Anxiety can show up in many ways and easily take over your life. Constant worrying about your child, thinking of worst-case scenarios, feeling a need to control everything, feeling on edge, etc.

In therapy, I’ll help you develop a deeper understanding of your anxiety and learn ways to better manage it. You’ll learn how to shift out of anxious thoughts and promote a more helpful way of thinking.

Depression can feel like you’re in a fog and it can be hard to see things differently. Everything can feel like it’s just so hard. Sometimes it feels like nothing, a dullness, that nothing really matters.

In therapy we’ll work on small steps you can take to start to boost your mood. You’ll work on your thought process and learn healthy coping skills. Over time and with effort, the fog will lift and you will feel like yourself again.

You try your best to be patient and promote a gentle way of parenting and then you find yourself blowing up. Anger often comes up from a place of anxiety and when our own needs aren’t being addressed.

In therapy, you’ll learn about your triggers, identify your needs, and develop a plan to meet those needs. We’ll practice self-regulating strategies that will help not just you but also your kids.

Postpartum Anxiety and Postpartum Depression are common struggles after having a baby. Your body has gone through a lot, there are hormonal changes, the physical recovery from childbirth, coupled with sleep deprivation, and having to address the constant needs of a brand new baby. Some anxiety and low mood are normal, however, it can easily cycle out of hand. Getting support is imperative.

Therapy will address some common pain points in the postpartum time and help you develop a plan to better support yourself and baby. You don’t have to feel alone in this. Support is available!

Becoming a mother changes you. It can also highlight some of your past painful experiences and how you want things to be different for your own children. Our body holds onto past traumatic experiences. These memories can show up and express themselves in many different ways, such as anxiety, anger outbursts, people-pleasing tendencies, etc.

In therapy, you’ll develop a better understanding of how trauma can affect you, how it shows up In your body, and how you can work on healing your past trauma. We’ll also help you develop a parenting vision out of a place of confidence, not from a fear-based place from past trauma. Your trauma does not define you, nor does it need to take over your life.

Relationships are hard. Many couples report lower relationship satisfaction after having children. However, it doesn’t have to stay that way.

In therapy, you can learn how to prioritize your relationship again, to identify and share your emotional needs, and build up your connection again.