Perinatal Therapy in Chicago, Illinois

Perinatal Therapy

The perinatal season can be long, nonlinear, and emotionally complex.
Too often, the hardest parts go unseen. You do not have to figure this out alone.

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Even if your experience looks different than you imagined, it is real and worth care. Therapy can help whether you are:

  • 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 may be navigating IVF, fertility treatments, pregnancy loss, or reproductive grief. You might be mourning something that never had the chance to begin or bracing for another cycle without knowing what comes next.

    This is a space to process grief, fear, and exhaustion without having to minimize what you are carrying.

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

    Overwhelmed During Pregnancy

    You are pregnant, but instead of feeling connected or excited, you feel anxious, numb, or detached. You may be questioning whether you feel ready or grieving who you were before everything changed.

    Perinatal therapy offers support for the emotional complexity of pregnancy, including ambivalence, fear, and identity shifts.

  • 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 season would feel different. Instead, you feel overwhelmed by pressure, intrusive thoughts, or the constant sense that you are not doing enough.

    Therapy helps you slow down, understand what is happening beneath the surface, and reduce the shame that often keeps people silent during postpartum adjustment.

  • Parent holding a baby while working at a laptop, appearing tired and withdrawn—representing emotional burnout and identity loss in early parenthood.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 are functioning, but emotionally something feels off. You may feel exhausted, withdrawn, or constantly on edge. You keep wondering whether this is normal, but you are not sure where to bring the question.

    Perinatal therapy helps you reconnect with yourself without dismissing or pathologizing your experience

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 is not just about managing symptoms or checking in on mood. It is about understanding how grief, fear, perfectionism, and identity shifts are showing up and learning to respond with more care and clarity.

Together, we may explore:

  • The pressure to do everything without asking for help

  • Why it feels difficult to trust others with your baby or your experience

  • The grief of what has changed, even when the change was wanted

  • Relationship dynamics under stress and how to reconnect

  • How guilt, resentment, or numbness may be protective responses

You do not have to sort this out alone or pretend you are fine because your baby is.

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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 respect for the emotional weight of this season.

She provides therapy for:

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

  • Couples experiencing emotional disconnection, mismatched experiences of the perinatal period, or strain related to new parenthood

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

This work often integrates Individual Therapy and Couples Therapy when relational patterns or identity changes are part of what you are navigating.

Sessions are offered virtually to clients across Illinois.

Learn more about Mollie’s approach on the Meet Our Therapists page.

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You Do Not Need to Be at a Breaking Point

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Perinatal therapy supports fertility challenges, pregnancy anxiety, postpartum adjustment, intrusive thoughts, identity shifts, grief, and emotional overwhelm related to parenthood.

  • No. Perinatal therapy includes fertility struggles, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, and identity changes connected to parenthood.

  • Yes. Perinatal therapy can support couples navigating emotional disconnection, differing experiences of pregnancy or postpartum life, and relationship strain during this season.

  • Yes. We provide virtual perinatal therapy throughout Illinois.

  • No. Many clients seek support without a diagnosis. Therapy is available whether you are feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure what you are experiencing.