Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression is a common and treatable mental health condition that can affect women after childbirth, often showing up as persistent sadness, emotional numbness, irritability, anxiety, overwhelm, or difficulty bonding with your baby. Research consistently shows that evidence-based psychotherapy—especially Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)—is highly effective in reducing postpartum depression symptoms and improving emotional wellbeing, particularly in mild to moderate cases. These approaches are considered first-line treatments in maternal mental health care because they directly address thought patterns, emotional regulation, and the relational and identity shifts that often intensify during the postpartum period.

In my work with postpartum depression, I draw from these evidence-based models while also staying informed by current thinking in relational, attachment-based, and perinatal mental health care. CBT supports identifying and shifting unhelpful thought patterns such as guilt, self-criticism, and feelings of inadequacy, while IPT focuses on role transitions, identity changes, grief, and relationship stress—core themes that often emerge in the postpartum experience. I also integrate a relational lens informed by the work of Esther Perel, Terry Real, Dr. Becky Kennedy, and Karen Kleiman, whose perspectives on relationships, repair, boundaries, maternal mental health, and emotional development offer meaningful insight into the complexities of motherhood, identity, and partnership.

Therapy provides a safe, supportive space to process your experience without judgment and to begin feeling more like yourself again. Together, we focus on reducing symptoms of postpartum depression, strengthening coping tools, improving emotional regulation, and rebuilding a sense of connection to yourself and your life. My goal is to help you feel more grounded, supported, and emotionally steady as you navigate the transition into motherhood.