Kate is accepting new individual clients for virtual sessions!

PRE & POST BABY STRUGGLES

Sometimes expectations don’t match reality. This can certainly be true with a new baby at home. You might feel sad, checked out and/or irritable which in turn may also bring feelings of guilt. You want to offer the best to your baby but the responsibilities of parenting can swallow us. Or maybe you feel so anxious you cannot bear to be away from your baby and struggle with accepting help and/or finding time for yourself.

I help new parents acknowledge and honor the roller coaster of emotions that comes with these big changes. I collaborate with parents to build coping skills and engage in moments of self-care that are accessible and achievable for folks in the nitty gritty of babyhood.

INFERTILITY

Some people struggle with the heartbreak & frustration of infertility. You might be confronted with toxic positivity (“If you just relax, you’ll get pregnant!”) or find yourself falling into the trap of Comparison Olympics (“They got pregnant right away, what is wrong with me?”). The dreaded 2-week wait that can end in hopes destroyed.
I can relate to the myriad of emotional, physical and medical challenges of infertility. My own journey to parenthood was longer than I anticipated or planned for. The physical toll and sometimes the financial toll can be heavy. I help clients explore all the challenges they are experiencing (physical stress and oftentimes, financial stress)  and how it is impacting their emotional and mental well-being. 

PARENTING

Parenting is hard. Often, we don’t know how hard it is until we’re in it, totally overwhelmed, feeling lost or helpless. It can be an isolating experience too; you can’t find time to exist outside the role of “parent.” You may not have a support system to turn to. Or you might feel like you’ll be judged for sharing feelings like “I don’t like being a parent” or “I don’t like my kid.” Parents are expected to stay calm and have mild-mannered children in a society that isn’t designed to best support parents.

I help my clients navigate the stuff parenting brings up for them, as a parent myself and a therapist to parents. Many of us are looking to parent differently than we were parented. But without a community supporting us, we’re struggling and isolated.

So yes, parenting is hard, but I have the privilege of helping my clients feel more regulated, more competent, & more ready for what comes next. I’d love to help you, too.

About Me:

I experienced infertility and have struggled as a parent myself. In my healing journey, I have found DBT and compassion-focused therapy to be helpful and love using them to collaborate with my clients. I have found DBT’s components of presence of mind, stress management and interrelational skill building to provide practical support to folks in times of stress.

I consider myself a life-long learner and particularly enjoy digging into the connection between neuroscience and trauma, anxiety and depression. I help clients understand how their neuro-pathways and nervous system both respond to stressors/trauma and how those events can re-map our bodies and make it challenging to manage depression and anxiety.

Kate is accepting new individual clients for virtual sessions!

kate@outofthewoodstherapy.com

Kate can accept most Aetna, Optum/United, Medcost or BCBS insurance plans.

The private pay fee is $140 for 50-55 minute individual therapy sessions.

If you would like to know more about using insurance or out-of-network benefits, please click here.