Therapy for Parents & Couples

Counseling and Support for Navigating the Emotional Journey of Motherhood

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

From Heartbreak To Hope

The journey to parenthood is not always easy. Navigating the unexpected and overwhelming highs and lows of fertility, pregnancy, and parenthood can leave you feeling overwhelmed and lost.

  • Do you find that becoming a new parent is more challenging than you thought? 

  • Do you find that your journey to parenthood is being met by difficulty conceiving, heartbreaking loss, or a more difficult pregnancy than you expected?

  • Is welcoming your new baby a rougher transition than expected, perhaps leaving you hurt or angry? 

There is hope. I can help!

If you are struggling with infertility, you may feel overwhelmed by a sense of loss, isolation, or frustration as you face the emotional and physical demands of trying to conceive. Similarly, parents experiencing prenatal or postpartum depression, anxiety, panic, birth trauma, or PTSD often find themselves navigating intense emotions and challenges during what is, ideally, a joyful time. Your journey is unique, and I am here to support you through every step, helping you find ways to cope, find hope, and build resilience.

Prenatal & Postpartum Depression

COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

  • Feeling overwhelmed, like you can't cope 

  • Feeling that you can't connect with the baby 

  • Find it hard to take care of yourself or your family 

  • Feeling isolated or withdrawn from other people and supports 

  • Often feel agitated or irritable 

  • May feel anger or even rage without a clear reason 

  • A feeling that you aren't yourself 

  • Physical symptoms that aren't linked to illness, such as stomach aches, headaches, pain 

  • Thoughts of not wanting to be here or that your baby or partner would be better off without you here

Prenatal & Postpartum Anxiety

COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

  • Excessive anxiety and worry, often about your health or the baby’s health

  • Ruminating, persistent thoughts, often of harm coming to you or the baby

  • Feeling restless, an inability to feel comfortable being still

  • Poor concentration and feeling easily fatigued

Prenatal & Postpartum Panic Disorder

COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

  • Episodes of intense fear, worry, or discomfort that typically last for several minutes

  • Shortness of breath, chest pain, sensations of choking or smothering

  • Hot or cold flashes, trembling, rapid heart rate, numbness or tingling sensations

Prenatal & Postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

  • Intrusive, repetitive thoughts - usually of harm coming to you or the baby

  • Frequent “what if” thoughts that are difficult to manage

  • Feeling guilt and shame, feeling horrified by these thoughts

  • Extreme worry about contamination begins to affect daily functioning

  • Frequently worrying about making the perfect or correct choice to avoid harm to the baby

Postpartum PTSD

COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

  • Re-experiencing trauma (ie difficult pregnancy, unplanned c-section, baby going to the NICU)

  • Feelings of powerlessness, lack of communication, and/or lack of support

  • Having flashbacks or nightmares

  • Avoiding things that remind you of the event, including thoughts, feelings, people, and places that remind you of the trauma

  • Feeling detached from the baby, your partner, and/or from the experience

You Are Not Alone

1 in 5

NEW MOTHERS

Experience a mood or anxiety disorder during pregnancy/postpartum.

Only 25%

OF NEW PARENTS

Affected by perinatal mental health disorders, each year, receive treatment.

1 in 10

DADS/PARTNERS

Experience a mood or anxiety disorder during pregnancy/postpartum.

Additional Areas of Focus

  • Infertility, miscarriage, and loss

  • Physically, mentally, or emotionally difficult pregnancies

  • Birth Trauma and Postpartum challenges

  • Working through childhood trauma that re-emerges with your parenting journey.

  • Secondary trauma experienced by the birth team (partners, doctors, midwives, nurses, doulas, etc.)

Individual Therapy

YOU DESERVE TO FIND AND FEEL JOY AGAIN

Therapy is a safe space to explore and process your thoughts, emotions, and experiences. In our sessions together, your experiences will be heard, your hardships will be validated, and you will learn tools to identify and manage stress, anxiety, and depression and to find healing from trauma.

You will learn ways to improve communication and relationships, empower yourself to find who you are, and grow into the person and parent you want to be. 

Your growth requires support, just as plants require water and sunshine to grow; this journey is meant to be done with support. Contact me today to begin your journey toward creating the parenting experience you desire.

Virtual Individual Therapy

$145 -$175 | 50-Minute Sessions

Available to residents of Texas & Minnesota.
Appointments available Monday - Friday
Therapy via HIPAA Compliant Telemedicine Portal

Private Pay & Insurance Options

I am currently a private-pay, out-of-network provider. While I don't accept insurance directly, your insurance plan may have out-of-network benefits, meaning they will reimburse you for a portion of our session cost.

To assist you, I have partnered with Thrizer to handle the out-of-network process automatically for you. With Thrizer, you will only have to pay your co-insurance for our sessions instead of paying my full fee and waiting for reimbursements. This can save you, on average, 70% upfront on our sessions.

During our consultation call, I can help you verify if you have out-of-network benefits and how much your co-insurance would be.

““I highly recommend Katherine for her therapeutic services. She is extremely knowledgeable and compassionate. I always walk away feeling like I’ve been in the presence of such wisdom and with someone who truly cares about my well being.” ”
— Ashley Feldman

Your Healing Journey Starts Today!

Let’s schedule a free 15-minute consultation to discuss your goals and how I can help.