Pregnancy and postpartum counselling and perinatal mental health support at Everest Therapeutics

Pregnancy & Postpartum Counselling

Starting at 165$

50 min

Details.

Online Pregnancy & Postpartum Counselling Across Atlantic Canada & Ontario

Looking for a postpartum therapist, pregnancy counsellor, or perinatal mental health therapist?

Everest Therapeutics provides virtual pregnancy and postpartum counselling across New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Ontario, depending on therapist registration and availability.

Our perinatal mental health services support people navigating pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, postpartum anxiety, emotional overwhelm, birth experiences, identity changes, relationship changes, fertility challenges, pregnancy loss, and the transition to parenthood.

Our team includes Kaitlin Wolfe, a therapist with advanced specialized training in perinatal and maternal mental health. Kaitlin has completed both foundational and advanced perinatal mental health training through Postpartum Support International (PSI), providing additional expertise in supporting clients during pregnancy, postpartum, and the transition to parenthood.

Pregnancy & Postpartum Mental Health Support

Pregnancy and becoming a parent can bring enormous change.

For some people, this period includes joy and connection. It can also involve anxiety, uncertainty, exhaustion, grief, identity changes, relationship stress, intrusive worries, or feeling very different from how you expected to feel.

Sometimes the hardest part is believing you should be happy while privately struggling.

Therapy provides space to talk honestly about pregnancy, postpartum life, and parenthood without needing to make the experience sound easier than it is.

What Can Pregnancy & Postpartum Counselling Help With?

Our therapists can support concerns including:

Postpartum anxiety
Anxiety during pregnancy
Postpartum depression and low mood
Emotional overwhelm
Adjustment to parenthood
Birth-related experiences
Difficult or unexpected birth experiences
Identity changes after becoming a parent
Relationship changes after having a baby
Parenting stress
Perfectionism and pressure around parenting
Feeling disconnected from yourself
Guilt or feeling like you're “not doing enough”
Pregnancy loss and miscarriage
Fertility and infertility-related grief
Anticipatory anxiety
Returning to work after parental leave
ADHD and neurodivergence during pregnancy and parenthood
Difficulty adjusting to the mental load of parenting

You don't need to have a formal diagnosis to seek perinatal mental health support.

Postpartum Anxiety

Postpartum anxiety can involve persistent worry, feeling unable to switch off, difficulty relaxing, feeling constantly on alert, or becoming overwhelmed by uncertainty and responsibility.

For some parents, anxiety becomes particularly difficult because there is so much pressure to know what to do and make the “right” decisions.

Therapy can help you understand anxiety patterns, develop strategies for managing overwhelm, and create space for your own emotional needs during a period when so much attention is focused on caring for someone else.

Postpartum Depression & Emotional Changes

The transition to parenthood can involve significant emotional changes.

Some people experience persistent sadness, low mood, disconnection, guilt, loss of interest, or difficulty feeling like themselves after having a baby.

Others don't necessarily describe themselves as depressed but know that something feels different or harder than expected.

A perinatal mental health therapist can help you understand what you're experiencing and determine what additional support may be helpful.

Therapy During Pregnancy

You don't have to wait until after your baby arrives to seek support.

Pregnancy counselling can help with anxiety, uncertainty, relationship changes, previous pregnancy or birth experiences, fertility journeys, changes in identity, and preparing emotionally for parenthood.

For people who have experienced previous loss, pregnancy can also bring complicated emotions that may be difficult to discuss with people who expect pregnancy to be entirely joyful.

Birth Trauma & Difficult Birth Experiences

Birth does not always unfold as expected.

Some people are left feeling frightened, powerless, disappointed, disconnected, or deeply affected by what happened during labour, delivery, or medical care.

Trauma-informed counselling can provide space to process difficult birth experiences without minimizing them or comparing your experience to someone else's.

Everest Therapeutics also has practitioners with additional training in trauma, PTSD, complex trauma, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), IFS, and somatic approaches, allowing perinatal concerns to be understood alongside trauma when appropriate.

Pregnancy Loss, Miscarriage & Fertility Grief

Pregnancy loss, miscarriage, infertility, and fertility challenges can involve profound grief.

You may be grieving a pregnancy, an expected future, your relationship with your body, or the path to parenthood you thought you would have.

Therapy provides space for these experiences without placing a timeline on grief or expecting you to find a positive meaning in what happened.

Becoming a Parent & Losing Your Sense of Self

One of the less-discussed parts of becoming a parent is how significantly identity can change.

You may love your child while simultaneously missing parts of your previous life.

You may feel disconnected from your body, career, relationships, independence, routines, or sense of who you were before becoming a parent.

These feelings can coexist with love and gratitude.

Therapy can help you explore identity changes without judgement and make space for your needs alongside your role as a parent.

Relationships After Having a Baby

Having a baby can change a relationship.

Sleep deprivation, changes in intimacy, household responsibilities, the mental load of parenting, different parenting styles, and reduced time together can create tension even in previously strong relationships.

Everest Therapeutics also provides couples counselling, and our team includes therapists with specialized training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and other relationship therapy approaches.

Individual or couples counselling may help depending on what you and your partner are experiencing.

ADHD, Neurodivergence & Parenthood

Pregnancy and parenthood can place new demands on executive functioning, emotional regulation, routines, sensory needs, and organization.

For parents with ADHD or other forms of neurodivergence, these changes can sometimes create significant overwhelm.

