What We Address

Perinatal mental health conditions we work with — every day, across Los Angeles.

The perinatal year is one of the most common periods in a woman's life to experience a mood or anxiety condition. The conditions below are the ones we see most often in our Pasadena practice, and the ones our group and individual therapy programs are organized to support.

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Mother in early postpartum experiencing low mood and exhaustion

Common Concerns

What women in LA County most often bring to our care

These descriptions are intended to help you recognize your own experience — they are not a diagnostic instrument. A licensed clinician at our practice can help clarify what is happening and what kind of support fits.

Postpartum Depression

Persistent low mood, tearfulness, feelings of inadequacy, and a sense of disconnection from yourself or your baby that lasts beyond the first weeks postpartum.

Postpartum Anxiety

Racing thoughts, hypervigilance about the baby, panic episodes, and the inability to rest even when the baby is asleep. Often missed because it can look like attentive parenting.

Mother experiencing postpartum rage and irritability

Postpartum Rage & Irritability

Sudden anger surges, snapping at loved ones, and deep shame after the fact. Postpartum rage is a recognized presentation, not a character flaw.

Mother in nursery experiencing intrusive thoughts associated with postpartum OCD

Postpartum OCD & Intrusive Thoughts

Distressing, repetitive intrusive thoughts of harm — ego-dystonic and frightening to the mother experiencing them. Treatable and more common than most realize.

Pregnant woman in trauma-informed care after a difficult birth

Postpartum PTSD & Birth Trauma

Flashbacks, avoidance, hyperarousal, and disconnection following a difficult birth, NICU stay, or perinatal medical emergency. Trauma is defined by your experience.

Information about postpartum psychosis and warning signs

Postpartum Psychosis Urgent

A rare but serious condition requiring immediate evaluation. Hallucinations, delusions, severe insomnia, and rapid mood swings — often within days of birth.

Prenatal Depression

Sustained low mood, exhaustion beyond pregnancy fatigue, and a painful gap between expectation and lived experience during pregnancy.

Prenatal Anxiety

Sustained worry, intrusive what-ifs, sleep loss, and panic during pregnancy. Treating prenatal anxiety is one of the strongest postpartum prevention strategies.

Perinatal Loss & Grief

Miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, termination for medical reasons, and pregnancy after loss carry a grief that does not fit ordinary timelines.

Mother experiencing postpartum burnout while caring for infant

Maternal & Postpartum Burnout

Sustained emotional depletion, distance from the parenting role, and a sense of reduced effectiveness — often emerging 6 to 24 months postpartum.

Calm pregnant woman during a perinatal therapy session

When to Reach Out

You don't need to wait until things feel unmanageable.

Many women in Los Angeles wait until a crisis to seek perinatal care. You don't have to. If something has shifted in how you feel, sleep, eat, or relate to the people closest to you, that is enough reason to start a conversation. Our care coordinator will help you understand whether group therapy, individual therapy, or a referral elsewhere is the most appropriate next step.

If you are experiencing thoughts of harming yourself or your baby, please call or text 988, call 911, or reach the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-852-6262. Group therapy is not an emergency service.

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