Who We See

We support mothers, birthing parents and their partners who are struggling with challenges in the reproductive years. These include perinatal depression and anxiety, postartum psychosis, loss, pregnancy after loss, infertility, and termination. We welcome and respect parents from all cultural identities and take the time to understand your unique experience, including your strengths as well as your challenges. We are LGBTQIA+ affirming and see a range of family systems, including adoptive and blended families. Many of our therapists provide couples counseling.

Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

During pregnancy and after having a baby, you might not feel quite like yourself. You might feel intense feelings of anxiety or sadness about the baby or yourself. And you’re not alone: Perinatal mood disorders, including postpartum depression and anxiety, are the #1 complication of childbirth. They affect up to 1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 partners. We are mindful that those who have experienced a range of trauma, including racial trauma and immigration trauma, are affected in different ways perinatally and that racial disparities impact access to care. The good news is that you don’t have to struggle alone. There are therapists who specialize in this vulnerable time of creating our families. We are here to walk through this difficult time with you to help you feel more like yourself.

Perinatal Loss

Losing a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, childbirth, after a NICU stay, SIDS, termination or any other time is, without a doubt, the most difficult experience a person will endure. It can result in a profound sense of isolation or the experience that your loss is misunderstood by others. There is no one right way to feel while moving through a perinatal loss. Grief felt after a perinatal loss is not necessarily depression or anxiety, though it may lead to depression or anxiety. Regardless of your unique experience with grief, therapy provides a safe and secure place to cope with the complicated feelings that are expected with loss.

Pregnancy After Loss

When you get pregnant after losing a baby, the new pregnancy becomes a very different experience. Naiveté is gone and with it comes more anxiety and worry about the outcome of the new pregnancy. Parents who are pregnant again often feel they are out of place in the mainstream world of pregnancy. We are here to support you through this next chapter. Therapy is a place to learn to navigate the contrast and struggles of celebration, hope, and joy mixed with grief and fear.

Infertility

When struggling with infertility, it can feel as though no one shares your experience. Receiving support through therapy can make a big difference. We understand how fertility challenges and treatments impact not only the physical body, but also various aspects of your identity and emotional wellness.

Perinatal LGBTQIA+ Community

Queer and trans families are at higher risk for perinatal mood struggles for a variety of reasons, including discrimination, stigma, personal mental health history, possible issues with their family of origin, conception or adoption complications, denial of parental rights, and more. And when a couple is faced with reproductive technology to have children, it leads to feelings of isolation and often medical trauma revisited. In addition, many non-birthing partners are not acknowledged as parents and struggle to shape identity. Therapeutic support is a useful way to navigate the difficult feelings that come with trying to grow your family in a heteronormative society.