What We Treat
Therapy for New Moms in Nashville
Motherhood can hit harder than expected. Our maternal mental health trained clinicians treat a range of conditions that show up during pregnancy and after birth. Some are immediate. Others build over time. All of them deserve expert care right away.
You may not fit into any one category below. You may see yourself in several. You may feel off in ways that don’t have a clean label at all. These are simply the most common patterns we see in new moms. If what you’re experiencing doesn’t match a headline, it still counts. We’re here to talk through what’s going on, even when it doesn’t fit into a box.
Postpartum Anxiety
Constant worry, racing thoughts, physical tension, and inability to relax. Often focused on the baby’s safety, health, or fear of something going wrong.
Postpartum Depression (PPD)
Persistent sadness, loss of interest, low energy, and disconnection. This can show up immediately or months after birth and often gets minimized or missed.
Postpartum OCD
Unwanted, distressing thoughts or mental images that feel alarming or out of character. These thoughts are common and treatable, but often misunderstood.
Birth Trauma
Difficult or distressing birth experiences that continue to impact mood, sleep, and emotional regulation. Can include medical trauma, loss of control, or fear during delivery.
NICU-Related Stress
Extended hospital stays, medical uncertainty, and separation from your baby can create ongoing anxiety, hypervigilance, and emotional strain.
Identity Disruption
The shift into motherhood can bring identity disruption, emotional overwhelm, and difficulty adjusting to new roles and expectations.
Maternal Burnout
Exhaustion that goes beyond lack of sleep. Emotional depletion, irritability, and feeling like you’re running on empty with no reset.
Relationship Strain After Baby
Communication breakdowns, resentment, and disconnection between partners after a child is born. Often tied to stress, roles, and unmet expectations.
Treatment Options for New Moms
Made accessible to match the realities of motherhood, care is structured so you can get support without having to rearrange your entire life to do it.
Individual Therapy
One on one sessions focused on your specific symptoms, patterns, and goals. Appropriate for lower acuity or ongoing support.
Couples Therapy
Addresses communication, role shifts, and strain that often show up after a baby. Keeps both partners aligned instead of working around each other.
Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Multiple therapy sessions per week for when symptoms are persistent, escalating, or not improving with weekly care. Provides structure, consistency, and faster symptom stabilization.
Clinical groups
Focused groups for shared experiences like postpartum adjustment, birth trauma, or NICU related stress. Reduces isolation and builds practical skills alongside others in the same stage.