Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists in Woodbury, MN
Halaina Christensen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
1 Endorsed
Woodbury, MN 55125
Waitlist for new clients
I have a special interest and extensive training in working with mother's who are experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Welcome! I have experience working with adolescents and adults. I strive to develop a safe and trusting relationship as I believe it's the foundation of successful psychotherapy. I take a holistic approach to working with my clients in the therapy room. I practice from a strengths-based framework and believe that one cannot be treated in isolation, but rather within the family and environmental systems they engage with every day. I believe in the importance of meeting you exactly where you are at, and providing an empathic, non-judgmental space for you to process through your experiences.
I have a special interest and extensive training in working with mother's who are experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Welcome! I have experience working with adolescents and adults. I strive to develop a safe and trusting relationship as I believe it's the foundation of successful psychotherapy. I take a holistic approach to working with my clients in the therapy room. I practice from a strengths-based framework and believe that one cannot be treated in isolation, but rather within the family and environmental systems they engage with every day. I believe in the importance of meeting you exactly where you are at, and providing an empathic, non-judgmental space for you to process through your experiences.
Serendipity Counseling Services, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, PMH-C
Woodbury, MN 55125
I am very passionate about working with new and expectant parents to explore some of the challenges that pregnancy and new parenthood brings.
Are you expecting a baby and feeling anxious? Are you a new parent feeling overwhelmed by the huge adjustments? Are you finding it hard to cope with your current situation? Transitioning into parenthood is an enormous adjustment that affects everything around us. Research shows that accessing support early on can help you to explore, process and resolve your concerns, and confidently cope with in your new role so that you can enjoy all the beauty that parenthood has to offer.
I am very passionate about working with new and expectant parents to explore some of the challenges that pregnancy and new parenthood brings.
Are you expecting a baby and feeling anxious? Are you a new parent feeling overwhelmed by the huge adjustments? Are you finding it hard to cope with your current situation? Transitioning into parenthood is an enormous adjustment that affects everything around us. Research shows that accessing support early on can help you to explore, process and resolve your concerns, and confidently cope with in your new role so that you can enjoy all the beauty that parenthood has to offer.
We have particular depth in women’s mental health, including pregnancy, postpartum, reproductive loss, and perimenopause, and offer in-house medication management for postpartum and perimenopausal mood and anxiety concerns.
However you’re arriving — you’re welcome here. We work with adults, couples, and teens navigating anxiety, stress, grief, relationship challenges, identity shifts, and life transitions. Some clients come in crisis; others are high-functioning but quietly overwhelmed, burned out, or disconnected. Many are seeking clarity, emotional steadiness, relief from persistent stress, or support through meaningful change — without being rushed, labeled, or treated like a diagnosis. In addition, licensed providers interested in full- or part-time, in-person or remote opportunities are welcome to reach out with inquiries about joining our team.
We have particular depth in women’s mental health, including pregnancy, postpartum, reproductive loss, and perimenopause, and offer in-house medication management for postpartum and perimenopausal mood and anxiety concerns.
However you’re arriving — you’re welcome here. We work with adults, couples, and teens navigating anxiety, stress, grief, relationship challenges, identity shifts, and life transitions. Some clients come in crisis; others are high-functioning but quietly overwhelmed, burned out, or disconnected. Many are seeking clarity, emotional steadiness, relief from persistent stress, or support through meaningful change — without being rushed, labeled, or treated like a diagnosis. In addition, licensed providers interested in full- or part-time, in-person or remote opportunities are welcome to reach out with inquiries about joining our team.
Maybe motherhood, pregnancy, relationship stress, intrusive thoughts, or a major life transition has left you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode.
Therapy with me feels like a conversation with someone who truly gets it. I specialize in anxiety, intrusive thoughts, pregnancy and postpartum mental health, and major life transitions. I balance warmth, humor, and practical support while creating a space where you can feel safe, understood, and challenged toward meaningful change.
Maybe motherhood, pregnancy, relationship stress, intrusive thoughts, or a major life transition has left you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode.
