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You thought you'd feel different by now. The anxiety won't quiet. The birth keeps replaying. Something about motherhood feels harder than anyone warned you. This practice exists for exactly that: pregnancy, postpartum, birth trauma, and the identity shift of becoming a mother. I have 14 years of clinical experience and completed postdoctoral training at Columbia, all centered on perinatal mental health. My clients come to me because they want focused expertise from someone who has devoted her career to supporting the transition into motherhood, or matrescence.
The first session is about being heard fully. We'll talk about what brought you here, what you're carrying, and what support would actually look like for you. Most clients say they feel less alone by the end of the hour — and clearer about what they need.
Somatic therapy address how birth trauma and postpartum anxiety live in the body, not just the mind. I bring a narrative lens to what stories you want to take forward into motherhood, or leave behind. I also have a neurodivergence specialty and understand how this can complicate the transition into motherhood. Sessions are collaborative and we'll work at a pace that honors the complexity of what you're carrying rather than rushing toward resolution.
I work best with mothers and birthing people who are carrying something they haven't been able to fully name yet. Often they're intelligent, self-aware women who have tried to think their way through their distress and found that it hasn't been enough. They know something is shifting, and they're ready to look at it more closely with support. I'm also well suited to mothers who feel the weight of the world in a literal sense — who lie awake worrying about climate change, who feel complicated about bringing children into an uncertain future, who find that their love for their child has cracked them open to a grief they didn't expect. This experience is more common than it appears, and I've spent years building the clinical and research framework to meet it. You don't need to have it figured out to work with me. You just need to be willing to tell the truth about what you're carrying.
Narrative
In narrative therapy, I help you reframe and rewrite the stories you tell about your life, empowering you to experience yourself and your relationships in a new light.
EMDR
Through EMDR, I guide you in processing and healing from traumatic memories, allowing you to move past emotional roadblocks.
Relational
In relational therapy, I work with you to strengthen your interpersonal connections, helping you build healthier, more fulfilling relationships.
Feminist
I use eco-feminist theory to support girls and women in recovering from experiences of violence and to connect them to a greater abundance of support in their day-to-day lives.
Strength-Based
I empower clients by focusing on their inherent capacities for resilience, growth, and ecological connection, helping them navigate challenges through their own strengths and resources.
2 ratings with written reviews
May 16, 2025
Great first session. Thank you for listening to my concerns and I look forward to our next session.
March 4, 2025
Great insight and advise even on the first time meeting.