Postpartum Anxiety Counseling
How a Perinatal Therapist Can Help You?
As a perinatal therapist and a mom myself, I know that being a mom comes with a great deal of pressure. Being a parent is a steep learning curve and when you have a precious life you are responsible for, the stakes can feel very high.
This is where working with a therapist for parents can help. As someone who specializes in postpartum anxiety counseling, I can tell you that this pressure can feel overwhelming and 10% of mothers will experience postpartum anxiety. This nervousness can be paralyzing and interfere with your ability to care for yourself and your child.
How Do I Know I Need
Postpartum Anxiety Counseling?
While Postpartum Anxiety is an umbrella term encompassing several types of anxiety, there are some common symptoms that
should not be ignored.
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Racing Heart Rate
Feeling restless or agitated
Difficulty Seeping
Feeling “On Edge”
Panic attacks
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Difficulty leaving baby with trusted adults
Avoiding leaving the house
Avoiding driving
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Worry something baby will happen
Thoughts of death
Racing thoughts or difficulty concentrating
If you have been experiencing panic attacks or any of the other symptoms above, it may be time to work with a perinatal therapist. We expect motherhood to have its challenges, but it doesn’t need to be such a struggle. Postpartum anxiety counseling can provide so much support to help you thrive during this period.
What can I expect from
Postpartum Anxiety Counseling?
As a therapist for parents, I often see women bottling up how they have been feeling, trying to keep a brave face in front of others. This may be because they worry others will not understand and judge them negatively for feeling this way about being a mom.
When working with a perinatal therapist there is no pressure to be the perfect mom. It is a place to share your most challenging struggles, even the ones you feel like you can’t voice out loud to your friends and family.
Some of the common things I hear in session:
It seems so easy for the other moms, why is it hard for me?
I really wanted this baby, but why don’t I feel happy?
I’m not feeling loving feelings towards the baby or others.
I feel so lost right now.
How to Start working with a Perinatal Therapist?
You are going through so many changes all at the same time, but you don’t have to navigate this turbulent period alone. A perinatal therapist is a therapist for parents who can be a guide.
Taking care of yourself is the greatest gift you can give your children and yourself. It’s time to make yourself a priority.
I’m a postpartum anxiety therapist in San Jose and surrounding areas and can provide postpartum therapy online anywhere in California.
If you have been experiencing postpartum anxiety, you are not alone and there are people who can help. Schedule a free 15 minute phone consultation today to learn more about what postpartum anxiety counseling can do for you.