Real motherhood is hard.
At The Motherhood Center, we are here to support you every step of the way and help you feel a whole lot better.
We are a comprehensive treatment center for new and expecting mothers/birthing parents experiencing prenatal and postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum psychosis.
Our services include our one-of-a-kind Perinatal Day Program, therapy, medication management, and support groups.
Feel like having a baby isn’t as wonderful as it’s “supposed” to be?
Becoming a mother today feels more challenging than it has ever been. Yet, the narrative that goes along with this transition remains the same – being pregnant and having a baby is “wonderful” and “blissful” and “the best thing that will ever happen to you.” These messages that are seen all over social media, create a waterfall of “shoulds” and “supposed to’s” that cause many women to feel guilty, ashamed, and like a failure when they experience anything less. The real truth is – motherhood is messy. There are some good parts but also lots of overwhelming, frustrating, anxious, and sad parts too. At The Motherhood Center – we make space for it all.
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Facts about maternal mental health
1 in 5 new and expecting mothers experience perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs). These conditions are incredibly common, yet many women are afraid to talk about how bad they are feeling due to the shame and stigma surrounding maternal mental health, or they don’t know where to go or who to turn to. PMADs include a number of different symptoms and diagnoses, including prenatal and postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, postpartum OCD, postpartum PTSD, and postpartum psychosis. PMADs can strike at any time during pregnancy and up to one year postpartum. Despite the catch-all term “postpartum depression,” 50% of all PMAD cases develop during pregnancy. Here is some more information about PMADs:
Treatment at The Motherhood Center
What is the Perinatal Day Program?
The Motherhood Center has different levels of treatment to help you feel like yourself again. Our Day Program is a comprehensive level of care designed for new and expecting mothers/birthing people who are experiencing postpartum depression or other moderate to severe PMAD symptoms and having difficulty caring for themselves and/or their babies. The “magic” of the Day Program is that it helps perinatal people feel much BETTER – much FASTER.
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Outpatient Treatment
Our outpatient treatment offerings include an initial evaluation, ongoing therapy with licensed perinatal mental health clinicians, ongoing medication management with reproductive psychiatrists, and trying-to-conceive consultations.
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Outpatient Treatment
Our outpatient treatment offerings include an initial evaluation, ongoing therapy with licensed perinatal mental health clinicians, ongoing medication management with reproductive psychiatrists, and trying-to-conceive consultations.
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Inclusivity at TMC
No birth story or parenting journey is identical. That’s why The Motherhood Center strives to make all therapeutic services as accessible and accommodating as possible for parents of all identities and backgrounds. We acknowledge that not all pregnant people identify as women, and thus encourage LGBTQIA+ pregnant and postpartum people to seek clinical care with us and join our community. The Motherhood Center is a place to talk about the hard parts of parenting as they intersect with race, identity, gender, sexual orientation, and other important aspects of identity. Our commitment is to be an anti-racist / anti-oppressive organization. No matter how you identify, The Motherhood Center is here for you.
Support Groups
The Motherhood Center offers an array of virtual support groups for new and expecting birthing people.
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PMAD Education
Learn about the different types of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
For Parents
For Providers
PMAD Stories
A mixed media collection of real stories from perinatal mood and anxiety disorder survivors.
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Testimonials
