Counselling and Psychotherapy for Anxiety, Overthinking and Neurodivergent Adults in Suffolk & Online

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Life can look "fine" from the outside while feeling exhausting on the inside.

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You might be the person everyone relies on, yet you are constantly second-guessing yourself. Your mind rarely switches off. You replay conversations, overanalyse decisions, worry you have upset someone or feel responsible for keeping everyone else happy. You work incredibly hard just to stay afloat but it never feels like enough.

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I'm Karolina, a BACP registered and accredited counsellor based in Leiston, Suffolk. I provide therapy in person and online for adults across the UK, specialising in supporting neurodivergent clients, including those with ADHD, autism and OCD, as well as people experiencing anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties.

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Does this sound familiar?

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Perhaps you've spent years feeling like you're "too much" and "not enough" at exactly the same time.

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You might:

• Constantly overthink conversations and worry you have  said the wrong thing.

• Apologise even when you have done nothing wrong.

• Feel guilty for saying no or putting your own needs first.

• Struggle to trust your own decisions without seeking reassurance.

• Find yourself masking parts of who you are to fit in or avoid judgement.

• Swing between pushing yourself relentlessly and feeling completely burnt out.

• Feel overwhelmed by everyday tasks while wondering why everyone else seems to cope.

• Set impossibly high standards for yourself but rarely feel proud of what you've achieved.

• Feel deeply affected by criticism or rejection, even when you know it wasn't intended.

• Long for close, secure relationships while worrying you are somehow getting them wrong.

 

Living like this is exhausting.

 

Over time, your nervous system can become stuck in survival mode. You may constantly scan for signs you have  disappointed someone, feel on edge even when nothing is wrong or carry an invisible pressure to earn your worth by achieving, helping or pleasing others.

For many neurodivergent people, these patterns are made even harder by years of masking, feeling misunderstood or trying to meet expectations that simply weren't designed with your brain in mind.

 

The problem isn't that you are  broken.

It's that you have spent a long time adapting to environments where you didn't feel safe enough to simply be yourself.

 

How therapy can help

 

Therapy isn't about teaching you to become someone different.

It's about helping you understand how your mind works, why certain patterns developed and how you can respond with greater compassion instead of constant self-criticism.

 

Together we can explore:

• anxiety and chronic overthinking

• ADHD, autism and neurodivergence

• emotional regulation

• perfectionism

• people-pleasing

• burnout and overwhelm

• executive dysfunction

• masking and identity

• self-esteem and self-worth

• relationship patterns

• boundaries

• life transitions and adult ADHD diagnosis

 

As therapy progresses, many clients notice they begin to:

• trust themselves more

• feel calmer in relationships

• stop replaying every conversation

• set boundaries with less guilt

• understand their emotions rather than fear them

• work with their brain instead of fighting against it

• feel more confident being their authentic selves

 

Change doesn't happen through pushing harder.

It happens through understanding yourself differently.

 

Why work with me?

 

My journey to becoming a therapist wasn't straightforward.

For years I struggled with anxiety, overwhelm and a persistent feeling that I simply wasn't coping as well as everyone else. I blamed myself for being too sensitive, too disorganised or somehow not trying hard enough.

Everything changed when I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult.

Suddenly, years of confusion began to make sense. I realised I wasn't failing but I was navigating life with a brain that worked differently. That understanding transformed not only how I viewed myself but also how I supported others.

 

Today, alongside my professional training as a BACP registered and accredited counsellor, I bring lived experience of ADHD to my work. Clients often tell me they feel understood without having to explain every detail or justify why everyday life can feel so overwhelming.

I offer a warm, collaborative and non-judgemental space where you don't have to mask, perform or pretend to have everything together.