Therapy with me feels like a conversation with someone who truly gets it. I specialize in anxiety, intrusive thoughts, pregnancy and postpartum mental health, and major life transitions. I balance warmth, humor, and practical support while creating a space where you can feel safe, understood, and challenged toward meaningful change.
Ana Spence Alguire
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, EdS, MEd, LPCC, NCC
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and a National Certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapist (CFCBT). I have over 20 years of experience working with adults, couples, families, children, and teens on a range of issues. I am trained to work with individuals facing struggles related to parenting skills, developmental and learning disabilities, trauma, abuse, grief, depression, and anxiety.
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and a National Certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapist (CFCBT). I have over 20 years of experience working with adults, couples, families, children, and teens on a range of issues. I am trained to work with individuals facing struggles related to parenting skills, developmental and learning disabilities, trauma, abuse, grief, depression, and anxiety.
Do you feel stuck and unsure how to move forward? We all have the ability to change our situations or the way we handle them, we just need a little hope. I love coming alongside people who are struggling and helping them to see the light at the end of the tunnel. From coloring and play therapy to exploring the past, challenging beliefs, or sitting with you in your pain--I have a passion for hurting people. I'd love to walk with you through shame and conflict in your life and help you find meaning and hope.
Do you feel stuck and unsure how to move forward? We all have the ability to change our situations or the way we handle them, we just need a little hope. I love coming alongside people who are struggling and helping them to see the light at the end of the tunnel. From coloring and play therapy to exploring the past, challenging beliefs, or sitting with you in your pain--I have a passion for hurting people. I'd love to walk with you through shame and conflict in your life and help you find meaning and hope.
People who see me for individual therapy are usually facing turmoil either due to current stressors or past issues that keep surfacing and prevent them from moving forward in their lives. Often, people tell me that they feel "stuck" and need direction/guidance. By working with me they identify their inner strengths and capabilities; they feel confident in themselves to take on challenges that come their way. In therapy we identify things that should change because what clients are doing currently is not helping. I problem solve and discuss ways to make their present meaningful. My strength based approach resonates with clients.
People who see me for individual therapy are usually facing turmoil either due to current stressors or past issues that keep surfacing and prevent them from moving forward in their lives. Often, people tell me that they feel "stuck" and need direction/guidance. By working with me they identify their inner strengths and capabilities; they feel confident in themselves to take on challenges that come their way. In therapy we identify things that should change because what clients are doing currently is not helping. I problem solve and discuss ways to make their present meaningful. My strength based approach resonates with clients.
My approach is rooted in a strengths-based, purpose-focused approach and solution-focused therapy. I help clients explore how their experiences, beliefs, and relationships influence their current challenges while identifying practical, forward-focused steps toward growth and change.
My approach is rooted in a strengths-based, purpose-focused approach and solution-focused therapy. I help clients explore how their experiences, beliefs, and relationships influence their current challenges while identifying practical, forward-focused steps toward growth and change.
I am Nationally Certified in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT), Medical Family Therapy and Perinatal Mood Disorders.
I work with my clients to create the necessary tools to manage major life transitions, fears, trauma, difficult relationships with family, friends, and/or job stress. I help my clients heal from distressing events and circumstances like parent-child relationship issues, recent or long term medical diagnosis, terminal medical diagnoses as well as children and adults who have experienced trauma. Whether it is a child with behavioral issues, a family member(s) dealing with a mental health issue, a couple wanting pre-marital counseling, or a family trying to manage a major medical issue I would like to help.
I am Nationally Certified in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT), Medical Family Therapy and Perinatal Mood Disorders.
I work with my clients to create the necessary tools to manage major life transitions, fears, trauma, difficult relationships with family, friends, and/or job stress. I help my clients heal from distressing events and circumstances like parent-child relationship issues, recent or long term medical diagnosis, terminal medical diagnoses as well as children and adults who have experienced trauma. Whether it is a child with behavioral issues, a family member(s) dealing with a mental health issue, a couple wanting pre-marital counseling, or a family trying to manage a major medical issue I would like to help.
Jennifer Marks
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW
3 Endorsed
Woodbury, MN 55125
Waitlist for new clients
I also have a heartfelt dedication to working with perinatal individuals.
