Hi, I’m Toni.
I’m a counsellor and coach, a mum, and co-founder of a community interest company providing neurodivergent support for adults and families.
I offer a calm, supportive space for people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, burnt out, or unsure of themselves. Many of the people I work with are navigating ADHD, autism, late diagnosis, masking, identity shifts, emotional overwhelm, or the feeling that life has become too much to keep carrying in the same way.
My work is gentle, practical, and neurodivergent-affirming. I do not believe support should be about fixing who you are. It is about understanding what you have been carrying, making sense of your patterns, and finding ways forward that feel realistic for your life and your brain.
Through counselling, I offer space to explore emotions, past experiences, relationships, self-worth, burnout, and the impact of trying to cope for a long time.
Through coaching, I support people to move forward with more clarity, structure, and self-trust, especially during times of change, transition, or rebuilding.
Alongside my private practice, I co-founded Unmasked Neurodiversity Network CIC, a community organisation supporting neurodivergent adults and families through counselling and community projects.
Whether you are looking for counselling, coaching, or simply beginning to understand yourself differently, you are welcome here.
Toni x

Neurodivergence plays a significant role in both my personal and professional life.
My daughter was diagnosed with ADHD and autism as a young adult, after years of trying to understand why things felt harder for her. That journey led me to recognise my own experiences differently, and I was later diagnosed with ADHD myself.
I understand the mix of grief, confusion, relief, anger, sadness, validation, and everything in between that can come with this.
In my work, I support adults to explore their identity, understand themselves in a new way, and gently question beliefs they may have carried for years.
This often includes parents who are navigating their own experiences while also supporting their children. It can bring up a lot, especially when you start recognising parts of yourself in your child, or realising how much you had to manage without the right support or understanding.
My approach is not about labels for the sake of labels. It is about making sense of your experiences, reducing shame, and finding ways forward that feel more honest, compassionate, and manageable.
I also support people who have experienced distressing or overwhelming events.
Sometimes experiences can stay with us long after they have happened, showing up as anxiety, panic, avoidance, emotional overwhelm, flashbacks, nightmares, or feeling constantly on edge.
My approach is gentle, contained, and always led by you. You do not have to talk through every detail of what happened in order to receive support.
I am trained in the Rewind Technique, a structured approach that can help reduce the emotional intensity attached to traumatic memories, without needing to revisit the experience in depth.
This work is always paced carefully, with safety, choice, and emotional steadiness at the centre.
Many of the people I work with have spent years trying to cope in ways that do not truly align with who they are.
This is a space where you can slow down, make sense of what is happening, and begin to understand what might feel different for you.
You do not need to have everything figured out before reaching out.
We can take things at your pace.
Toni Denton Counselling & Coaching
Leeds West Yorkshire
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counselling & coaching with Toni

A small 6 week online group for neurodivergent adults feeling overwhelmed or stuck.