Hi, I’m Caitlin Palar, LCSW. I’m a therapist, a mom, and a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman who knows firsthand how exhausting it is to hold it all together.

For years, I moved through life like so many of the women I now work with — high-functioning on the outside, constantly overwhelmed on the inside. I checked all the boxes: a successful career, a growing family, and a calendar full of responsibilities. But under the surface, I was burned out, emotionally disconnected, and stuck in patterns of masking that left me feeling like a stranger to myself.

Coming into my own neurodivergence—finally having words for the things I’d always felt—was a turning point. It helped me understand why I’d spent so much energy trying to "be okay." It also gave me the language and tools to begin healing from years of perfectionism, people-pleasing, and emotional shutdown.

As a therapist, I now specialize in helping other professional women and moms—especially those in their 30s and 40s—who are navigating similar journeys. Whether you're exploring a recent ADHD or autism diagnosis, always feeling like you’re “too sensitive”, trying to recover from burnout, or longing to reconnect with your emotional body, I offer a space where all parts of you are welcome.

My approach is compassionate, somatic, and neurodivergent-affirming. I blend therapeutic knowledge with real-life experience, because I’m not just trained in this work — I’ve lived it.

You're not too much. You're not broken. You're not alone.

Let me help you invite the masked parts of you to come into the light so you can shine in your wholeness.