Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists in Boulder, CO
Emily Fried
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSEd, CLC, IMHM-C, PMH-C
1 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80301
Waitlist for new clients
I have 15 years of clinical experience specializing in children birth to 8 y/o, parents during prenatal and postpartum periods, and adults in all stages of life.
Early childhood services include child-parent play therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and play-based developmental therapy. Play therapy provides a unique environment where children increase self-awareness and confidence, become resilient and adaptable, and learn to manage big emotions through age-appropriate coping skills.
I have 15 years of clinical experience specializing in children birth to 8 y/o, parents during prenatal and postpartum periods, and adults in all stages of life.
Early childhood services include child-parent play therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and play-based developmental therapy. Play therapy provides a unique environment where children increase self-awareness and confidence, become resilient and adaptable, and learn to manage big emotions through age-appropriate coping skills.
Maybe you are contemplating pregnancy, currently pregnant, postpartum, or a mom who is needing support.
I believe in the innate wisdom of the body and our natural desire as humans to move towards wholeness and wellness. Sometimes we need someone to witness us in the messy, unpredictable shit storm and be with us along the way. Maybe you are in a major life transition, feeling stuck in patterns that are no longer serving you, or consumed by emotional overwhelm. I'm here to help.
As a clinically trained transpersonal psychotherapist, I offer mindfulness & somatically oriented interventions, gestalt/parts work, inner child wound healing, & nervous system support to help you return to your Self.
Maybe you are contemplating pregnancy, currently pregnant, postpartum, or a mom who is needing support.
I believe in the innate wisdom of the body and our natural desire as humans to move towards wholeness and wellness. Sometimes we need someone to witness us in the messy, unpredictable shit storm and be with us along the way. Maybe you are in a major life transition, feeling stuck in patterns that are no longer serving you, or consumed by emotional overwhelm. I'm here to help.
As a clinically trained transpersonal psychotherapist, I offer mindfulness & somatically oriented interventions, gestalt/parts work, inner child wound healing, & nervous system support to help you return to your Self.
Welcome to Wish Flower - Do you see a weed or a FLOWER? Much of our perception is on autopilot. Here we can feel lost, anxious, and unhappy, disconnected with ourselves, not knowing our values or purpose. Automatic negative thinking, old family patterns and triggers can be on repeat. We often work, love, parent, and engage in relationships from this rather unconscious, unfulfilling place. Happiness can feel allusive. Together, we can explore the process of waking up to ourselves & discovering how to ground from a place of meaning. Come get curious! NOTE: I am an eco-therapist, I see clients in-person, outside, or via tele-therapy.
Welcome to Wish Flower - Do you see a weed or a FLOWER? Much of our perception is on autopilot. Here we can feel lost, anxious, and unhappy, disconnected with ourselves, not knowing our values or purpose. Automatic negative thinking, old family patterns and triggers can be on repeat. We often work, love, parent, and engage in relationships from this rather unconscious, unfulfilling place. Happiness can feel allusive. Together, we can explore the process of waking up to ourselves & discovering how to ground from a place of meaning. Come get curious! NOTE: I am an eco-therapist, I see clients in-person, outside, or via tele-therapy.
I support moms, babies, young children, and families in the early years of parenting who are navigating pregnancy, postpartum depression and anxiety, overwhelm, identity shifts, or challenges with connection and emotional regulation.
I offer attachment-based, relational care supporting perinatal mental health and early childhood development. I center babies and children as wise participants in the family system. Together, we work to understand your experiences and create a tailored approach using psychotherapy, play, art, somatic and neuroscience-informed practices.
I support moms, babies, young children, and families in the early years of parenting who are navigating pregnancy, postpartum depression and anxiety, overwhelm, identity shifts, or challenges with connection and emotional regulation.
I offer attachment-based, relational care supporting perinatal mental health and early childhood development. I center babies and children as wise participants in the family system. Together, we work to understand your experiences and create a tailored approach using psychotherapy, play, art, somatic and neuroscience-informed practices.
“ I am committed to supporting and treating women and their families who are struggling with anxiety and depression during pregnancy and postpartum.
My training is very specialized and I bring a unique skill set not only as a clinician but as a parent to the table.
