Perinatal Counseling
Parenting Support
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Support for you from Pre-Conception through Parenting at any stage
Pre-Conception & Pregnancy
Counseling for you from pre-conception through pregnancy to support you through the physical, emotional and spiritual journey of becoming a parent. This includes pregnancy planning, support for pregnancy loss, early screening for mood changes, birth and postpartum planning, discussion on division of labor, resources to help you feel most empowered as well as emotional processing around expectations, fears or worries.
Postpartum
Matrescence is the term used to describe the physical, psychological, and emotional changes that occur during the transition into motherhood. Counseling across this threshold can have significant benefits to you and your baby. In sessions you will be supported with emotional processing as well as tangible tools for navigating this transition. Counseling also provides early detection for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders as well as intervention.
Parenting
Parenting is a big responsibility and counseling can help you to feel more grounded, centered and resourced as a parent. You will be supported to clarify your values and parent from this place which helps reduce comparison and self-judgement. In session you will be supported to identify your primary challenges and fears as a parent, process your emotions, and learn tangible tools for coping, self-care and regulation. Parenting can also stir up unresolved issues from your own childhood and/or create strain on your marriage/relationship. Together we address these issues as well.
Meet Shaelyn
Seasoned Professional & Mother
Shaelyn got her professional start working with youth in treatment foster care and families in their homes providing behavioral support where she received invaluable training on healthy attachment and parent coaching. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate and has advanced Perinatal Mental Health Certification from Postpartum Support International. She has worked with countless parents from pre-conception through parenting. She is a mother of two school aged children who believes the health of a child depends on the health of the parents.She has offered a number of programs including her signature, Mother the Mother (an 8 month program to support mothers in receiving the vital self-care and community care they need). She is the guide, cheerleader and counselor you need to feel more grounded, resourced and centered as a parent.
