Telling our birth story in an intentional way helps us feel heard, seen, and validated.

Birth debriefs are offered by birth workers, like doulas and midwives (not therapists).

Some practitioners will offer medical/technical insights about your birth, which might be helpful if you are confused about why your birth ended in cesarean, or whether it might have been avoided without certain interventions.

My sessions use a trauma-informed process designed to minimize nervous system activation. I focus on providing deep listening, validation, clarity, and repair, including…

- Actions, practices, and rituals that help you repair and heal with yourself, your partner, and your baby.

- Cesarean-specific insights related to surgery, incision/scar healing, c-section “shelf,” physical rehabilitation, and more.

LEARN MORE about my Birth Story Healing Sessions

The right therapist is a powerful addition to your personal healing team.

But not all therapists are ideally qualified to support birth-related distress and trauma.

I recommend finding a therapist with specific expertise in birth trauma.

Many therapists who work with birth trauma offer EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), an evidence and research-backed modality that helps heal trauma.

EMDR is one of the most impactful interventions for recovering from birth trauma. I’ve used it myself and know many others who have benefitted as well.

Learn more about EMDR

U.S. and Canada: search for a therapist using the Postpartum Support International provider directory.

United Kingdom: The Birth Trauma Association has an excellent directory of therapists and counselors.

Through pregnancy, birth, and motherhood, we undergo a deep personal transformation.

This process is often ignored and undervalued by mainstream society.

Matrescence - the physical, mental, emotional, and hormonal transition of becoming a mother - deserves a safe place to be witnessed, reflected on, and held.

And for those of us who began our motherhood journey with a traumatic or distressing birth, our matrescence might be more bumpy. We may benefit from specialized support and community.

This is why I created the Cesarean Mothers Circle, a monthly online support group for mothers who had an emotionally difficult, stressful, or traumatic cesarean birth.

This is a facilitated support group. Each month’s call focuses on a different aspect of cesarean healing, whether mind, body, or spirit.

LEARN MORE about the Cesarean Mothers Circle.