Dads & Partners Support Group

About This Group

• Dads and non-birthing partners are often treated like an afterthought in the pregnancy and postpartum world, expected to hold it together while quietly setting their own needs aside. This group pushes back on that.
• Co-led by Therapy for Dads and The Motherhood Center, it's a place to say the things you might not feel you can say anywhere else: the shame, the frustration, the fear of not being "enough," without judgment.
• You'll find connection with other fathers and partners navigating the same terrain.
• You'll pick up practical tools for the hard days.
• You'll be reminded that wanting support is a sign of strength, not failure.

Discussion Topics

• Understanding paternal mental health and the weight of new parenthood
• Supporting a partner through a PMAD while still tending to your own well-being
• Anger, frustration, or overwhelm you didn't expect to feel and how to work through it
• Navigating the pressure of work, finances, relationships, and lost sleep
• The feeling of walking on eggshells, like nothing you do or say is "right" or "enough"
• Your changing relationship with your partner, and rebuilding connection
• Processing a difficult birth, loss, or fertility struggles from a father's or partner's perspective
• Loneliness and the pull toward real community with other dads

Is this Group Right for Me?

This group is for any new or expecting father or non-birthing parent — first child or fourth. If you're struggling with the shift into parenthood, unsure how to support a partner facing depression or anxiety during pregnancy or postpartum, or noticing changes in your own mood, patience, or mental health, this is a space for you. You don't need to have it all figured out. Whether you're feeling isolated, overwhelmed, or just want to show up as the father and partner you set out to be, you belong here.