Oakland Psychotherapy & Online Counseling
Therapy for new moms
Adjusting to your new life as a mom | Better parenting using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy | Grieving your old self
Supportive psychotherapy for new moms
Becoming a mother is an incredible experience. It’s also completely life-changing. And we all know that change is hard.
Chloe Demisch, LCSW is a licensed therapist providing help with any stress or loneliness you may be feeling as a new mom.
Some moms may feel a sense of loss for their old lives as part of the adjustment process. It’s possible to celebrate the gift of having a child while also sometimes missing the way things used to be.
Therapy allows you to process all the feelings you have as you welcome a little one into your world.
As a new mom myself, I understand first hand how difficult taking care of another human being 24/7 can be. There is a lot of pressure that comes with parenthood.
Expectations from society and from ourselves can be overwhelming. Counseling can help you cope so you can be the mom you want to be.
Reach out to Chloe today to get psychotherapy in Oakland. In-person office sessions in Temescal and virtual video sessions are both available for your convenience.
How therapy can help balance your life as a mother
You want to spend as much time as you can with your child. But you know you also need to take care of yourself. And it’s possible you have a partner, or other children, who also want your attention. Throw a career on top of that and, it can be too much to handle!
Get help sorting priorities and setting boundaries in your new life as a mom through counseling.
If you find yourself constantly feeling guilty and stretched too thin, it may be time to seek therapy to find your equilibrium.
Discover more helpful ways to deal with the stress of taking care of your child while not losing yourself.
To be a good mom you need to be grounded yourself. Sacrifice is necessary at times however many moms find themselves so exhausted and burned out because they’ve prioritized everyone else’s needs but their own.
Psychotherapy provides a safe space for rejuvenation.
You are a multi-faceted human. You have your own interests. You value your career. You want to be there for your partner. You miss your friends and your freedom. And you are more than just a mom.
Find yourself again through therapy.
Counseling for “I will never be good enough”
There are billions of videos. Countless articles. Endless websites. Millions of books. Thousands of posts. All containing different, and often conflicting, advice for how to be a better mom.
Every mom has a different experience.
Comparing ourselves to other moms is impossible not to do. Sometimes it can be helpful if we can grow and learn from it.
But most of the time, comparisons create unrealistic expectations for ourselves.
And this can lead to depression and burnout if left untreated. I will teach you how to accept what is out of your control as a parent, while energizing your power towards things you CAN do.
Therapy can help you be the best mom you can be. Taking care of yourself is crucial.
Get supportive counseling with Chloe Demisch, LCSW today so you can let go of perfection and move towards freedom.
Dealing with the constant transitions of parenting
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy teaches us how to build flexibility and resilience through each stage of our child’s development. This way we can adapt more readily to each inevitable change.
Becoming more adaptable makes us stronger moms.
We know that nothing ever stays the same when it comes to kids and babies. As soon as we settle into one routine, something else happens to mix it all up again. If we fight these changes, it only makes them more difficult.
As a parent we are constantly in stages of transition. There’s always something new or different to work through. Learn how to do it better with counseling.
Get support with Chloe Demisch, LCSW on how to deal with things that are outside of your control as a mom.
Your life (and your child’s) will flow more easily if you can grow through each new challenge you encounter, instead of hanging onto the past.
As our children grow, the difficulties we face with them keep changing. One minute you think you’ve got it all figured out and then BOOM! something else changes. This kind of rollercoaster can make us feel emotionally drained and incompetent.
Build emotional flexibility using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy with Chloe Demisch, LCSW so you are ready for the nonstop ups and downs that come with being a mom.
Grieving your old self
There is a sense of loss that comes with becoming a mother.
Your body is different.
Your time is different.
You are different.
Sometimes there is so much hype about the “joys of motherhood” that when we aren’t feeling particularly “joyful” we feel bad about ourselves.
The reality is that we will never be the same and that is a hard pill to swallow sometimes.
We miss our old life. We miss freedom. We miss the time we had for our friends, our job, our partners, ourselves.
Finding your new identity as a mom is something we can work on in therapy together.
Helping you rekindle your passions, make time for other priorities besides your kids, and develop a sense of self within your new normal as a mom is part of the counseling process with Chloe Demisch, LCSW.
It’s ok to want your old self back while also embracing your new role as a parent.
I’ll help you set goals so you can achieve a better balance in your new life as a mom using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. Book with me today!
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