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Postpartum &

Motherhood

You’re not failing - you’re human.

No one really prepares you for how much motherhood asks of you. The sleepless nights, the pressure to be grateful, the endless advice, the quiet moments where you wonder if you’re doing it “right.” You love your baby - and still, there are days when you feel lost, lonely, or overwhelmed.

If you’ve ever found yourself scrolling through social media thinking everyone else has it together, you’re not alone. The truth is, motherhood is messy and complicated and full of contradictions. You can adore your child and grieve the version of yourself you used to be. You can be exhausted and still show up with love. You can need help - and that doesn’t mean you’re failing.

Myth vs Fact

  • Text on a pink background dispelling the myth that good moms instinctively know what to do, and stating that parenting is learned and takes time and practice.
  • A graphic with pink background showing myths and facts about postpartum mood. The myth states that love for a baby should make a mother happy, marked with a red cross. The fact indicates that hormone changes and exhaustion impact mood, marked with a green check.
  • Text-based graphic with a pink background disputing a myth and stating a fact about humans and community support.
  • An educational graphic with white text on a pink background. It states a myth that needing time for oneself is selfish, marked with a red X, and a fact that resting resets the nervous system, marked with a green checkmark.
  • Text image with a social media message about the struggle of moms, showing a myth that everyone handles challenges better and a fact that social media hides the hard parts, saying most moms are struggling too, and you are just seeing the highlight reel.

You weren’t meant to do this alone.

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So much of what makes motherhood hard isn’t just the sleepless nights or the endless to-do list. It’s the invisible pressure to hold everything together. Many of us learned early on to put everyone else’s needs first, to stay strong, to be “good.” When those patterns follow us into motherhood, they can quietly leave us feeling unseen, disconnected, and deeply alone.

I see postpartum and motherhood as a time when old stories and expectations come to the surface. Whether you’re parenting with a partner, co-parenting, or doing this entirely on your own, it’s easy to feel like you’re supposed to manage it all. Therapy is a space to notice those patterns with compassion - not judgment - and to understand where they came from. Together, we can start to untangle what’s yours to carry and what never should have been.


Our Work Together

  • We'll notice what's happening in your body - racing thoughts, tension, or shutdown - and practice ways to ground and find calm in real time.

    Understanding Your Body Signals

  • We'll explore your birth experience, especially if it was frightening, disappointing, or not what you expected - so it can be understood, not carried alone.

    Processing Your Birth Story

  • Together, we'll reconnect with the parts of you that feel lost in motherhood and rediscover who you are beyond caregiving.

    Reclaiming Your Sense of Self

  • We'll talk about the thoughts and feelings you've been afraid to name - learning what they mean and how to meet them with compassion instead of fear.

    Navigating Intrusive Thoughts and Emotions

  • We'll look at how motherhood has shifted your relationships and practice asking for what you need, setting boundaries, and finding support that actually helps.

    Strengthening Relationships and Support

  • We'll focus on small, realistic ways to rest, nourish, and care for yourself - so your body and mind can finally exhale.

    Building a Foundation of Rest and Regulation

My Approach

My approach is relational and attachment-based, which means I pay attention to how you connect - with your child, your support system (whatever that looks like for you), your past, and yourself. Healing often starts when you feel safe enough to be real, and supported enough to stop performing “fine.”

In therapy, you’ll have space to slow down, breathe, and be real about what this season has been like for you. There’s no judgment here - just compassion, curiosity, and a belief that you deserve support, too.

We’ll talk about what’s actually happening under the surface - the exhaustion, the pressure, the quiet moments of guilt or doubt. Together, we’ll explore the patterns that keep you stuck in survival mode and find small, doable ways to reconnect with yourself.

Therapy can help you:

  • Manage postpartum anxiety, sadness, or irritability

  • Process your birth or NICU experience

  • Rebuild your sense of self and identity beyond “mom”

  • Strengthen your relationships and support system

  • Feel grounded, rested, and emotionally steady

My goal isn’t to give you a list of things to fix.
It’s to help you feel seen, supported, and human again.

Schedule a free consultation