IN-PERSON AND ONLINE IN COLORADO
Postpartum Therapy in Colorado Springs
It’s normal to feel a bit lost right now, and you can find your way again.
Everyone said you’d be tired, but you never expected it to feel like this.
Maybe you glance in the mirror and barely recognize the face with dark circles under her eyes staring back at you. You might wonder if you are alone in feeling constantly exhausted, or if maybe everyone else hides it better than you. No matter how you look at it, you feel like you're already failing at motherhood.
You thought you would glow and cry tears of joy every time you looked at your child. Instead you are deeply unhappy, having nightmares, and cannot wait for the day when you get to stop breastfeeding. Or maybe you beat yourself up about not breastfeeding. Sometimes you can't find the energy to get out of bed even though your to-do list is calling your name.
Motherhood is something you thought you always wanted—something you thought you would be very good at. But right now, you are terrified of what others would think if they found out you do not enjoy being a mother as much as you anticipated.
Maybe you…
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You are losing your patience with your baby and your partner. You silently manage the new demands and mental checklists on your own, all while your body is still healing. You feel livid that your husband needs you to define what you need help with. When he reaches for you, you recoil, despite being desperate for comfort. Your emotions feel out of control, and you aren’t sure what you actually need.
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You were rushed off to the operating room before realizing you wouldn’t be delivering vaginally. Maybe something went so wrong you almost did not make it. Your baby did not cry and, instead of resting him on your chest, you were alone in the delivery room—not knowing if your baby would be okay.
You tried telling the doctors and nurses what you needed and felt dismissed, talked over, and ignored. But now you are home, and everyone says you should be grateful that you and baby are healthy. How are you supposed to just move on?
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Vivid, intrusive thoughts of your baby getting hurt flash in your mind. You cannot get them to stop. You wash bottles endlessly, afraid of contamination. You constantly worry about the cleaning supplies you use. You are vigilant about who is near your baby. Even worse, sometimes you have thoughts that you will harm your baby even though you don’t want to.
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The ultrasound couldn’t pick up a heartbeat, or you miscarried before telling anyone you were pregnant. You had already chosen a name, but now the happy family you were preparing to become is a story of loss you can’t tell anyone about. There are times you look at all the other moms and your heart breaks. You are a mom too, but you are unsure how to talk about your baby.
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You are recalling memories you thought you dealt with. Maybe you are seeing parental patterns from your upbringing within yourself that are playing out in unexpected ways. You want to break the cycle to prevent your kids from growing up with difficult memories, but you don't know where to start.
Or your mom is absent when you need her most, and you are terrified of becoming her. Maybe your extended family does not give you space, but you are too exhausted to set a boundary. Your family has never made room for your needs anyway.
What if you could offer yourself the same care and attention you give to others?
OUR APPROACH
We’re honored to hear your story, even if it’s a hard one to tell.
The postpartum experience is one of the toughest experiences a woman can have, especially when feeling alone in it. But we believe that truly healing and returning to your full self happens when you share your story with another person who is willing to sit in the pain with you.
Much of postpartum rage, intrusive thoughts, numbness, or disconnection from yourself or your baby has roots deeper than sleep deprivation and hormones.
We use modalities like Narrative Therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to explore what you have been through, how you were parented, and what you learned about what mothers are supposed to be. Whether you realize it or not, those beliefs shape how you experience motherhood. We also look at your relationship, and offer partner work in session when appropriate.
Postpartum recovery is not linear. We will not rush you to a finish line that does not exist. The goal is to help you understand what is underneath, work through it in a way that lasts, find your voice, and start feeling like a whole person again—not a mother surviving another day.
Where words fail, we invite you to try modalities beyond traditional talk therapy.
We offer therapy through creative, experiential outlets like art, music, gentle movement, or walk-and-talk sessions. If your faith is important to you, you can bring that into the room too.
Our therapists are also trained in trauma-informed methods like EMDR, which can help you fully process a traumatic birth experience or a loss you are still holding.
Beautiful shifts can happen when you’re no longer doing this alone…
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"I don't feel like myself anymore."
"I can't tell anyone how hard this actually is."
"I don't feel connected to my baby."
"I'm terrified to get pregnant again."
"I don't even remember what I used to enjoy."
“I’m terrified every day that I’m turning into my mother.”
"I don't know if my marriage is going to make it through this."
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"I'm not who I was before, and I am okay with that. I’ve found a version of myself I really like."
"I've found women who get it and don’t flinch when I say the hard part out loud. I’m not just performing ‘okay’ anymore.”
"I stopped criticizing myself for how long a bond took to form, and we have a strong attachment now."
"The fear isn't gone completely, but I'm the one choosing now."
"I'm learning that taking care of myself makes me a better mom, and I've stopped apologizing for it."
"I can see how my parents impacted me. I am choosing to be the kind of mother I want to be, and I believe I'm a good mom."
"We feel connected again. I stopped feeling resentful when I could name and express what I needed, and he heard it."
IN-PERSON AND ONLINE IN COLORADO
It’s possible to feel at home in your life and safe in your body again.
FAQs
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Yes. We recognize that motherhood comes in many forms. Even though you lost your baby, you’re still considered postpartum and a mother. We have treated women who have gone through a single miscarriage, recurrent miscarriages, infertility, stillbirth, and more. We encourage you to reach out if you need help. If we’re not the right therapists for you, we will help you find someone who is, even outside of our practice.
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If you are newly postpartum, then you are entering a new season of life that can benefit from a specialized approach. Our therapists specialize in working with mothers. We work by tracing what you're feeling back to where it began, then we work through it at the root so the change actually holds. Understanding is just the start.
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We can, absolutely. EMDR helps your brain fully process experiences that are stuck so the flashbacks, hypervigilance, and the intrusive images can ease or stop altogether. We first move slowly and build safety because your nervous system has been through enough.
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This isn’t couples therapy, but sometimes it can help to have your partner in the room to discuss some stickier subjects. The postpartum experience can be lonely, and your partner should be an active participant in helping you with what you're navigating. Together, we will determine if and when to bring your partner to a session.
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Yes, we can invite faith into your healing journey. We have experience providing Christian and faith-based counseling, and we are happy to have you lead how present faith is in your counseling journey.
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Our clinicians hold specialized training in perinatal mental health, through Postpartum Support International, alongside EMDR and trauma-informed care. This is the work we do every day: we sit with new mothers navigating rage, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, intrusive thoughts, and grief for an experience that did not go as planned. Many of us are mothers who understand what you’re going through.
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If you're in crisis or having thoughts of harming yourself or your child, do not wait for an appointment. Call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which is available around the clock. Go to your nearest emergency room, or call 911. Our practice is not set up to provide emergency or crisis services, but when you are safe and supported, we are here to offer ongoing support.