“ I am committed to supporting and treating women and their families who are struggling with anxiety and depression during pregnancy and postpartum.
My training is very specialized and I bring a unique skill set not only as a clinician but as a parent to the table.
I also help hopeful and expectant parents, and families with young children, with preparing for parenthood, prenatal and perinatal challenges, birth trauma, parenting young children, and psycho-educational groups and classes for early parenthood.
Would you like to feel closer and more connected to the most important people in your world? Heal past hurts, traumas, or losses so you can live life more fully? Develop ways to manage anxiety and dysregulation so you can feel more relaxed and present? Would you like support with a major life transition, like taking your relationship to the next level, adding a new family member, navigating midlife changes, or processing grief from a loss? I help clients navigate these life and relationship challenges with greater ease, and believe that with the right support we can deeply thrive. I offer presence, care, respect, and encouragement.
I also help hopeful and expectant parents, and families with young children, with preparing for parenthood, prenatal and perinatal challenges, birth trauma, parenting young children, and psycho-educational groups and classes for early parenthood.
Would you like to feel closer and more connected to the most important people in your world? Heal past hurts, traumas, or losses so you can live life more fully? Develop ways to manage anxiety and dysregulation so you can feel more relaxed and present? Would you like support with a major life transition, like taking your relationship to the next level, adding a new family member, navigating midlife changes, or processing grief from a loss? I help clients navigate these life and relationship challenges with greater ease, and believe that with the right support we can deeply thrive. I offer presence, care, respect, and encouragement.
Dealing with past trauma, or relationship issues, or perinatal issues—whether it’s pregnancy, postpartum struggles, adjusting to parenthood—those emotions can be especially intense.
Being a LMFT- I specialize in marriage and relationship counseling, trauma recovery, life transitions, pre and post-partum experiences, helping individuals, couples and families adjust to the changes that come with pregnancy and early parenthood. I believe in integrating faith-based principles when appropriate and use a variety of therapeutic approaches.
Dealing with past trauma, or relationship issues, or perinatal issues—whether it’s pregnancy, postpartum struggles, adjusting to parenthood—those emotions can be especially intense.
Being a LMFT- I specialize in marriage and relationship counseling, trauma recovery, life transitions, pre and post-partum experiences, helping individuals, couples and families adjust to the changes that come with pregnancy and early parenthood. I believe in integrating faith-based principles when appropriate and use a variety of therapeutic approaches.
Navigating the waters of fertility challenges, pregnancy, birth, and being a new parent can be hard.
As a perinatal specialist, I work primarily with women and their families to help them create a more satisfying, joyful and equitable family life. And as a highly trained trauma expert, my skills as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner allow me to use a nervous-system based approach to helping clients resolve and integrate past traumatic experiences.
Navigating the waters of fertility challenges, pregnancy, birth, and being a new parent can be hard.
As a perinatal specialist, I work primarily with women and their families to help them create a more satisfying, joyful and equitable family life. And as a highly trained trauma expert, my skills as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner allow me to use a nervous-system based approach to helping clients resolve and integrate past traumatic experiences.
My trauma-informed, evidence-based areas of expertise include:
• Relationships: Building healthier patterns of communication, trust, and intimacy
• Trauma: Healing from past wounds to restore safety, confidence, and self-compassion
• Perinatal & Infant Mental Health: Supporting parents through pregnancy, postpartum, and early attachment
Life is built on connection. We thrive when we feel safe, seen, and supported by the people around us. Yet, for many of us, relationships can also carry the deepest pain. Whether it’s conflict with a partner, distance from family, or the lingering effects of betrayal, loss, or trauma, our ability to connect and trust can become wounded.
Therapy offers a path toward healing—helping us not only recover from past pain but also learn how to build and sustain healthy, fulfilling relationships moving forward.
My trauma-informed, evidence-based areas of expertise include:
• Relationships: Building healthier patterns of communication, trust, and intimacy
• Trauma: Healing from past wounds to restore safety, confidence, and self-compassion
• Perinatal & Infant Mental Health: Supporting parents through pregnancy, postpartum, and early attachment
Life is built on connection. We thrive when we feel safe, seen, and supported by the people around us. Yet, for many of us, relationships can also carry the deepest pain. Whether it’s conflict with a partner, distance from family, or the lingering effects of betrayal, loss, or trauma, our ability to connect and trust can become wounded.
