We provide psychotherapy services to children, adolescents and adults

We work with individuals who are:

  • experiencing a transition in health, career or relationship
  • feeling depressed, fearful or anxious
  • grieving a loss
  • in need of support for an addiction
  • entertaining existential questions
  • becoming new mothers
  • experiencing post partum depression
  • integrating and accepting their sexual orientation
  • exploring or transitioning their gender
  • strengthening a new relationship or marriage
  • learning to understand anger
  • looking for psychodynamic/psychoanalytically informed therapy

We work with couples who want to:

  • improve communication
  • navigate complex topics like sex or finances
  • explore starting or strengthening a family
  • considering a break up or divorce

We also offer adult therapeutic groups that focus on:

  • post partum depression/anxiety
  • birth trauma
  • LGBT relationships
  • adolescent girls (14-17)


 

Post Partum Depression

Following the birth of a child, some new mothers (and a small percent of new fathers or partners) experience mild depression, a condition popularly referred to as “the baby blues.” Ten percent of new mothers experience a more severe form of distress, which is called postpartum depression, or postnatal depression. Additionally, some women experience more anxious feelings. The overwhelming feelings of anxiety can be as difficult as depression and can be worked through. Trauma during birth can also come up in confusing ways postpartum.

The symptoms of postpartum depression are similar to the symptoms of depression, including lethargy, sleep and eating disturbances, and persistent sadness or mood disorder. These symptoms can arise weeks, months and even a year after the birth of baby. This, and the fact that men as well as women can suffer from this condition make postpartum depression less of a psychological disorder and more of a temporary condition that reflects a profound change in lifestyle, a hormonal shift (for women), and the likely absence of sufficient emotional and social support for the new parent.

Treatment for postpartum depression, therefore, not only includes traditional psychotherapy and counseling, but also includes practical assistance with creating social support systems and identifying applicable community resources for the new parent.

Please contact me to schedule a consultation - McKenzie Casad, LCSW (757) 553-2780, mckenzie@cypresscounseling.com