Are you pregnant or have recently given birth, and feel sad, anxious, or irritable?

Are you trying to process emotions around a difficult or disappointing pregnancy or birth experience?
 
Have you experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth, or other loss, and are finding it hard to heal from the loss?
  
Are you planning to have a baby now or in the future, and want to discuss options around creating your ideal birth experience?
 
If so, I can help.
 
I provide counseling and support for the childbearing years. I help create strong families by nurturing healthy beginnings, laying a solid foundation for the future.

Pregnancy and postpartum counseling for women and their families includes, but is not limited to, the following services:

• attachment and bonding
• birth trauma resolution
• challenges with fertility
• grief and loss issues (miscarriage, stillbirth,
  or other neonatal  loss) 
• parenting consultation and support 
• pregnancy and postpartum mood disorder counseling such as depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, PTSD and postpartum adjustment
• preparing abuse survivors for birth
• Relationship counseling in particular around the impact having a child has on you and your partner
  

Birth Trauma Therapy

After the birth of your baby do you experience ?
· Distressing vivid & sudden memories
· Nightmares or insomnia
· Panic attacks
· Feeling always on guard or hyper-vigilant
· Avoiding of reminders of the birth
· Difficulties bonding to your baby

Who:  Any parent who might perceive the birth experience of their child  as traumatic or distressing. Birth trauma is in the eye of the   beholder. What is important is if it is distressing to YOU, than you  can get support to help process your experience and facilitate  healing.