Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists in Charlotte, NC
I am passionate about helping individuals and couples navigate life’s challenges by identifying and building on their inner strengths to find meaningful solutions, with specialized training in perinatal mental health, trauma processing, and anxiety.
I provide a calm, safe space, offering support through listening, holding space, and utilizing evidence-based approaches. We'll work together to navigate trauma, anxiety, depression, build healthy coping skills, improve communication and understanding, and identify therapies that best support your growth, resilience, and well-being.
I am passionate about helping individuals and couples navigate life’s challenges by identifying and building on their inner strengths to find meaningful solutions, with specialized training in perinatal mental health, trauma processing, and anxiety.
I provide a calm, safe space, offering support through listening, holding space, and utilizing evidence-based approaches. We'll work together to navigate trauma, anxiety, depression, build healthy coping skills, improve communication and understanding, and identify therapies that best support your growth, resilience, and well-being.
One of my specialties is helping to navigate the beautiful and challenging stages of the perinatal and postpartum periods of life.
While we serve as guides on others' journeys, we can't always be our own. I’m dedicated to creating a safe haven where you can explore your own well-being, process professional challenges, and prioritize your mental health. For couples, I offer a space where you can examine your unique dynamics, address challenges, and rediscover the joy of connection.
One of my specialties is helping to navigate the beautiful and challenging stages of the perinatal and postpartum periods of life.
While we serve as guides on others' journeys, we can't always be our own. I’m dedicated to creating a safe haven where you can explore your own well-being, process professional challenges, and prioritize your mental health. For couples, I offer a space where you can examine your unique dynamics, address challenges, and rediscover the joy of connection.
I have the honor of witnessing each woman's unique story - her pregnancy journey, birth experience, and, for some, the heartbreak of infertility, pregnancy complications, or infant loss.
It is one of my greatest privileges to hold space for women as they navigate the profound transition into motherhood. This transition is referred to as "matrescence" - it encompasses a woman's shifting hormones, changing brain architecture, and a complete identity shift and lifestyle change.
I work with expectant mothers, new mothers, and women whose journeys to motherhood have been marked by loss, uncertainty, and grief. In our work together, women often share their fears and vulnerabilities, as well as their hopes, dreams, and expectations for themselves and their growing families.
I have the honor of witnessing each woman's unique story - her pregnancy journey, birth experience, and, for some, the heartbreak of infertility, pregnancy complications, or infant loss.
It is one of my greatest privileges to hold space for women as they navigate the profound transition into motherhood. This transition is referred to as "matrescence" - it encompasses a woman's shifting hormones, changing brain architecture, and a complete identity shift and lifestyle change.
I work with expectant mothers, new mothers, and women whose journeys to motherhood have been marked by loss, uncertainty, and grief. In our work together, women often share their fears and vulnerabilities, as well as their hopes, dreams, and expectations for themselves and their growing families.
I specialize in trauma (PTSD), perinatal mental health ( postpartum depression, miscarriage, childbirth trauma), couples therapy, and teens (15+).
With over a decade as a childbirth professional, I specialize in perinatal mental health—including postpartum depression and childbirth trauma, which often goes unrecognized. If you’re feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or not like yourself, you’re not alone. Healing is possible, and you deserve to feel like yourself again.
I specialize in trauma (PTSD), perinatal mental health ( postpartum depression, miscarriage, childbirth trauma), couples therapy, and teens (15+).
With over a decade as a childbirth professional, I specialize in perinatal mental health—including postpartum depression and childbirth trauma, which often goes unrecognized. If you’re feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or not like yourself, you’re not alone. Healing is possible, and you deserve to feel like yourself again.
Anxiety or OCD can make even small decisions exhausting, and managing career, dating, fertility, pregnancy, or postpartum life feels overwhelming while keeping everything running on the surface.
I help college students, young professionals, and women navigate anxiety, OCD, trauma, infertility-related stress, and postpartum anxiety. Using CBT and ERP, we work to quiet intrusive thoughts, reduce overthinking, and build practical coping tools so you can feel steadier, clearer, and more confident.
Anxiety or OCD can make even small decisions exhausting, and managing career, dating, fertility, pregnancy, or postpartum life feels overwhelming while keeping everything running on the surface.
I help college students, young professionals, and women navigate anxiety, OCD, trauma, infertility-related stress, and postpartum anxiety. Using CBT and ERP, we work to quiet intrusive thoughts, reduce overthinking, and build practical coping tools so you can feel steadier, clearer, and more confident.
