From navigating the news of pregnancy, to postpartum, to the reality of loss — maternal mental health is my passion and the center of my practice. Too often we minimize our emotional experience and silence the voice telling us we need support in managing the enormous changes pregnancy and postpartum bring.
I hold the Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) from Postpartum Support International, which means I have completed specialized training in the mood and anxiety disorders that can arrive during pregnancy and after birth. I have sat with women through pregnancy, walked alongside complex grief after loss, and supported clients rebuilding life after giving birth. This is a space to normalize your experience and validate your voice. You are not alone, and you are not to blame.
What are perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs)?
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are the most common complication of childbirth, affecting roughly 1 in 5 mothers. They include postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum OCD, birth-related PTSD, and postpartum rage. PMADs can begin during pregnancy or any time in the first year after birth — not just the first few weeks.
PMADs are not a character flaw and they are not something you should be able to "snap out of." They are treatable, and therapy with a perinatal specialist is one of the most effective paths to recovery.
How is this different from the "baby blues"?
The baby blues affect up to 80% of new mothers: tearfulness, mood swings, and feeling overwhelmed that peak around day four or five and resolve on their own within about two weeks. If your symptoms last longer than two weeks, feel like they are getting heavier instead of lighter, or include intrusive thoughts, hopelessness, panic, or difficulty bonding with your baby — that is beyond the blues, and it deserves real support.
How I support you
Our work is individualized — there is no script for early motherhood. Depending on your needs, we may process a difficult or traumatic birth (I am trained in EMDR, which is highly effective for birth trauma), build practical tools for anxiety and intrusive thoughts, work through grief and loss including miscarriage and stillbirth, or simply make room for the identity shift that comes with becoming a parent.
Bringing your baby to session is welcome. Telehealth makes support realistic when leaving the house with a newborn feels impossible.