Specialized Perinatal Psychotherapy & Counselling

Whether you’re navigating conception, pregnancy, postpartum, or early parenthood, we’re here to provide compassionate, evidence-based, and non-judgmental care.

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Becoming a parent is a profound transition that deserves care, connection, & support every step of the way.

Through therapy, we begin to understand these responses—not as personal shortcomings, but as meaningful signals—while building the capacity to respond with greater awareness, flexibility, and care.

How We Can Work Together

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    Prenatal, Fertility & Family Planning

    Support as you navigate the emotional complexities of fertility, family planning, and the transition into pregnancy — including experiences of loss and grief. Together, we create space to process uncertainty, expectations, and the evolving sense of self as you move toward parenthood.

  • Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum

    Support through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period — a time of profound change that can feel both meaningful and overwhelming. Together, we focus on emotional wellbeing, recovery, and adjusting to early parenthood with greater steadiness and support.

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    Parenting & Relationship Support

    The constant demands of parenting can leave you feeling stretched, overwhelmed, & disconnected from one another. Together, we work through stress, communication patterns, and evolving roles, helping you reconnect and feel more supported as a family.

Areas of Focus

  • Parenting Stress & Mental Load


    Balancing work, parenting, and daily life can lead to chronic overwhelm. Therapy helps you better manage the mental load and create more sustainable ways of coping.

  • Fertility, Family Planning & Uncertainty


    The path to parenthood is not always straightforward. Therapy provides support through the emotional weight of fertility challenges, decision-making, and uncertainty.

  • Postpartum Adjustment & Emotional Wellbeing


    The early stages of parenthood often come with exhaustion, pressure & emotional shifts. We work to support your wellbeing while you adapt to new routines and responsibilities.

  • Relationship Changes After Children


    Parenthood can impact connection, communication, and intimacy. We focus on helping you and your partner stay aligned while navigating competing demands.

  • Pregnancy & Prenatal Wellbeing


    Pregnancy can bring both emotional and mental strain alongside an already full life. Therapy offers a space to process, slow down, and feel more grounded through this transition.

  • Transition to Parenthood


    Adjusting to parenthood while maintaining the pace and demands of your professional life can feel disorienting. We support you in navigating this shift with greater clarity and steadiness.

  • Self-Identity & Loss of Self


    Many parents experience a shift in how they see themselves. Together, we explore your evolving identity—helping you reconnect with yourself beyond your role as a parent.

  • Return to Work & Work-Life Balance


    Returning to work can bring pressure, guilt, and competing priorities. Therapy supports you in integrating career and family life in a way that feels aligned and manageable.

How Therapy Can Support YOU

  • Specialized support for couples and individuals navigating relationship challenges, including communication difficulties, conflict cycles, emotional disconnection, and rebuilding trust.

    I support you in understanding patterns within your relationship, improving communication, and navigating complex dynamics with greater clarity. Our work integrates practical tools, structured conversations, and deeper emotional exploration to help you feel more connected, understood, and aligned.

  • Thoughtful, specialized support for postpartum mood changes — including depression and anxiety — during a time of significant emotional and identity transition.

    I offer care that is both clinically informed and deeply attuned, supporting you in navigating mood fluctuations, intrusive thoughts, and the evolving sense of self that comes with parenthood.

    Our work integrates reflective exploration, emotional processing, and evidence-based strategies to help regulate the nervous system, reduce overwhelm, and restore a sense of steadiness and connection.

  • Thoughtful, specialized support for the emotional complexities of fertility challenges — including IVF, IUI, miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, and infertility-related grief. With extensive experience supporting clients through treatment and loss,

    I offer care that is both clinically grounded and deeply attuned. In therapy, we integrate reflective exploration, grief processing, and evidence-based strategies to help regulate the nervous system, reduce overwhelm, and support you in moving through this experience with greater clarity and emotional steadiness.

