EMDR Therapy for Pregnancy and Parenthood in Michigan

PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH

Forgive yourself for not knowing what only time could teach.

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Forgive yourself for not knowing what only time could teach. *

Many of us moms struggle with what’s called “Mom Guilt.”

We feel at fault for everything - for working too much, for working too little, for not working at all . . . forgetting that parenting is a full-time job with barely

Some of this “mom guilt” can lead to feeling like we’re not good enough despite trying our best. We’re conditioned to want to become “the perfect mom” all while struggling to be perfect at everything else.

But lucky for us at Notice That! Therapy PLLC, “perfect” is not the goal. We value progress over perfection. And for that matter practice over progress trusting that the progress will come with time.

I provide perinatal mental health support to mamas through holistic therapy & EMDR.

THESE THERAPIES HELP TO:

  • Manage feelings related to family planning, pregnancy, and postpartum care

  • Identify and assess symptoms related to baby blues, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum PTSD

  • Process birth trauma due to NICU stays, unplanned C-Section, etc

  • Make meaning of the perinatal experience and develop parental identity

  • Explore changing relationships and expectations within family systems/ social relationships

  • Explore wants and needs at each stage of the perinatal process

  • Explore supports for fathers, non-birthing partners, & key loved ones in ways that positively contribute to the overall well-being of the family

  • Relieve stressors related to issues like guilt when trying to balance new identities related to self and mother/ parenting

A woman holding a young girl upside down in a field during sunset, both smiling and laughing. The woman is wearing a white sleeveless dress, and the girl is wearing a white dress with ruffles. The sunlight creates a warm glow over the scene.
A woman holding a young girl outdoors during golden hour, with trees and rocks in the background.
Two women attending to a person lying face down on a bed, with one woman supporting the person's head and the other with her hands on their back, in a room with a black wall and wooden floor.
“Birth is a Ceremony.”
— Dr. T'Karima Ticitl
A newborn baby lying on a hospital bed with a healthcare professional attending to them in a hospital room.
“Studies have found the structural alterations in a mother’s brain can last for at least two years postpartum. This indicates motherhood may lead to lasting neurobiological adaptations. . . similar changes have been observed in fathers and non-biological caregivers, suggesting, in general, the transition to parenthood brings about brain plasticity. While hormonal changes in these groups are less dramatic, the emotional and cognitive demands of caregiving seem to produce comparable neural shifts. ”
— Neuroanatomical Changes Observed Over the Course of A Human Pregnancy, Article from Nature Neuroscience Journal 2023