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Therapy for Postpartum Depression | Denver
The Baby Blues
Many women who have just given birth experience an array of intense emotions. Up to 80% of women experience what’s known as the Baby Blues. The baby blues usually start soon after delivery and can last for a few weeks. People experiencing the baby blues can experience intense happiness, irritability, sadness, anxiety, and emotions that feel all over the place and hard to control. Interestingly, the predominant mood with the baby blues is happiness. A postpartum therapist can help you identify if you are experiencing the baby blues and can help to prevent postpartum depression.
Is it the baby blues or postpartum depression?
One big difference between postpartum depression and the baby blues is how long the experience lasts. The baby blues is transient - lasting only a few weeks postpartum, while postpartum depression will continue on past the first few weeks postpartum. The severity of symptoms can also be an indicator.
Symptoms of postpartum depression include:¹
Low or depressed mood, which may make it difficult to care for yourself or your baby
Difficulty enjoying things
Trouble bonding with your baby
Insomnia (trouble with falling or staying asleep, even when your baby is sleeping)
Changes in appetite
Guilt ( which may be connected with thoughts like “I’m not a good mom. I’m not doing anything right.”)
If your symptoms feel overwhelming, therapy for postpartum depression in Denver can provide you with the support you need to manage these emotions.
How do I know if I need therapy for postpartum depression?
Most people experience some days where they feel depressed after giving birth. If the symptoms of postpartum depression are persistent, and it feels like you can’t turn them off, therapy for postpartum depression and anxiety can help.
Postpartum depression is treatable. Get started with therapy today.
My approach to therapy for postpartum depression
My approach to therapy during the postpartum period includes a lot of education - helping you to understand signs and symptoms of postpartum depression since these can sometimes show up differently than depression does during other periods of our lives.
We also may spend time processing the role shift you’ve just gone through, and how this may be impacting you. Your identities may now include mom, parent, co-parent, which are really big adjustments!
Therapy can help you adapt to these changes, and move forward in your life and relationships in the way that you value.
Therapy for postpartum depression in Denver can help you to:
Feel supported and connected in your relationships again
Slow down and savor important moments, which can help you enjoy and really feel things that are important to you - like bonding with your baby.
Keep anxiety and depression symptoms from going haywire and taking over
Learn how to let go of and get distance from bothersome thoughts
Improve your sleep
Don’t let postpartum depression control your life—therapy in Denver can help you heal and thrive.
You don’t have to do this alone. Let’s get started on treating your postpartum depression.
Mindful Health Psychology provides mindful, compassionate therapy for postpartum depression for people in Denver, Colorado & Chicago, Illinoi + 41 additional States online.
Other services offered at Mindful Health Psychology:
Mindful Health Psychology is a practice offering in-person and online therapy for Denver, CO. Mindful Health Psychology is also able to provide online therapy to most other states (see FAQs for details on specific states served). We specialize in therapy for anxiety, depression, distress during pregnancy, postpartum anxiety, coping with miscarriage and pregnancy loss, PMDD, coping with fertility-related stressors, birth trauma, coping with a chronic medical condition, insomnia, nightmares, circadian rhythm disorders, and hypersomnia disorders.
We provide both in-person and online therapy to give you options and make treatment more accessible, which means you can be located in Denver, Chicago, Miami, Princeton, Seattle, and beyond!
References
Cox JL, Holden JM, Sagovsky R. Detection of postnatal depression: development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The British journal of psychiatry. 1987;150(6):782-6.