EMDR Therapy for the Perinatal Phase
Healing your nervous system in fertility, pregnancy, & postpartum
Navigating the perinatal journey—pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and all the transitions in between—can be profoundly beautiful, but also deeply challenging. For some, these experiences may resurface old wounds or create new ones. If you’ve gone through a difficult birth, experienced pregnancy loss, struggled with fertility, or are carrying past trauma into parenthood, you are not alone—and you deserve support that honors the depth of what you’ve been through.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a research-backed, integrative therapy that helps the brain reprocess distressing memories and reduce their emotional charge. It’s not about forgetting the past—it’s about helping your nervous system finally feel safe in the present.
What Makes EMDR Different?
Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR is a somatic and brain-based approach that helps your mind and body digest overwhelming experiences. Through bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements, tapping, or sound), your brain is supported in completing the natural healing process that trauma often interrupts.
The goal isn’t to erase memories—but to shift how they live in your body and nervous system. After EMDR, many clients report feeling lighter, more grounded, and more connected to themselves and their children.
Want to learn more?
Here are some helpful articles about EMDR and its benefits during the perinatal period:
How EMDR Therapy Supports Pregnancy Loss, Birth Trauma, and Postpartum Anxiety
The perinatal journey is full of emotional vulnerability and identity shifts. EMDR can offer healing and integration in many areas, including:
Birth trauma – Whether your experience involved medical interventions, NICU stays, unexpected outcomes, or feeling unheard during labor, EMDR can help reduce the distress connected to those memories.
Pregnancy loss and infertility – Miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, and fertility struggles can be deeply isolating and traumatic. EMDR supports you in grieving, processing, and reconnecting with hope.
Postpartum anxiety or intrusive thoughts – If your mind feels hijacked by fears, worst-case scenarios, or “what ifs,” EMDR can help rewire the patterns that keep your nervous system on high alert.
Medical trauma – Pregnancy complications, emergency surgeries, or invasive procedures can leave a lasting imprint. EMDR allows your body to release the survival response tied to these events.
Old wounds resurfacing – Becoming a parent often reactivates childhood trauma, attachment wounds, or earlier losses. EMDR gently supports you in healing the past so you can show up more fully in the present.
The perinatal period asks so much of you. If you’re feeling stuck in fear, sadness, or shame, please know that you’re not broken—and you’re not alone. EMDR can be a powerful path back to your inner calm, resilience, and strength.
Whether you're preparing for birth, navigating postpartum, or parenting after loss, there is space for your healing here. I’d be honored to walk with you.