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Group Therapy for Pregnant & Postpartum Birthing Parents & Moms

Being a parent is hard!

You feel isolated and alone. You don’t feel like others around you understand what you are going through. You feel like you have to be a perfect mom and parent. You often feel inadequate and judged by yourself and others around you. You feel anxious about not doing enough and worry about your baby’s safety. You don’t feel confident in yourself. You have difficulty with managing your anger, frustration, anxiety and depression.  You struggle with communicating your experiences, thoughts, and feelings with others. You struggle with taking care of yourself and asking for help from others. You don’t want to be perceived as weak or unable to handle parenthood. You struggle getting out of bed due to not getting enough sleep and constantly waking up throughout the night. You feel like this will never end. You feel overwhelmed, stressed, and exhausted.

You want to live your life without guilt, shame, anxiety, and depression. You want to feel like yourself again. You want to be confident in yourself and enjoy parenthood to the fullest.

You are not alone! We can support you in our therapeutic skills and relational support group (Perinatal Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Group), you will develop connections with other parents like yourself and learn coping strategies for managing transitions, your mood, and your trauma symptoms.

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Perinatal Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Group: Strong Root Curriculum

The Perinatal Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Group is a 20-week curriculum that has four learning modules: Mindful Parenting, Restore Balance, Co-regulation, & Tend to the Forest that fosters perinatal mental health, social connectedness, parenting efficacy, and positive parent-child relationships.

What is DBT?

DBT refers to Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. It is a form of therapy that provides skills training to help individuals manage emotions, coping with challenging situations, and improve their relationships. 

What is Strong Roots?

The Strong Roots is a model that focuses on attachment-based parenting psychoeducation to increase knowledge of parenting and child development, supporting the parent-child interaction, connecting to social and peer support, emphasizing self-care, and enhancing resiliency in families. 

With the combination of both DBT skills training and Strong Roots parenting concepts, this group not only helps you regulate your emotions but also improve your parenting skills, help your identify ways to balancing your needs and your child’s needs, and enhances your relationship with yourself and child. 

Skills Taught By Module:

Mindful Parenting: You’ll learn about mindfulness and balancing how to attune to both your needs and your child’s needs. You’ll learn how to cope with stress, depression, and anxiety, and improve how you communicate your experiences, thoughts, and feelings to others.

Restore Balance: You’ll learn how our brains and bodies respond to stress and how our reaction to stress supports and protects us. You’ll learn ways to “cope ahead” for recurring stressors and develop a tool kit for managing high levels of stress. You’ll learn about skills to support your self-regulation and develop co-regulation in your relationship with your child.

Co-regulation: You’ll learn about the importance of mood regulation, and how your emotions and experiences play a role in your communication with others. You’ll explore your parenting style and utilize parenting moments to hold your child’s needs for exploration and safety. You’ll explore different techniques to challenge intrusive and unhelpful thoughts and negative self-talk.

Tend to the Forest: You’ll focus on attending to yourself with kindness and self-compassion  while passing these traits to your child. You’ll explore moments of exploration, growth, restoring emotional balance and repair rupture in your relationship with your child. You’ll learn about the importance of social support and develop skills to ask for help.

Group Therapy Information

Who the group is for?

This group is for birthing parents who are pregnant and postpartum up to five years after birth who experiencing anxiety, trauma, or depressed mood. 

When & Where will it be held?

Held virtually (Zoom) on Thursdays from 7pm-8:15pm. We will be starting Mindful Parenting module on January 23, 2025.

You can join the group at the beginning of each module and will need to complete an intake prior to joining.

Cost for services:

To participate in group therapy, you must first complete an initial evaluation to determine if you would be a good fit for the group.

There are 2 payment options:

Pay By Session: $175 for a 60 minute intake, $50 per group therapy session (must enroll in all sessions), & $50 per foster connection individual session.

Prepaid for all session: $725, which includes a 60 minute intake, 10 group therapy sessions, and 1- 20 minute foster connection individual sessions. 

If you have financial difficulties, please contact me for a FREE 15 minute consultation to discuss your financial situation. We work with a few non-profit organizations that offer microgrants that can cover partial to full amount of the cost for the group. Please note that the grants are for those who live in the DMV area. 

You can also view the Investment page and FAQ’s below for more information.

Additional Information about this group:

This group can be used as an adjunct to individual therapy. Even though individual therapy is not required to participate in this group, it may be recommended during the initial intake session.

In each module, there are 5 group therapy sessions followed by a foster connections individual meeting with therapist at the end of group.

Meet the Facilitators

Sultana Karim, LPC, CCTP, PMH-C

Jen Blue, Psy.D

Don't Wait to Get the Help You Need

When you are ready to:

– Feel more confident in yourself
– Take control of your life
– To be the best parent that you can be for your child and family

… Then we are ready to support you in your journey. Contact us today to schedule your initial intake appointment.

How to sign up?

You can sign up by contacting us to schedule your initial intake session.

What is the cost for this group?

For group therapy, you must complete an initial intake session before attending any module of this curriculum.

The cost of the initial intake session is $175 for a 60 minute session. Each group therapy is 60 minutes long and cost $50 per session. You have the option to prepay or pay by session. 

Participating in all of the module (20 group therapy sessions) are equivalent to the cost of about 5 individual therapy sessions. You’ll gain skills to improve your mental health, and confidence in yourself and your parenting skills. You’ll receive peer support from other parents like yourself so that you no longer feel alone and isolated in your parenthood journey.

Can I use my insurance for group therapy services?

We do not accept insurance and are considered as an out of network provider. See our investment page to learn more about how we help our clients file out of network claims with their insurance. 

Additionally, we work with a few non-profit organizations that offer microgrants that can cover partial to full amount of the cost for the group. Please note that the grants are for those who live in the DMV area. 

If you have additional questions, please contact us at skarim@karimcounseling.org to schedule a FREE 15 minute consultation.

I would like to participate in the 20 week group therapy sessions, but I can not afford to pay upfront. Can I pay by session?

You can pay by session. It will be $50 per group therapy session and $50 per 20 minute foster connection individual session. Please contact us at skarim@karimcounseling.org to schedule a FREE consultation if you have any additional questions.

I would like to participate in group therapy but I can not afford services due to financial difficulties. Are there financial resources to assist me?

Yes, please see our Investment page about financial assistance partnerships. If you have additional questions, please contact us to schedule a FREE 15 minute consultation session where we can explore your options.

Can I participate in both individual and group therapy at this practice?

Yes, you can. During your initial intake session, speak with your therapist about your interest in participating in both individual and group therapy. Get started by contacting us.

Can I participate in individual therapy with another therapist and participate in group therapy at this practice?

Yes, you can participate in group therapy in this practice while also participating in individual therapy in another practice.

What if I have additional questions, how do I get those questions answered?

You can fill out our contact us form or email us at skarim@karimcounseling.org to schedule a FREE 15 minute consultation.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Don't Wait to Get the Help You Need

Join our supportive community of birthing parents and moms. Together, we navigate the highs and lows of parenthood. Take the first step towards connection and healing – join a group session today!