PERSONALISED COACHING SERVICES
Support tailored specifically to you
At Autism From The Inside, we offer personalised coaching services for autistic individuals and parents as well as relationship coaching for people in neurodiverse relationships.
How does it work?
Submit an enquiry below to tell us a little about your situation, and we will be in touch with further information for you to consider.
1:1 COACHING SERVICES
Perfect for autistic individuals, partners, and parents
For many people generic (neuronormative) approaches just don’t work
By taking a strengths-based, solution-focused approach, we help individuals like you get really clear on what you want and then identify and implement steps to get you there. We work with you to identify your own strengths, resources, and motivations to develop a way forward that is fully aligned with your unique way of being.
Common Issues usually centre around:
With unique lived experience perspectives, AFTI coaches understand what it's like to navigate life on the spectrum and are here to support you. Our coaching services are designed to support and empower you through personalised sessions specific to your needs. Whether you're an autistic individual looking to develop new skills or a parent seeking guidance, we're here to support you.
RELATIONSHIP COACHING
for extra-ordinary people
A healthy fulfilling relationship that meets your emotional needs
Relationships are what make life worth living. Whether you're autistic yourself, or in a relationship with someone on the spectrum, there are a few obstacles along the way that we all encounter.
Common Issues include:
Paul Micallef's relationship coaching is designed to work through these frustrations and give you skills and confidence to know that your relationship is on track. Learning how to set boundaries with clear communication is a systematic way of resolving conflict and breaking unhealthy patterns. The result is a healthy fulfilling relationship that meets (both) your emotional needs!
TIPS
For Managing Shutdown and Withdrawal in Relationships!
Be sure to check out our FREE downloadable guide, "What To Do When He Won't Text Back" and sign up for our Aspie Relationship Tips email series to help you navigate the shutdown and emotional withdrawal common amongst the autistic population.
OUR COACHES
Paul Micallef
Autism From The Inside
Paul's areas of coaching expertise:
Paul's Bio:
Paul is an autistic life coach, speaker, facilitator, and trainer, with a passion for neurodiversity and emotional intelligence. Leveraging his own lived experience, as well as insights gained from many years working with the autistic community, Paul seeks to promote emotional and psychological safety by bridging the empathy gap between mainstream and neurodivergent culture.
Paul completed a double degree in Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Technology from Monash University in Melbourne Australia. He subsequently worked 5 years as a structural stress analyst for Boeing in Port Melbourne and Seattle. In search of a more meaningful life, he left engineering behind to pursue a career which makes use of his natural talent for communication and Emotional Intelligence. Paul is now an ICF-accredited life-coach and (soon to be published) author of “Unlocking Your Emotional Brain”.
Since discovering his own autism at the age of 30, Paul has worked in a variety of mentoring and educational roles helping parents, students, and teachers, to understand the ‘human side’ of autism.
Shannan Lea
Autism From The Inside
Shannan's areas of coaching expertise:
Shannan's Bio:
Shannan grew up on the Mornington Peninsula and attended Toorak College in Mount Eliza. She holds a BA from the Australian National University in English Literature, Psychology, and Sociology. After 15 years of corporate training, procedural writing, and process analyst employment in Sydney, Shannan was inspired to work with Paul Micallef to establish Autism From The Inside after her son was diagnosed with autism just before his third birthday.
She began a master's degree in Autism Studies at Griffith University but deferred it until 2026 to pursue an accelerated master's degree in counselling at the University of Canberra. She plans to return to Griffith University after completing her Counselling Degree, motivated by a passion to cooperate, serve, and connect.
She is a full-time parent, carer, student, and advocate, focusing on collaborating, engaging with, and celebrating intersectionality and ability within the autistic community. Shannan has been formally assessed as autistic in December 2023, and is proudly neurodivergent.
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