I’m thinking of you—someone who’s been feeling stuck in anxiety, trauma, emotional overwhelm or life transitions. You want relief, clarity, and to reconnect with who you truly are. You’re longing to understand why you feel this way, and to build practical tools to manage emotions so you can live with more ease and purpose. I’ll walk alongside you—warming into your story, gently exploring how you got here, and guiding you toward resilience, healing, and the meaningful life you’re ready to claim.
I also have a heartfelt dedication to working with perinatal individuals.
I’m thinking of you—someone who’s been feeling stuck in anxiety, trauma, emotional overwhelm or life transitions. You want relief, clarity, and to reconnect with who you truly are. You’re longing to understand why you feel this way, and to build practical tools to manage emotions so you can live with more ease and purpose. I’ll walk alongside you—warming into your story, gently exploring how you got here, and guiding you toward resilience, healing, and the meaningful life you’re ready to claim.
Are you anxious with shortness of breath, racing heart, and feeling like the walls are closing in? Anxiety is not your fault or caused by anything you have or haven’t done. Are you in the midst of relationship problems and do not know what direction to turn? Whether addressing small issues or potential relationship-breaking challenges, therapy can help. Does sadness have you distressed, depressed, and hopeless? There are proven steps and skills that have been shown to result in remarkable relief. I am passionate about providing quality service. It is my overall goal to empower growth and change.
Are you anxious with shortness of breath, racing heart, and feeling like the walls are closing in? Anxiety is not your fault or caused by anything you have or haven’t done. Are you in the midst of relationship problems and do not know what direction to turn? Whether addressing small issues or potential relationship-breaking challenges, therapy can help. Does sadness have you distressed, depressed, and hopeless? There are proven steps and skills that have been shown to result in remarkable relief. I am passionate about providing quality service. It is my overall goal to empower growth and change.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Columbus, GA. I work with adolescents and adults experiencing difficult life transitions due to separation/divorce, parenthood, past trauma(s), interpersonal issues, etc. My approach to therapy is holistic and integrative, using mindfulness-based interventions, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Columbus, GA. I work with adolescents and adults experiencing difficult life transitions due to separation/divorce, parenthood, past trauma(s), interpersonal issues, etc. My approach to therapy is holistic and integrative, using mindfulness-based interventions, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
My areas of expertise include depression, anxiety, sexual abuse, relational issues, grief, reproductive trauma, perinatal depression, and infertility.
I work from a biopsychosocial perspective and draw from evidence-based therapies utilizing Brainspotting, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Analysis, Cognitive Restructuring, Mindfulness/Relaxation Training, and Insight-Oriented Therapy.
My areas of expertise include depression, anxiety, sexual abuse, relational issues, grief, reproductive trauma, perinatal depression, and infertility.
I work from a biopsychosocial perspective and draw from evidence-based therapies utilizing Brainspotting, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Analysis, Cognitive Restructuring, Mindfulness/Relaxation Training, and Insight-Oriented Therapy.
My approach is client-centered and rooted in the belief that the client knows themselves best; this approach is based on Adlerian teachings and the idea of holism. I look at all aspects of them as a person and not just the presenting problem. I like to help clients gain the skills to navigate through their struggles. While I understand the purpose and need for goals, I am more of a solution-based clinician. I believe in fostering the client’s strength to achieve what they want out of therapy. I try to accomplish all of this through a sense of humor, directness, and a dash of approachability.
My approach is client-centered and rooted in the belief that the client knows themselves best; this approach is based on Adlerian teachings and the idea of holism. I look at all aspects of them as a person and not just the presenting problem. I like to help clients gain the skills to navigate through their struggles. While I understand the purpose and need for goals, I am more of a solution-based clinician. I believe in fostering the client’s strength to achieve what they want out of therapy. I try to accomplish all of this through a sense of humor, directness, and a dash of approachability.
My specialty is with people experiencing a chronic illness or health condition. I also enjoy helping individuals with anxiety and stress, boundaries and communication with family, and significant life stressors. I also work with couples on communication, conflict and life transitions, such as parenthood or with a medical diagnosis in the family. I am also a Certified Diabetes Educator, and have a special interest in providing mental health services to people living with or caring for someone with diabetes.
