Postpartum Anxiety & Depression Therapy in California
When the baby arrives but the joy doesn’t follow—or it shows up tangled with dread, exhaustion, or panic—therapy can help you find solid ground again.
What You’re Going Through
You knew postpartum would be hard. But not like this.
You might be feeling overwhelmed, flat, agitated, teary, or like you're watching life happen from the outside. The anxiety might hit at 3 a.m. while you’re checking if the baby’s breathing—or while trying to sleep but not being able to shut your brain off. You might be grieving the loss of who you were, snapping at people you love, or wondering if you made a huge mistake.
And then comes the shame. For not enjoying this. For feeling resentful. For not being the mom you thought you'd be.
This isn't just “the baby blues.” This is something deeper—and no, it doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means your nervous system is in overdrive, your brain chemistry is shifting, and you need support that’s actually built for what you’re carrying.
How Therapy Helps
Postpartum therapy gives you a space to unravel what’s happening without judgment, pressure, or sugarcoating. We’ll slow things down so you can understand what you're feeling, learn what’s actually within your control, and build skills to manage the moments that feel unmanageable.
We'll work with evidence-based tools like CBT to challenge anxious spirals, ACT to realign with your values, and mindfulness to help you catch the early signs of emotional overload before it peaks. If there’s trauma in the mix—like a complicated birth, NICU stay, or other overwhelming experience—we can also use ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) to help your nervous system finally calm down.
This is about supporting you through a season that asks far too much with far too little support. Therapy makes it easier to move through the hard days—and remember that they don’t last forever.
What Gets Better
You start trusting yourself again.
You learn how to respond to your needs instead of stuffing them down.
You stop measuring your worth by how much you get done—or how little help you ask for.
You sleep more. You breathe deeper. You let go of the “perfect mom” myth and settle into something more honest, more human, and more sustainable. You begin to feel like someone you recognize—not the old you, but a new version who isn’t stuck in survival mode.
The fear, the guilt, the irritability, the exhaustion—they don’t get to run the show anymore.
