Maternal mental health deserves its own nest.
The Best Nest is the maternal mental health specialty within Ala Therapy Collective.
Built for pregnancy, postpartum transitions, identity shifts, overwhelm, and the strange emotional terrain of caring for everyone else while trying not to disappear yourself.
You were told this would be the happiest time of your life.
Nobody mentioned the rest of it.
Pregnancy and postpartum are supposed to look a certain way, according to basically everyone around you. Glowing. Grateful. Overjoyed. Sometimes it does look like that. And sometimes it looks like anxiety that will not quit, intrusive thoughts that scare you, a sadness you cannot explain, rage that comes out of nowhere, or feeling completely disconnected from yourself and your baby.
That is not a character flaw. It is a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder, it is incredibly common, and it is very treatable. You do not have to white knuckle through it hoping it lifts on its own.
If it is happening in the perinatal window, it belongs in therapy.
- Prenatal anxiety and depression
- Postpartum depression
- Postpartum anxiety
- Postpartum OCD
- Birth trauma
- Pregnancy loss and grief
- Adjusting to new parenthood
- The identity shift of becoming a parent
- Fear of childbirth
- Relationship changes after baby
Baby blues, or something more?
Baby blues show up in the first two weeks after birth and usually fade on their own. Tearfulness, mood swings, feeling raw.
If your symptoms last longer, deepen, or begin during pregnancy, you may be experiencing a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder. PMADs are the most common complication of pregnancy and childbirth. They are treatable. You did not cause this.
- Sadness or numbness that will not lift
- Anxiety, racing thoughts, or panic
- Anger or irritability that surprises you
- Intrusive or scary thoughts
- Trouble sleeping even when baby sleeps
- Feeling disconnected from your baby or yourself
You do not have to wait until it is worse.
Two clinicians hold this work.
Katana
Katana specializes in maternal mental health and works with women 18 and up, across the full arc from trying to conceive through pregnancy into postpartum. Quietly observant, creative, and peaceful without being passive, she brings calm patience to the chaos. She is training as a postpartum doula, is working toward her maternal mental health certification through Postpartum Support International, and has come through postpartum depression and anxiety herself.
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Madison
Madison brings a grounded, thoughtful presence to maternal mental health, working with women who are pregnant and women in the thick of new motherhood. Patient and deeply observant, calm without ever feeling clinical or distant, she helps you slow down enough to reconnect with yourself. Her work is person centered and strength based, and the only thing she asks is that you come as you are, unapologetically.
View ProfileYou are not a bad mom.
That thought that keeps surfacing. That you are doing it wrong. That something is wrong with you for feeling this way. That every other mom has it together and you do not.
That thought is a symptom, not a fact.
Struggling in the perinatal period does not make you a bad parent. It makes you human, moving through one of the most intense transitions a person can go through. Support is not a last resort. It is a doorway.
Virtual across Oklahoma
We offer virtual therapy across all of Oklahoma. When you have a newborn and leaving the house feels like an Olympic event, virtual is a genuinely good option. See online therapy
We take insurance
We are in network with most major insurance plans, and we made it easy to check. Plug your insurance in on our website and find out what you are working with before you ever talk to anyone. Check your benefits
You deserve support too.
Fill out our contact form and we will connect you with our maternal mental health team. You do not have to keep waiting to feel like yourself again.
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