You don't have to be in crisis for this to be hard.
Maybe pregnancy brought more anxiety than joy. Maybe the birth left you with something you can't quite name — images that keep coming back, a body that still doesn't feel like yours, a story you haven't been able to tell anyone. Maybe postpartum looks fine from the outside while something underneath feels like it's quietly unraveling.
The perinatal period — from pregnancy through the second year after birth — is one of the most significant nervous system events a person can go through. It makes sense that it surfaces things. Old patterns, old fears, grief you didn't know you were carrying.
You're not failing at this. You're in the middle of something enormous, and it's ok that it's hard.
What we might work through together
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Anxiety during pregnancy — worry that won't settle, fear of something going wrong, difficulty being present
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Postpartum depression and anxiety — the flatness, the dread, the sense of being disconnected from yourself or your baby
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Birth trauma — difficult deliveries, unexpected interventions, moments where you felt out of control or unheard
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PTSD symptoms following birth — intrusive memories, hypervigilance, avoidance, a body that's still responding like it's not over
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The identity shift of becoming a parent — who you are now, what you've lost, what you're still finding
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The gap between what you expected and what this actually is
A somatic approach to perinatal care
Perinatal experiences live in the body — not just the mind. Birth trauma isn't just a difficult memory. Postpartum anxiety isn't just worried thoughts. These experiences leave imprints in your nervous system, and talking about them is often not enough to shift them.
I draw from somatic therapy, Brainspotting, EMDR, and nervous system-based approaches alongside more traditional talk therapy. We work at the pace your system can handle — not pushing, not bypassing, but gently moving through what got stuck.
This work honors what your body has been through. That's not a small thing. It deserves more than just coping strategies.