Therapy offers a path toward healing—helping us not only recover from past pain but also learn how to build and sustain healthy, fulfilling relationships moving forward.
Something has shifted, and what used to feel manageable no longer does. Maybe it's the anxiety that tightens your chest before you've even gotten out of bed, the grief that moves through you in waves, or the awareness that the same patterns keep playing out in your relationships. Perhaps you're navigating a life transition — a new role as a parent, the end of a relationship, a loss that hasn't loosened its grip. Whatever brought you here, the fact that you're reading this tells me something important: some part of you is ready to understand what's happening beneath the surface.
Something has shifted, and what used to feel manageable no longer does. Maybe it's the anxiety that tightens your chest before you've even gotten out of bed, the grief that moves through you in waves, or the awareness that the same patterns keep playing out in your relationships. Perhaps you're navigating a life transition — a new role as a parent, the end of a relationship, a loss that hasn't loosened its grip. Whatever brought you here, the fact that you're reading this tells me something important: some part of you is ready to understand what's happening beneath the surface.
I help individuals and couples navigate perinatal and parenting related anxiety, depression, and OCD; trauma; relationship challenges; emotional regulation; body image concerns; ADHD/HSP; LQBTQIA+, and fertility challenges.
You may be navigating the challenges of transitioning to parenthood, feeling overwhelmed, anxious, hopeless, or self-critical. You might feel out of control, disconnected, or numb following trauma or loss, struggling to cope with your emotions or thoughts. Or perhaps you are feeling stuck in patterns of conflict or distance in your relationships, confused about how to move forward. I offer a steady, compassionate space where you can slow down, find clarity, and begin to heal. I can help you feel safer within your mind and body, find more steadiness amid uncertainty, and build greater trust in your life and relationships.
I help individuals and couples navigate perinatal and parenting related anxiety, depression, and OCD; trauma; relationship challenges; emotional regulation; body image concerns; ADHD/HSP; LQBTQIA+, and fertility challenges.
You may be navigating the challenges of transitioning to parenthood, feeling overwhelmed, anxious, hopeless, or self-critical. You might feel out of control, disconnected, or numb following trauma or loss, struggling to cope with your emotions or thoughts. Or perhaps you are feeling stuck in patterns of conflict or distance in your relationships, confused about how to move forward. I offer a steady, compassionate space where you can slow down, find clarity, and begin to heal. I can help you feel safer within your mind and body, find more steadiness amid uncertainty, and build greater trust in your life and relationships.
Are you, or you and your partner, navigating relational transitions, pregnancy, or parenting and wondering how to care for yourself and your family at the same time?
Through individual or couples therapy, I support adults' personal and relational growth through life transitions, stress, and grief with emotion regulation, healthy boundaries, and effective communication tools. I specialize in IFS therapy, attachment and somatic work, parental mental health, and practices that support meaningful participation in daily life.
Are you, or you and your partner, navigating relational transitions, pregnancy, or parenting and wondering how to care for yourself and your family at the same time?
Through individual or couples therapy, I support adults' personal and relational growth through life transitions, stress, and grief with emotion regulation, healthy boundaries, and effective communication tools. I specialize in IFS therapy, attachment and somatic work, parental mental health, and practices that support meaningful participation in daily life.
I have a deep passion for supporting individuals and families during the transformative journey of fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood.
My background as a musician and creative expression continues to shape how I show up as a clinician. I believe that reconnecting with your voice, whether expressed through intuition, truth, agency, can be a powerful part of healing. Each person carries innate wisdom and therapy can offer the support needed to illuminate, embrace, and trust inner guidance.
I have a deep passion for supporting individuals and families during the transformative journey of fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood.
My background as a musician and creative expression continues to shape how I show up as a clinician. I believe that reconnecting with your voice, whether expressed through intuition, truth, agency, can be a powerful part of healing. Each person carries innate wisdom and therapy can offer the support needed to illuminate, embrace, and trust inner guidance.
