Parent Mental Health
Helping Mothers and Fathers Overcome Burnout and Exhaustion
Parent Mental Health
Burnout and exhaustion are very real in parenthood. Are you exhausted from juggling a job and raising a family? Perhaps you Google everything and scroll Reddit in the dark hours of the night? Do you have no time for yourself? Maybe you are grieving and on a deeply personal journey of fertility struggles.
Do you feel anxious and frozen each time your child gets sick? Perhaps you are going to lose it if your toddler gets upset one more time about not getting the blue plate…. Do you feel like a bad mom or dad? Are you raising your voice at your children more than you’d like to admit?
In my practice I hold space for the real side of fertility and parenting. Parenting isn’t always fun, or easy, or something we want to do. Fertility often isn’t smooth or predictable. Yet adults and parents often feel guilty for having their own needs or feel like they should be able to do it all. I truly believe that the health of the family stems from the wellness of the parents/caregivers. Yet so many parents find themselves running on empty.
If you’re navigating the emotional ups and downs of early parenthood — or trying to come up for air as a seasoned parent- or processing that fertility has not gone as you had hoped- regardless of what season you are in, I am here for them all.
Ready To Take the First Step Towards Replenishing Yourself?
You’'ll be amazed at the shifts that can happen in a family when you begin to replenish yourself.
What Does Parental Burnout Look Like?
You may be struggling with:
Persistent sadness, hopelessness, or emotional numbness
Racing thoughts, intrusive worries, or constant fear
Trying to control everything
Feeling disconnected from your baby (or from yourself)
Panic attacks or difficulty sleeping
Difficulty setting boundaries and people pleasing
Putting everyone else first
Emotional Outbursts and rage
Irritability, guilt, or intense shame
Feeling like you’re “not the parent you thought you'd be”
Wondering if you’re “messing everything up”
Mourning the life or version of yourself you lost in this transition
Chronic tension or pain in the body
Resentment in your relationships
Emotional outbursts and rage
I get it. Im a parent too. I have created this practice to be a haven for parents, so you can put down your identity as only a parent and spend the next hour connecting with yourself.
A Safe Space for Your Full Story
I believe the journey into and through parenthood has a way of surfacing everything — not just joy and bonding, but also grief, old wounds, unresolved trauma, and unmet expectations. You might be asking:
Why am I so angry or overwhelmed all the time?
Why do I feel like I’m failing — even when I’m trying so hard?
Why does becoming a parent make me feel like a child again?
Why am I repeating patterns I swore I wouldn’t?
Therapy gives you space to explore those questions with curiosity, not judgment. Together, we’ll unpack the layers beneath the burnout — past relationships, inner narratives, traumatic experiences, identity shifts — and begin healing from the inside out.
My Approach to Parent Mental Health Therapy
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with advanced training in maternal mental health, I use a trauma-informed, relational approach rooted in compassion and non-judgment.
I integrate:
Brainspotting (for trauma and emotional release)
Attachment-based therapy
Somatic and mindfulness tools
Parts work and inner child healing
A deep understanding of the parental nervous system, identity shifts, and the mental load of caregiving
I also support fathers and non-birthing parents, who are often overlooked but equally impacted by the emotional weight of transition.
