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Liz Evans
The Untypical OT
Dyslexic Occupational therapist for neurodivergent parents, people, and places.
Helping protect against burnout, through a neuroaffirming, trauma and sensory responsive lens, so they can move from living in survival to living in ease.
Meet Liz
I’m an award winning occupational therapist with a passion for supporting parents and carers navigating parental burnout, mental health, and well-being, particularly within neurodivergent families.
As a mum to two brilliant boys (one neurodivergent, one neurotypical) and a dyslexic thinker myself, I understand both the personal and professional challenges of parenting in a world that often doesn’t fit.
I’ve been through the EHCP and tribunal process from both sides, parent and professional, and I know how overwhelming it can be. My journey led me to create The Untypical OT, an online space and support for parents and carers who are doing things in untypical ways because their families don’t fit the mold. My professional experience spans adult mental health, CAMHS (specialist inpatient, assertive outreach, early intervention, and community services), community paediatrics, trauma and attachment, specialist and mainstream schools, pupil referral units, and running a therapy department in a special school.
Now, I work independently, bringing together my lived and professional experiences to support businesses, schools and parents. I also host The Untypical Parent podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
New.....
It’s a pause.
A few minutes of calm.
A voice to sit with you in the hard moments, to help you breathe, take a beat, and find the space for your next small step.
No fixing. No judgement. No “shoulds.”
Just a pause you can reach for whenever you need it.
A short 7 minute audio you can play when everything feels too much, alongside a printable reminder card to keep close for when you need it most. Just £7
WHO DO I HELP?
Support for Businesses
Burnout isn't a one person approach and general well being strategies can actually make things worse.
Support for Schools
Webinars for parents to protect against burnout, as well as CPD and Inset for staff
Support for Parents
Burnout protection webinars (parenting pause moments) and free resources for parents in neurodivergent families
The Untypical Parent Podcast
The Typically Untypical Movement
A way to find other parents that get it, without saying a word. It's more that just a t-shirt
Professional Supervision
Neurodivergent-affirming/ reflective/ real supervision. Supervision that embraces different thinkers.
What is OT Anyway?
If you’ve never met an OT before, you might be thinking:
“I have no idea what an OT is!”
And if you have come across one, you may still feel unsure about what OT really means and what we actually do.
Don’t worry, you’re not alone!
This is a guide I’ve created about how I explain Occupational Therapy.
It was meant to be just two pages… but I got a bit over-excited about the chance to finally explain OT properly!
So now, it’s grown into a short, easy-to-read guide that will give you a clear picture of what OT is, what we do, and why it matters.
News
In October 2024 The Untypical OT was chosen by Theo Paphitis as a winner for The Small Business Sunday awards. In February 2025 I was invited to ICC in Birmingham to collect my award presented by Theo himself. It was a wonderful day spending time learning and most importantly getting to meet other small business owners and building connections.
“I never expected to be here. When I started The Untypical OT, I was simply trying to survive and support others going through what I had. To have Theo recognise my work and share it with his audience is just incredible. The SEN crisis is having a huge impact on parents and carers, and I want to ensure they have the tools to protect their mental health and wellbeing and community behind them to prevent the feelings of isolation.
Every parent holds the future in their hands, but parenting a child with additional needs comes with an entirely different level of stress, strain, and relentless demands—challenges that would test even the strongest human beings. These parents need support because if they go down, the whole family goes down with them.
Neurodiversity is essential to our world’s future—it’s time we truly embraced and supported it, along with the incredible parents raising the next generation of brilliant minds.”
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