Postpartum Depression is when depression occurs after someone gives birth. It can be debilitating for parents and their children. A person who gave birth may have extreme sadness, feelings of guilt, feeling worthless or hopeless, tearfulness, thoughts of death, self-harm, or suicide.
Available Treatment Options
Therapy for Postpartum Depression involves similar interventions to those for depression, with a specific focus on the role that giving birth and becoming a parent played in the experience.
Therapist interventions include exploring and processing feelings related to depression, discovering and disputing unhelpful thought patterns, and developing coping skills.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Postpartum Depression
*Scheduling in Jan 2021* You knew having a baby was going to be hard, but you didn't expect a pandemic. After months of anticipation, things didn't go according to plan. You didn't have the birth you planned, and are now caring for a newborn without the physical and emotional support of family, friends, and professionals you originally enlisted. You're up all night googling to make sure you're...
As a licensed marriage and family therapist, I specialize in treating adults and couples through the journey of infertility, pregnancy, adoption and fostering. This process can be painful, confusing and arduous as emotions are experienced and brought to the surface. The unknown of infertility, pregnancy, grief and loss can cause anxiety and depression as well as strained relationships. I...
