and over and practices in line with BABCP standards, including regular supervision. She offers a free 15-minute introductory phone call for those considering therapy.

Maurice originally trained as a coach in 2005, working in areas such as business coaching and career and development coaching with individuals and businesses. Since then he has developed his practice to include ADHD coaching and has undertaken specific training in ADHD. Currently he offers relationship coaching and health coaching.

Maurice works with clients knowing how ADHD can affect and impair functioning often leading to ground- hog day for a person with ADHD when they try to move forward with goals and task. Maurice works with his clients to finds ways to achieve goals and make progress possible by finding ways to work around scattered thoughts, memory lapses and disorganisation that often happen with ADHD brains. Maurice helps his ADHD clients realise their ability by using his skills and knowledge to enhance their functioning in day-to-day life.

In your coaching session with Maurice you may:

• Explore ways of improving executive functioning, planning and organisation
• Support to advocate for yourself in different environments
• Support to develop impulse control strategies
• Help with study skills, social skills and problem solving

Sophie Wilson holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh and is currently completing an MSc in Mental Health in Children and Young People. She has a strong interest in mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan, with particular experience supporting children and young people.

Alongside her studies, Sophie has developed experience across clinical, research, and support roles. She volunteers with Beat Eating Disorders, offering supportive listening and guidance to individuals affected by eating disorders, and has contributed to research at the University of Edinburgh focusing on digital mental health interventions and child development, including work using eye-tracking and EEG.

Sophie has extensive practical experience working with children and young people in childcare, education, and residential settings. Her roles have included supporting individuals with neurodevelopmental and learning differences, as well as holding senior welfare and safeguarding responsibilities within large residential programmes. These experiences have strengthened her communication skills, empathy, and ability to respond sensitively to those in distress.

At ADHD Scotland, Sophie supports a range of areas including administration, social media, and research. She has been part of the team since September 2025.