Pregnancy & Postpartum Therapy in Austin, TX
Therapy for women moving through pregnancy, infertility, and postpartum.
Perinatal therapy in Austin, TX, for women navigating:
Pregnancy-related anxiety and depression
Miscarriage and pregnancy loss
Pregnancy after loss
Infertility and fertility-related challenges
Postpartum anxiety and depression
Transition to motherhood
It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
So many women step into their fertility and motherhood journeys carrying quiet, unspoken expectations—the sense that conception will happen with ease, that instinct will take over, that bonding with their baby happens instantly, and that gratitude should outshine any hardship. But when their experience looks different—when they feel anxious instead of excited, when grief shows up instead of glow, when hope and fear coexist, or when they feel overwhelmed and touched out instead of grateful—it can leave them feeling isolated, inadequate, and invisible. That these experiences are common doesn't make them any easier to name, confront, or move through.
Pre- and postpartum therapy is a space to:
Learn strategies for managing anxiety and depression
Honor loss and process grief
Cultivate self-compassion in a season that feels overwhelming and unfamiliar
Deepen self-understanding as you navigate pregnancy, loss, or early motherhood
Tend to your needs amid the emotionally and physically taxing demands of fertility treatment, pregnancy, or postpartum life
Process a pregnancy, birth, or postpartum experience that didn’t go as planned
Strengthen connection with your baby, yourself, and your partner
Adjust to the identity shifts of becoming a mother
“When motherhood throws you to the wolves, the wolf you feed will win.”
- Dr. Nicole Pensak
We’ll do it together.
Clients describe me as a good listener, warm, insightful, direct, transparent, thoughtful, and deeply caring. My hope is that you will always feel that I am in it with you. I'll meet you where you are with everything I've got.
