Perinatal Therapy in Pasadena & Online in CA
Specialized therapy for people navigating fertility challenges, pregnancy loss, and the transition into parenthood.
When the path to parenthood is more complicated than expected
The transition into parenthood can be one of the most significant psychological shifts in a person’s life. While this season is often portrayed by the media as joyful and fulfilling, many people experience profound anxiety, grief, and emotional upheaval along the way.
You may be trying to conceive or navigating fertility treatments that feel physically and emotionally exhausting.
You might be carrying the grief of a devastating pregnancy loss and feeling like your world is turned upside down.
Perhaps you are adjusting to life with a newborn while feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of yourself as a parent.
Perinatal therapy offers space to process these experiences with a specialist who understands the unique emotional challenges that can arise during trying to conceive, pregnancy, and the postpartum period.
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Perinatal therapy focuses on the emotional and psychological experiences that occur during the reproductive and early parenting years. This includes the time spent trying to conceive, during pregnancy, and in the early years of a child’s life.
While these experiences are often portrayed as joyous, they can also involve profound stress, grief, identity shifts, and unexpected relational and mental challenges.
You might be coming to therapy feeling confused and disappointed by why this season feels harder than expected. Working with me means you don’t have to spend time explaining the complexities of fertility treatments, pregnancy loss, or postpartum adjustment during sessions.
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Perinatal therapy can support people who are navigating:
Infertility, trying to conceive, or fertility treatment stress
Queer family building
Pregnancy loss, TFMR, stillbirth, or recurrent miscarriage
Pregnancy anxiety or depression
Traumatic birth experiences
NICU stays or medical complications involving a newborn
Postpartum anxiety or depression
Relationship strain during the transition to parenthood
Intergenerational trauma
Difficulty adjusting to the identity shift of becoming a parent
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Perinatal therapy helps you make sense of experiences that can feel overwhelming, destabilizing, or difficult to talk about elsewhere.
Our work together may focus on helping you:
Reduce anxiety and overwhelming thoughts
Cope with uncertainty and the loss of control
Heal from traumatic reproductive experiences
Navigate relationship challenges during early parenthood
Build confidence in your identity as a parent
Feel more emotionally steady and present in your life
SPECIALITIES
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Trying to conceive can gradually take over your thoughts, your relationship, and your daily life. In our work, we’ll focus on developing practical coping tools and processing the grief so you can feel steadier even on the hardest days.
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Pregnancy loss can be deeply painful and disorienting, especially when life around you continues on. Together, we’ll process what happened, helping you make space and meaning for the loss within your reproductive story. Learn more »
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The path to parenthood looks different when you're queer: more steps, more decisions, more moments where the world reminds you that it wasn't built with you in mind. You deserve support from someone you don’t have to educate first.
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GETTING STARTED IS SIMPLE
Schedule a free consultation
You can book a free consultation directly through my online scheduler. This gives us a chance to briefly discuss what’s bringing you in and see if working together feels like the right fit. If it does, we can schedule your first session during the call.
Begin weekly sessions
In our early sessions, we’ll focus on reducing what feels most intense right now while building a strong foundation of trust and safety in our work together. I also collaborate with your existing medical team and can connect you with other perinatal support professionals when it would strengthen your care.
Find your footing
As we continue, we’ll address both the present stress and the deeper patterns being stirred up. You’ll develop practical tools, process unresolved experiences, and begin responding from a more grounded place, so this season strengthens rather than continues to unravel you.
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