Perinatal mental health care for individuals and couples in Langford & Sooke, BC.

For moms, birthing people, and parents — this includes you, dads. Because you deserve to feel seen, supported, and empowered through one of the wildest experiences of your lives.

Pregnancy. Labour and birth. Postpartum. The first year and beyond. Navigating family and in-laws. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m not sure that there’s anything wilder. And if it’s your first time? This is totally uncharted territory.

Whether you’re navigating this solo (by choice or circumstance), alongside a partner, or with rock-solid family support, this is a major life transition — and it brings with it so many changes.

So, we focus on the things we can control — the exciting, tangible stuff — like preparing the nursery, accumulating newborn clothes, and purchasing the latest Montessori items. Been there, bought that.

But, in doing all of this, we can often neglect the thing that your little babe won’t ever outgrow: you.

This is where I come in. I help individuals and couples prioritize their needs and feel empowered over what matters most — yourselves, one another, and your growing family.

I help individuals and couples (hey, I’m looking at you) navigate major change — because it doesn’t just start once your baby arrives.

In our work, we’ll put words to some of your biggest doubts and hardest struggles. We’ll muddle through the mess, sit in the proverbial ‘muck’, and find our way through without getting stuck.

  • We’ll gain a clearer sense of what you need (or don’t) from yourself and the people in your life.

  • We’ll help you find authentic ways to communicate these hopes and needs so that others know just how to show up for you.

  • We’ll help you find the skills and the confidence you’re looking for to navigate this new life stage.

You might be here because…

Perhaps, you’re trying to get pregnant. Maybe, it happened quicker than you were expecting and you’re feeling a bit shocked, scared even. Maybe, you’ve been trying for quite a while now and you’re staring to feel hopeless and dejected.

You deserve a space free from well-meaning, but totally off-base, comments like: “at least you can get pregnant” or “it could be worse, be grateful for what you do have.” You get to feel fully supported in your experience, with whatever you’re facing.

Perhaps, pregnancy isn’t what you imagined it would be and the nausea, brain fog, and 24/7 fatigue is taking a major toll on you. You’re building this whole human, but you might not be feeling connected to this pregnancy in the way you thought you would. Perhaps, it’s having a domino-effect on your partner and your relationship.

You get to know that how you feel about your baby (and body) while you’re pregnant doesn’t get to say anything about how much you’ll love them when they arrive. I promise.

Perhaps, you’re nearing the finish line of the longest 10 months of your life (not 9, like everyone says). Maybe you’ve attended a prenatal class and are discussing your birth ‘plan’ — ideal outcomes, possible sacrifices, and last-resort options. You’ve spent nearly a year preparing for what’s about to happen and, yet, there’s still so much uncertainty.

Together, we can find clarity and have you and your partner feeling on the same page again. These experiences matter, and you get to feel confident in how you’re navigating them.

Perhaps, you’re in the thick of the fourth trimester. Postpartum is a total blur — with all of the hormones, night-wakings, diaper changes, and bottle feeds. Maybe you were preparing for this — the Baby Blues, those intense pangs of anxiousness or low mood. But we don’t really know how it’s going to be — until things are hard. Like, really freakin’ hard. Perhaps, you and your partner feel like you’re drowning.

Together, we can find you a life raft — to be seen in everything that you’re experiencing — because what you’re facing is so real.

Perhaps, you’ve made it well into the first year or beyond — and you’re starting to get the hang of things. You’re out of that all-consuming ‘survival mode’ and, now, you’re in that still-all-consuming-but-we’re-doing-it mode. Though, your relationship might be on autopilot, feeling distant or disconnected. You love each other a whole bunch, but a lot has happened in welcoming this new babe. Maybe, it’s feeling harder and harder to say the hard things.

You get to prioritize you and your relationship. Together, we can strike a balance for doing both — without the mom-dad-or parental guilt holding you back from feeling closer, more connected, and totally in it together.

Perhaps, you’ve really figured out this whole ‘parenting’ thing and are feeling united in wrangling your little people. But when it comes to your own parents, in-laws, or other family members, you’re feeling stuck. Perhaps, your parenting values and choices are being questioned and your boundaries are being walked-all-over. It’s creating conflict with your partner and one (or both) of you is feeling caught in the middle — trying to keep the peace in what feels like an emotional warzone.

Together, we’ll find ways to honour you and your partners’ hopes, clarify your values, and communicate your needs without burning bridges.