Prenatal and Postpartum Therapy in Los Angeles
A compassionate space to navigate pregnancy, motherhood, identity shifts, and emotional overwhelm.
Pregnancy and early motherhood often bring a mix of joy, uncertainty, physical changes, emotional challenges, and a deep sense of transformation. While society often paints this period as purely magical, the reality is far more complex. Many women experience anxiety, sadness, irritability, fear, or a sense of losing themselves. Some struggle with the pressure to “feel grateful,” even when their emotions feel overwhelming or confusing.
Whether you’re navigating pregnancy-related stress, adjusting to life with a new baby, recovering from birth trauma, grieving pregnancy loss, or experiencing challenges with bonding or identity, you deserve support that honors your experience. Prenatal and postpartum therapy provides a safe, grounded space to talk openly, find clarity, and build emotional tools that help you move through this life transition with confidence.
A Supportive, Grounded Approach to Pregnancy & Postpartum Mental Health
PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM THERAPY LOS ANGELES
Becoming a parent — or trying to become one — can bring up thoughts, emotions, and fears you may not have expected. You may feel anxious, disconnected from your body, overwhelmed by responsibility, uncertain about your identity, or burdened by expectations placed on you by family, culture, or social norms.
You may also experience:
- Mood swings that feel hard to control
- Irritability or emotional sensitivity
- Sleep challenges beyond what’s typical for pregnancy or newborn care
- Feeling like you aren’t bonding with your baby
- Guilt, shame, or fear that something is “wrong” with you
- Fear of labor, medical procedures, or birth outcomes
- Grief after miscarriage, stillbirth, or pregnancy complications
- Identity confusion: Who am I now? How has motherhood changed me?
Prenatal and postpartum therapy in Los Angeles offers a calm, supportive environment where you can understand these emotions, quiet overwhelming thoughts, and reconnect with your sense of strength and stability.
You don’t have to move through this alone.
Comprehensive Support for Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum
Felicia provides therapy for the full spectrum of reproductive and postpartum experiences. This includes:
Anxiety During Pregnancy
Many women feel heightened anxiety about:
The health of their baby
Changes in their body
How their relationship will shift
Preparing for labor
Becoming a parent
Therapy offers tools to stay grounded and manage anxious thoughts before they escalate.
Postpartum Anxiety & Mood Shifts
Postpartum anxiety is far more common than many people realize. It can show up as:
Constant worry about the baby’s safety
Difficulty sleeping even when the baby sleeps
Feeling “on edge” or restless
Racing thoughts
Panic or fear that something terrible will happen
Therapy helps you slow down those thoughts and regain a sense of calm.
Postpartum Depression
If you’ve noticed ongoing sadness, numbness, disconnection, or a loss of interest in things you normally enjoy, you may be experiencing postpartum depression. This is not your fault — and you do not need to carry it alone.
Felicia provides steady support so you can:
Understand your emotional patterns
Reduce feelings of shame or guilt
Rebuild connection with yourself and your baby
Move toward healing at your own pace
Birth Trauma or Stressful Medical Experiences
Some mothers leave birth feeling overwhelmed, frightened, or emotionally shaken by what happened in the delivery room.
Therapy helps you process:
Unexpected birth outcomes
Emergency interventions
NICU stays
Fear, powerlessness, or medical trauma
Emotional disconnect after birth
You’ll have space to reprocess your experience, find meaning, and restore trust in your body.
Pregnancy Loss, Miscarriage, and Infertility
Loss at any stage — miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or early pregnancy complications — carries deep emotional weight.
If you’re experiencing heartbreak, grief, anger, guilt, or confusion, therapy offers a compassionate space where your experience is held with care.
Felicia also supports women navigating infertility, IVF, and the emotional strain of family-building challenges.
Identity Shifts & Role Transitions
Pregnancy and motherhood can shift your sense of identity. You may feel:
Disconnected from who you used to be
Unsure how to balance your personal needs with parenthood
Pressure from cultural or family expectations
Overwhelmed by the mental and emotional load
Therapy supports you as you explore:
Who you are becoming
What you need
How to create boundaries
How to rediscover joy, confidence, and personal meaning
Relationship & Partnership Support
It’s common for relationships to shift during pregnancy and postpartum. You and your partner may:
Struggle with communication
Feel emotionally disconnected
Have different expectations around parenting
Experience tension due to exhaustion or stress
Felicia integrates elements of couples counseling to help you and your partner understand each other’s needs, strengthen communication, and feel supported as a team.
A Gentle Start
Understanding Your Emotional Landscape
Tools for Emotional Regulation
Meaning-Making and Integration
Relationship and Family Support
Identity, Confidence & Self-Worth
Details of Service
How Prenatal & Postpartum Therapy Supports You
Every woman’s pregnancy and postpartum experience is unique. Felicia tailors her approach to your emotional needs, personal history, and the challenges you’re facing. Some clients need support with anxiety or overwhelm, while others need help navigating identity shifts, relationship changes, or processing difficult pregnancy or birth-related experiences.
Below are the core areas you may work through:
Support for Women’s Issues
Felicia specializes in women’s emotional health, offering guidance around: Mood changes Body image concerns Birth recovery Motherhood expectations Balancing responsibilities Stress related to parenting Her approach helps you feel grounded, capable, and understood.
Emotional Processing
A calm, supportive space to explore the emotions connected to pregnancy, early motherhood, infertility, or pregnancy loss. Therapy allows you to express feelings without pressure — whether that’s fear, sadness, guilt, relief, frustration, or anything else you’re carrying.
Understanding Triggers
Pregnancy and postpartum can heighten sensitivity to stress, danger signals, intrusive thoughts, or self-critical beliefs. You’ll explore these patterns with compassion, learning how to challenge and soften the narratives that contribute to emotional overwhelm.
Support Through Identity Shifts
Motherhood can shift your sense of self. Therapy helps you navigate questions like: Who am I now? How do I hold onto parts of myself while becoming a parent? How do I balance my needs with my child’s needs? This work brings clarity and confidence as you adapt to your new role.
Relationship & Partnership Support
Pregnancy and postpartum often affect communication, intimacy, and emotional connection with partners. Therapy provides space to discuss expectations, needs, and challenges so you can strengthen your relationship and feel supported as a team.
Service Overview: Why Women Choose Prenatal & Postpartum Therapy With Felicia
Felicia’s approach is warm, understanding, and grounded in deep respect for women’s emotional experiences. Clients choose her because:
She offers a safe, supportive therapeutic relationship.
You can talk openly without pressure or judgment.
She blends prenatal, postpartum, and trauma-informed care.
Helpful for anxiety, birth trauma, mood changes, or complicated emotions.
She understands the emotional complexity of becoming a parent.
This phase touches identity, relationships, self-worth, and mental health.
She specializes in pregnancy loss, infertility, and life transitions.
Support is available no matter what your path to motherhood looks like.
She creates a calm, grounding environment.
A place where you can slow down, breathe, and reconnect with yourself.
how can
I Support You?
Whether you’re seeking grief counseling, navigating a major life transition, or simply need a compassionate space to talk, I’m here to help you begin the healing process.
Phone
- (213) 788-3733
- felicialepetrilcsw@gmail.com