Heather has experience providing individual, family and group counseling services to children, adolescents, and adults around issues including abuse and neglect, depression and anxiety, trauma, postpartum depression, high conflict divorce and court involved therapy, difficult relationships and parenting concerns.
Heather has a special interest in play therapy, perinatal mood disorders and trauma, high conflict divorce, and reunification therapy. Her orientation is cognitive behavioral and person centered, but she integrates mindfulness and expressive arts techniques into her work.
Heather has experience providing individual, family and group counseling services to children, adolescents, and adults around issues including abuse and neglect, depression and anxiety, trauma, postpartum depression, high conflict divorce and court involved therapy, difficult relationships and parenting concerns.
Heather has a special interest in play therapy, perinatal mood disorders and trauma, high conflict divorce, and reunification therapy. Her orientation is cognitive behavioral and person centered, but she integrates mindfulness and expressive arts techniques into her work.
Shaunna Rushing | Women, Trauma,
Lic Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, MA, NCC, LCMHCA
7 Endorsed
Charlotte, NC 28210
My specialties include anxiety, burnout, over functioning, relationship stress, postpartum & motherhood challenges & adults with childhood trauma.
If you're feeling anxious & overwhelmed, disconnected, emotionally exhausted, or unsure why life still feels so heavy, you're not alone. Many women struggle with balancing all of life's demands with their own needs & sense of fulfillment. It can feel like you've lost yourself somewhere in the hustle & all the noise. Therapy is a space dedicated solely to you, where you have the time to rediscover your needs & wants, and examine the barriers that are keeping you feeling stuck. Together, we'll make sense of the patterns beneath the stress and overwhelm, so change can feel possible, lasting and true to who you are on the inside.
My specialties include anxiety, burnout, over functioning, relationship stress, postpartum & motherhood challenges & adults with childhood trauma.
If you're feeling anxious & overwhelmed, disconnected, emotionally exhausted, or unsure why life still feels so heavy, you're not alone. Many women struggle with balancing all of life's demands with their own needs & sense of fulfillment. It can feel like you've lost yourself somewhere in the hustle & all the noise. Therapy is a space dedicated solely to you, where you have the time to rediscover your needs & wants, and examine the barriers that are keeping you feeling stuck. Together, we'll make sense of the patterns beneath the stress and overwhelm, so change can feel possible, lasting and true to who you are on the inside.
Life is full of ups and downs, seasons of joy and seasons of pain. We all need a place to share our struggles, wants, and needs. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate and specialize in working with women who are experiencing depression, challenges with self-image, anxiety, addiction, and relational conflict. You do not have to be alone in your struggles. I am here to walk with you and support you, no matter your situation or outlook. My purpose as your counselor is to help you manage the burdens of expectations, disappointments, and fears that are weighing you down.
Life is full of ups and downs, seasons of joy and seasons of pain. We all need a place to share our struggles, wants, and needs. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate and specialize in working with women who are experiencing depression, challenges with self-image, anxiety, addiction, and relational conflict. You do not have to be alone in your struggles. I am here to walk with you and support you, no matter your situation or outlook. My purpose as your counselor is to help you manage the burdens of expectations, disappointments, and fears that are weighing you down.
As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Perinatal Mental Health provider, my passion lies in helping women and their families live a life of purpose and fulfillment.
I specialize in anxiety, depression, postpartum mood disorders, parenting, relationship building, divorce, co-parenting and life transitions. My counseling theories of choice are CBT, Person-Centered, and Solution Focused Brief Therapy. Regardless of theory, you are the most important person in the room and I will always work to meet your specific needs.
As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Perinatal Mental Health provider, my passion lies in helping women and their families live a life of purpose and fulfillment.
I specialize in anxiety, depression, postpartum mood disorders, parenting, relationship building, divorce, co-parenting and life transitions. My counseling theories of choice are CBT, Person-Centered, and Solution Focused Brief Therapy. Regardless of theory, you are the most important person in the room and I will always work to meet your specific needs.
I am trained in Perinatal Mental Health, Functional Nutrition, and trained in Perimenopause/Menopause care.
Do you feel overwhelmed in motherhood? Having trouble finding YOU again? Feeling disconnected from your spouse after kids? I specialize in helping moms find their joy again and offer a safe, judgement free space to process emotions and learn skills to become the best version of you. I help women who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life transitions. I also offer relationship support and help couples with communication, conflict management, and connection.