My specialty is with people experiencing a chronic illness or health condition. I also enjoy helping individuals with anxiety and stress, boundaries and communication with family, and significant life stressors. I also work with couples on communication, conflict and life transitions, such as parenthood or with a medical diagnosis in the family. I am also a Certified Diabetes Educator, and have a special interest in providing mental health services to people living with or caring for someone with diabetes.
Healing can take many forms in our lives and therapy is one of those places that can facilitate that process. As your counseling partner, I will create a safe place for you as you navigate the challenges you are facing and help you figure out what you want and need moving forward. I believe in healing and the resiliency of the human heart and soul. Out of our difficulties something beautiful can emerge. Come as you are and we can go from there.
Healing can take many forms in our lives and therapy is one of those places that can facilitate that process. As your counseling partner, I will create a safe place for you as you navigate the challenges you are facing and help you figure out what you want and need moving forward. I believe in healing and the resiliency of the human heart and soul. Out of our difficulties something beautiful can emerge. Come as you are and we can go from there.
I provide a supportive and encouraging environment where you are free to express frustrations, concerns, and fears you may be experiencing. I firmly believe that people should be accepted and supported for who they are regardless of what they may currently be experiencing.Through such encouragement clients have felt able to face their challenges head on and succeed. I view the therapeutic process as highly collaborative between client and therapist. I often encourage clients to set goals that we can work on together. After all, this journey is about you and I am along to guide you on your way.
I provide a supportive and encouraging environment where you are free to express frustrations, concerns, and fears you may be experiencing. I firmly believe that people should be accepted and supported for who they are regardless of what they may currently be experiencing.Through such encouragement clients have felt able to face their challenges head on and succeed. I view the therapeutic process as highly collaborative between client and therapist. I often encourage clients to set goals that we can work on together. After all, this journey is about you and I am along to guide you on your way.
You want connection, but relationships leave you feeling anxious, overthinking, or unseen. Maybe you are grieving a breakup or caught in a pattern you don’t know how to break. You desire to feel secure in yourself or in your relationships, to stop chasing closure or clarity, and to reconnect with your intuition, peace, and purpose. You are spiritual or introspective and you are seeking therapy that feels meaningful, not surface-level. You may ready to do the deep work—and just need someone who can guide you along the way and who truly gets it.
You want connection, but relationships leave you feeling anxious, overthinking, or unseen. Maybe you are grieving a breakup or caught in a pattern you don’t know how to break. You desire to feel secure in yourself or in your relationships, to stop chasing closure or clarity, and to reconnect with your intuition, peace, and purpose. You are spiritual or introspective and you are seeking therapy that feels meaningful, not surface-level. You may ready to do the deep work—and just need someone who can guide you along the way and who truly gets it.
While working with me, you can expect compassion, empathy, and authenticity. I acknowledge that everyone’s experience is deeply personal and unique, and your voice will always be heard and valued in our work together. My goal is to create a safe, supportive space where you can show up exactly as you are, without judgment or pressure. I work best with individuals and couples who are open to exploring how their relationship patterns impact their emotional well-being.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your mental health journey, I’d be glad to walk alongside you and support you as you move through your healing journey.
While working with me, you can expect compassion, empathy, and authenticity. I acknowledge that everyone’s experience is deeply personal and unique, and your voice will always be heard and valued in our work together. My goal is to create a safe, supportive space where you can show up exactly as you are, without judgment or pressure. I work best with individuals and couples who are open to exploring how their relationship patterns impact their emotional well-being.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your mental health journey, I’d be glad to walk alongside you and support you as you move through your healing journey.
I’m so glad you found your way here! Reaching out for counseling takes courage, and can sometimes feel like the hardest step. I provide a supportive, caring space where you can share your story, work through life’s challenges, and take meaningful steps toward healing and growth in a way that feels authentic and safe.
I’m so glad you found your way here! Reaching out for counseling takes courage, and can sometimes feel like the hardest step. I provide a supportive, caring space where you can share your story, work through life’s challenges, and take meaningful steps toward healing and growth in a way that feels authentic and safe.
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Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists
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.