How do I know if I need therapy or if I am just stressed?

You do not have to be in crisis to benefit. If stress is affecting your sleep, mood, relationships, or how you feel about yourself, that is reason enough. Therapy can be a tune-up as much as a repair.

Can I ask to see a woman therapist?

Many clients have a preference about their therapist's gender, and that is valid. Tell us what you are looking for when you reach out, and we will do our best to connect you with the right therapist.

When should I reach out during pregnancy or after a birth?

Some worry is natural. If sadness, fatigue, irritability, or guilt feels excessive, or it affects your functioning, your well-being, or your relationships, professional support is worth having. You do not have to wait for it to pass.

Can my partner join sessions about infertility?

Yes. Infertility affects both partners, and our infertility counseling helps couples manage emotional distress, anxiety, and the tension that infertility can add to a relationship.

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Therapy for Women in New York City

The pressures women carry are often quiet and constant: holding a career, relationships, family expectations, and your own well-being at the same time. Therapy is a place to set that load down and look at what you actually want.

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What women often bring to therapy

The reasons vary by season of life: anxiety and overthinking, depression that hides behind staying busy, big transitions such as a new job, a move, a breakup, or becoming a parent. Many women also come in around relationships and boundaries, self-esteem, people-pleasing, or recovering from difficult experiences.

Some of the heaviest chapters belong to family life: pregnancy, the months after a birth, and the long road of trying to conceive. This page focuses on them.

Pregnancy, postpartum, and fertility

Pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting are significant transitions that can affect a woman's mental health. The National Institute of Mental Health describes perinatal depression as depression during pregnancy or in the weeks and months after childbirth, says it can be treated, and notes that it is not caused by anything a woman has or has not done.

We offer pregnancy support therapy, support for postpartum depression and anxiety, and infertility counseling for the emotional toll of infertility and IVF treatment. Among the clinicians listed here, some list perinatal and postpartum care, infertility and reproductive concerns, or parenting among their areas of focus, and several see parents.

How we work

We pair you with a clinician whose style and focus match what you are dealing with. The work is collaborative: you set the direction, and your therapist brings tools and perspective, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based therapy.

When a concern needs closer attention, we link it to support such as anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, or life transitions.

Our group therapy page lists a Women's C-PTSD Process Group among its past groups. It was a supportive space for women over 18 coping with a complex trauma impact, held entirely online.

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Clinicians who work with Women

Licensed Psychologist, Founder

Jessica January Behr, Psy.D.