Owner/Founder/Counselor

Ashley is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Louisiana, and has her perinatal mental health certification through PSI. She is trained and licensed to diagnose and treat perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, amongst other perinatal issues. She is passionate about helping birthing people navigate their pregnancies, along with the many changes that the postpartum period brings. She is an advocate in the perinatal community for earlier screenings, better education, and accessible resources for birthing people and their partners to better understand the challenges that may come with conception and pregnancy.

Through her own experience with pregnancy loss, she knows just how exhausting it can be to navigate things like miscarriage or infertility alone. Ashley takes a holistic and client centered approach to counseling, and wants women to feel empowered in the choices they make for their reproductive and mental health. Ashley works to create a safe therapeutic space by offering a sense of humor, validation, education, and unconditional positive regard for her clients.

Counselor

Angela is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with years of experience supporting new and expectant parents. Angela has extensive training in perinatal mental health and early childhood mental health and has been an active volunteer with Postpartum Support International since 2019. She works with parents during all stages of parenthood, focusing on practical approaches to improve daily functioning and development of a deeper understanding of the sensory and emotional needs of both themselves and their children. Angela is also trained as an Adoption Competent provider and specializes in supporting individuals and families impacted by adoption.

Angela works with individuals, couples, and families, and takes a holistic approach to the treatment of depression, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders, as well as relationship and emotion regulation challenges.

Counselor (Bilingual)

Maria is a mother, partner, sister, and a friend who comes from a multicultural background; and her life informs her work as a therapist who focuses on reproductive mental health and trauma. She serves those who are specifically seeking support in their perinatal journeys, including individuals navigating infertility and fertility treatments. She is deeply informed by her personal value of parenthood, including her own experience of grief and loss. She holds space for her clients and their narratives while offering solidarity in an often changing landscape of family planning, pregnancy, postpartum, and more. She believes in the power of connection and aims to foster it in the therapy space, including encouraging connection with the self, which can often be lost in the many roles we play in our lives.

Her style is warm, insightful, compassionate, soulful, and calm. Guided by the tools of person-centered therapy, yoga, and mindfulness, she adaptively and sensitively supports her clients unique identities and experiences. She looks forward to supporting English and Spanish speakers alike in their unique journey toward wholehearted healing and strength.

Counselor

Carley Whitney is a Provisionally Licensed Professional Counselor invested in helping others find their voice, healing, and peace in their journey. She began her counseling career based on her desire to help those experiencing perinatal mental health issues including perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, birth trauma, miscarriage, and infant loss.

She has a passion for helping birthing parents and partners unpack and process the difficult thoughts and emotions that can accompany this experience, find support and hope, and experience contentment in the journey of parenthood. Her work with the perinatal population is supported by her training with Postpartum Support International and her affiliation with the Louisiana Mental Health Perinatal Partnership.

In addition to perinatal mental health concerns, Carley uses an eclectic person-centered approach to treat a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, relationships, self-esteem, and more.

Counselor

Bethany began her career as a social worker serving women and children impacted by sexual and domestic violence. During this time, she learned to support survivors in navigating the legal system, help folks regain their sense of body sovereignty, and empower individuals and families throughout their healing process. After five years of working with survivors, she transitioned into the school system as an early intervention social worker where she provided counseling to elementary students struggling with emotional and behavioral concerns.

Bethany has a natural affinity for connecting with children, listening with compassion, and building on clients’ strengths. She works with individuals to make changes within their reach while examining the larger societal factors that impact each person’s wellbeing. Her primary focus continues to be on empowering women, children, and birthing people in overcoming trauma and navigating life transitions.