Perinatal Therapy

The perinatal season can be long, nonlinear, and emotionally complex.
And too often, the hardest parts go unseen. You don’t have to figure it out alone.

Even if it looks different than you imagined, your experience is real, and worth tending to. Therapy can help whether you’re:

  • Person sitting in a hallway holding a pregnancy test, looking down with a pained expression, illustrating the emotional weight of fertility challenges.

    Facing Fertility Struggles or Medical Complexity

    You’re navigating IVF, fertility treatments, or reproductive grief. Maybe you’re grieving something that never even got to begin—or bracing for another cycle without knowing what’s next.

  • Pregnant person resting hand on bare belly capturing emotional vulnerability and disconnection during pregnancy.

    Overwhelmed During Pregnancy

    You’re pregnant but feeling anxious, numb, or disconnected from the experience. Maybe you’re questioning if you even “feel ready.” Maybe you’re grieving your former self while trying to grow into a new one.

  • Parent lying in bed, holding a newborn on their chest, staring off into the distance—conveying the mental and emotional fog of postpartum adjustment.

    Trying to Make Sense of Postpartum Shifts

    You thought this part would feel different. You’re overwhelmed by pressure, intrusive thoughts, or the constant need to prove you’re doing enough—without falling apart.

  • Parent holding a baby while working at a laptop, appearing tired and withdrawn—representing emotional burnout and identity loss in early parenthood.

    Not Feeling Like Yourself Anymore

    You’re functioning well enough—but emotionally, something is off. You’re exhausted, withdrawn, or on edge. You keep asking, Is this normal? but aren’t sure where to take the question.

Parent holding a newborn in a wrap carrier while walking through a wooded path—symbolizing quiet connection, reflection, and the emotional weight of early parenthood.

What This Therapy Looks Like

This isn’t just about managing symptoms or checking in on your mood. It’s about exploring how perfectionism, grief, fear, or identity shifts are showing up—and learning to respond with more care and clarity.

Together, we might explore:

  • The internal pressure to “do it all” without asking for help

  • Why it feels so hard to trust others with the baby—or with your experience

  • The grief of what’s changed, even if the change was wanted

  • Your relationship dynamics under stress, and how to reconnect

  • Why guilt, resentment, or numbness might be trying to protect you

You don’t have to sort this out alone—or pretend you’re fine just because your baby is.

Mollie Bass, LMFT, licensed therapist certified in Perinatal Mental Health, offering virtual care across Illinois.

Specialized Care from a PMH-C Certified Therapist

Mollie Bass, LMFT, PMH-C, is the only clinician at Hearten Therapy certified in Perinatal Mental Health. Her work is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in deep respect for the emotional weight of this season.

She provides therapy to:

  • Individuals navigating pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, IVF, loss, or identity shifts

  • Couples facing emotional disconnection, differing experiences of the perinatal period, or the pressures of new parenthood

  • Clients of all backgrounds, including LGBTQIA+ individuals and non-traditional family structures

Sessions are offered virtually to clients across Illinois.

You don’t need to be at a breaking point to reach out.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or just not like yourself… therapy can help you slow down and make meaning of what you’re carrying.

Together, we’ll explore what support could look like for you right now.