Perinatal & Postpartum Mental Health in Austin, Texas
Pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period are profound, transformative chapters in life that bring immense joy, but also inevitably bring significant challenges. At Autonomy Therapy, we deeply understand that while this journey can be filled with beautiful moments, it can also feel overwhelming, isolating, and emotionally complex.
You may experience intense physical changes, shifting relationships, and waves of uncertainty as you adjust to new roles and responsibilities. Our compassionate team is here to support you through these emotional, physical, and relational transitions, providing a safe space to process your experience and build resilience during this critical time.
Why Perinatal & Postpartum Mental Health Matters
The transition to parenthood is one of the biggest shifts a person can experience - physically, emotionally, and relationally. It’s a time of profound change, growth, and vulnerability. Yet despite its significance, perinatal and postnatal mental health struggles often go unseen, misunderstood, or dismissed as “just part of the process.”
In reality, these moments matter deeply. The way we support ourselves and our families during this chapter can shape long‑term emotional well‑being, deepen connections, and foster resilience for both parent and child. Seeking help is not a sign of weakness; it’s an investment in your health and your family’s future.
Why This Support Matters:
Early intervention can make a difference: Addressing feelings of depression, anxiety, trauma, or overwhelm can reduce their long‑term impact.
Your well‑being affects your whole family: When you’re supported, your relationships, parenting experience, and emotional availability can flourish.
You deserve to be seen and heard: The postpartum experience is complex and worth honoring. Whatever you’re feeling, it’s valid and worth sharing.
Healing is possible: Seeking help allows space for recovery, understanding, and creating a more balanced, connected experience of parenthood.
Common Areas We Support:
Identity shifts and role changes
Parenting stress and burnout
Body image and disordered eating
Adjusting to life with a new baby
Fertility challenges, pregnancy loss, and infertility
Postpartum depression and anxiety
Birth trauma recovery
Challenges with bonding and attachment
Navigating parenting pressures and expectations
Healing after pregnancy or infant loss
Managing intrusive thoughts and feelings
Who Would Be The Best Fit For me?
Meet Ruby Prasad, LPC-Associate
Supervised by: Dr. Bill McHenry, Ph.D., LPC
In my work with preconception, prenatal, and postpartum clients, I hold deep respect for the physical, emotional, and spiritual transformations that unfold in their own time. These life stages often stir up unresolved wounds rooted in intergenerational trauma, early attachment ruptures, or conflicting values across cultures and family legacies.
We’ll explore how your upbringing and inner child's experiences shape your expectations, emotions, and sense of self in caregiving and partnership. Whether you're navigating fertility challenges, relational conflict, birth trauma, shifting roles, grief and loss, or the complex pressures of parenthood, I offer an authentic space to reflect on and reclaim your story.
Together, we honor both your present experiences and the ancestral threads that influence them, empowering you to create new and meaningful patterns for yourself and your family.
Ready to get started with therapy for perinatal or postpartum support in Austin, TX?
You deserve to feel seen, supported, and worthy, even in moments of doubt, exhaustion, or overwhelm. At Autonomy Therapy, we help new and expecting parents shift from harsh self‑criticism to deeper self‑compassion, honoring the reality that you can be both imperfectly human and still 100% enough.
If you’re grappling with feelings of guilt, isolation, or shame in parenthood, you’re not alone. These feelings don’t have to define your experience. Therapy can be a space for rediscovering balance, nurturing resilience, and building trust in yourself as a parent.
Fill out a CONSULTATION FORM to describe a little about yourself!
We’ll connect you with a therapist who understands the unique challenges of pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood.
Together, you and your therapist will create a personalized roadmap to help you build resilience, deepen self‑compassion, and find moments of balance and connection.
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