SUPPORT FOR LIFE’S MOST TENDER TRANSITIONS
Reproductive Mental Health Therapy in
St. Louis, MO
This chapter doesn’t match the picture you had in mind
YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD FEEL DIFFERENT
You expected more certainty, joy, confidence and connection. Instead, you're carrying emotions that don't seem to fit the picture you imagined.
The people around you want to help, but they don’t always know how to hold the complexity of what you’re experiencing. Sometimes those same messages become your own inner voice, encouraging you to focus on the positives, be grateful or reminding you that “this is what you wanted,” leaving little room for your emotions to exist exactly as they are.
Whatever this chapter looks like for you, there’s space for all of it here.
FEEL FAMILIAR?
You don’t quite feel like yourself anymore
You’re constantly second-guessing yourself
You’re holding so much, but feel like you can’t say it out loud
You’re white-knuckling your way through the days and can’t remember the last time you truly exhaled
I’M HERE FOR YOU.
You deserve support that makes room for the whole story.
You don't need to arrive with the right words, a clear plan, or even an understanding of why you're feeling the way you do. Whether you're grieving, overwhelmed, anxious, angry, or simply feeling unlike yourself, we'll begin by making space for what's here, including the part of you that desperately wants things to feel different.
Specialized support for reproductive and postpartum mental health.
I am Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International, with additional training in fertility challenges, pregnancy and postpartum mental health, birth trauma, and OCD and intrusive thoughts during the perinatal period.
I primarily practice Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, integrating attachment theory, mindfulness, and somatic awareness to help you understand the patterns that surface during these tender and often complicated seasons.
How Therapy Can Support You
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You wish someone would just tell you the “right” answer.
Whether you're deciding if parenthood is right for you, wondering if you want another child, or grieving that your family may look different than you imagined, these questions rarely have simple answers. Therapy offers space to explore the hopes, fears, and conflicting parts of you without rushing toward certainty or assuming there's one "right" decision.
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You've always been able to work hard and make things happen.
Trying to conceive often asks you to live with uncertainty in a way that feels completely unfamiliar. It can become a cycle of hope, disappointment, anger, grief, and endless waiting. You may also feel disconnected from or betrayed by your body. Therapy offers space for the emotional weight of these experiences without asking you to stay positive or move on before you’re ready.
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Pregnancy isn't always glowy.
Some people love being pregnant (and even go on to carry pregnancies for other families). Others count down the days until it's over. Maybe you're anxious all the time, questioning every decision, or grieving the version of pregnancy you imagined.
Preparing for birth isn't just about packing a hospital bag or writing a birth plan. It's also about making space for the hopes, fears, expectations, and unknowns that naturally come with bringing a baby into the world.
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"Mom and baby are happy and healthy." Everyone else seems ready to move on to the next chapter, but part of you is still back in the delivery room.
A difficult, frightening, or unexpected birth can leave you replaying what happened or carrying lingering fear, anger, shame, or grief. Together, we'll make space for what happened and the ways it may still be influencing how you experience your body, your baby, your relationships, and yourself.
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You keep wondering, "What if this is just who I am now?"
Postpartum struggles don’t always look like depression. You may feel anxious, angry, irritable, overwhelmed, disconnected, constantly on alert, or frightened by thoughts that seem completely unlike you. Intrusive thoughts can feel especially frightening when no one has explained how common they can be during the perinatal period.
You may love your baby deeply and still miss your old life or wonder why this feels so much harder than you expected. Therapy makes room for the full complexity of your postpartum experience.
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Parenthood has a way of introducing us to ourselves all over again.
It changes the way we relate to ourselves, our partners, our children, and even the people who raised us. You may notice yourself becoming more anxious, more impatient, more protective, or more overwhelmed than you expected. You may also find old patterns resurfacing in moments that catch you by surprise. Together, we'll get curious about where those patterns came from and decide whether they're still helping you to become the parent, partner, and person you want to be.
IMAGINE CARRYING THIS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY
Healing doesn't always mean that anxiety disappears, grief ends, or parenthood suddenly becomes easy. More often, it looks like trusting yourself again. Feeling less alone inside your own mind. Responding with more compassion when things feel hard. Making decisions that feel grounded in your values instead of fear.
Imagine a life where…
01 YOU TRUST YOURSELF AGAIN
You spend less time questioning every decision and more time trusting yourself to navigate whatever comes next.
02 YOU MEET YOURSELF WITH COMPASSION
The moments you once judged most harshly begin to make more sense, replacing self-blame with understanding.
03 YOU FEEL MORE CONNECTED
You find yourself responding with greater intention, repairing after hard moments, and feeling closer to those who matter most.
IF THERE’S ONE THING I HOPE YOU TAKE AWAY, IT’S THIS:
The reproductive years have a way of bringing old patterns to the surface. The goal isn't to navigate these seasons perfectly. It's to understand and heal the parts of your story that keep pulling you away from the person, partner, or parent you want to be.
READY TO BEGIN?