Perinatal & Postpartum Therapy for Moms, Parents & Couples in Washington DC, Virginia & Maryland
Becoming a parent can feel overwhelming and bring a mix of emotions. If you’re feeling anxious, disconnected, not like yourself, or navigating strain in your relationship during your pregnancy or postpartum period, you’re not alone.
This transition into parenthood can bring identity shifts, emotional ups and downs, relationship challenges, and even the resurfacing of past traumas. There is so much to navigate and many parents struggle during this time, even if it doesn’t look that way from the outside. You deserve support through it.
Therapy offers a space to make sense of what you’re feeling, tap into new skills to cope with it all and feel more grounded and supported. We offer both individual and couples perinatal therapy.
You deserve support through one of the most significant transitions of your life
Find the Perinatal/ Postpartum Support That’s right for you - Our Perinatal & Postpartum Therapy Services in the DMV
Individual Perinatal therapy for Pregnant People
Support for Anxiety, Overwhelm, Depression, Childhood Trauma, and everything else pregnancy may be bringing up for you
Pregnancy can come with a whole range of emotions from over the moon joy, to loss of control, anxiety, fear of uncertainty, feelings of inadequacy, resurfacing of childhood trauma and family conflicts. That’s whole lot to manage in addition to nurturing your baby. If you’re feeling any of this, you’re not alone. Pregnancy can be a time of great vulnerability and it can bring up a lot. Our therapists in DC, VA and MD and here to help you navigate all that its bringing up for you.
Individual Postpartum Psychotherapy for New Moms/ Birthing Parent/ Dads
Support for navigating stress, depression, overwhelm, identity shifts & relationship changes in the postpartum period through one-on-one therapy sessions
The postpartum period is a time of big transitions for both parents and an especially vulnerable time for moms/the birthing parent. Most birthing parents experience baby blues lasting from 2-3 days to two weeks in addition to recovering from birth, physically and emotionally. Most parents also experience sleep deprivation, caregiving demands, changes in relationships, role confusion and identity issues related to sense of self. Postpartum depression and anxiety issues can further affect the birthing and non-birthing parent. Individual Postpartum Therapy helps parents cope with all of this through one-on-one sessions with one of our perinatal therapist in Washington, DC, Virginia or Maryland.
Couples Therapy for Pregnant/ Expecting Parents-to-be
Support for communication, emotional connection, and preparing for the transition to parenthood together
The journey to parenthood comes in many beautiful shapes and forms. From pregnancy to adoption to surrogacy, each leads to a big point of transition for couples: going from ‘just the two of us’ to three (or more!) or simply welcoming one more miraculous addition to the family. While preparing for this transition is exciting, it can also bring up anxiety, relationship conflict and a heightened need for “getting on the same page”. Couples Therapy for expecting parents at Sage & Fifth Therapy Place focuses on helping partners express their underlying emotions and have important conversations to prepare for this transition and feel connected during pregnancy.
Postpartum Couples Therapy for New Parents:
Support for communicating through postpartum stress and staying connected through parenthood
Welcoming your little one is a culmination of all that you were working towards and at the same time, it is the beginning of a whole new chapter of your lives together. As prepared as you can be, parenthood puts your relationship to test in ways that are difficult to navigate, especially when you’re both operating on little sleep and dealing with so many transitions. If you are struggle to get on the same page and feeling disconnected, you are not alone. Many couples also struggle with intimacy issues post birth, which further puts a strain on the relationship. If you are looking to overcome the negative cycles and arguments you’re getting stuck in and want to get back to feeling more connected to each other, our postpartum Couples Therapists in DC, VA and MD can help.
Schedule a Consultation with our Perinatal/ Postpartum Therapists
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Shayla Martin, LGPC, NCC
Holistic Perinatal/Postpartum Therapist & Couples Counselor
DC (In-person & Virtual)
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Theresa Sherman
Culturally-Attuned Perinatal/ Postpartum Therapist & Couples Counselor
DC (Virtual only), Virginia (waitlist for VA)
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Jane Townsend, LICSW
Perinatal/ Postpartum Couples Counselor
DC, VA & MD (Virtual only)
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