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Perinatal Counseling

Perinatal Counseling for Pregnant and Postpartum Parents in Columbia, Missouri

Erica provides perinatal counseling for individuals and families throughout Missouri via a secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform. She is currently accepting new clients and specializes in mental health support during pregnancy, postpartum, and the transition to parenthood.

Perinatal counseling supports parents through the emotional, relational, and psychological changes that can accompany pregnancy, birth, and early parenting. This includes support for anxiety, depression, trauma, ambivalence, and adjustment, as well as space to explore identity shifts, relationships, and evolving life goals during this period.

Services are available to clients in Columbia, Missouri, and across the state through telehealth.

Session fees are $130 per 45-50 minute session. 

Sliding scale options may be available. 

Erica is out of network for insurance, but depending on your plan, you can submit a superbill for partial reimbursement.

Contact Erica to schedule an appointment.

Pregnancy Counseling (Columbia, MO and Missouri Telehealth)

Pregnancy can bring a wide range of emotions, including excitement, fear, uncertainty, grief, or ambivalence. Counseling during pregnancy offers space to explore these experiences while building emotional awareness and coping skills that support both mental health and preparation for birth.

Pregnancy counseling may support you in exploring birthing options and models of care, processing previous birth experiences or losses, clarifying your values and preferences for birth, and learning to advocate for yourself within medical settings. Sessions may also focus on reducing prenatal anxiety, depression, or obsessive thoughts, increasing body awareness for birth, and developing coping strategies for labor and contractions.

For individuals with a history of trauma, including sexual abuse or prior medical trauma, counseling can support recognition of triggers and development of strategies for safety and regulation during pregnancy and birth.

Postpartum Counseling 

The postpartum period can be emotionally complex and difficult to navigate. Many parents experience conflicting emotions, mood changes, anxiety, or intrusive thoughts after the birth of a baby. Early support can help reduce distress and prevent symptoms from becoming more severe.

Postpartum counseling may include processing birth experiences, adjusting to changes in identity and relationships, navigating conflict with a partner, addressing lack of support from family or friends, and receiving screening and treatment for postpartum depression, anxiety, or obsessive compulsive disorder. Counseling can also support early parenting challenges and the transition into new routines and responsibilities.

Preconception Counseling

Preconception counseling supports individuals who are considering pregnancy or navigating complex feelings about becoming a parent. This may include processing previous traumatic birth experiences, pregnancy loss, abortion, or infertility, as well as exploring fears, ambivalence, or life transitions related to pregnancy and parenting.

Sessions can also support thoughtful exploration of birthing options and models of care, helping you weigh values, risks, and preferences before pregnancy.

 

Perinatal Counseling Specialities

Pregnancy & Birth Counseling

  • Explore birthing options

  • Resolve birth trauma or loss

  • Develop and clarify a vision for your birth

  • Learn to advocate for yourself in your care

  • Prenatal depression, anxiety or OCD

  • Reduce anxiety, ambivalence, or fear

  • Increase body awareness for birth

  • Develop and recognize your inner resources for birthing

  • Learn coping strategies for contractions 

  • Navigate your care during birth

  • Address past sexual abuse or trauma and learn to recognize and cope with triggers during pregnancy and birth.

  • Screening, support and treatment for depression, anxiety, OCD, or other mental health concerns.

Postpartum Counseling

  • Many individuals experience conflicting emotions after having a baby.  Or, you may be experiencing scary thoughts that worry you. Addressing these issues early can prevent further escalation and severity.

  • Explore birth experiences, from the most difficult to the most joyful.

  • Lack of support from partner, friends and/or family.

  • Treatment and screening for postpartum depression, anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorder.

  • Address difficulties adjusting to parenting and lifestyle change.

  • Conflict with partner

  • Early parenting and adjustment

Preconception Counseling

  • Resolve past traumatic birth experience

  • Resolve previous experiences of abortion

  • Address past sexual abuse or trauma

  • Explore fears, life transitions, and ambivalence about becoming a parent, being pregnant, or giving birth.

  • Explore birthing options and weigh pros and cons of models of care

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