Pregnancy & Postpartum Planning
Mitigate Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
You’ve been warned, “watch out for PPD”, whether that’s from your OB, a friend, or social media. As a therapist who is hyper-specialized in maternal mental health, I am SO GLAD that it’s being talked about openly more now, but there are certainly a lot of scary stories out there. Unfortunately, I have found in my 10+ years of working with Moms experiencing PPD/A, most pregnancy-related books, all the best well-intentioned Birth Plan templates, and even the popular birth and baby care classes are missing any information about how to take care of yourself and your mental health during the postpartum period.
There are so many decisions to be made during pregnancy, birth, and baby-care, and 8-billion super strong opinions out there, how can you possibly decide what’s BEST? Is there even a best, when all the advice is contrary? How does everyone else seem to handle it — they don’t. it’s an unrealistic expectation you can do it all with a smile on your face.
What is the difference between Therapy and Coaching?
In Therapy we talk about feelings, and work toward decreasing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems.
Coaching is focused on a specific goal, and does not require symptoms and diagnosis. I can provide you with tools, support, suggestions, and ideas how to set yourself up for success in the postpartum timeframe. We do not sit back while you “tell me how you feel”. We make actionable steps each session on how to problem solve tricky pregnancy and postpartum conundrums including:
Feeding & Baby Care
Sleep
Finances
Division of Household Responsibilities
Meal Planning
Self-care
Social connections & support groups
Navigating new extended family relationships
Visitor plans
And so much more.
Virtual Postpartum Planning packages start at $997 which includes 4 hours of 1:1 support to help you figure out what to prepare and plan for, given your personal family preferences. ($1,400 value)
