Therapy for New Moms
(Perinatal)
Are you a new or expecting mom?
Perhaps you...
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​Are feeling overwhelmed at the start of your parenting journey
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Hold yourself to a high standard that is feeling increasingly impossible to meet
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​Are feeling disconnected from yourself and who you used to be
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Want deeply to break cycles and show up with kindness and patience, but are feeling alone as you navigate new territory
Why seek support?
Motherhood is transforming and beautiful, but also disarming and earth-shifting. It challenges your capacity for patience in ways you could never anticipate. If you did not receive the unconditional love from your own parent(s) that you wish to provide to your own child, you may feel fearful about your ability to show up as the kind of mother you want to be. As a new mom, you might be feeling like your reserves of energy and general wellness are running low. Mothers are often under-supported and left feeling depleted. Even with some support, a newborn or toddler can leave you on empty. As an expecting mom, you might be trying to wrap your head around all that motherhood might entail while also dealing with the physical discomforts and uncertainties of pregnancy. If you're struggling, that doesn't mean you're doing anything wrong, and recognizing this is a positive sign that you are paying attention to your needs and limits.
Therapy can offer a space for exploration, unlearning and re-learning ways of showing up for yourself and your child. It can offer your nervous system a much needed space to generously tend to yourself, as a form of re-parenting the parts of you that might still hold wounds from your own upbringing. Together, we can find ways to meet your needs, not just so you can be the parent you want to be, but because you matter too.
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I have training and experience working with many components of the perinatal experience, such as postpartum depression and anxiety, birth trauma, infertility and loss, and neurodivergence within the context of parenting. Seeking support during the perinatal period, as you navigate these first tricky stages of being a cycle-breaking mom, is a wise and brave move.