Perinatal and Postpartum Therapy

Pregnancy and postpartum can bring all the feels. You may feel overwhelmed, emotionally disconnected, constantly on edge, irritable, numb, tearful, or like you’ve somehow lost yourself in the transition to motherhood - even during a season that’s “supposed” to feel joyful.

Some women experience racing thoughts, intrusive worries, difficulty sleeping even when exhausted, or feeling stuck in survival mode. For others, it’s sadness, guilt, resentment, loneliness, or the pressure to hold everything together while silently struggling underneath it all.

Recent research shows that 1 in 3 women report feeling traumatized by their childbirth experience. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2023.03.006)

Unexpected medical interventions, feeling unheard or dismissed during labor, moments of fear for your or your baby’s wellbeing and safety - birth trauma creates emotional and physiological reactions that impact your postpartum recovery.

How can therapy help me with my perinatal depression and anxiety?

This season asks a lot of you — physically, emotionally, mentally, and relationally.

Weekly Sessions for Perinatal Depression or Anxiety

Weekly sessions offer you a safe space to slow down, feel supported, and reconnect with yourself outside of the expectations, mental load, and constant overstimulation that can come with pregnancy, postpartum, and early motherhood.

Extended Sessions for Perinatal Depression or Anxiety

Extended sessions can be especially supportive for women carrying the emotional weight of a traumatic birth experience, postpartum complications, medical trauma, fertility struggles, pregnancy loss or other intense anxiety surrounding birth and motherhood. This extended space is supportive, collaborative, and paced in a way that honors both your emotional capacity and the season of life you’re in using trauma-informed care.