IN NEW ORLEANS + VIRTUAL ACROSS LOUISIANA.
Therapy for Pregnancy & Postpartum.
You don’t have to love every moment.
Welcoming a new baby is supposed to be a time of excitement… right? For many people, it doesn’t feel that way- and that experience can be so isolating. Pregnancy and postpartum often come with anxiety, worries, overwhelm, and major identity shifts. If that's where you’re at, it doesn't make you a bad parent- it makes you human. And it means you deserve support. (Honestly, everyone does.)
Maybe this is you:
(and it’s okay if it is)
WORRYING ABOUT THE “WHAT IF’S” OF BIRTH
STRUGGLING WITH POSTPARTUM ADJUSTMENT
SLEEP DEPRIVED AND QUESTIONING EVERYTHING
WONDERING IF WHAT YOU’RE FEELING IS NORMAL
I’m here to help with:
Postpartum overwhelm
IDENTITY SHIFTS
Early parenthood
Anxiety + depression
mood support
PREPARING FOR BIRTH
MATRESENCE
lactation challenges
pregnancy after LOSS
pregnancy complications
Matrescence:
the process of becoming a mother [or parent], encompassing the profound physical, psychological, social, political, and spiritual transformations that occur during this transition.
-working definition by Aurélie Athan (abbreviated)
Perinatal therapy can help you:
Create an empowering birth + postpartum plan that centers your mental health
Learn how to navigate medical systems and advocate for your needs
Expand your coping toolbox to manage stress and overwhelm
Process your birth story in a safe space
Prevent and treat perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs)
Build your support system and find community (because being with folks in the same boat can help)
Make space to reconnect with yourself (you’re still the person you were before you became a parent!)
A few of my favorite resources…
Ready for real support?
THERAPY FOR: PREGNANCY & POSTPARTUM / TRAUMA & LOSS / LGBTQ+ PARENTHOOD / menstrual health