I’m a perinatal therapist (PMH-C, AMFT #136430), and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat in a session with a new client as they cried, “this wasn’t what I expected”.

The truth is: I know how that feels. My experience in each step of motherhood, from infertility and loss to pregnancy, postpartum, and toddlerhood, was not what I expected.

I love being a mom: I think parenthood is a gift. But too many of us have been in survival mode for too long, and parenthood is the tipping point where we realize we need help.

Postpartum prompts big questions like: “how much space can I take up in our family?”, “how do I manage triggers from my own childhood and family of origin?”, and “will my partner and I ever adjust to this new norm?”.

In therapy, we can leverage evidence-based tools to help you feel like yourself again.