Postpartum Psychotherapy
Holding space for the tender fourth trimester and beyond
What you might be experiencing:
Being in the thick of postpartum with a newborn- feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and guilty
Frustrated with life as a parent to babies and toddlers- finding yourself counting down the hours until bedtime, experiencing stressful tension with your partner, or feeling like you’ve lost yourself in motherhood
Not being able to relax because your brain will not shut off
Mom rage- feeling short-tempered or angry with your family, coworkers, or friends
Feelings of failure, like you are not the best mother to your kids
Not feeling connected to your baby or to others around you- feeling alone as a new mother
Stress or anxiety around going to back to work
Feelings around pregnancy loss or termination
New or familiar depression or anxiety symptoms- often times you may have been well for a long time, but life stressors may have triggered these feelings again, or you could be experiencing them for the first time
If you are nodding along as you scroll, read below to see if my postpartum therapy services would be helpful.
You deserve support and care
Maybe you’ve tried waiting out these feelings to see if they would improve on their own, or just figured that it’s normal to suffer through this phase. You may have tried talking with friends and family who are well meaning but don’t seem to understand. While these experiences are common, it doesn’t mean you have to suffer. You deserve to be well.
Becoming a mother or a parent can bring up so many patterns and triggers from our past that we are often strongly motivated to heal. We want to be better for ourselves and so we can have the healthy families that often we didn’t grow up in. Individual therapy can provide a nourishing and open space to explore patterns, gain resources and relief.
If you’re ready to hear more, I’ll describe my approach a bit more next.
You can be well.
I believe these struggles, while not pleasant, are often the portal to our healing and joy on the other side. Finding the meaning in your journey can make the pain worth it. In therapy, I support your process by listening closely and offering you space to view your thoughts, emotions and body sensation as parts of you, but not all of who you are. Through this type of mindfulness and body awareness, anxiety and depression are eased, and our nervous systems are calmed. When your system is relaxed, you can connect to who you truly are, which overtime, can bring more personal contentment and confidence.