Perinatal Therapy

Pregnancy Through Parenthood

“I specialize in Perinatal Mental Health, because I believe that there is nothing more important than providing moms and dads with the support they need to do the hardest, most valuable job there is.”

— Robyn Alagona Cutler, LMFT

A safe place to be open + honest.

I specialize in Perinatal Mental Health, which means I work with women, men and couples who are considering parenthood, are trying to conceive, are expecting and who are parenting for the first, second or third time. I understand how important it is to have a safe, non-judgmental place to share in an open and honest way what it's really like to become someone's parent- the ups and downs and everything in between. 

Many of the moms and dads I see in my practice are struggling emotionally with some aspect (or many aspects) of parenthood. I help many of them sort through Perinatal Mood + Anxiety Disorders, so they can be fully engaged in life, in the way they want to be. 

I work from a supportive, process-oriented perspective, encouraging families to explore their experiences with me, while assisting them in building confidence, prioritizing self-care and increasing well-being.

Client’s Concerns Include:

  • TTC + Fertility Challenges

  • Pregnancy

  • Matrescence (the transition to motherhood)

  • Pregnancy Loss + Termination

  • Body Image

  • Birth Experience + Birth Trauma + Birth Injury

  • Preparing for and adjusting to Postpartum + Parenthood

  • Changing Identity + Going back to work

  • Parenting with Partner + Intimacy + Sex

  • Relationships (family, friends, community)

  • How you were parented

  • Past trauma

  • Perfectionism

  • Perinatal Depression, Anxiety, OCD + PTSD

Signs + Symptoms

  • Perinatal Depression

    Anger + irritability
    Lack of interest in baby
    Appetite or sleep disturbance
    Crying + sadness
    Feelings of guilt, shame or hopelessness
    Loss of interest in things that use to bring joy/pleasure
    Possible (but not necessary) thoughts of harming self or baby

  • Perinatal Anxiety

    Constant worry
    Feeling that something bad is going to happen
    Racing thoughts
    Appetite or sleep disturbanceInability to sit still
    Physical symptoms like dizziness, hot flashes + nausea

Signs + Symptoms

  • Anger + irritability

    Lack of interest in baby

    Appetite or sleep disturbance

    Crying + sadnessFeelings of guilt, shame or hopelessness

    Loss of interest in things that use to bring joy/pleasure

    Possible (but not necessary) thoughts of harming self or baby

  • Constant worry

    Feeling that something bad is going to happen

    Racing thoughts

    Appetite or sleep disturbance

    Inability to sit still

    Physical symptoms like dizziness, hot flashes + nausea

 Let’s start the road to recovery