Joanne Scott is a Psychologist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Anxiety, Codependency, Depression, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Spirituality, Stress, and Women's Issues. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
Now accepting Cigna insurance. Finding peace in early parenthood can be a challenge and not only because of the sound of your crying baby. Well-meaning and not-so-well-meaning relatives are often on hand to inform you about “how it used to be done”, friends and not-so-friendly acquaintances are all too keen to tell you “how it should be done” and older siblings and spouses often expect you to continue doing things for them in the same way you have always done. In the rare moments when you are able to find a break from the external noise, the internal chatter can be equally as distressing and exhausting. Scary, unwanted thoughts about the wellbeing of your baby and the people you love can feel impossible to manage. Often it is the very efforts that we use to control and suppress these thoughts that results in them being perpetuated and bouncing back stronger. This struggle can be especially hard if you are carrying unresolved wounds from your own childhood. I utilize a range of