Integrated Psychotherapy
I provide integrated psychotherapy for women navigating the perinatal journey. I offer support through pregnancy, birth, and the first year of motherhood.
I work with women experiencing:
- Anxiety
- Questions around identity of self (feeling disconnected from self)
- Preparation for labor and delivery
- Balancing career with parenthood
My style is curious and engaging. I have a strong theoretical foundation and will help you understand the underlying process that is driving your experience. We will explore patterns in your thinking and beliefs that stop you from fully engaging in your life. In addition to supporting you in developing insight, I will support you in developing strategies and tools for coping with change. Together we will use a variety of modalities and tailor each to fit your needs best.
"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate" - Carl Jung
Personalized Birth Preparation
You will receive a customized private birth preparation course, based on my extensive birth education knowledge and experience. This course consists of 6 themed private sessions personalized and tailored just for you and a free 3-month postpartum "Nurturing Motherhood" support group. The sessions are 65 minutes each and address the following topics:
Session One: Birth Plan Empowerment
This session will help build your confidence in your body's ability to give birth. You will learn the fundamentals of what birth looks like so you and your partner can be informed to make the best decisions for yourself and your family. In addition to education, this session will offer the opportunity for you to share any fears and hopes about the labor and delivery process. This will allow us to create a specialized birthing plan perfectly tailored just for you.
Session Two: Childbirth Education
In this session, you will be provided education on pain relief options, including massage techniques for your partner to learn, relaxation and breathing techniques, and medication information. Depending on your interest, there will be the opportunity to learn more about hypnobirthing, Emotional Freedom Technique, birthing positions, how to voice and identify needs during labor, and how to create a calming birthing environment. This will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions you might have about pain management or any other aspects of labor and delivery.
Session Three: Partner Communication and Expectation
In this session, you and your partner will learn how to provide effective support to each other during pregnancy and the birthing process. Couples will be provided with techniques to improve communication and explore ways to support each other. In this session, we will also make space for any fears the birth partner might be holding around the birthing process.
Session Four: Meditation and Self-Compassion
In this session, we will do an extended interactive meditation for exploring subconscious patterns. This session supports you in developing resources and self-compassion for the journey ahead, including becoming a stronger parent for your child.
Session Five: Envisioning Parenthood
In this session, I facilitate a conversation between partners around hopes and intentions for becoming parents. I offer containment and mediation as you work towards a shared vision for how you want to occupy this new role.
Session Six: Post-Birth Reflection
In this post-birth session, we will explore and process your birth story and address any needs that arise after childbirth. You will have the opportunity to learn infant massage techniques and to receive newborn baby essential education. In this session, you will also be provided with a review of past sessions. Together we will reflect on your journey from pregnancy to parenthood.
Monthly "Nurturing Motherhood" Support Group:
In our monthly class, you will meet other new moms going through similar experiences. This group blends "mommy and me" support and community with therapeutic growth and specialized education. Through this group, you will expand your village and know you are not alone in this journey of motherhood.