Morgan Slagell With Connected
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, LPCC
5 Endorsed
Online Only
I work with clients facing challenges like postpartum depression, high-functioning anxiety, identity struggles, self-image issues, relationship difficulties, and the lasting effects of past experiences on our current selves.
Major life transitions like becoming a mother for the first time, young women entering adulthood, and LGBTQIA+ individuals exploring identity can be overwhelming, and can offer an incredible opportunity to nurture a more compassionate inner world. Through our therapeutic relationship, we will create a warm, collaborative space where you feel safe to explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences at your own pace. I respect your autonomy and truly believe you are your own expert. My lived experience transitioning to motherhood has empowered my therapeutic practice. I can’t pull you out of the pit, but I can sit with you in it.
I work with clients facing challenges like postpartum depression, high-functioning anxiety, identity struggles, self-image issues, relationship difficulties, and the lasting effects of past experiences on our current selves.
Major life transitions like becoming a mother for the first time, young women entering adulthood, and LGBTQIA+ individuals exploring identity can be overwhelming, and can offer an incredible opportunity to nurture a more compassionate inner world. Through our therapeutic relationship, we will create a warm, collaborative space where you feel safe to explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences at your own pace. I respect your autonomy and truly believe you are your own expert. My lived experience transitioning to motherhood has empowered my therapeutic practice. I can’t pull you out of the pit, but I can sit with you in it.
The Parent & Family Wellness Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
1 Endorsed
Boulder, CO 80301
The PFWC consists of perinatal mental health specialists, graduate level interns, a robust reproductive psychiatric team, acupuncturist, doula, infant/child sleep specialist, and a lactation consultant all of whom are speciality trained in reproductive and perinatal mental health.
The PFWC supports all types of families. While Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADS) are a big part of what we support and treat, we are focused on promoting the mental health of all women, men, children, and families through reproduction and the transition to parenthood and beyond
The PFWC consists of perinatal mental health specialists, graduate level interns, a robust reproductive psychiatric team, acupuncturist, doula, infant/child sleep specialist, and a lactation consultant all of whom are speciality trained in reproductive and perinatal mental health.
The PFWC supports all types of families. While Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADS) are a big part of what we support and treat, we are focused on promoting the mental health of all women, men, children, and families through reproduction and the transition to parenthood and beyond
I have specific training in perinatal mood disorders and helping women address ADHD symptoms.
I love this work and feel passionately about finding clients the right fit. I know how powerful the therapeutic relationship can be and hope to help you find that perfect formula, whether with me or with others. I have helped a wide variety of clients, from those struggling with major mental illness to those who are hoping to make small changes to overall improve their quality of life. I am particularly successful at providing warm, affirming support, no matter your phase of life. If you feel called to add something to your life, whether it is mindfulness, calm, gratitude, or making major changes, I am honored to be considered.
I have specific training in perinatal mood disorders and helping women address ADHD symptoms.
I love this work and feel passionately about finding clients the right fit. I know how powerful the therapeutic relationship can be and hope to help you find that perfect formula, whether with me or with others. I have helped a wide variety of clients, from those struggling with major mental illness to those who are hoping to make small changes to overall improve their quality of life. I am particularly successful at providing warm, affirming support, no matter your phase of life. If you feel called to add something to your life, whether it is mindfulness, calm, gratitude, or making major changes, I am honored to be considered.
I specialize in supporting perinatal, postpartum, and early childhood periods and I hold an endorsement in infant mental health.
Every parent child relationship is unique and I have a unique skill set to support families with children age 8 and younger. I offer individualized therapeutic support for all families in any stage of their journey including: expecting, post-partum, and those in the throes of navigating their little ones' big feelings and behaviors. Parenthood can be a source of great delight as well as bring up past traumas, anxiety, and depression. I offer support and expertise to navigate these challenges. I am licensed in CO and NY, and I offer remote therapy in both states, with an in-person option in CO.
I specialize in supporting perinatal, postpartum, and early childhood periods and I hold an endorsement in infant mental health.
