perinatal mental health, from pregnancy through the early years…
There is room here for all of it.
The joy and the uncertainty. The pregnancy that feels nothing like you expected. The birth that did not go as planned. The anxiety, the low days, the rage that surprises you, and the thoughts you have not said out loud. Whether you are preparing to meet your baby or already deep in the days, you are carrying more than anyone can see. Here, you are the one being tended.
And, parenting was never meant to be white-knuckled. If you find yourself in a place of getting through on sheer will, that alone is worth bringing here. We are here to support you through this transformative season.
Perinatal therapy through talk, expressive arts and nervous system support for pregnancy, postpartum, and becoming. Boulder, CO + virtual.
mama, you don’t have to hold it alone.
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pregnancy
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birth
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postpartum
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becoming
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Wherever you are on the path…
What we hold space for.
before baby…
Preparing for parenthood
Tending your mental health during pregnancy, readying your nervous system, exploring your hopes and fears, and shaping a flexible plan for birth and beyond. You get to arrive at motherhood feeling steadier and truly supported.
after baby…
Postpartum support
Postpartum can bring anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, overwhelm, or a feeling that you’ve lost touch with yourself. We offer a compassionate, shame-free space to slow down, regulate your nervous system, process your experiences, and feel supported as you find your way through motherhood.
your story…
Processing your birth
Beautiful, complicated, disappointing, frightening or all of it at once. Trauma is not defined by the event, but by how it landed in your nervous system. If your birth was traumatic, it was. We help you process it gently, at your pace.
becoming a mother…
Shifting identity
Becoming a mother transforms you. There is room here to grieve who you were, meet who you are becoming, and honor the full spectrum of feelings in between. This transformation has a name, matrescence, and it deserves support, too.
All are welcome here
Partners carrying their own version of this season. Parents through adoption or surrogacy. Mamas whose babies are now walking, talking, or starting school, and who never got to process what came before. There is no expiration date on this work.
A word about scary thoughts
Unwanted, frightening thoughts about harm coming to your baby are one of the most common and least discussed parts of postpartum. Having them does not mean you are dangerous, and it does not mean you are a bad parent. Saying them outloud, somewhere safe, is usually where relief can begin.
About one in five women experience mental health difficulties during pregnancy or postpartum. And, roughly one in ten partners do, too (Postpartum Support International). You are in very good company, and support works.
when words fall short…
The art speaks.
Pregnancy and postpartum are body experiences. What your body carries does not always speak in sentences, which is why talk alone can leave so much unspoken. Expressive arts therapy works from the body, up: drawing, painting, movement, writing, and play let the senses tell the story when words cannot yet reach it. Together, we process, move, regulate and connect through art.
No art experience necessary.
Caring for you is caring for your baby.
the science behind our care…
Infant mental health is your baby’s developing capacity to experience and express emotions, form close and secure relationships, and explore and learn, all within the safety of their caregiving relationships. In the earliest years, your baby’s mental health does not grow separately from you. It grows with you, in your relationship.
INFANT MENTAL HEALTH
MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH
CO-REGULATION
We nurture the mama, so the mama can nurture the babe.
That is why we care for your baby’s emotional world by caring for yours: settling your nervous system, supporting the bond between you, and trusting that good enough, repeated, builds lifelong resilience. No perfect mama required, ever.
*Therapy and medication are not either/or. Lara coordinates with reproductive psychiatry and OBs to for medication support.
A note for the deeply feeling…
For the highly sensitive mama.
Some mamas feel this season with the volume turned all the way up. Every cry lands in your body. The joy can feel enormous, and so can the overwhelm, and touch, sounds, and sleeplessness can flood a sensitive nervous system.
If that is you, please hear this: highly sensitive was never a flaw. Your sensitive is the very thing that makes you so attuned to your baby. Our work honors it, protects it, and helps you build the rhythms and boundaries that let a deeply feeling mama thrive.
you feel deeply seen, because you love deeply
One trusted place, the whole way through…
We grow with your family.
Begin in pregnancy, and stay as long as you need: through postpartum, your baby’s first years, and early childhood to age eight. Perinatal therapy, infant mental health and Young Child-Parent Therapy live under one roof, so your family never has to start over with a stranger.
This season is tender and transformative. You don’t have to hold it alone.
Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation. No pressure, just a conversation about what you need and how we can help.
Need support between sessions? The Postpartum Support International HelpLine offers free support by call or text at 1-800-944-4773. In an emergency, call or text 988.