Therapy for Perinatal Parents

Gain support, find YOU again

In-person in Davis & Online throughout California

Do you recognize the person in the mirror?

The experiences that mothers and fathers experience both during the perinatal and postpartum period can be unrecognizable. Bringing a human into the world takes a lot of work, preparation, patience, and energy. In this moment, you are not able to recognize that person in the mirror, body changes, sleep deprivation, and the stress of a newborn have affected your life deeper than you ever thought possible. While you are overjoyed to have this little human in your life, you're struggling, you know you need support but are unsure what that might look like.

You planned and prepared all the things for the baby's room, but may have forgotten to care for yourself in the same way. While work gave you and your partner some time off, it does not feel like it’s nearly enough time off to care for a newborn. Now you’re back to work, struggling with parental guilt, time management, your own mental health needs, and your relationship is short of falling into a gutter.

How can therapy help you during the perinatal or postpartum time?

Imagine if life felt more manageable, you had the tools and skills to cope with the day-to-day challenges. Learning to set boundaries when needed. Improving your self-care. Learning to become the parent you always wanted to be. 

Together we will collaboratively come up with a plan to achieve your goals. Our approach is supportive of the unique challenges of parenthood both emotional and physical tolls. Our clinicians are skilled at helping clients prioritize the immediate areas of concern and working towards solutions.

What we’ll work on

Therapy for perinatal can help you:

  • Improve self-care 

  • Identify your needs and ask for help

  • Prioritize your healing and growing your child

  • Reducing isolation, overwhelm

  • Focusing on mental health support for both parents

  • Create boundaries around what you need

  • Foster your community and parenting support circles

You don’t have to suffer in silence or be alone

We are not meant to do parenthood alone

FAQS

Common questions about therapy for perinatal parents

  • It depends on the unique needs and goals of each person. Together you and your therapist will come up with a plan. And of course, needs can change once baby arrives, we support that too.

  • Yes, absolutely. A trained perinatal mental health therapist can support you with both of these needs.

  • No, we do not provide after-hours support. If you have an emergency or feel you will not be safe, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. You may also call or text 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Or call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 833-862-5252.