• Initial session to review current stressors, and treatment needs as well as discuss in depth history of symptoms, trauma, mental health issues, medical, family, relationship, and substance use information.

• Assess, diagnosis, and create treatment plan and goals.

• Coordination with medical providers, psychiatrists, and community resources when appropriate.

Individual therapy at Becoming H.E.R. Counseling and Consulting is a collaborative, confidential process tailored to each woman’s strengths and goals: sessions begin with a brief check-in to assess mood, safety, and immediate needs, followed by focused therapeutic work using evidence-based approaches (such as cognitive-behavioral, trauma-informed, and strengths-based interventions) to explore thoughts, emotions, relationship patterns, and life stressors; together we set clear, measurable goals, practice coping and emotion-regulation skills, process past or current trauma when appropriate, and develop practical plans for change, with homework or between-session exercises offered as needed and progress reviewed regularly to ensure treatment remains relevant, respectful, and client-led.

Short-term and ongoing therapy for pregnancy-related anxiety, postpartum depression, bonding concerns, and adjustment to parenthood.

• Support for partners and family when needed.

• Parent coaching, co-parenting strategies, behavioral supports, and communication plans.

• Focus on attachment, boundaries, and consistent caregiving.

• Psychoeducational groups, process groups, and targeted support groups (e.g., postpartum support, trauma recovery, women’s empowerment).

• Small, safe settings to build connection and practice new skills.