I have a particular passion for working with women who are trying to conceive, are presently pregnant and those who are new to motherhood. This time in one’s life, the perinatal period, can be both beautiful and emotionally painful simultaneously. Impacts on identity, career and relationship often require exploration and adjustment when a family begins to grow. Many of us experience low mood and/or significant worry during this time of transition and can experience notable improvement with therapy and other forms of treatment.  I provide supportive psychotherapy for those in the perinatal period and help to identify means of increased community, reduced physical and emotional labor, connection with children and partners, and a safe place to discuss both the joy and darkness that we experience during this time.  I also provide psychoeducation and problem solving around the challenges of parent/infant sleep, feeding, and increased familial workload.

My office is a safe and welcoming place for you and your babies.  I encourage mothers to save their energy when it comes to finding child care and to bring their babies with them to our sessions (even if baby may fuss or cry).  Everything in my office is clean, relatively soft and easily wiped down so we can readily handle all that comes with baby bodies.  Parents are welcome to nurse, bottle feed, change diapers, eat and sip coffee from the café downstairs.  However, if you want a break from parenting while in my office, please take it!  Whatever makes you feel the most at ease is our goal.