DO YOU RECOGNIZE YOURSELF IN THIS?

Most people expect to be tired. Fewer are prepared for the anxiety that won't switch off, the thoughts that arrive uninvited, or the flash of rage at a partner who did nothing in particular. From the outside you may be handling it well - feeding, scheduling, showing up - while something underneath feels genuinely unlike you.

It's often the hardest thing to say out loud, because so much of the messaging around new parenthood is about gratitude. If this is supposed to be the best time of your life, admitting that you're struggling can feel unspeakable. That silence is part of what makes this stretch so isolating, and it isn't evidence that something is wrong with you.

Do you identify with these?

  • You're exhausted, but you can't sleep even when the baby does
  • Intrusive thoughts show up about something happening to the baby, and you're frightened of what they mean about you
  • You feel a rage that surprises you, sometimes directed at others
  • You're checking, googling, and bracing, and the vigilance won't turn off
  • You feel like you've lost access to the person you were before
  • You believe you should be grateful, so you haven't told anyone how you actually feel
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You probably already know this is postpartum anxiety, but knowing that hasn't stopped you checking the monitor eleven times. We work with what's actually running: the vigilance, the intrusive thoughts, the sleep you can't get even when you have the chance, the grief of the transition, rather than staying at the level of naming it. Sessions happen at whatever pace your week allows.

How We Work With Postpartum Mental Health

RELIEF FROM THE THOUGHTS YOU'VE BEEN AFRAID TO SAY OUT LOUD

A BODY THAT ISN'T BRACED ALL DAY

ROOM IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN LOGISTICS

PERMISSION TO MISS YOUR OLD LIFE

WHAT CHANGES WITH THERAPY

Our EVIDENCE-BASED approach

We draw from CBT and interpersonal therapy, which have the strongest evidence base for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, alongside somatic, relational, and attachment-informed work. Intrusive thoughts in particular respond well to treatment, and naming them out loud with someone who understands them clinically is often the first real relief.

Most people wait longer than they need to.

If any of this sounded like you, it's worth a conversation. Book a free 15-minute call - no pressure, and no need to explain it well.

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