You love your kids, and some days you don't recognize your life. I offer therapy to parents of infants and young children who are facing overwhelm, anxiety, or the loss of their old sense of self, and who want to feel like themselves in the life they have now.
Check what fits. We can discuss your answers when you book a consult.
Check what fits. It comes with you when you schedule, so we can start there.
The aim is to make room for who you are now, rather than trying to get back to who you were.
Early parenthood rearranges more than your schedule. It changes your relationship with time, with your body, with your partner, with your work, and most of all with yourself. You're becoming someone new, with less sleep, less time, and more people depending on you.
Practical tools for anxiety, overwhelm, and short fuses. That means noticing the moment before you snap, and coming back from it without a day of self-punishment (drawing on ACT and DBT).
A different relationship with the inner critic that says you should be doing this better. Rather than arguing with it, we get curious about what it's protecting and build a steadier voice of your own. If it resonates with you, I use Internal Family Systems (IFS), a form of parts work, to do that.
Clarity about competing priorities. We sort through your obligations, your relationships, and your work, including what you want, what you feel you owe, and what you can let go, so that your choices about work, rest, and help are choices and not defaults.
For one parent, this looks like learning to ask for help without a paragraph of justification; for another, it looks like setting boundaries so that neither work nor home takes everything.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with fifteen years in behavioral health. Early in my career I worked directly with families under serious strain. For most of the last decade I led clinical services and training at a Bay Area nonprofit, supervising clinicians and teaching on self-compassion and on working with people in distress. I've spent a long time helping capable people stay capable under pressure.
I'm also a parent of young children, and I know how disorienting the early years can be. For me, it meant rethinking who I was and finding new ways to succeed, especially at work. My focus is on helping you feel steadier and more like yourself, whatever parenting approach you take.
We start with a free 15-minute phone call. If it feels like a fit, we schedule a first session.
Secure video anywhere in California, which removes commuting and childcare logistics. In person at my office at 518 Hamilton Ave in Palo Alto. Walk-and-talk sessions outdoors on the Peninsula for parents who think better in motion.
50 minutes, $300, private pay. Most people meet weekly to start. I provide monthly superbills if you have out-of-network benefits. Fees and payment details.
What you share is confidential, with limited exceptions that I explain at the start. With your permission, I can coordinate with your OB, midwife, or doctor.
Individual therapy for expecting parents and parents of infants and young children. Any parent is welcome.
Usually, we can make it work. Video sessions mean no commute, and it helps to arrange for someone else to be responsible for your child during the session so you can focus. Tell me your realistic window on the consult call and we'll see whether I have a matching time.
Yes. Many of the same questions come up during pregnancy, including anxiety about what's ahead and changes in identity and relationships. You're welcome to book a consult at any point.
Yes. Therapy can help with the low mood, anxiety, intrusive worries, and overwhelm that can come with early parenthood. We can talk through what you're experiencing on the consult call.
Yes. I don't prescribe medication, but with your permission I'm glad to coordinate with your OB, midwife, psychiatrist, or primary care doctor. If you're wondering whether medication could help, I can talk it through with you and help you find the right resources.
A free 15-minute call is a chance to talk about what's going on and see whether I'm the right person to help.