Postpartum therapy is for women who are recently postpartum (after birth). This can include women that have recently suffered infant loss or for women in the trenches of learning to take care of a newborn. Postpartum therapy is designed to help you navigate the time after pregnancy and birth. The postpartum period includes the acute phase (6-12 hours after birth), the subacute phase (lasting six weeks) and the delayed phase (lasting six months or more). Alex typically works with women during the delayed phase of postpartum because this is when things have settled and women are seeking to find a new rhythm. It is important to remember that every woman has a unique experience with childbirth and the time after. Alex takes an individualized approach when working with postpartum women, understanding that this time is very vulnerable. Postpartum therapy is for women hoping to regain their sense of self, increase their self-confidence, or step into motherhood.

• Postpartum depression and anxiety

• Finding a “new normal” after pregnancy/birth

• Exercise/nutrition concerns after pregnancy/birth

• Pelvic floor dysfunction 

• Infant loss/stillbirth

• Postpartum depression

• Birth trauma (too many interventions at the hospital, baby born with broken bones/bruising or other health concerns, emergency c-section, painful or long labor, etc.)

• Anxiety about parenting (“Am I a good mom? Am I going to screw up my kid like my mom did?”)

• Anxiety about caring for a newborn (“Are they breathing? Are they eating enough? Am I doing this right?”)

• Breastfeeding anxiety or difficulty

• Lack of energy/motivation

• Excessive bleeding after birth

• Any challenge post pregnancy/birth

• Peace with the past

• Hope for the future

• Renewed sense of confidence

• Reduction in postpartum depression/anxiety

• Greater sense of self

• Increased self care routine/regimen

• Confidence in motherhood

• Body acceptance/love

• Greater support network

• Increased coping skills for stress

• Renewed energy/motivation

• Healthy work/life balance

• Better communication/relationship with spouse