Some stories start in ways no one can plan for.

NICU & Medically Complex Journeys

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Support for parents navigating the emotional weight of a complicated beginning, ongoing medical needs, and everything that comes after.

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You've been carrying more than most people realize.

You don't have to navigate it alone.

Even when the monitors are gone, your body may still be waiting for the next alarm. You might find yourself checking that your child is breathing, worrying before every appointment, or wondering if you'll ever stop waiting for something to go wrong.

When everyone is focused on your child, it’s easy to disappear from the picture.

The part people don’t always see

The worry that doesn't switch off.
The appointments you can't stop thinking about.
The milestones you celebrate differently.
The grief you don't always feel allowed to name.
The exhaustion of being the person who keeps everything moving.

You matter in this story, too.

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Two things can be true

You can love your child deeply and still wish things had been different.

You can be grateful and exhausted.

Hopeful and afraid.

Proud and grieving.

Relieved and still on edge.

You don’t have to choose one feeling and leave the others behind.

How Therapy Can Help

Processing what happened

Making sense of a difficult birth, NICU stay, hospitalization, diagnosis, or medical experience that still feels close.

Living with uncertainty

Managing the anxiety, hypervigilance, and “what ifs” that can come with ongoing medical needs.

Finding yourself again

Making space for your own identity, relationships, needs, and emotions when caregiving has taken up so much of your life.

Caring without losing yourself

Learning ways to stay connected to your child without feeling like you have to be on alert every moment.

Making room for complicated feelings

Grief, guilt, anger, fear, relief, gratitude, resentment, hope—sometimes all in the same day.

Your experience matters, too

Your child may be the reason you came.

You are still the person I’m here to support.

Therapy gives you a place to step out of caregiver role for a moment, to process what you’ve experienced, understand what’s happening underneath your reactions, and figure out how you want to move forward.

No minimizing- What happened doesn’t have to be “bad enough” to deserve attention.

No forced positivity- You can be grateful and still struggle.

No perfect plan- We can start with what’s happening now.

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Somewhere along the way, you became the coordinator.

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Appointments. Evaluations. Therapies. Specialists. Insurance. Recommendations. Another phone call to make.

When your child's care involves a whole network of providers and systems, it can start to feel like a second full-time job—one you're expected to manage while still being a parent.

Therapy isn't case management. But you don't have to navigate the emotional weight of it alone.

Frequently Asked Questions

A few things you may be wondering..

Not at all. I work with parents and caregivers whose children have a wide range of medical, developmental, and complex care needs, whether those challenges began before birth, during infancy, or later in childhood.
Absolutely. Many parents find that the emotional impact of a NICU stay or ongoing medical care continues long after the immediate crisis has passed. Therapy can help you process those experiences and support your own healing.
Yes. Parenting a medically complex child often brings unique emotional, relational, and practical challenges. Therapy can be a space to process your experiences, strengthen coping strategies, and explore ways to support both your child and yourself.
Yes. The NICU and the journey of raising a medically complex child affect the entire family—not just one parent. Many dads and partners find themselves balancing work, caregiving, financial stress, and supporting everyone else while putting their own needs aside.
You deserve a space where you don't have to be the "strong one." Therapy can help you process your experience, navigate the challenges of caregiving, and care for your own well-being alongside your family's.
Absolutely. While your child's developmental services focus on supporting their growth, therapy focuses on supporting you. Many parents find themselves coordinating appointments, advocating for services, processing difficult emotions, and carrying an enormous mental load. Therapy offers a space to care for your own well-being while navigating the realities of raising a medically complex child.

You deserve support, too

For months, everyone asked how your baby was doing.
They asked about weight gain, oxygen, surgeries, therapies, milestones, and appointments.

Far fewer people asked how you were doing.

You deserve a space where your story matters, too.