You are a new mom struggling to find BALANCE with your new role as a mother.
You are feeling sad, but you think you should be happy after having a new baby.
You worry about EVERYTHING and just can’t seem to slow your racing thoughts down.
You feel DISCONNECTED from your baby and partner.
The laundry is piled up but you just can’t seem to find the MOTIVATION to get started.
You are questioning your new IDENTITY as a mother and miss your “old self”.
Your friends can’t seem to relate to what you are going through.
You sometimes think:
“This isn’t what I expected?”
“Why am I not bonding with my baby?”
“Am I doing a good job as a mother?”
“Why am I not enjoying being a mom?”
“Why do I worry about everything?”
“WIll my baby be ok?”
“Who am I now?”
Having a baby is one of the biggest life changes a women can experience. We all have expectations of what having a baby will be like and it is common to feel disappointed when the reality is not what we expected. It is overwhelming trying to adjust to the physical, emotional and hormonal changes with having a baby, in addition to the new demands a newborn brings into your life. It can all feel like TOO MUCH!
Do you find yourself:
- Feeling sad
- Having racing thoughts you can’t seem to “turn off”
- Feeling angry or irritable with those around you
- Feeling hopeless about the future
- Struggling to get out of bed or not being able to sleep at all
- Having scary or intrusive thoughts
- Feeling disconnected from your partner
- Isolating yourself from family & friends
- Not feeling like “yourself” and not enjoying the things that you used to love
- Having physical symptoms like aches, pains, headaches or digestive issues without a clear physical cause or diagnosis
You are not alone! We are here to help support you and help you find happiness and balance in motherhood!
Although It is normal to have difficulty adjusting to motherhood, approximately 15-20% of new moms will experience more significant symptoms of depression or anxiety. Although women that have struggled with these symptoms previous to having a baby are at a higher risk, anyone can postpartum depression and anxiety. Many women often don’t even realize they are experiencing depression or anxiety, and often think these feelings are normal. Symptoms often present within the first couple of months after having a baby, however, postpartum depression and anxiety symptoms can present anytime up to one year after childbirth.
Postpartum depression and anxiety are the most common terms used with new moms, but there are several forms of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders we treat:
- Depression and Anxiety during Pregnancy
- Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Bi-Polar Disorder
- Postpartum Psychosis
You are not alone! We are here to help support you and help you find happiness and balance in motherhood!
We help you adjust to your new role as a MOTHER.
Our therapists help identify the roadblocks you are facing as a new mom and help you adjust to motherhood We support both you and your partner, helping to navigate through the new and often overwhelming demands of parenthood
Counseling for postpartum depression and anxiety can help:
- Teach you tools to manage the overwhelm of new motherhood and help you feel better.
- Feel more connected to your baby and partner
- Reduce worry and help you be more present in your life
- Provide support and validation of the challenges of parenting
- Prioritize your own self-care and find balance in motherhood
- Reduce physical symptoms related to depression and anxiety
- Connect you to a tribe of other mothers struggling with similar issues
At Passages, we use a combined approach of effective strategies to help manage postpartum depression and anxiety. We tailor our treatment based on your needs and use a blend of evidenced-based modalities to help treat postpartum depression and anxiety including: Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing).
You are not alone! We are here to help support you and help you find happiness and balance in motherhood!