ADHD, AuDHD, Business, Executive, and Life Coaching for neurodivergent adults (ADHD, AuDHD, and Autism) in the San Francisco Bay Area (and beyond). I specialize in working with women in tech, entrepreneurs, new moms, and creatives. I’ve coached neurodivergent professionals in leadership, product, design, marketing, sales, and engineering roles at companies including Disney, Google, Meta, Uber, and Salesforce.
My approach is affirming, collaborative, and highly customized—centered around each client’s formula for success. I can help you understand how your brain works, uncover your strengths, clarify what matters most, and start taking aligned, sustainable action.
As a coach and multiply neurodivergent (AuDHD: ADHD + Autistic) person, I value having an honest, kind, and fiercely compassionate partner to navigate the ups and downs of the neurodivergent journey. I strive to create a safe, non-judgmental space for exploration and connection, so that you can begin to unmask and start living a more authentic life.
Note: I particularly enjoy providing business mentorship for new coaches, so feel free to reach out if you are looking for support around starting your practice.
Business Name:
SF ADHD Coach
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Career/Work Related Creative Types ExecutivesLanguages
EnglishMethod of Coaching:
Telephone, Video ConferencingClient Testimonial
"It’s been an incredible experience working with Caitlin. When we started working together two years ago, I felt like I was drowning in responsibilities and letting everyone down because I couldn’t keep up. She helped me figure out what responsibilities *I* want to take on to reach my goals and gave me the tools to accomplish them.
Her guidance, support, and willingness to listen and understand have been instrumental in my growth. I couldn't ask for a better coach! Caitlin’s passion for what she does is inspiring and contagious. It's impossible not to want to strive for more when she does such a great job of validating my efforts."
- Susanna H.
: I’m Caitlin O’Brient Bauer (she/her), an advanced certified professional ADHD Coach trained by the ADD Coach Academy (ADDCA), PCAC certified (PAAC), AuDHDer (Autism + ADHD), entrepreneur, speaker, mental health advocate, and ICF member.
I was diagnosed ADHD at 8 and late-diagnosed Autistic. Finding genuine interest in my first love, the theatre, helped me to start engaging my strengths and grow beyond the limitations of my “condition.” I earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Miami (Go Canes!) and worked professionally as a performer before founding and running a digital marketing and web design agency for over a decade.
I began to feel the pull toward a career change before my daughter was born in late 2019. But it was the overlap of early motherhood and a global pandemic that finally forced me to slow down. That unexpected pause created space I might not have otherwise claimed—to reflect, recalibrate, and reimagine my path. It led me to ADHD coaching, where I’ve been able to integrate my lived experience as an AuDHD adult, my entrepreneurial background, and my love of human connection into work that feels both sustainable and meaningful.
Three years into my coaching practice (and motherhood), I went through a period of deep neurodivergent (AuDHD) burnout—something I hadn’t yet identified, but had unknowingly pushed through for years. Recovery wasn’t linear, but it reshaped my understanding of capacity, sustainability, and self-trust. That experience deepened my commitment to coaching in ways that honor the nervous system, affirm neurodivergent identity, and center authenticity over performance.
