Individual therapy for women looking to find more ease, joy, and connection while navigating the tender seasons of fertility, pregnancy, birth and birth trauma, postpartum, and early parenthood.
In-person perinatal and birth trauma therapy in Kitchener-Waterloo, and virtually across Ontario.
Welcome!
Are you navigating the tender seasons of pregnancy, postpartum, or parenthood and finding it harder than you imagined? You may feel anxious, irritable, or unlike yourself, and wondering if you are experiencing postpartum depression or anxiety. A difficult or traumatic birth, NICU stay, or feeding challenges might have shaken your trust in your body and brought up feelings of guilt, or you may be grieving a loss, feeling resentful in your relationship, or noticing past trauma resurfacing. Maybe your thoughts are racing and intrusive, you find yourself not able to disconnect from googling and tracking everything baby does, from feedings to wake windows and their sleep. The perinatal period and parenting can feel overwhelming and lonely, but you don’t have to do it alone!
Therapy with me is a space to slow down, reconnect, and explore what’s beneath the surface without judgment. I use an integrative, trauma-sensitive approach drawing from body-based therapies, attachment theory, IFS/“parts work,” narrative approaches, and ACT. Together, we’ll honour your nervous system, process what might feel stuck, and move toward what matters most to you.
My hope is that our work leaves you feeling understood, nurtured, and more supported. Clients often leave therapy with greater insight, feeling better resourced, more compassionate with themselves, and able to live more authentically and with more ease as the parent, partner, and person they want to be.
*Babies (and tending to their needs like changing, feeding, pumping, contact napping, etc.) are welcome in session - both virtually across Ontario and in person in Kitchener-Waterloo.*
Together, we can work towards:
A more compassionate and insightful relationship with yourself
Healing from birth trauma and NICU experiences, and reclaiming trust in your body
A greater sense of safety, calm, and resilience in your nervous system
The ability to respond to emotions with curiosity instead of fear, anger, anxiety, guilt, or overwhelm
Processing and healing past experiences or traumas - like early attachment and childhood wounds
Relationships that feel more secure, supported, and connected
Lessening the impacts of postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, grief, and overwhelm
Clarity around your values and the kind of parent, partner, and person you want to be
A deeper sense of authenticity, self-trust, and alignment with who you are
Whether you're navigating the identity shifts of new parenthood, processing a difficult birth or loss, or simply trying to feel like yourself again, you don’t have to do it alone. Therapy can be a place where you care for yourself, and find more ease, joy, and connection.
