Embarking on the journey to start a family is filled with excitement and challenges.

Did you realize that 1 out of 9 women encounter postpartum anxiety and depression? Through counseling and the appropriate support, you can enhance your mood, cherish your relationship with your partner, and adapt to your new body and lifestyle.

Maternal Mental Health

Postpartum anxiety might manifest as:

  • Rigid adherence to feeding and sleeping schedules

  • Feeling overwhelmed and incapable

  • Difficulty sleeping

  • Intrusive or frightening thoughts

  • A constant need for perfection and worry

  • Uncharacteristic outbursts of anger or rage

Postpartum depression might manifest as:

  • Persistent feelings of sadness and anxiety

  • Memory difficulties

  • Feelings of worthlessness, guilt, and hopelessness

  • Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide

  • Loss of interest in previously enjoyable activities

  • Feeling disconnected from the baby

Counseling offers support for:

  • Pregnancy loss and stillbirth

  • Coping with unexpected outcomes

  • Medical issues diagnosed during pregnancy

  • Unsuccessful IVF treatments

  • Trauma from experiences in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)

  • Adjustments to changes in your body during pregnancy and childbirth