Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression affects more and more families each year.

1 in 7 moms struggle with PPD

and even more experience symptoms but go undiagnosed. Meaning you are not alone, but how many of us go unnoticed and never receive the help we need. This is in part due to the fact that postpartum depression does not always show as being sad and unable to care for your baby. Postpartum depression encompasses a varying range of symptoms from feelings of agitation and irritability, changes in appetite and weight, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, and diminished sense of pleasure or interest in most, if not all, activities, feeling numb or disconnected from the baby, having scary or negative thoughts about the baby, or worrying about hurting the baby.

Why does PPD occur?

There are many contributing factors that can happen during the course of your pregnancy, childbirth, and after that can create a disconnection from self. Such as, your labor and delivery not going as planned, complications with the baby, unexpected grieving for the life you had before your latest child was born, and many more.

How does it show up?

Postpartum depression might not show up as you would expect or as the media has told you. It can also show up as yelling at your older kids (or partner) more than you use to, crying uncontrollably in the shower or over events that would not normally have caused you to cry, feeling exhausted all the time, or feeling overwhelmed by what you considered simple tasks before, to name just a few ways.

How can I help?

I offer traditional talk therapy and, where appropriate, dance/movement therapy. Our sessions will focus on reconnecting you to yourself and the world, as well as getting to the root cause of your postpartum depression, so that you can experience relief as quickly as possible and grow from there.

Where do we go from here?

Starter Package

includes 3 weekly sessions.
This is usually enough for us to figure out what is going on.
If the root cause stems from a single issue this may be enough to resolve it and create your reconnection.
Or you can move into one of my longer packages, which we can discuss.

3 month package

Great if you are currently in crisis and want loving guidance through it.
or for those who want to take therapy and self development to a deeper level.
Pricing varies depending on frequency of meetings which we will determine when we talk!