Welcome back to Feature Friday! Today we have Jessica and she’s a therapist who enjoys helping people with their personal problems. Again we’d like to Jessica for taking the time to answer our questions and we hope you enjoy what she has to say!

I provide individual, couple and group therapy for overwhelmed, stressed-out moms, and couples who want to rediscover their relationship after becoming parents.

We work on practical strategies to help moms cope with the overwhelm, find their confidence in parenting, and redefine their identity now that they have a new role in their lives.

With couples, we work on recognizing communication patterns that are not working for them and helping each person take responsibility for how they contribute when things aren’t going well. We also work on building their friendship, which is the foundation of a healthy relationship.

I love the relief I see on a mom’s face when she realizes that it’s ok to be imperfect, that she doesn’t have to know all the answers or do it right every time. I also love when couples are able to see their partner’s pain and express how much they mean to each other.

I feel motivated to create change every time I hear a story of a mother’s mental health concerns being dismissed or minimized – this makes me want to do my very best to help the women who come through my office and to educate health and other service providers about the importance of maternal mental health and taking women’s concerns seriously.

Hang out with my family!

Mostly the same as now, plus doing more speaking and teaching about perinatal mood disorders.

If you are concerned about how you are feeling or you’re worried about your relationship, don’t wait, ask for help!