Perinatal therapy
The perinatal journey can be a roller coaster. Are you pregnant or in the postpartum season and meeting with unexpected challenges?
A wide spectrum of thoughts, feelings and behaviours can emerge in each stage of the perinatal experience, each different to the individual experiencing them. What makes it even more challenging is society’s expectations of this period: how it should evolve a certain way and how parents should react in a specific manner. This exasperated even more when couples, caregivers or individuals don’t “fit the societal mold”.
The perinatal period can be overwhelming and isolating to say the very least. As a compassionate therapist, I’m here to help you find your way.
A FEW THINGS WE CAN ADDRESS IN THERAPY
Relational and couple challenges
Rediscovering your identity
Traumatic birth experiences
Miscarriage
Perinatal mood disorders
Postpartum depression
NICU parenting
Loss of a child
Identity and role confusion
Fourth Trimester Group
Bringing a new life into your family can be a challenging time. This group is a welcoming space to share your struggles, and offers parents the opportunity to learn and develop the skills required to help you grow into your role as new parents.
NICU Parenting Group
Having a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit can be a very isolating experience. This group will connect you with others who’ve had similar experiences. You’ll discuss your experiences, perinatal mood disorders, trauma and more and develop strategies and tools for coping.
PREPARING FOR BABY PERINATAL WORKSHOP
A one day workshop that helps you prepare for the arrival of your baby. Whether this is your first child or your 10th, this preparation workshop has nothing to do with the physical labour and delivery process but focusses on developing the ability to identify your needs, empowering you to make decisions and support your relationships in the postpartum period.
The only meaningful thing we can offer one another is love. Not advice, not questions about our choices, not suggestions for the future, just love. - Glennon DoyleResources for you
To Have and To Hold: Motherhood, Marriage and the Modern Dilemma - Molly Millwood
How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids - Jancee Dunn
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers – Karen Kleiman
What About Us? New Parents Guide - Karen Kleinman
And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives– John Gottman, PhD and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD
The Miscarriage Map: What to Expect When You Are No Longer Expecting – Sunita Osborn
Heal Your Birth Story: Releasing the Unexpected – Maureen Campion
Postpartum Depression And Anxiety: A Self-Help Guide for Mothers – Pacific Postpartum Support Society
The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When The World Overwhelms Them – Elaine Aron, PhD