Prenatal Therapy in Portland, OR
Compassionate mental health support for your fertility, pregnancy, or adoption journey.
Therapy for Your Fertility/Infertility Journey
We get how emotionally and physically overwhelming family planning can be. From trying to figure out if you want to have a child (or another one), when to have one, the actual process of trying to conceive/adopting/doing fertility treatments…it’s overwhelming.
You deserve to get support during this exhausting, overwhelming, exciting, stressful time in your life. We’re here for you. Maybe you need support with:
The stress and anxiety during the dreaded two-week- wait.
The disappointment of seeing one line on the pregnancy test.
The big emotions when you learn someone else around you is pregnant.
The impact of sex becoming a functional activity.
The hyper-awareness of every sensation in your body.
The grief when your period shows up.
The poking and prodding if you are getting fertility treatments.
The questions from everyone in your life who knows.
The loneliness of your partner not getting what it’s like for you.
The heartbreak of pregnancy loss.
The inherent grief and complexity that comes with adoption.
The overwhelming uncertainty along the way.
Therapy for Your Pregnancy Journey
Pregnancy is a wild time! The body changes, the hope & excitement, the intense anxiety, the physical exhaustion, and the knowledge that you have to get this tiny human out of your body soon. It can be incredibly overwhelming.
You deserve to get support as you navigate pregnancy and prepare for birth & postpartum. We’re here for you. Maybe you need support with:
The impact of not being able to do as much as you used to.
The guilt about needing to rest more.
The changes in your sexual life.
The worry about how much your life is about to change.
The concerns about what kind of parent you’ll be.
The invasiveness of so many medical appointments.
The impact of pregnancy on your relationship.
The preparation for birth and postpartum.
The anxiety about if your baby is going to be okay.
The sadness about losing parts of your identity.
The bombardment of unsolicited advice from others.
Our Approach to Prenatal Therapy
Our primary goal in supporting you during this time is to give you a space where you can openly & honestly share how all of this is feeling for you and be met with compassion, acceptance, and support.
Whatever you’re feeling, we want you to know that it’s valid.
It’s okay to be angry when other people get pregnant.
It’s okay to be be unsure if you want to keep trying altogether.
It’s okay to hate being pregnant.
It’s okay to want to have an unmedicated birth or to be all about getting an epidural.
It’s okay to be completely disconnected from your sexuality during this time.
It’s okay need help and to not be able to handle this all on your own.
We understand how you may be feeling and we are here to help you:
Explore how your past experiences (such as your childhood) are impacting you now.
Develop coping skills to manage anxiety or stress.
Identify your boundaries & strengthen your ability to advocate for yourself.
Build up a plan for how to get the support you need.
Access more pleasure in your body.
Connect with your sexuality.
Process your feelings.
Our Providers Who Specialize in Prenatal Therapy
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Yael Kievsky, LMFT