Pregnancy, postpartum and new parenthood
Anxiety, low mood, intrusive thoughts or exhaustion in pregnancy or after birth. A judgment-free space, in person in North York or online across Ontario.
Free 15-min consult · From $170 / 50 min · Direct billing: Sun Life & Green Shield
Free and confidential, usually within a few days. You can love your baby and still be struggling. Both are true.
Understanding it
The perinatal period, pregnancy through the first year or two of parenthood, is one of the biggest identity shifts a person can go through. It can hold joy and grief at the same time: deep love alongside anxiety, overwhelm, loss of self, and feelings no one quite prepared you for.
Perinatal mental health struggles are common, support is available, and they are not a reflection of how much you love your baby or whether you are a 'good' parent. Anxiety, intrusive thoughts, low mood, rage, and grief can all show up here, and they so often go unspoken because of shame or fear of judgment.
This is a space where you can say the unsayable. Whatever you are carrying, including the experiences around fertility, birth, or loss that still ache, it is welcome here, without judgment.
How we work
Tender, steady, and free of judgment, meeting you in whatever this chapter is holding.
Room for the anxiety, the intrusive thoughts, the rage, the grief, the things that feel too shameful to say out loud anywhere else.
Grounding and practical tools for the racing worry and intrusive thoughts that so often arrive in pregnancy and postpartum.
Space for the losses of this season, birth experiences, fertility struggles, and the self you are grieving alongside the joy.
Gently reconnecting with who you are inside the identity shift of becoming, or expanding as, a parent.
Wondering if perinatal therapy is the right fit?
That is exactly what the free 15-minute consultation is for. No pressure, no commitment.
You might recognize
So much of this goes unspoken. If you see yourself here, you are not alone, and support can help.
Anxiety or intrusive thoughts in pregnancy or postpartum. Feeling like you have 'lost yourself'. Guilt about not feeling how you 'should'. Birth or fertility experiences that still ache.
Low mood, tearfulness, or unexpected rage. Feeling disconnected from your baby or partner. Exhaustion beyond ordinary tiredness. Fear of being judged as a 'bad' parent.
Our approach
The shift into parenthood can hold joy and grief at once, and so much of it goes unspoken. This is a judgment-free space for the anxiety, intrusive thoughts, identity shifts, and exhaustion of pregnancy, postpartum, and new parenthood.
We move at a pace that fits the unpredictable reality of this season, including the experiences around birth and fertility that still ache. You do not have to have it together, and you do not have to do this alone. Perinatal-informed, attachment-based care, tender, steady, and free of judgment.
What to expect
Flexible and gentle, built around the reality of pregnancy and new parenthood.
A warm hello, baby on your lap is completely welcome. Share whatever you have space for, by phone or video.
In first sessions we make room for what you are really carrying, without judgment and without a script.
Over time we work on calming the anxiety, make room for the grief, and gently reconnect with yourself.
Is this you?
Anyone navigating pregnancy, postpartum, and new parenthood across Ontario, in all its complexity.
For racing worry and intrusive thoughts during pregnancy and beyond.
When low mood, tearfulness, or numbness settles in after birth.
For intrusive thoughts, hypervigilance, and the fear that something is wrong.
Holding difficult birth experiences, pregnancy loss, and fertility struggles.
For the identity shift and the self you are grieving alongside the joy.
The vast, unspoken transformation of becoming or expanding as a parent.
Support for this season, at your pace
Free 15-minute consultation · In person in North York or online across Ontario · Direct billing to Sun Life & Green Shield
Who you would see
Book directly with whoever fits your situation.
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Skip the online booking. Leave your details and we will call you within one business day to set up your free 15-minute consult. If you miss our call, we will follow up by email.
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Book a free 15-minute call and we will see if we are a good fit, no pressure, no commitment. Free and confidential, by phone or video, in person in North York or online across Ontario.