You're exhausted, you're anxious, and you're still checking everything off the list.
Because if you don’t, everything falls apart — your kids, your family. Your life.
Sound familiar?
It's 2 a.m. You pick up your phone to check the monitor, the sleep score, the last feed. Everything looks fine. You check again anyway.
Or maybe it's the mirror, the "bounce back" posts in your feed, and the quiet sense that your body is one more thing you're failing at.
Or you're past the newborn stage, packing the daycare bag and checking work Slack quickly to see if there's a project update, and you snap at your kid to hurry up. Then you spend the whole drive to drop-off berating yourself.
You're on it at work. You're the one your family counts on. When there's a problem, you research it and fix it. So it's disorienting to have something you can't research your way out of.
You’re a good parent. A good employee. But sometimes it’s just so hard.
What you actually need
Not another tool, tracker, or plan. You need to breathe, for a minute, without holding everything. You want better for your kids and family, and you want better for yourself, but you don’t know how to get there from here.
How I work
People call me warm and calm. Bring anything you've got: anger, anxiety, mess. I'll stay steady. Together we'll name the systems that make this harder and work on the part that's yours, with practical CBT and ACT tools.
I practice in Austin, Texas and offer telehealth appointments in Texas.
Who I work with
I work with moms who are doing it all but are starting to wonder how long they can possibly keep this up, from pregnancy through the early years and beyond.
From my writing
- Missing Life Before Baby (While Loving Your Baby Completely)
Missing your old life before baby is common and doesn’t mean you love your child any less. Here’s why it happens, what matrescence means, and what helps.
- Why You Yell (and What Actually Helps You Yell Less)
Yelling is usually predictable and follows a pattern. Figuring out the pattern and determining an action step beforehand can help you yell less.
- Guilt After Yelling at Your Kids: Start With Yourself
Yelled at your kids and can't shake the guilt? Learn how to calm yourself first, then repair with your child, and when it might be time to talk to someone.
When you’re ready
I believe it doesn’t have to be this way and therapy can help. If you’re ready to find some time to focus on how it can get better, schedule a 15 minute consultation. And yes, you can bring your baby to sessions.