Online Perinatal & Postpartum Therapy in California
Pregnancy anxiety therapy and postpartum therapy for expecting and new parents navigating emotional overwhelm, identity changes, relationship changes, and the transition to parenthood — online therapy throughout California in English and Spanish, with a focus on San Jose and the Bay Area.
The Emotional Side of Becoming a Parent
Bringing a new child into the world brings profound joy, but it also introduces physical fatigue, identity changes, and heightened anxiety. If you are feeling overwhelmed by pregnancy anxiety, postpartum worry, changes in identity and relationships, or the emotional challenges of becoming a parent, you do not have to navigate it alone.
Perinatal therapy offers a supportive, nonjudgmental space to slow down, make sense of what you are feeling, and find your footing during one of life's biggest transitions. Together, we can explore the adjustment to parenthood at your pace — honoring your strengths, your values, and the person you are becoming.
A Culturally Grounded Approach to Parenthood
As a Mexican American, first-generation therapist, I understand that culture and family shape how we experience pregnancy and parenthood. Cultural values, family expectations, traditions, and intergenerational dynamics can be a deep source of strength — and they can also create pressure to parent in a certain way, to carry the mental load quietly, or to put others' needs before your own.
In our work together, we can gently explore these influences: the roles you were handed, the boundaries you want to set, and the family dynamics that feel both meaningful and complicated. My goal is to offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can parent in a way that aligns with your own values, not only the expectations placed on you.
I provide online perinatal therapy in California in both English and Spanish, so you can process the emotional side of becoming a parent in the language that feels most natural to you.
Maternal Mental Health & Anxiety Services
- Pregnancy Anxiety Therapy: Compassionate, evidence-based tools to calm an anxious mind, ease pregnancy worries, and help you feel more grounded as you prepare for birth.
- Postpartum Anxiety & Emotional Overwhelm: Gentle support for racing thoughts, constant worry, and the emotional overwhelm that can arrive after a baby. You do not have to push through it alone.
- Identity Changes & Adjustment to Parenthood: Space to process the changes in identity, roles, and relationships that come with becoming a parent — at your own pace, without judgment.
- Relationship Changes & Couples Support: Help for new parents navigating relationship changes, shifting responsibilities, communication, and intimacy during the infant years.
- Family Dynamics, Boundaries & Cultural Expectations: Support for setting gentle boundaries, navigating family expectations, and honoring your own values as you grow into your role as a parent.
- Post-Birth Emotional Recovery: A supportive, nonjudgmental space to process the emotional side of becoming a parent after a challenging or unexpected birth experience.
Online Therapy Throughout California, in English & Spanish
Access care conveniently with secure online sessions available anywhere in California, from the Bay Area to the Central Valley and beyond. Sessions are offered in both English and Spanish, so you can feel comfortable and understood wherever you are.
I am continually deepening my perinatal and parenthood-focused training through coursework with Postpartum Support International (PSI) and additional professional education through accredited institutions. I bring this ongoing learning into a warm, compassionate approach to the emotional transition to parenthood.
Have questions about starting therapy? See frequently asked questions about perinatal and postpartum therapy.
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