Action Plan

It can be helpful to have a tool to use during pregnancy and after birth to assess depression and anxiety and if action steps need to be taken. Don’t hesitate to reach out for help now if you are concerned about how you are feeling.

Action Plan for Depression and Anxiety Around Pregnancy

New Parent Groups

It can be really helpful to have a group of new moms/dads to spend time with during the early days of being home with the baby on parental leave. Park Slope Parents is an easy way to find other parents in Brooklyn with babies the same age. They have groups for parents based on the birth month of your child so you are connected with other parents going through very similar changes.

Returning to the office and in-home sessions

For the last two years, I have been working only through telehealth. Starting this month, I will be offering in-person therapy as well. Clients are welcome to do all virtual, all in-person, or a hybrid of both virtual and in-person depending on schedules.

For in-person sessions, my office is located at 26 Court St. I also offer in-home sessions for parents up to 6 months postpartum and during the last trimester of pregnancy.

For teletherapy, I use a service called Doxy. I have a link that you click on when it is time for a scheduled session.

Postpartum Stress Syndrome

We hear a lot about Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Anxiety. Some women, who don’t meet the criteria for these two diagnosis, are still suffering and it may be due to Postpartum Stress Syndrome. This article in Motherly clearly describes what to look out for in Postpartum Stress Syndrome.

Parenting in 2021

This opinion piece from Jessica Grose at the NY Times is a good reminder to spend time doing things we enjoy doing and letting go of some of the fantasy of control.

Seasonal Affective Disorder

As we leave Summer behind, we start to notice the lessening of daylight hours. For some people the impact of this is greater than others and it can be helpful to consider light therapy. This article describes the treatment in more detail and references research that helps review some light therapy boxes.

How to Fend Off Winter Depression by Christina Caron NY Times

Paternal Postpartum Depression

This article is a good reminder to be aware of postpartum depression in dads and how it can present itself differently than it does in women.

I Gave Birth, but My Husband Developed Postpartum Depression by Kim Hooper NY Times

Perhaps the fact that my husband was low on my list of concerns contributed to the problem, a problem that dramatically impacted the first three years of our family’s life.