infertility, grief and loss, pregnancy, and parenthood

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parenthood - and the path to it - changes everything.

Whether you’re navigating infertility, pregnancy, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, TFMR, birth trauma, or the postpartum experience, this journey can shift your identity, your relationships, and the way you see yourself. Maybe you’re carrying the weight of grief, uncertainty, or unspoken fears. Maybe parenthood has brought up old wounds, or the experience of trying to conceive, carrying a pregnancy, or giving birth hasn’t been what you expected.

You can love your child, long for a child, or grieve a child, and still feel lost in the process.

If you’re holding the heaviness of infertility, pregnancy, loss, birth trauma, or parenting,

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

Postpartum anxiety, depression, and overwhelm (PMADS)

You love your baby… so why do you feel like this?

Maybe you’ve found yourself crying when you “should” be happy, feeling anxious no matter how much you try to relax, or snapping over things that never used to bother you. This isn’t what you expected postpartum to feel like.

If you’re struggling with depression, anxiety, rage, overwhelm, or intrusive thoughts, you’re not alone. PMADs affect 1 in 5 new parents, and help is available.

Common signs include:

  • Feeling emotionally distant or overwhelmed, like you’re watching life from the outside.

  • Intense guilt, shame, or self-doubt

  • Struggling to sleep, even when the baby sleeps

  • Fearing that you’re not bonding with your baby “the way you should”

  • Feeling anxious, irritable, or unable to shut your mind off

Grief and Loss in parenthood

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Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum don’t always unfold as expected. Maybe you’ve experienced infertility, pregnancy loss, or a traumatic birth that has left you feeling stuck in grief. You might wonder if you should be over it by now, but the pain lingers.

This kind of loss can feel isolating, and the weight of unspoken grief is heavy. In fact, research shows that the emotional toll of these experiences can be just as intense as a cancer diagnosis!

Loss comes in many forms - whether it’s pregnancy loss, birth trauma, or grieving the motherhood journey you hoped for. No matter what your story looks like, your pain is valid, and your healing matters.

  • Infertility

  • Miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, TFMR, and stillbirth

  • Birth trauma and NICU experiences

  • Challenges with lactation and postpartum recovery

  • Feeling alone, misunderstood, or overwhelmed by grief

Motherhood, Trauma & Big Emotions

Therapy is a place to exhale, process what’s been heavy, and step into a life that feels more aligned, grounded, and whole.

For many of my clients, motherhood brings past trauma to the surface. You might find yourself reacting in ways you don’t understand - feeling overwhelmed, constantly on edge, or struggling with deep fears of “messing up” your child.

You might be:

  • Used to thriving under pressure, but now motherhood feels like an impossible test

  • Breaking cycles of childhood trauma and figuring it out as you go

  • Carrying the pressure to “do it all” but running on empty

  • Struggling with self-doubt, fear, or perfectionism

You are not broken.

Your feelings make sense, and support is available to help you move forward in a way that feels helpful and true to you.