Maybe you imagined feeling connected, confident, and excited as you prepared to welcome your baby.

Instead, you may find yourself:

• Constantly worrying about whether you're doing enough
• Feeling overwhelmed by the responsibility of caring for another human being
• Struggling to rest, even when you have the opportunity
• Missing the version of yourself you used to be
• Feeling guilty for not enjoying this season the way you thought you would
• Wondering why everyone else seems to be handling parenthood better than you are 

You may love your baby deeply and still be struggling.

Both can be true.

Many parents are surprised by how difficult this transition can feel.

No matter how much you wanted your baby or prepared for parenthood, the emotional adjustment can be much bigger than you expected. 

Some parents experience anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, birth trauma symptoms, or emotional overwhelm during pregnancy or postpartum. Others simply know they don't feel like themselves anymore. 

Many parents assume they should simply push through what they're feeling.

But struggles during pregnancy and postpartum are common, and support is available.

These struggles can show up in different ways. You may find yourself:

Constantly Worried

• Unable to shut your brain off
• Replaying worst-case scenarios
• Feeling on edge

Feeling Overwhelmed or Disconnected

• Crying more than expected
• Feeling unlike yourself
• Wondering if you're failing

Stuck in Intrusive Thoughts

• Constant checking
• Seeking reassurance
• Fear that something bad might happen

Angry, Irritable, or Overstimulated

• Snapping more easily
• Feeling resentful
• Feeling touched out

Unable to Stop Thinking About a Difficult Pregnancy or Birth Experience

• Avoiding reminders
• Feeling unsafe
• Fear of future medical care

Whether you're experiencing anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, birth trauma symptoms, or emotional overwhelm during pregnancy or postpartum, or simply don't feel like yourself anymore, support is available. You don't have to navigate pregnancy and parenthood alone. 

Many parents wonder why they can't simply "snap out of it" or handle things the way they expected they would.

When you're struggling, it can be easy to assume you're doing something wrong, not trying hard enough, or somehow failing at parenthood.

But what you're experiencing often makes sense in the context of what you've been through.

Pregnancy, birth, postpartum recovery, and the transition to parenthood place enormous demands on both your mind and body.

Many factors can contribute to emotional distress, including:

• Sleep deprivation
• Hormonal changes
• Relationship stress
• Difficult pregnancy or birth experiences
• Lack of support
• Feeding challenges
• Prior trauma
• Perfectionism
• Unrealistic expectations

What you're experiencing makes sense in the context of what you've been through.

You don't have to justify your struggles for them to deserve attention and support.

Support is not reserved for people who have reached a breaking point. 

Therapy is not about becoming a perfect parent.

It is about helping you care for yourself with the same compassion you so freely offer everyone else. 

It is not about having all the answers, never feeling overwhelmed, or pretending that pregnancy and parenthood are easy.

Instead, therapy offers a space where you can slow down, make sense of what you're experiencing, and receive support without judgment.

Together, we can explore the worries that keep you up at night, the expectations you place on yourself, the difficult experiences that still feel unresolved, and the parts of you that feel exhausted, overwhelmed, or lost. 

Over time, many clients find that they feel calmer, more confident, and better able to respond to life's challenges. They begin to feel more confident in themselves and their decisions. They reconnect with the parts of themselves that may have gotten buried beneath the demands of pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and caring for others.

Some of the things clients have shared with me after beginning therapy include:

"For the first time, I felt understood."

"I finally stopped feeling like I had to do this alone."

"I learned that I didn't have to carry everything by myself."

"I finally trusted myself again." 

As a Trauma and Perinatal Mental Health Therapist, I understand that the challenges of pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood are often more complex than simply learning coping skills or trying to "push through."

With specialized training in trauma, EMDR, perinatal mental health, and evidence-based approaches such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) and DBT, I tailor therapy to your unique experiences and goals. 

Many of the parents I work with come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, anxious, disconnected, or frustrated that they cannot simply "think their way out of" what they are experiencing. Some are carrying difficult pregnancy or birth experiences. Others are struggling with intrusive thoughts, anxiety, relationship stress, identity changes, or the emotional weight of caring for everyone else's needs while neglecting their own.

My approach is tailored to your unique experiences and goals.

Together, we will work to understand what is contributing to your distress, explore the experiences that may still feel unresolved, and identify what you need to move toward healing. Depending on your needs, we may draw from approaches such as EMDR Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), DBT skills, and mind-body practices to support both emotional healing and nervous system regulation.

Rather than focusing only on symptom reduction, my goal is to help you better understand yourself, strengthen self-compassion, process difficult experiences, and feel more confident, connected, and supported as you move through pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood.

Therapy is not about becoming a perfect parent.

It is about helping you feel more confident, connected, supported, and more like yourself again. 

While many parents come to therapy because they feel overwhelmed, anxious, or unlike themselves, there is often more beneath the surface than the transition to parenthood alone. 

I also support clients navigating:

Pregnancy & Birth Experiences

• Birth trauma and difficult birth experiences
• Pregnancy after birth trauma
• NICU experiences and medical complications
• Maternal near-death experiences

Loss & Family Building

• Infertility and family-building challenges
• Pregnancy loss, infant loss, and TFMR

Parenting & Identity

• Parenting after trauma
• Military and first responder family experiences

Every person's story is different, and therapy is tailored to your unique experiences, goals, and needs.

You May Also Find These Resources Helpful 

• Birth Trauma Therapy
• Perinatal DBT Group
• EMDR Therapy
• EMDR Intensives
• Perinatal Loss Support Group