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Is being a mom supposed to be this hard?

You are feeling overwhelmed in your new role of motherhood.  You may be feeling isolated, even though you have your partner and supportive friends.  Your days feel long and unfulfilled. Every decision you need to make feels overwhelming and you are over thinking everything.  Sometimes you have scary thoughts about things that could go wrong, often things out of your control.  You feel tearful for no good reason.  You think to yourself,“ I should feel happy and be enjoying my baby” but really feeling quite the opposite. You are feeling exhausted physically and emotionally.

baby and distressed mom laying together

This isn’t what you imagined

Many of my clients are experiencing a difficult transition to their new role as a mom.  They are finding their way in their new identity, feeling as though they have lost their past self, identity, and freedom.  Therapy may be for you if:

  •         You’re struggling with overthinking and get stuck in negative thoughts.

  •        Feeling alone, isolating, and tearful.

  •          Your relationships are strained.

  •          You don’t feel like yourself.

  •          Feeling hopeless that this is your new normal.

happy mama and baby

Motherhood doesn’t have to feel like this

My goal for clients is to help you work through things holding you back from being the person you want to be and finding your identity as mom, partner, family member, employee, friend, or whoever you want to be.

We’ll meet for your initial intake session to get a sense of what your needs are and where I can help.  I am excited to help client who want to be the happiest and healthiest version of themselves. What we process in therapy is 100% confidential.  In sessions we will move at your pace, in a pressure free environment.  You may feel vulnerable initially, but we will work together to find solutions and coping specific to you.  I will challenge you and help you find tools you need to be a happier, healthier you. We will talk about your day to day experiences and how things from your past may be contributing to some of the problems today. What you are going through happens to so many woman postpartum and you don’t have to do this on your own.

Specialites

  • Postpartum Depression

    Postpartum depression can be diagnosed up to a year after giving birth. This period of life is filled with transitions, life stressors and growth. 1 in 7 women are diagnosed with a postpartum mental health disorder.

  • Perinatal Mood Disorders

    Preparing for a baby’s arrival can be a daunting task. Nearly 20% of pregnant and postpartum women experience depression or anxiety. You are not alone and are not to blame.

  • EMDR

    Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a treatment targeted to treat trauma. Traumatic experiences that happened years ago can present themselves in current behaviors. EMDR utilizes bilateral stimulation to target past experiences to desensitize and reprocess them.