Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders Therapy
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Pregnancy and the postpartum period can bring a wide range of emotional experiences — including anxiety, mood changes, intrusive thoughts, and feelings of overwhelm. When these symptoms begin to interfere with daily functioning or sense of self, they may reflect a Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder (PMAD). PMADs are common, treatable conditions that can arise during pregnancy or within the first year postpartum. Therapy offers a grounded, nonjudgmental space to understand what you’re experiencing and receive support that aligns with your needs.
Clients often seek therapy for PMADs when they experience:
• Persistent anxiety or racing thoughts during pregnancy or postpartum
• Intrusive, unwanted thoughts — often distressing but not acted upon
• Excessive worry about the baby’s safety
• Sleep disturbances not solely due to newborn care
• Panic attacks or intense physiological anxiety
• Irritability, agitation, or emotional reactivity
• Feelings of hopelessness, guilt, or disconnection
• Difficulty bonding or feeling emotionally present
• Birth trauma symptoms following a difficult or unexpected delivery
• Overwhelm related to identity changes or caregiving demands
Common symptoms of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
PMADs encompass a range of emotional conditions that can occur during pregnancy or postpartum. These may include:
• Postpartum Anxiety
• Postpartum Depression
• Pregnancy-related anxiety or depression
• Birth trauma and postpartum PTSD
• Postpartum OCD (intrusive thoughts with no intent to harm)
• Adjustment difficulties and identity shifts
These conditions are not personal failures; they are treatable experiences that many birthing parents and partners face.
Understanding PMADs
Therapy focuses on helping you feel grounded and emotionally supported during a period that can feel unpredictable or overwhelming. Our approach integrates:
• Trauma-informed care
• Depth-oriented psychotherapy
• Nervous system regulation tools
• Attachment and identity-focused exploration
• EMDR for birth trauma, when appropriate
We work collaboratively to understand your emotional landscape — not just reduce symptoms, but help restore a sense of safety, connection, and internal stability.
• Trauma-informed care
• Depth-oriented psychotherapy
• Nervous system regulation tools
• Attachment and identity-focused exploration
• EMDR for birth trauma, when appropriate
We work collaboratively to understand your emotional landscape — not just reduce symptoms, but help restore a sense of safety, connection, and internal stability.
Our therapeutic approach to perinatal support
Partners can also experience anxiety, mood changes, or emotional strain during pregnancy and postpartum. Therapy offers support for:
• Navigating new roles
• Relational stress
• Secondary trauma following birth complications
• Emotional overwhelm and caregiving fatigue
Supporting the entire family system often strengthens recovery and connection.
• Navigating new roles
• Relational stress
• Secondary trauma following birth complications
• Emotional overwhelm and caregiving fatigue
Supporting the entire family system often strengthens recovery and connection.
What therapy looks like
Support for partners
We offer in-person sessions in Los Angeles and virtual therapy throughout California. Session frequency is tailored to your level of distress and support needs. Many clients begin weekly therapy during acute postpartum challenges or while managing intrusive thoughts, and adjust as symptoms improve.
You don't have to navigate this alone
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are highly treatable, and support can make a meaningful difference in how you feel day-to-day. If you’re seeking a grounded, compassionate therapeutic space, we invite you to reach out for a consultation.
