Blood draws, shots in the butt, and lightning crotch. The lesser celebrated aspects of pregnancy.

Stress about finances, relationships, physical pain, sleepless nights, uncertainty, depression, and anxiety could all surface. Not to mention complications around other health conditions and prior loss.

Often, so much focus is put onto the baby’s needs, like prepping the nursery, breastfeeding vs formula, daycare vs nanny, which model of spaceship type of carseat to buy… that people forget to make space to discuss the individual’s experience.

Individual therapy during pregnancy can be a helpful space to verbalize concerns, develop tools to lower stress, and create strategies to manage relationship and career challenges, as well as sociocultural expectations.

We can also assess for signs of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders that can occur at any point of the perinatal journey, like anxiety, depression or OCD.

Whether you are pregnant for the first time, pregnant after experiencing pregnancy loss, unexpectedly pregnant, or pregnant while experiencing other stressors, therapists at Common Thread Counseling Chicago can offer support.