Perinatal Mental Health Assessment & Screening
A thoughtful space to check in with yourself during pregnancy and early parenthood
Pregnancy and growing your family can bring a wide range of emotions—sometimes all at once. Excitement, uncertainty, worry, joy, overwhelm, grief, and everything in between can coexist.
A perinatal mental health assessment is a dedicated 1–1.5 hour conversation designed to look beyond a screening questionnaire. Together, we’ll explore your mental health history, how you’re feeling now, and the many personal and relational changes that come with pregnancy and becoming—or becoming again—a parent.
This assessment can help you better understand what you’re experiencing and whether ongoing therapy may be a helpful support.
What We’ll Explore
Your assessment is personalized to you and your circumstances. Our conversation may include:
• Your mental health history — Past experiences with anxiety, depression, trauma, postpartum mental health concerns, or other emotional challenges, as well as what has and hasn’t been helpful in the past.
• How you’re feeling right now — Your thoughts, feelings, worries, expectations, and experiences related to your pregnancy and the transition into parenthood.
• Risk and protective factors — Personal, relational, and situational factors that may affect your emotional well-being during the perinatal period.
• Your relationship with your partner — How pregnancy and parenthood may be affecting your connection, communication, intimacy, roles, and expectations for one another.
• Your support system — The people in your life who provide support, and where you may be feeling supported—or where you may need more support.
• Becoming a parent — Concerns, fears, expectations, or uncertainty about becoming a parent or adjusting to a new identity as a parent.
• Growing your family — If you're expecting baby #2, #3, or beyond, we can explore how you’re feeling about expanding your family and how another baby may affect your existing family dynamic.
• Changes to your life and relationships — How bringing home a baby may affect your relationship with your partner, your existing children, your routines, your identity, and your overall life.
More Than a Questionnaire
While standardized screening tools may be part of the assessment, this is not simply a series of questions or a score.
There is room to talk.
You’ll have an opportunity to put words to thoughts and feelings that can sometimes be difficult to share—including the things you may feel like you shouldn't be thinking or feeling during pregnancy or early parenthood.
The goal is to understand the whole picture, not just check boxes.
Reflection & Recommendations
At the end of our time together, we’ll reflect on what came up during the assessment and discuss recommendations based on your individual needs.
Recommendations may include:
• Beginning or continuing individual therapy
• Additional support during pregnancy or postpartum
• Strengthening your support system
• Resources or strategies to support your emotional well-being
• Couples or relationship-focused support when appropriate
• Continued monitoring of your mental health during the perinatal period
The assessment is a starting point—not a label. You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of what you’re experiencing and thoughtful next steps to consider.
Investment
Sliding Scale: $150–$225
The assessment is approximately 1–1.5 hours.
If you're wondering whether therapy might be right for you, this can be an opportunity to slow down, talk honestly about what you're experiencing, and better understand the kind of support that may be helpful during this significant transition.
You don't have to wait until you're struggling to reach out.