Therapy for Moms
You don't have to wait until motherhood feels unbearable to ask for support.
Whether you're overwhelmed, anxious, overstimulated, struggling with intrusive thoughts, losing yourself in motherhood or navigating pregnancy and postpartum changes, therapy can give you a place to understand what's happening - and actually work through it.
Online therapy throughout California + In-Person in Roseville, Ca
Mom Rage + Overstimulation
Anxiety + Intrusive Thoughts
Your brain is always trying to stay one step ahead.
You replay conversations. You second-guess decisions. You think about what needs to happen tomorrow while you're trying to get through today. Your mind jumps to everything that could go wrong - and even when things are okay, it can feel difficult to actually feel okay.
Motherhood can give anxiety an endless supply of things to worry about.
Is my child okay? Am I doing enough? What if something happens? What if I make the wrong decision? Why can't I stop thinking about this?
And sometimes anxiety shows up as intrusive thoughts - unwanted, upsetting thoughts or images that seem to appear out of nowhere. They can feel especially frightening when they're about your baby, your children, yourself, or something terrible happening to someone you love.
The fact that a thought entered your mind doesn't mean you want it agree with it, or that it says something about you.
Therapy can help you stop treating every thought like an emergency.
Together, we'll work on understanding your anxiety instead of constantly fighting it. We'll identify the patterns that keep you stuck un overthinking, reassurance - seeking, avoidance, perfectionism, or trying to control every possible outcome.
We'll also work on practical ways to regulate your nervous system, respond differently to intrusive thoughts, tolerate uncertainty, and create more space between having a thought and feeling like you have to do something about it.
The goal isn't to never worry again.
It's to trust yourself enough that anxiety doesn't get to make every decision for you.
Burnout + Losing Yourself
You love your family but somewhere along the way you stopped feeling like you.
Motherhood can slowly become a life of managing everyone else.
The appointments. The meals. The school stuff. The laundry. The emotions. The schedules. The endless mental list running in the background while you're trying to remember what you walked into the room for.
And eventually, you might realize you don't even know what you need anymore.
Maybe you're exhausted but can't seem to rest. You feel guilt doing something for yourself. You're more irritable than you used to be. You're going through the motions but there isn't much left over for you.
Sometimes this sounds like:
"I love my kids, so why do I want everyone to leave me alone?"
"I don't even know what I enjoy anymore."
"I feel like I'm just surviving every day."
"Everyone needs something from me all the time."
"I shouldn't feel this unhappy. I have a good life."
Burnout isn't always about needing a better self-care routine.
In therapy, we'll look underneath the exhaustion - at the expectations you're carrying, the invisible mental load, perfectionism, boundaries, resentment, identity changes, relationships and the patterns that have taught you to continually put yourself last.
We'll work on helping you recognize your needs again, create boundaries without drowning in guilt, reconnect with the parts of yourself that have gotten buried underneath motherhood, and build a life that has room for you in it too.
You don't need to become the woman you were before motherhood.
You get to figure out who you are now.
Pregnancy + Postpartum
Motherhood can be beautiful - and still feel nothing like you expected.
Pregnancy and postpartum are enormous transitions. Your body changes. Your relationships change. Your routines change, Your identity changes. Suddenly there is another person whose needs can feel more important and more urgent than your own.
And while everyone may be asking about the baby, you might be quietly wondering:
"Why don't I feel like myself?"
"Why am I so anxious all the time?"
"Why am I not enjoying this the way that I thought I would?"
"Why do I feel disconnected from my baby or from myself?"
"Is it supposed to feel this hard?"
You may be navigating anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, birth trauma, feeding struggles, relationship changes, sleep deprivation, resentment, loneliness, identity loss - or simply the overwhelming adjustment of becoming a mother.
You don't have to wait until things feel unbearable to deserve support.
As a maternal mental health therapist, I provide a space where we can talk about the parts of pregnancy and postpartum that don't always make it into the baby books or instagram posts.
We'll work together to understand what's happening emotionally and physically, make sense o your nervous system responses, process difficult experiences, strengthen coping skills, communicate what you need, and help you feel more grounded as you adjust to this version of your life.
And therapy isn't about convincing you to "enjoy every moment"
It's about making room for the full experience - the love and the grief, the gratitude and the exhaustion, the beautiful moments and the ones you desperately wish were easier.
You are allowed to become a mother without disappearing inside of motherhood.
You love your kids. So why do the smallest things suddenly feel like too much?
Maybe it's the whining while you're trying to make dinner. Someone touching you while another child is calling your name. The house is loud, there are seventeen things that need to be done, and you've been needed by someone since the second you opened your eyes.
And then something tiny happens - and you snap.
You raise your voice. You shut down. You desperately need everyone to stop talking to you. And once the moment passes, the guilt comes in:
Why did I react like that? Why can't I just be more patient? What's wrong with me?
Mom rage isn't always about anger. Sometimes it's what happens after you've spent hours - or years - carrying too much with too little space to recover. Overstimulation, anxiety, mental load, unrealistic expectations, resentment, lack of rest, and constantly putting your own needs last can all pile up until your nervous system has very little room left.
Therapy isn't about teaching you to "just stay calm."
Together, we can slow down the cycle and understand what's underneath it. We'll work on recognizing your triggers earlier, understanding what your body is communicating, setting boundaries, reducing the mental and emotional load you're carrying and building practical ways to regulate before you reach your breaking point.
The goal isn't to become a mom who never gets frustrated.
It's to feel more in control of how you respond - and to have more room to actually be yourself inside motherhood.
Motherhood changes. Your need for support can change with it.
Maternal mental health doesn't end after postpartum
I work with moms across every stage of motherhood - from pregnancy and newborn days to toddlers, school-ged children, teenagers and adult children.
The challenges may change as your children grow, but motherhood can continue to ring overwhelm, anxiety, rage, relationship changes, identity shifts, guilt and the weight of carrying everyone else's needs.
There is no expiration date on needing support as a mother.