Perinatal Psychotherapy
This is harder than you thought it would be.
Starting a family is a seismic change. Everything shifts during pregnancy and the postpartum year – daily rhythms, priorities, identities, body image, and relationships.
Because of this, the transition to parenthood can be an extremely triggering time and can reopen old wounds and traumas. Many people choose to initiate or re engage in therapy as they become parents in order to address unresolved feelings about their own families, sense of self worth, and patterns in relationships.
Additionally, becoming a parent can often feel overwhelming, isolating, and exhausting. You might feel disconnected from your own autonomy and sense of self. Your mental health might feel shaky.. It may feel impossible to live up to everyone’s expectations, including your own.
These experiences are so common. It’s estimated that one out of seven new parents will experience symptoms of depression, anxiety, OCD, or trauma during pregnancy or the first year postpartum. It’s not your fault and, with treatment, you will get well.
We’ll work together so that you can eventually embrace your new normal. Your feelings and experiences will be met with compassion, thoughtful listening, and validation. We will talk through what feels messy and hard while developing practical coping skills in order to enhance your sense of self, improve your confidence, and make life feel more sustainably manageable.
Parenting-Focused Psychotherapy
Because kids don’t come with an instruction manual.
No one could have prepared you for the overwhelming love you’d have for your children or the impact that parenthood would have on your life, relationships, and sense of self. The joy of watching your children grow also comes with unique challenges at every age and stage of their lives. From infancy to empty nest, sometimes these parenting-related stressors can leave you feeling anxious, worried, and unsure of yourself.
As parents, we are all doing our best with the skills that we currently have. Therapy offers an opportunity to build upon these skills. With compassion and curiosity, I will explore your unique parenting concerns and goals. We will work together to develop practical coping, self-compassion, and communication skills in order to deepen your insight, improve your relationships, and make positive changes for yourself and your family.
Whether you became a parent 4 days ago or 40 years ago, there is always room for support, healing, and change.
Psychotherapy for adults
You are not alone.
Maybe you’re feeling anxious, burnt out, or are going through a stressful life transition. Your relationships might be strained or dysfunctional. You might be having difficulties at work. Maybe there’s lingering pain from past experiences impeding your ability to connect with yourself and others. Your emotions might feel overwhelming and unmanageable.
The good news? Change is possible with connection, communication, and collaboration with a trusted person on a regular basis. That is the essence of therapy.
In our work together, we will explore your personal experience while working to deepen self-awareness, strengthen coping skills, and foster resiliency so that your symptoms and stressors feel more manageable in the context of your daily life.