Everest Therapeutics includes neurodivergent therapists and clinicians with specialized ADHD training and certification.

Therapy can help you understand how neurodivergence may be interacting with pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, parenting, relationships, and the mental load of caring for a family.

Specialized Perinatal Mental Health Training

Everest Therapeutics recognizes that pregnancy and postpartum mental health deserve specialized care.

Kaitlin Wolfe has completed specialized and advanced training in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International (PSI), with additional clinical training relevant to trauma, relationships, ADHD, and maternal mental health.

This additional education supports a more informed understanding of the emotional and psychological experiences that can occur during pregnancy, postpartum, fertility journeys, pregnancy loss, and the transition to parenthood.

When choosing a pregnancy or postpartum therapist, clients may want to consider not only general counselling experience but also whether the therapist has completed additional training specifically related to perinatal mental health.

Online Postpartum Counselling Across Atlantic Canada & Ontario

Accessing specialized postpartum support can be difficult when you don't live near a major centre — and travelling to therapy with a new baby isn't always realistic.

Online counselling allows eligible clients to connect with a therapist from home and can make specialized perinatal mental health care more accessible to parents in rural and remote communities.

Virtual pregnancy and postpartum counselling is available to eligible clients throughout:

New Brunswick | Newfoundland and Labrador | Nova Scotia | Prince Edward Island | Ontario

Postpartum Counselling in Newfoundland & Labrador

Everest Therapeutics provides virtual pregnancy and postpartum counselling throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, including access for parents living outside larger centres.

Kaitlin Wolfe provides specialized perinatal mental health support and is based through Everest's Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador practice.

Depending on availability, clients may access in-person counselling in Gander or virtual postpartum therapy throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.

Online Postpartum Counselling in New Brunswick

Clients throughout New Brunswick can access virtual pregnancy and postpartum counselling through Everest Therapeutics, depending on therapist registration and availability.

Online therapy can make accessing perinatal mental health support easier during pregnancy and the postpartum period without requiring travel to a clinic.

In-person counselling options may also be available through our Moncton, NB location.

Direct Billing & Insurance

Everest Therapeutics offers direct billing for many major insurance plans when available.

Coverage depends on your individual insurance policy and the professional designation of your therapist.

Our team can help answer questions about direct billing and insurance when you're choosing a therapist.

Online Booking & Free 15-Minute Consultations

You can explore our therapists and current appointment availability through our online booking system.

Free 15-minute virtual consultations are also available with participating therapists, allowing you to briefly connect with a therapist and determine whether they may be the right fit before beginning counselling.

Frequently Asked Questions About Pregnancy & Postpartum Therapy

Where Can I Find a Postpartum Therapist Online?

Our team includes a therapist with advanced specialized training in perinatal mental health.

Do You Have a Therapist Who Specializes in Postpartum Mental Health?

Yes. Kaitlin Wolfe has completed specialized and advanced perinatal mental health training through Postpartum Support International (PSI) and works with clients navigating pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, maternal mental health, and related concerns.

Can I See a Postpartum Therapist in Gander?

Yes. Everest Therapeutics provides pregnancy and postpartum counselling through our Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador practice, depending on therapist availability.

Virtual perinatal mental health counselling is also available throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.

Can I Get Postpartum Counselling in Moncton?

Everest Therapeutics provides virtual pregnancy and postpartum counselling for eligible clients in Moncton and throughout New Brunswick.

In-person counselling may also be available through our Moncton location depending on the individual therapist and current availability.

Can Therapy Help With Postpartum Anxiety?

Yes. Therapy can support parents experiencing persistent worry, overwhelm, emotional regulation difficulties, perfectionism, adjustment to parenthood, and other experiences associated with postpartum anxiety.

Can I Start Therapy While I'm Pregnant?

Yes. Perinatal mental health includes both pregnancy and the postpartum period.

People may seek counselling during pregnancy for anxiety, previous loss, difficult pregnancy experiences, relationship changes, identity concerns, preparing for parenthood, or other emotional challenges.

Can Therapy Help After a Difficult Birth?

Yes. Trauma-informed counselling can help people process difficult or distressing birth experiences.

Everest Therapeutics has therapists with additional trauma and PTSD training, allowing clients to access trauma-focused support when appropriate.

Do You Support Pregnancy Loss and Miscarriage?

Yes. Our therapists provide counselling for pregnancy loss, miscarriage, fertility-related grief, and other reproductive losses.

Can My Partner Attend Therapy?

Depending on what you're experiencing, individual or couples counselling may be appropriate.

Everest Therapeutics also provides couples therapy with clinicians who have additional training in EFT and other relationship therapy approaches.

Does Insurance Cover Postpartum Counselling?

Many extended health plans provide coverage for counselling delivered by eligible mental health professionals.

Everest Therapeutics offers direct billing for many insurance plans when available. Coverage depends on your individual policy, insurer, and therapist's professional designation.

Find a Pregnancy or Postpartum Therapist

If you're looking for an online postpartum therapist, pregnancy counselling, postpartum anxiety therapy, perinatal mental health support, or a postpartum therapist in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Ontario, Everest Therapeutics offers virtual and in-person options.

Our team provides compassionate support throughout pregnancy, postpartum, fertility journeys, pregnancy loss, and the transition to parenthood.

Explore our therapists, view current availability, book online, or schedule a free 15-minute virtual consultation.