Services for

Postpartum Depression and Anxiety

Relationship Issues

Reproductive Loss

Trauma

Perinatal depression and anxiety, also known as maternal/postpartum/pregnancy depression and anxiety, is the most common complication of childbirth. It is a highly treatable condition. Treatment includes psychotherapy and/or medication therapy. If you think you may have perinatal depression or anxiety, talk to your doctor today.

We as human beings thrive within the context of mutual relationships. When there is not mutuality and we feel disconnected in our relationships, we experience significant pain, chronic stress, and feelings of isolation. We learn what is called “protective disconnection.” Therapy focuses on understanding and supporting our relational needs, learning to be our genuine selves in our relationships, and asserting our needs while also improving our responsively, all of which result in improved interconnectedness and emotional wellbeing.

Reproductive loss can be a traumatic life experience that alters our view of ourselves, others and the world. What we perceive to be basic truths about ourselves, childbirth, parenting, our relationship…all can be thrown into crisis. The loss often is not well understood by our support system, and this makes for a complicated grief process. We also may grieve differently than our partner, which can take a significant toll on our relationship. . Understanding our traumatic experience and working through the challenge our experience poses to our relationship can help us move through this difficult journey of loss and grief.

Understanding that the trauma response is a normal response to an abnormal situation is central to our trauma recovery experience. Our mind and body, including our brain and spinal cord, actively responded to protect us during our traumatic experience. The advances in our scientific understanding of trauma and the brain have helped us to improve the treatments we offer to those who have experienced trauma.