The trying part of having a baby is stress-filled no matter if you’re just starting out trying to get pregnant, or have been working at it for a long period of time. However, for a lot of people, it is a time of grief and confusion. It is a period of ups and downs - am I pregnant? When should we be trying? Why am I not pregnant yet? Is something wrong with me? What will this do to my relationship? Am I unable to have a baby? How do I handle the difficulty of getting pregnant?

Whether coming in as an individual or couple, we will create a safe space for you to process these difficult feelings, explore your expectations around trying to get pregnant, learn coping strategies, and make a plan to monitor your well-being during this journey.

Experiencing growing a whole new human being is a crazy experience - and depending on you and your experience of pregnancy, this can either be magical or terrifying, and often times it is both. This makes most expecting parents very anxious!

Anxiety during pregnancy is so normal, and yet very hard to deal with. Thinking about what kind of parent you want to be, wondering what the birth experience will be like, all while your body is physically growing something, is a lot!

Whether you are a couple wanting support or an individual grappling with this transition, Paige has specialized training to help you through it all.

The fourth trimester is the three months after you birth your baby. It is a time of great physical and emotional change as your baby adjusts to being outside the womb, and you adjust to your new life as a parent.

With all of these changes, one can often loose their sense of self as you become beholden to this tiny human. Therapy can help you practice connecting to the other parts of yourself that can be difficult to connect to when you’re constantly changing diapers. This period of time is also the hardest on relationships, and a time where communication is key. Counseling can help you reconnect amidst the sleepiness, stress and difficulties of the postpartum period.

Transitioning to parenthood or grappling with your fertility journey is difficult for anyone, but for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, it comes with its own complexities. However well intentioned, healthcare providers and society’s idea of transitioning to parenthood is often aimed at heterosexual experiences. Having to explain your yourself or your relationship over and over again often brings up anxieties around even going to get care. Whether you want a space to specifically talk about these issues, or just want to do therapy with a therapist who is also queer, reach out to Paige today.

It is something the world doesn’t want to talk about, and most people don’t know how to support you in - experiencing a pregnancy loss, infant loss, or childbirth trauma is exceptionally difficult. It can often feel like a dark hole there is no way of crawling out of.

It has changed you. This experience will be with you always. Grappling with loss and grief, making room for it in your life, understanding its impact on you and what you need from yourself and from others in this; these are ways to help you put one foot in front of the other. Contact Paige today to get support.