  • Pregnancy often holds both anticipation and uncertainty — especially after loss or in the presence of complications. I offer specialized support for navigating prenatal anxiety, evolving identity, and the layered emotions that can emerge during this time.

    Our work together integrates reflective exploration, emotional processing, and evidence-based strategies to support nervous system regulation, reduce overwhelm, and help you feel more steady and supported as you move toward parenthood.

  • Thoughtful, specialized support for men navigating the psychological and relational shifts that come with parenthood. This period can bring increased responsibility, internal pressure, and emotional complexity that is often difficult to articulate, unfamiliar or distressing.

    I offer a space that is both clinically informed and deeply attuned, integrating reflective exploration, emotional skill-building, and practical strategies to support regulation, strengthen relationships, and foster a more grounded, connected experience of fatherhood.

  • If your birth or reproductive experience felt overwhelming or difficult to process, its effects may still be showing up in how you feel day-to-day — through anxiety, tension, emotional overwhelm, or feeling disconnected from yourself. You’re not alone in this.

    I support individuals navigating the impact of reproductive and birth-related trauma, including difficult or traumatic birth experiences, medical complications, and loss. I offer care that is both clinically grounded and deeply attuned, integrating gentle trauma processing with nervous system regulation approaches to reduce activation, restore a sense of safety, and support reconnection with your body and emotional experience.

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Hi, I’m Sam.

REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST | CERTIFIED COUPLES & PERINATAL THERAPIST

I specialize in perinatal and reproductive mental health, supporting individuals and couples who are used to managing a lot — and often doing it well — yet finding this chapter more overwhelming than expected.

From infertility and pregnancy complications to postpartum mental health, pregnancy loss, and relationship strain, I offer a space where you don’t have to hold it all together. My approach is thoughtful, collaborative, and grounded in both clinical expertise and genuine care.e.

MEET SAM

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

  • PSYCHOEDUCATION

    Knowledge is power. Understanding your behavioural, thought, and emotional patterns brings clarity and validation, and helps guide how you manage and grow through challenges.

  • ATTACHMENT-BASED

    Early relationship experiences shape how you relate to yourself & others, often influencing patterns of anxiety, low self-esteem, or relationship struggles. Together, we explore these patterns to build awareness, security & healthier connections.

  • CLARITY & CHOICE

    Offering clear, practical guidance that helps you feel grounded and capable, turning insight into real-world strategies so you can make intentional decisions & move forward with clarity, confidence & momentum.

  • INTEGRATIVE & HOLISTIC

    Rather than a one-size-fits-all model, I thoughtfully tailor evidence-based modalities & strategies to your unique experiences, identities, and values — creating a flexible, personalized counselling experience.

  • TRAUMA-INFORMED

    A trauma-informed approach recognizes that your symptoms are responses to what you’ve lived through -not personal flaws. Grounded in the brain–body connection, our work focuses on building safety, nervous system regulation, & resilience.

  • SAFE & INCLUSIVE

    I strive to provide a safe & inclusive space for all identities. My practice is affirming of all races, cultures, gender identities, sexual orientations, religious beliefs, and lived experiences.

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Getting Started Is Easy

Step 1

SCHEDULE A CONSULT

Book a complimentary 20-minute video consultation through the online portal. This is a relaxed, no-pressure opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

Step 2

MEET WITH SAM

In our consultation, we’ll explore what’s bringing you to therapy, what feels stuck or overwhelming, and what you’re hoping to gain from the process. 

Step 4

CREATE YOUR TAILORED PLAN

Together, we’ll develop a tailored plan that aligns with your needs, strengths, & vision for change — blending insight, practical tools, & meaninful reflection.

Step 3

BOOK YOUR FIRST SESSION

If it feels like the right fit, we’ll book your first session and begin creating space for deeper reflection, clarity, and direction.

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Let’s Sort It Out Together.

Get started today by booking a free consultation, no pressure or obligations!

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