Caitlin Hughes (she/they) is a neurodivergent Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW), published researcher, and PhD candidate focused on Autistic mental health. Through their private practice, Cathartic Collaborations, Caitlin provides neuroaffirming supervision, training and speaking grounded in lived experience, clinical practice, and research.

Caitlin is passionate about supporting practitioners, organisations, and communities to move beyond awareness and towards more ethical, accessible, and neuroaffirming ways of working with neurodivergent people. Their work brings together relational practice, systemic thinking, and lived experience to support meaningful change in mental health care, supervision, workplaces, and professional learning spaces.