SANTOS PSYCHOTHERAPY
Specialist Perinatal Psychotherapy
in West Yorkshire & Online for Birth Trauma,
Postnatal Anxiety & Motherhood Overwhelm
Motherhood isn't meant to feel like constant survival mode
Move beyond anxiety, overwhelm and constantly second-guessing yourself to experiencing motherhood with more self trust, connection and joy
You don't have to keep holding it together all on your own
Motherhood demands a lot from us but it doesn't have to feel this hard and relentless
Maybe your pregnancy or birth didn't go the way you'd hoped.
Maybe your feeding journey left you feeling like you'd failed.
Or perhaps since becoming a mum, the need to try to keep everything under control at all times has intensified and no longer feels sustainable. Whatever brought you here...
You're exhausted from carrying so much.
Maybe you're…
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Replaying parts of your pregnancy or birth over and over
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Struggling after a traumatic birth experience
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Feeling constantly anxious or on edge
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Overwhelmed by the mental load of motherhood
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Experiencing intrusive thoughts or postnatal anxiety
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Snapping in anger, then feeling intense guilt afterwards
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Trying to be a “good mum” but feeling like you're falling short
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Struggling to ask for help or accept support
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Feeling disconnected from your baby or yourself
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Wondering why you can't seem to cope anymore
You’re not alone in this. And nothing about this means you’re failing
For many of the women I work with, birth trauma or the transition into motherhood becomes the tipping point.
But often, the patterns go further back. Many have spent years being the capable one. The one who pushes through. The one who holds everything together and puts everyone else's needs first. These ways of coping once made sense but motherhood is now stretching you beyond your limits and while you love your baby deeply, it's still making you wonder: Is this it for me now?
You don't have to keep trying harder.
If trying harder was the answer, you'd probably already be feeling better.
Together we'll make sense of what's happened, understand why your mind and body responds the way it does. Lean into the ability where you can allow yourself to slow down & trust your own judgement, without the constant need to look for reassurance outside of yourself. We can find space where your own needs are met too and help you grow into a life—and a way of mothering—where there's more connection, joy, fun, laughter and the confidence that you can cope, even when life doesn't go to plan
