Olena Baeva

I’m Olena, a neurodivergent therapist offering safe, affirming and lived-experience-informed therapy for autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults, especially those navigating late diagnosis, masking fatigue, sensory overload, identity shifts or deep burnout.

I specialise in supporting neurodivergent clients who are exhausted by constant over-adaptation and ready to reconnect with their authentic selves, without shame, pressure to perform or neurotypical expectations.

I trained with the Relate Institute, which was based on neurotypical models of relationships, and I’ve years working with couples where partners, one or both, were neurodivergent and neurotypical. That experience has helped me learn how to hold both sides of the relationship, making sure that each partner’s emotional needs are heard and supported.

You might be here because…

You’re newly diagnosed or self-identifying and questioning everything.
You’re emotionally burned out from people-pleasing, masking or sensory overload.
You’re anxious, overwhelmed or stuck in constant cycles of starting but not finishing.
You’ve asked yourself, “What’s wrong with me?” more times than you can count.
You feel like you're "too sensitive" or "too much" but also never enough.
You're struggling with boundaries, self-trust or being heard in your relationships.
Let me say this clearly: there is nothing wrong with you.

In fact, much of what feels broken or “too much” is often just a brilliant nervous system doing its best to survive in a world not built with neurodivergent needs in mind.

Therapy for autistic and ADHD adults from someone who gets it

You don’t have to waste therapy sessions explaining what stimming is, why masking is draining or how rejection sensitivity paralyses your relationships. I live this too, personally and professionally.

Together, we’ll unpick what’s yours and what the world put on you. You’ll get to safely deconstruct the internalised ableism, shame and pressure to perform that’s been weighing you down for years, and build something rooted in self-trust, agency, and nervous system attunement.

This is gentle, validating, relational work, tailored to you, not imposed on you.

What we can work on together

Unmasking & identity integration
Reclaim the parts of you that went underground to survive. Learn to live from your whole self.

Neurodivergent burnout recovery
Understand what leads to burnout in autistic and ADHD nervous systems and how to regulate, recover and rebuild.

Rejection sensitivity & trauma healing
Address emotional flashbacks, RSD and childhood experiences that shaped how you relate to others now.

Communication & boundaries
Navigate neurodiverse–neurotypical relationships with more clarity, self-protection and less guilt.

Emotional dysregulation & nervous system support
Learn how your body communicates distress and how to self-soothe on your terms, not ones rooted in behavioural compliance.

Relationship repair, betrayal, & trust rebuilding
Especially after years of being unheard, misread or punished for your differences.

AI self-help supervision
AI can be a valuable scaffold, an interactive notebook, a skills coach, a reflective partner for self-help. I can help frame the use of AI, supervise its role in self-help work, and catch red flags when dependence or crisis emerges. 

My therapy approach (no "one size fits all")

There is no “correct” way to be in therapy.
You’re welcome to stim, sit in silence, bring notes, cry, joke, info-dump or take a moment to regulate before you speak. This is a space where your nervous system leads, not one where you’re forced to fit into a neurotypical mould.

I work relationally and collaboratively, drawing from trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming approaches. We move at your pace, with full respect for your needs, boundaries and sensory preferences.

You don’t need to apologise here

You deserve a therapy space where:
Stimming is welcome
Silence isn’t awkward
You don’t have to perform wellness
You're met with warmth, not correction
You don’t need to be “doing better” before you start therapy. This is where your process begins in all its messiness, complexity and brilliance.

Let’s start with what you need

Whether you’re just beginning to explore your neurodivergence or you’re deep into unmasking and wondering how to live more fully, therapy can be a space where the pressure lifts and something new begins.

If you’re looking for a therapist who truly sees you, who isn’t going to ask you to fit a template or “manage your symptoms” into invisibility, I’d love to hear from you. You deserve support that gets it. I do.

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Therapy for ADHD adults | Autistic therapist | Late diagnosis support | AuDHD counselling | Neurodivergent therapist UK | Masking and burnout recovery | Rejection sensitivity therapy | Emotional regulation for ADHD | Sensory overwhelm counselling | Trauma-informed neurodivergent therapy | Therapy for autistic adults

Insurance Information

I’m not formally registered with every insurance panels listed. However, some insurance companies do allow clients to request reimbursement for sessions with an out-of-network provider. I’ve worked with clients who have successfully arranged this, sometimes for an ongoing basis, and other times for a set number of sessions.

If your insurer agrees, they may either reimburse you directly after you’ve paid for your sessions, or they may agree to pay me after invoices are submitted on your behalf. Each insurer has their own process, so the best next step is to contact your insurance provider to ask whether they can authorise this for you. Please note that approval is not guaranteed, as it is entirely at the discretion of your insurer.

Where I am a recognised provider and a benefit for counselling or psychotherapy is available, it might be limited, and in some circumstances, referral from a consultant will be required. It is the policyholder's responsibility to ensure that treatment is pre-authorised.

Concessions

Adjustments are negotiable.

Cancellation Policy

If a session is cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice, the fee for that session will still need to be paid. When a paid session is cancelled with at least 24 hours’ notice, or if I need to cancel, your payment can either be carried forward to your next session or refunded to you, whichever you prefer.

Testimonials

"Therapy was extremely helpful at a time when I was in crisis.  Therapy made me realise that I had been experiencing many years of a deeply unhealthy and abusive relationship detrimental to my emotional and physical health.  Therapy enabled me to recognise and accept the past and I felt permission to put myself first, something I have never done.
Therapy also allowed me the time and space to express my feelings and I felt understood by my therapist.  I also felt able to look at my past actions, analyse it and change those very unhealthy patterns."
- Anne

"At the start of therapy, I was still adjusting to my ASD diagnosis. It had been at least 6 months since my diagnosis, but I was struggling with burnout, shame and guilt about being off work and an unhealthy work environment at my previous workplace. I also was unsure about how to unmask, make accommodations for myself and understand when I might need to rest more, and how to do it. Now, more than 6 months on, I feel that I have the tools to cope with all of the above - I feel more comfortable with understanding what I need and how to accommodate myself as well as how to accept myself more. I  feel more stable and am looking forward to learning more about my diagnosis in a positive way.
Thanks!"
- Clara