I am trained in Perinatal Mental Health, Functional Nutrition, and trained in Perimenopause/Menopause care.
Do you feel overwhelmed in motherhood? Having trouble finding YOU again? Feeling disconnected from your spouse after kids? I specialize in helping moms find their joy again and offer a safe, judgement free space to process emotions and learn skills to become the best version of you. I help women who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life transitions. I also offer relationship support and help couples with communication, conflict management, and connection.
I specialize in supporting women through life’s most challenging transitions, including pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, loss and eating disorder recovery.
I provide a compassionate space to identify thought patterns, fostering acceptance and a positive relationship with your body. What sets my approach apart is the genuine empathy I bring to each session. My commitment is to create an environment where your experiences are not only heard but also deeply understood.
I specialize in supporting women through life’s most challenging transitions, including pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, loss and eating disorder recovery.
I provide a compassionate space to identify thought patterns, fostering acceptance and a positive relationship with your body. What sets my approach apart is the genuine empathy I bring to each session. My commitment is to create an environment where your experiences are not only heard but also deeply understood.
Are you concerned about postpartum depression now that you are expecting a baby?
As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, I help you learn to reduce the effects of anxiety and trauma on the body, enabling you to identify and "feel" your emotions. As an integrative practitioner, I use essential oils, EFT/tapping, & traditional psychotherapy to clarify your concerns and goals, & develop individualized strategies relevant to your life.
Are you concerned about postpartum depression now that you are expecting a baby?
As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, I help you learn to reduce the effects of anxiety and trauma on the body, enabling you to identify and "feel" your emotions. As an integrative practitioner, I use essential oils, EFT/tapping, & traditional psychotherapy to clarify your concerns and goals, & develop individualized strategies relevant to your life.
I'm Dr. Cunningham, PhD, a health-focused licensed psychologist. My private practice, Otterly Connected, is dedicated to supporting individuals and families impacted by significant life experiences including chronic/terminal illness, traumatic injuries, grief/loss, trauma, and disruptions to attachment. These significant life experiences impact who we are, how we feel, and how we navigate the world around us-these experiences, along with the people involved are our Otterly Connections.
My practice is also home to Otter's Spot, an Autism Evaluation Clinic. Contact me directly for details on assessment or visit my website.
I'm Dr. Cunningham, PhD, a health-focused licensed psychologist. My private practice, Otterly Connected, is dedicated to supporting individuals and families impacted by significant life experiences including chronic/terminal illness, traumatic injuries, grief/loss, trauma, and disruptions to attachment. These significant life experiences impact who we are, how we feel, and how we navigate the world around us-these experiences, along with the people involved are our Otterly Connections.
My practice is also home to Otter's Spot, an Autism Evaluation Clinic. Contact me directly for details on assessment or visit my website.
I am trained through Postpartum Support International to support individuals through the perinatal period ( prenatal, postnatal, etc).
Are you experiencing anxiety, sadness, or overwhelming emotions? Are you currently pregnant, trying to conceive, or a post-partum parent? Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, being a parent, gender identity, or navigating the LGBTQIA+ community, therapy is a way to learn more about yourself and ways in which to cope with life's difficulties. Therapy can be a place to safely share your thoughts and feelings, learn coping skills, and learn more about yourself.
I am trained through Postpartum Support International to support individuals through the perinatal period ( prenatal, postnatal, etc).
Are you experiencing anxiety, sadness, or overwhelming emotions? Are you currently pregnant, trying to conceive, or a post-partum parent? Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, being a parent, gender identity, or navigating the LGBTQIA+ community, therapy is a way to learn more about yourself and ways in which to cope with life's difficulties. Therapy can be a place to safely share your thoughts and feelings, learn coping skills, and learn more about yourself.
My clinical focus includes supporting individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, life transitions, and perinatal mood disorders.
I bring extensive training in perinatal mental health and mood disorders, and I tailor my approach to meet each client’s unique needs. Frameworks I use include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Attachment-Based Therapy.
My clinical focus includes supporting individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, life transitions, and perinatal mood disorders.
I bring extensive training in perinatal mental health and mood disorders, and I tailor my approach to meet each client’s unique needs. Frameworks I use include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Attachment-Based Therapy.
