Reproductive Psychiatry & Reproductive Grief Care
What Is Reproductive Psychiatry?
Reproductive psychiatry focuses on how hormonal changes and reproductive events affect your mood, anxiety, and overall well-being. In my practice, I work with people across the full reproductive lifespan—menstruation, fertility and IVF, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause—as well as the emotional impact of reproductive loss.
You might be seeking help because you’re navigating depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, OCD, or psychosis in the context of pregnancy or the postpartum period. You may also be trying to decide whether to start, stop, or adjust psychiatric medication while trying to conceive, undergoing fertility treatment, breastfeeding, or entering menopause. Together, we can sort through the options so that you feel informed, supported, and in control of your care.
Reproductive Grief Care
Reproductive grief care is a core part of my work. Experiences such as infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, pregnancy termination, and infant or neonatal loss can be deeply isolating—especially when others don’t see or understand the depth of your grief.
In our work, your story is honored, your questions are welcome, and there is room for both heartbreak and hope. We can explore how trauma, medical procedures, and societal expectations have affected your nervous system, your relationships, and your sense of self, and gently make space for meaning-making and healing over time.
Approaches to Care
My approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, and whole-person. Depending on your needs, treatment may include:
Reproductive grief care and psychotherapy focused on your unique story
Careful evaluation of psychiatric medications in pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond
Mind-body tools to calm the nervous system and support sleep and regulation
Attention to hormones, medical conditions, and lifestyle factors that may affect mood
Support for partners and couples as you navigate decisions and grief together
How Reproductive Mental Health Concerns Can Show Up in Your Life
While everyone’s experience is different, reproductive mental health struggles may show up as intense mood swings tied to your cycle, fertility treatment, pregnancy, or postpartum; intrusive thoughts or images, especially after birth trauma or loss; and constant worry about a current or future pregnancy. You might notice guilt, shame, or self-blame about what your body has been through, or feel detached from your body, partner, baby, or former self. Strain around sex, intimacy, or family planning is also very common in this context.
These reactions are not personal failures. They are understandable responses to complex, often heartbreaking experiences.
Finding Steadiness After Reproductive Loss and Change
My goal is to help you feel less alone and more steady inside your own life, even when the path has been nothing like you imagined. Reproductive grief care does not erase what you’ve been through, but it can soften the isolation and offer a grounded place to land. You don’t have to carry this chapter of your reproductive story by yourself.