Every parent child relationship is unique and I have a unique skill set to support families with children age 8 and younger. I offer individualized therapeutic support for all families in any stage of their journey including: expecting, post-partum, and those in the throes of navigating their little ones' big feelings and behaviors. Parenthood can be a source of great delight as well as bring up past traumas, anxiety, and depression. I offer support and expertise to navigate these challenges. I am licensed in CO and NY, and I offer remote therapy in both states, with an in-person option in CO.
Specializing in perinatal and immigrant mental health, I help you to integrate your story while using CBT/ACT.
My ideal client is often a parent, caregiver, individual or a couple navigating parenthood, relationship challenges and/or an immigrant identity. Perhaps transitioning into parenthood or adjusting to a life far from their roots.
Specializing in perinatal and immigrant mental health, I help you to integrate your story while using CBT/ACT.
My ideal client is often a parent, caregiver, individual or a couple navigating parenthood, relationship challenges and/or an immigrant identity. Perhaps transitioning into parenthood or adjusting to a life far from their roots.
I have training from Postpartum Support International in PMAD's.
I provide couples therapy for partners facing conflict, disconnection, betrayal, the parenting journey, and the painful question of whether to stay or divorce. Couples come to me feeling stuck in cycles of disconnection, reactivity, or misaligned dreams and values. I will help you slow down, and delve into the under layers of your dynamic, creating mutual understanding of what is driving the conflict. Our process will rebuild relational trust support more effective communication. Together we create space for honest conversations so your relationship can feel more secure and connected. My approach is warm, curious, and direct.
I have training from Postpartum Support International in PMAD's.
I provide couples therapy for partners facing conflict, disconnection, betrayal, the parenting journey, and the painful question of whether to stay or divorce. Couples come to me feeling stuck in cycles of disconnection, reactivity, or misaligned dreams and values. I will help you slow down, and delve into the under layers of your dynamic, creating mutual understanding of what is driving the conflict. Our process will rebuild relational trust support more effective communication. Together we create space for honest conversations so your relationship can feel more secure and connected. My approach is warm, curious, and direct.
I specialize in early-childhood mental health (birth-8yrs) as well as perinatal/ postpartum mental health, but support clients of all ages.
My treatment is aimed at partnering with individuals and families to heal generational trauma, expand self-compassion, and uncover a wise connection to their sense of self with curiosity, acceptance, and humility. I value the inherent wisdom in each of us and believe that art and play are the natural languages of healing.
I specialize in early-childhood mental health (birth-8yrs) as well as perinatal/ postpartum mental health, but support clients of all ages.
My treatment is aimed at partnering with individuals and families to heal generational trauma, expand self-compassion, and uncover a wise connection to their sense of self with curiosity, acceptance, and humility. I value the inherent wisdom in each of us and believe that art and play are the natural languages of healing.
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What are the most effective ways to address pregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum concerns?
The most effective way to address pregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum concerns is by finding a therapist who has prior experience helping other patients overcome the challenge being faced. For example, a marriage and family therapist may have experience helping couples adjust to their new relationship dynamic. An anxiety specialist may have experience helping with phobias or illness anxiety related to the child’s health. A depression specialist may have experience treating postpartum depression.
When should I seek treatment for prenatal or postpartum concerns?
Pregnancy and the postpartum period involve intense physical and mental changes; a degree of upset and instability is normal. However, if these changes impair daily functioning, it may be time to seek help. This distinction is pertinent for postpartum depression: A period of teariness, irritability, and distress is difficult but normal in the one to two weeks after childbirth (sometimes called the “baby blues.”) But if feelings of sadness and hopelessness persist beyond that period, the person should seek treatment.
How do I manage worries during pregnancy or the postnatal period?
A therapist can help patients develop the tools they need to manage anxieties during or after pregnancy. Cognitive behavioral therapy can help people identify and reframe harmful patterns of thought, and change their behaviors. Other techniques and skills can allow people to develop acceptance, psychological flexibility, self-compassion, communication skills, and more.
Are there specific medications for postpartum depression?
In 2019, the FDA approved the first medication designed to treat postpartum depression. The medication is called brexanolone and is delivered intravenously by a medical professional over the course of a few days. However, typical antidepressants, which are more accessible, can also treat postpartum depression. The disorder is often best treated through a combination of medication and therapy.