Jourdan Brickey- Self Reclamation After Survival
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Now Accepting New Clients! You’ve learned how to function under pressure. You stay capable, composed, and reliable, even when you are exhausted or overwhelmed inside. What others may see as strength is often the result of years spent coping rather than being supported. If you’re feeling burned out, anxious, or disconnected from yourself despite doing everything “right,” therapy can be a space to step out of survival mode, understand what you’ve been carrying, and begin reconnecting with yourself. Many people arrive in therapy not because they’re falling apart, but because they’re tired of holding everything together.
Now Accepting New Clients! You’ve learned how to function under pressure. You stay capable, composed, and reliable, even when you are exhausted or overwhelmed inside. What others may see as strength is often the result of years spent coping rather than being supported. If you’re feeling burned out, anxious, or disconnected from yourself despite doing everything “right,” therapy can be a space to step out of survival mode, understand what you’ve been carrying, and begin reconnecting with yourself. Many people arrive in therapy not because they’re falling apart, but because they’re tired of holding everything together.
Whether you are a woman balancing the weight of invisible expectations, or a young woman navigating identity, relationships, or the ache of past wounds, or someone on the tender journey through pregnancy or postpartum, you deserve a space where your story can breathe.
I support women who feel overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, or disconnected—from themselves, others, or the life they imagined. You may be carrying the invisible weight of caring for everyone else while losing sight of yourself, or trying to find your voice in a world that asks you to be everything, everywhere, all at once. You don't have to carry it all alone.
Whether you are a woman balancing the weight of invisible expectations, or a young woman navigating identity, relationships, or the ache of past wounds, or someone on the tender journey through pregnancy or postpartum, you deserve a space where your story can breathe.
I support women who feel overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, or disconnected—from themselves, others, or the life they imagined. You may be carrying the invisible weight of caring for everyone else while losing sight of yourself, or trying to find your voice in a world that asks you to be everything, everywhere, all at once. You don't have to carry it all alone.
Alynne Davis Eating Disorder Therapist
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC, CMP
3 Endorsed
Charlotte, NC 28277
You’ve spent a long time trying to figure out what’s wrong with you. Why food feels so complicated. Why you’re exhausted in a way sleep doesn’t fix. Maybe you’re in a transition — a relationship ending, a career shift, a body that suddenly feels unfamiliar. Maybe perimenopause has you questioning everything. Maybe you’re wondering if you’re neurodivergent — if ADHD or autism explains the masking, the burnout cycles, the feeling of working twice as hard just to appear okay. Maybe all of the above.
You’ve spent a long time trying to figure out what’s wrong with you. Why food feels so complicated. Why you’re exhausted in a way sleep doesn’t fix. Maybe you’re in a transition — a relationship ending, a career shift, a body that suddenly feels unfamiliar. Maybe perimenopause has you questioning everything. Maybe you’re wondering if you’re neurodivergent — if ADHD or autism explains the masking, the burnout cycles, the feeling of working twice as hard just to appear okay. Maybe all of the above.
Jasmine Banks is a Licensed Social Worker Associate, with over 10 years of experience in helping individuals navigate a wide range of emotions and mental health struggles. Jasmine’s approach is rooted in empathy and a non-judgmental attitude, creating a safe and supportive environment where her clients can share their thoughts, feelings and experiences.
Jasmine Banks is a Licensed Social Worker Associate, with over 10 years of experience in helping individuals navigate a wide range of emotions and mental health struggles. Jasmine’s approach is rooted in empathy and a non-judgmental attitude, creating a safe and supportive environment where her clients can share their thoughts, feelings and experiences.
My areas of specialty include maternal mental health, infertility and pregnancy loss, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), relationship conflict, attachment styles, depression, and anxiety.
As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Associate (LCMHCA), I specialize in maternal mental health, relationship challenges, trauma, anxiety, and body image concerns. I recognize the deep and lasting impact trauma has on the mind, body, and spirit. Even in the aftermath of profound pain, healing is possible through self-compassion, intentional support, and the courage to reclaim your story. I plan to honor your experiences with respect and without judgment. The question is never “What’s wrong with you?” but rather, “What happened to you?".
My areas of specialty include maternal mental health, infertility and pregnancy loss, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), relationship conflict, attachment styles, depression, and anxiety.
As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Associate (LCMHCA), I specialize in maternal mental health, relationship challenges, trauma, anxiety, and body image concerns. I recognize the deep and lasting impact trauma has on the mind, body, and spirit. Even in the aftermath of profound pain, healing is possible through self-compassion, intentional support, and the courage to reclaim your story. I plan to honor your experiences with respect and without judgment. The question is never “What’s wrong with you?” but rather, “What happened to you?".
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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.