Therapy for Moms Who Love Their Kids but Feel Like They’re Drowning
You’re not failing at motherhood. You’re overwhelmed by expectations no one prepared you for.
Trauma-informed therapy in Bala Cynwyd and Philadelphia for mothers experiencing postpartum mood challenges, anxiety, birth trauma, identity loss, and overwhelm. Compassionate, evidence-based support at Guiding Kindness Therapy helps women navigate pregnancy, postpartum, and the emotional transitions of motherhood. Available in Pennsylvania and virtually across Florida and Maine.
Guiding Kindness Therapy Quick Facts
Who we support: Moms who feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or emotionally drained, pregnant, newly postpartum, or years into motherhood, mothers struggling with identity changes and balancing caregiving, partnership, and self.
Common concerns: Postpartum anxiety, depression, or mood changes, feeling disconnected from your baby or from yourself, birth trauma or difficult fertility experiences, irritability, or emotional numbness.
Modalities: Trauma-informed and evidence-based therapy that focuses on emotional processing and nervous system regulation.
Session options: Free consultation, followed by an intake and assessment, and then ongoing therapy sessions focused on real-world change. Many clients begin noticing shifts within the first few months.
Locations: Bala Cynwyd and Philadelphia, plus virtual therapy available across Pennsylvania, Florida, and Maine.
You’re Taking Care of Everyone, But Do You Still Not Feel Like Yourself?
Many moms come to therapy feeling ashamed for struggling. You may be functioning—feeding, soothing, scheduling—but inside you feel disconnected, overwhelmed, or emotionally flat. You might be asking yourself:
Why am I so anxious?
Why do I miss my old self?
Whether you’re pregnant, newly postpartum, or years into motherhood, the emotional weight can quietly build—especially when sleep deprivation, hormonal shifts, relationship changes, and family expectations collide.
Motherhood Changes You—And That Deserves Care
At Guiding Kindness Therapy, we understand that therapy for moms isn’t about teaching you to be more grateful. It’s about holding space for the grief, rage, tenderness, fear, love, and exhaustion that can all exist at once.
You deserve a space where you don’t have to explain why it’s hard. We already get it.
When Is It Time to Reach Out?
When Survival Mode Becomes Your Default
When emotional overwhelm goes unaddressed, it can shape how you experience motherhood—and yourself. You may feel constantly “on,” emotionally reactive, numb, or consumed by guilt and self-criticism.
Therapy for moms creates space to slow down, make sense of what you’re feeling, and reconnect with yourself—not just as a mother, but as a whole person.
Common Reasons Moms Seek Therapy With Us
You may find yourself here if you’re experiencing:
Postpartum anxiety, depression, or mood changes
Feeling disconnected from your baby or from yourself
Intense guilt, shame, or fear of “doing it wrong”
Birth trauma or difficult fertility experiences
Rage, irritability, or emotional numbness
Loss of identity after becoming a parent
Struggles balancing caregiving, partnership, and self
You Don’t Have to White-Knuckle Your Way Through Motherhood
There often comes a moment when pushing through just isn’t sustainable anymore. When the coping strategies that once worked start costing too much.
Choosing therapy is not giving up—it’s choosing yourself. It’s deciding that your inner world deserves as much care as everyone else’s.
Trauma, family, & couples therapists
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Virtual & In-Person
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Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia, Florida, and Maine
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Trauma, family, & couples therapists 💬 Virtual & In-Person 🌿 Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia, Florida, and Maine 💚
How the Therapy Process Works
Free Consultation- We explore what’s bringing you in and whether we’re the right fit.
Intake & Assessment- We gently map your history, strengths, and goals at your pace.
Ongoing Therapy- Sessions focus on insight, emotional processing, nervous system regulation, and real-world change.
How does Therapy for Moms at Guiding Kindness Help?
Working with Guiding Kindness Therapy means you don’t have to carry this alone.
Our therapists bring warmth, humor, and deep clinical care—without judgment, pressure, or unrealistic expectations. We meet you where you are, whether that’s tearful, angry, exhausted, or unsure of what you even need.
We believe therapy for moms should feel grounding, validating, and human—
like finally exhaling after holding your breath for too long.
You Asked,
We Answered
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Yes. We offer in-person therapy for women in Bala Cynwyd and Philadelphia, PA.
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Absolutely. We provide virtual therapy across Pennsylvania, Florida, Maine, and Delaware.
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That depends on your goals. Some women work with us short-term, others longer-term for deeper trauma work.
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That’s okay. We’ll guide you through every step—no pressure, no expectations.
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During the first session, we work on exploring why you are coming to therapy and identifying your needs. We will make sure all your paperwork is filled out correctly.
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CBT intervention significantly reduced postpartum anxiety and depression compared with routine care
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03880032CBT is effective for perinatal maternal depression, anxiety and stress.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35123346/Mental health challenges can affect mother-infant bonding and maternal self-criticism at 18 months postpartum
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31486523/
