THERAPY FOR PERINATAL TRAUMA | MINNESOTA
Support for moms & moms-to-be.
Painful experiences related to motherhood are difficult to put into words: they feel all-consuming, isolating, and, often, nearly impossible to overcome.
Birth trauma
Newborn or child loss
Miscarriage or pregnancy loss
Stillbirth
As a therapist specializing in perinatal trauma, I understand that you’ve experienced something that no woman should ever have to. It’s changed you on a deep level, and it may be difficult to imagine a version of life where you don’t feel consumed by it.
It might seem like everyone has “moved on,” while you’re still reeling. This is a safe place for you to express all of the feelings and emotions related to your loss, without the worry of burdening or bothering those close to you.
I know that closure and healing can feel impossible. Therapy offers new ways of processing and holding space for your experiences, allowing you to honor what you’ve experienced while also moving forward with meaning and purpose.
Grief vs. Trauma
Perinatal trauma, whether stillbirth, infant loss, birth trauma, or another experience, involves loss. Grief is likely one of the primary emotions you feel, and therapy can be incredibly helpful in processing that.
Sometimes, however, it is difficult to grieve a loss if the experience is still too upsetting to discuss or revisit. In this case, addressing the trauma of the event itself can allow you to process what has happened, so you can begin to work through how it has made you feel.
Here are some signs that trauma therapy may be a helpful tool on your healing journey:
Uncontrollable thoughts, images, or body sensations related to the loss
Inability to go places, see people, or experience other reminders
Your levels of distress feel intolerable or too severe
How can therapy for perinatal trauma help?
Reduce physical feelings of panic and distress
Process your experiences and all of the feelings associated with them
Identify ways to honor the loss you’ve experienced
Allow you to re-enter the flow of life and relationships
Develop coping skills for triggering situations
...and more
