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The way your sense of self, your body, your relationships and your priorities all shift at once ? there?s even a word for it, matrescence, the becoming of a mother, as big a transition as adolescence and far less talked about.
This support is for that becoming. A licensed psychologist works with you in 50-minute sessions, in person in JLT or online, to help you bond with your baby, make peace with the changes, and find the new version of yourself ? rather than grieving the old one in silence.
What this support can help with
Mothers come to us for the parts of new motherhood no one names. You might recognise one of these.
Matrescence & identity
Feeling like you?ve lost yourself in the role.
Bonding & attachment
When connection with your baby feels harder than expected.
Overwhelm & the mental load
Carrying the invisible weight of it all.
Relationship changes
Renegotiating your partnership as new parents.
Preparing for a second child
Readying yourself ? and your first ? for the next arrival.
Guilt & comparison
Quietening the impossible standard of the ?perfect mother?.
How we work
We name what?s happening
Understanding matrescence takes the shame out of it ? you?re not failing, you?re transforming.
We support bonding and adjustment
Gentle, practical help with attachment, the mental load, and the relationship shifts that come with a new baby.
We help the new you emerge
Not back to who you were, but forward to a mother who feels whole, steadier, and herself.
A new you
You?re not failing. You?re transforming ? forward to a mother who feels whole, steadier and herself.
Avtar (Joey) Sura
Daniela Nikolova
Dr Olga (Ola) Pykhtina
Dr Olga (Ola) Pykhtina
Ekaterina Morgan
Ekaterina Morgan
Elena Taleski
Elena Taleski
Lily Peterson
Mir Mahrukh
Common questions about becoming a mother
Is this the same as postpartum depression?
Not necessarily. Matrescence is the normal (if huge) identity shift of becoming a mother; postpartum depression is a clinical condition. They can overlap, and we?ll help you tell the difference and get the right support.
I feel guilty for grieving my old life. Is that wrong?
Not at all. Grieving aspects of your pre-baby self while loving your child is normal and healthy. Naming it usually brings relief, not more guilt.
Can you help me prepare my first child for a sibling?
Yes. We support both you and your older child through the transition, so the new arrival feels like an addition rather than a loss to them.
Can sessions be online, with the baby there?
Absolutely ? babies are welcome, and video sessions make support realistic in the newborn fog.
Does insurance apply?
Often, via direct billing. Send your provider on WhatsApp and we?ll confirm your coverage within a day.