PERINATAL, PREGNANCY, AND POSTPARTUM THERAPY IN COLORADO:

Come home —it’s a season of becoming.

The transition into parenthood is more than a life change; it is a profound nervous system evolution. For the sensitive, the neurodivergent, and culturally complex, this shift can feel like being swept into a survival loop that leaves your true self behind. You aren’t a list of perinatal and postpartum symptoms to be managed; you are a sovereign being navigating a massive internal expansion.

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Self-sovereignty in the perinatal season may look softer than you expect.

So much can arrive at once. Your body has been through something profound, and your nervous system may still be finding its footing. It’s common to feel disoriented—to question who you are now or how to trust yourself when everything feels unfamiliar.

This is often when the “I’m broken” story takes hold. From a trauma-informed, somatic perspective, these thoughts aren’t signs of failure—they’re responses to overwhelm, vulnerability, and deep care.

Here, we slow things down. We listen to the body, create space for safety and choice, and support reconnection—helping you begin to trust yourself again, one small moment at a time.

Self-sovereignty may look softer and quieter. It might be found in brief pauses, in honoring your limits, or in allowing mixed feelings to exist. This can be hard—and you are not broken. With support, your nervous system can settle, and your sense of self can emerge again.

Areas of Focus

  • Lactation and Feeding

    You didn’t even know you had so many expectations about feeding your baby until your feeding journey started. It was supposed to be so natural. It was supposed to be so easy. It was supposed to be so peaceful. Maybe you are a super-producer, unable to breast/chest-feed, triple-feeding, have a strong hatred for your pump, or workplace setup that makes nourishment feel like a logistical nightmare. Feeding struggles are not a personal failure—they’re a deeply emotional part of the perinatal experience.

  • Identity Crisis

    Parenthood is not a 24/7 role—it’s 25/8. And yet, you’re often expected to be the same person you were before. You may feel disoriented, unsure of who you are now, or conflicted about how much this role should change you. Meanwhile, your body, brain, relationships, and sense of self are shifting rapidly—often without enough rest or space to make meaning of it all.

  • NICU Stays

    NICU stays can leave lasting imprints long after you bring your baby home. You may still hear phantom monitor beeps, wake suddenly to check breathing, or feel unmoored without constant medical data. The transition from round-the-clock care teams to being “on your own” can be jarring and lonely. This is a space to gently process the experience, the fear, and the ongoing impacts on your nervous system.

  • Family Planning Anxiety

    Whether your expectations have already been disrupted or you’re bracing for the possibility, family planning can carry enormous emotional weight. The math feels relentless. The stakes feel high. The unknowns—financial, physical, emotional—can feel overwhelming. Therapy offers space to explore your fears, desires, and values so decisions feel more grounded and less driven by panic.

  • Pregnancy Complications and Losses

    Pregnancy carries deep vulnerability, hope, and attachment—and when complications or losses occur, the impact can be profound. Medical appointments, test results, and altered timelines can linger in the body and mind. Grief, fear, and longing often coexist in complex ways. This work honors the dreams you held, the pain you’ve endured, and the need for care as you move forward.

Perinatal therapy isn’t about returning to who you were before—it’s about learning how to live inside who you are now with more steadiness, choice, and self-trust.

Over time, many parents notice their nervous system settling, the constant self-criticism softening, and a growing ability to respond rather than brace or push through. The “I’m broken” story loosens its grip as your internal signals begin to feel more reliable again.

This work often leads to a quieter confidence: greater capacity to rest without guilt, to name your needs, and to tolerate uncertainty without losing yourself. You may find more ease in your body, more presence in your relationships, and a deeper sense that you are allowed to take up space in this season. Not because everything is fixed—but because you feel more rooted, supported, and sovereign in your experience.

Walking the path to soft sovereignty:

The perinatal period can be a body-depleting, overwhelming, and isolating time - and the tenderness of this season can make challenges feel especially heavy.

Body-nourishing, somatic care.

Somatic & EMDR therapies

We work gently to reconnect you with your body as it is right now—supporting moments of nourishment, rest, and safety. Your body is doing this work alongside your little human or feels the ache of you little human’s absence. Nothing about this requires pushing or fixing.

Present-moment, non-judgemental awareness.

Gestalt & mindfulness therapies

Together, we make space for what’s happening—emotionally and physically—so you can return to this moment, in this body, on this timeline. Awareness becomes a way to soften self-criticism and build steadiness, rather than something to achieve.

Restoring connection.

Attachment, IFS, & social justice therapies

Little humans need a village—and so do their parents. The perinatal season is shaped by social roles, cultural expectations, and systems that can isolate or overwhelm. This work supports reconnection: to yourself, to your relationships, and to sources of support that make this season more sustainable.