For the mom who is trying to think her way out of survival mode.
Maternal Mental Health & Perinatal Trauma Therapy
When a deep-thinking mind meets motherhood.
Becoming a parent is one of the biggest transitions a person can make in life. Early motherhood might not be what you expected at all. You may feel pressure to work as if you don’t parent and parent as if you don’t work, showing up “perfectly.” The mental load is probably heavy.
You wonder, “Who am I anymore?”
Maybe you find yourself here because you—
Are grieving who you used to be. You haven’t come to terms with this new version of yourself and are surprised how things have changed.
Are trapped in the what if’s and worst-case scenarios. The thoughts don’t seem to slow down and they can be all consuming.
Struggle with the pressure to to it all. You suspect the bar is set too high, but honestly, it doesn’t feel like there’s any other option.
Are still carrying the heaviness of a birth that didn’t go as planned. Your body is still holding onto something you thought you’d already processed.
Recognize that childhood wounds are being stirred up. Motherhood is highlighting your own upbringing and you’re determined to break intergenerational cycles.
Specialized Support for the Modern Mom:
Guilt & Work/Life Balance: Change your relationship with the heaviness and emotional weight that can come with the pressure to “do it all.”
The Mental Load: Rethink how you’re managing the invisible labor of a household and that mental to-do list that never seems to end.
“Mommy Burnout”: Address prolonged parenting stress that can result in fatigue, irritability, and/or brain fog.
Matrescence: Explore the complex, emotional journey of becoming a mother.
EMDR for Perinatal Trauma: Address lingering distress from a birth that didn’t go as planned or reproductive trauma.
Whether you are struggling with a transition or recovering from a traumatic birth, it is possible to calm the body, improve bonding, and increase resiliency.
Why Your Intellect Isn’t Fixing Your Exhaustion
Understanding your distress is not the same a releasing it. You may struggle to debate your way out of a trauma response. And that skill of intellectualizing? Great for other areas of life, but it comes with its limitations.
Therapeutic Approaches:
EMDR: If you’ve had traumatic experiences your brain may still view those memories as active threats. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) bypasses the logical mind. Using a structured approach, the physical charge of those memories are desensitized. This can interrupt your nervous system’s fight-or-flight response which can lead to better mental clarity, more emotional freedom, and greater capacity to act in alignment with your values.
ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can be used to better manage the internal chatter of perfectionism. Learning to view anxious thoughts objectively, rather than as absolute truths, allows you to shift your focus to what matters most.
The Process:
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