Renascence
Psychological Services
Areas of Specialty
Every person's story is unique, and there is no single reason someone begins therapy. While I work with adults experiencing a variety of concerns, my practice is dedicated to supporting women through some of life's most challenging and transformative seasons.
Whether you're preparing to become a mother, navigating the postpartum period, coping with anxiety or depression, or adjusting to a significant life transition, therapy offers a space to slow down, feel understood, and begin moving toward healing.
Below are some of my primary areas of specialty:
Perinatal and postpartum depression can feel incredibly isolating. You may find yourself crying more than usual, feeling emotionally numb, overwhelmed by the smallest tasks, or wondering why you're not experiencing the joy you expected. Some parents feel disconnected from their baby, while others struggle with guilt, hopelessness, irritability, or the sense that they've somehow failed.
You are not failing, and you are not alone. Perinatal and postpartum depression are common, treatable conditions. Therapy provides a safe, compassionate space to process what you're experiencing, understand the changes happening in your mind and body, and begin reconnecting with yourself.
Postpartum/Perinatal
Depression
Welcoming a new baby is often described as a joyful time, but for many parents, it can also bring overwhelming worry, fear, and self-doubt. If your mind never seems to slow down, you're constantly imagining worst-case scenarios, or you're experiencing unwanted intrusive thoughts that leave you feeling frightened, ashamed, or questioning yourself, you are not alone.
Postpartum anxiety is common and highly treatable. Therapy can help you understand why these symptoms occur, reduce their intensity, and teach you practical tools to calm your nervous system. Together, we'll work toward helping you feel more confident, present, and able to enjoy both your baby and this chapter of your life.
Not every birth unfolds the way we imagine. Whether your delivery involved unexpected medical complications, an emergency cesarean birth, feeling unheard or dismissed by your medical team, or simply leaving the experience feeling frightened, overwhelmed, or disconnected....your feelings are valid. Healing from birth trauma isn't about forgetting what happened. It's about making sense of your experience, processing the emotions surrounding it, and reducing the emotional weight it continues to carry. Together, we'll create a safe space to process your story, rebuild trust in yourself and your body, and move toward healing with greater confidence, peace, and self-compassion.
Postpartum/Perinatal
Anxiety
Birth Trauma
Having a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is an experience few parents can truly prepare for. Whether your baby spent a few days in the NICU or endured an extended stay lasting weeks or months, the experience can leave lasting emotional wounds. Many NICU parents experience overwhelming anxiety, grief, guilt, or feel as though they've missed out on the early bonding experience they had envisioned.
As both a psychologist and a mother who has personally experienced extended NICU stays with two of my own children, I understand the unique challenges this journey can bring. Therapy provides a safe, compassionate space to process the trauma of the NICU experience, cope with the uncertainty, strengthen your emotional resilience, and navigate the transition home. You don't have to carry the weight of this experience alone. Together, we'll work toward helping you find hope, healing, and confidence as you care for both your baby and yourself.
The loss of a pregnancy can be one of the most heartbreaking and isolating experiences a person can endure. Whether your loss occurred early in pregnancy, later in gestation, or through a stillbirth, grief has no timeline and no "right" way to look. You may find yourself cycling through sadness, anger, guilt, numbness, or wondering if your body somehow failed you. You do not have to carry this pain alone. Therapy offers a compassionate space to honor your loss, process the complex emotions that often accompany grief, and navigate the impact it may have on your relationships, future pregnancies, and sense of self. Healing doesn't mean forgetting your baby—it means learning how to carry your love and your loss in a way that allows you to move forward with hope, self-compassion, and support.
NICU Parents
Pregnancy Loss &
Miscarriage
Many new parents are frightened by unwanted, intrusive thoughts that seem to come out of nowhere. You may find yourself imagining accidental harm coming to your baby, experiencing disturbing mental images, or questioning what these thoughts say about you. These experiences can feel terrifying and isolating, often leaving parents consumed by guilt, shame, or fear that they are "going crazy." Intrusive thoughts are far more common than most people realize, and they are not a reflection of your character, your intentions, or your love for your baby. In therapy, we'll work together to help you understand why these thoughts occur, reduce the fear and distress they create, and develop effective strategies for responding to them without giving them power. My goal is to help you feel safe in your own mind again so you can reconnect with yourself, your baby, and the life you want to enjoy.
The journey to parenthood doesn't always unfold the way we hope. Whether you're navigating infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, IVF, IUI, egg retrievals, donor conception, surrogacy, adoption, or simply the uncertainty of trying to conceive, the emotional toll can be profound. Each month can bring a cycle of hope, disappointment, grief, and difficult decisions that others may not fully understand.
You don't have to face this journey alone. Therapy provides a compassionate space to process the complex emotions that often accompany infertility and family building, strengthen your relationship with yourself and your partner, and develop healthy ways to cope with uncertainty. Together, we'll work toward helping you navigate this chapter with greater resilience, self-compassion, and hope—wherever your path to parenthood may lead.
Somewhere along the way, you may have stopped recognizing yourself. Between the demands of work, parenting, relationships, caregiving, and the endless responsibilities of everyday life, it's easy to lose sight of who you are outside of the roles you fill. You may feel emotionally exhausted, disconnected, overwhelmed, or as though you're constantly pouring into everyone else while running on empty.
Therapy offers a space to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and explore what you need—not just what everyone else needs from you. Together, we'll identify the sources of your burnout, establish healthier boundaries, rediscover the parts of yourself that have been pushed aside, and create a life that feels more balanced, fulfilling, and aligned with who you truly are.
Life is full of seasons of change, and even positive transitions can feel overwhelming. Whether you're becoming a parent, returning to work, navigating an empty nest, ending a relationship, changing careers, relocating, or simply finding yourself in a new chapter of life, transitions often bring uncertainty, grief, and questions about who you are and where you're headed.
You don't have to navigate these changes alone. Therapy provides a supportive space to process the emotions that come with life's transitions, gain clarity about what matters most to you, and build the confidence to move forward with intention. Together, we'll help you adapt to change, reconnect with your strengths, and create a life that feels authentic, meaningful, and aligned with the person you're becoming.