Who I Am

I’m Dr Emma Clare, a Chartered Psychologist and end of life doula. I specialise in helping people contemplate and prepare for death and dying with less fear and more autonomy. My work focuses on death anxiety, death education, and building death competency among individuals and professionals.

I’m also a trainer, speaker, and advocate for neurodivergent-inclusive approaches to end-of-life and bereavement support, and advance planning. I was late diagnosed AuDHD at age 34 and live with a neurological condition which affects my visual perception of the world around me.

My approach is shaped by:

  • Professional expertise in psychology and end-of-life care

  • 15 years experience supporting and advocating for neurodivergent clients and patients

  • My lived experience as a neurodivergent individual, including of receiving care in various medical settings

  • A drive to remedy the injustice in current end-of-life care approaches which exclude and create additional suffering for neurodivergent people

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A child's drawing of a pink book with the handwritten title, 'The Mistake of a Death,' surrounded by a blue background.
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Our Services

Our services are designed to make end-of-life care inclusive for neurodivergent people. From consultancy and training to speaking and advocacy, we offer practical support and resources that help people feel understood, staff feel confident and make care truly person-centred.

  • We provide tailored consultancy to help organisations improve their support for neurodivergent patients, residents, and families.

    This can include:

    • Service and environment audits

    • Advance care planning reviews and guidance

    • Bespoke inclusion action plans

  • We deliver practical, evidence based training on:

    • Understanding autism and ADHD in end-of-life contexts

    • Communication styles, sensory needs, and processing differences

    • How to adapt your approach to meet individual needs

    • Making advance care planning accessible to neurodivergent people

    Available as one-off sessions, multi-part training programmes, or conference presentations.

  • For individuals or small teams working regularly with death, dying, and bereavement. Space to:

    • Reflect on complex cases

    • Problem-solve challenges

    • Improve inclusive practice

    Our Approach
    Our work is direct, practical, and tailored to your setting. We know that as health and social care professionals you work under pressure. Our role is to make inclusion achievable, not to add to your workload.

  • I’m available for keynote talks, panel discussions, and media interviews on:

    • Death competency development for healthcare professionals

    • A neurodivergent perspective on death, dying, caregiving, and grief

    • Neurodivergent inclusion in palliative and end-of-life care

    Example Talk Titles:

    • Death Wired Differently: Neurodivergent Perspectives in End-of Life-Care

    • Building Death Competency in Healthcare Professionals

    • Neurodivergence, Grief, and Communication at the End-of-Life

Book

- Care Home Manager

“Our session from Death Wired Differently brought up many areas which we had not explored previously and was fascinating for our team. Crucially it was solution-focused so we felt like we went away with achievable actions to improve the care we provide. It gave our team the confidence to support neurodivergent residents and family carers with compassion and understanding.”