Postpartum Couples Therapy in Connecticut

You love each other. But lately, it feels like you're two exhausted people living parallel lives — ships passing in the night, handing off the baby, struggling to find your way back to each other.

The arrival of a baby changes everything. Sleep deprivation, shifting roles, identity changes, and the emotional weight of early parenthood can put even the strongest relationships under significant strain. You may feel disconnected from your partner, like you're not being heard or understood, resentful, exhausted, or unsure how to ask for what you need, overwhelmed by the transition from partners to parents, like the relationship you had before is somewhere you can't quite find your way back to. 

This is one of the most common and least talked-about challenges of new parenthood.

I offer postpartum-focused couples therapy grounded in Gottman Method principles, tailored specifically to the unique challenges of the perinatal and postpartum period. Sessions are conducted via telehealth, making it easier to fit therapy into the chaos of new parenthood.

In our work together, we may explore:

• Communication patterns and how they've shifted since baby arrived
• Emotional needs — yours and your partner's — and how to express them
• Navigating different parenting styles and expectations
• Rebuilding connection and intimacy after the postpartum period
• Supporting one partner who may be experiencing postpartum depression or anxiety
• Processing birth trauma, NICU experiences, or perinatal loss as a couple
• Identity shifts — from partners to parents, and finding yourselves in the middle