PERINATAL & POSTPARTUM THERAPY
For the parts of motherhood no one warned you about.
Pregnancy, birth, and becoming a parent can bring joy, grief, anxiety, overwhelm, and a version of yourself you didn't expect.
You don't have to figure out what you're feeling - or what kind of therapy
you need - before reaching out.
IN-PERSON IN WEST CHESTER, PA · VIRTUAL IN PA · DE · NJ · FL
YOU MIGHT BE HERE BECAUSE...
You love your baby.
And you're still struggling.
Maybe you're anxious all the time. Maybe you can't stop thinking about everything that could go wrong. Maybe your birth experience still feels very present. Maybe you're grieving the pregnancy, birth, or version of yourself you thought you'd have.
Or maybe you simply don't feel like yourself anymore.
All of these things can be true at the same time.
WHAT WE HELP WITH
Support for the whole perinatal experience.
01
Pregnancy & Postpartum Anxiety
Constant worry. Intrusive thoughts. Hypervigilance. Feeling like you can't turn your brain off.
02
Birth Trauma & Difficult Experiences
When your birth didn't go the way you expected - or the experience continues to affect you long after you came home.
03
Pregnancy Loss, Infertility, & Grief
Making space for grief, uncertainty, anger, hope, and everything that can come with trying to conceive.
04
Identity & the Transition to Parenthood
Relationships, returning to work, changing priorities, loss of freedom, and figuring out who you are now.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A REASON
You don't have to be "struggling enough" to deserve support.
You can be grateful for your baby and still feel overwhelmed.
You can love motherhood and miss your old life.
You can know that your baby is safe and still feel afraid.
You can have had a healthy birth and still feel traumatized by it.
You can be happy to be a mom and still not feel like yourself.
Therapy isn't about proving that something is wrong.
It's about having somewhere to put everything you're carrying.
WHEN AN EXPERIENCE STILL FEELS PRESENT
You understand that it's over.
Your body hasn't caught up yet.
Sometimes you know intellectually that your birth is behind you, but your nervous system hasn't gotten the message.
You may replay certain moments, feel anxious about another pregnancy, avoid talking about what happened, or experience intense physical or emotional reactions when something reminds you of your birth.
EMDR may be one approach we incorporate into your therapy when it's clinically appropriate.
WHAT THERAPY CAN FEEL LIKE
A space that meets you where you are.
A place to exhale
A space where you don't have to minimize what you're feeling or convince yourself that you should be handling things better.
A place to make sense of it
Together, we'll slow things down and understand what's underneath the anxiety, grief, anger, disconnection, or overwhelm.
A place to find your footing
We'll work at a pace that feels manageable, building tools and processing experiences so you can feel more grounded and connected.
