Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting Support

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Pregnancy, birth and parenting are major life experiences that hold the potential to take us higher than we've ever been, lower than we've ever been, and all points in-between. Therapeutic counselling can assist you in understanding where you're at, what you need and want, and how you can move in the direction of your goals. 

As a long-time birth and family professional, I bring more than just a therapist's skill set to our work. In addition to being very familiar with the mental health and relationship challenges that can arise during the perinatal and parenting days, my experience as a childbirth educator and doula enables me to also able to draw upon a strong understanding of the physical and medical elements that can come into play. This unique blend of education and experience can be very helpful when a pregnancy, birth or postpartum period is particularly complex or difficult.

With respect to pregnancy, birth and parenthood, my experience includes:

- fertility journeys

- medically-complex circumstances

- healthy, physiologic labour in both home and hospital settings

- interventions, including induction, epidural, assisted delivery and Cesarean birth

- VBAC

- prematurity and NICU experiences

- all types of perinatal loss and bereavement 

- physical and psychological birth trauma 

- breastfeeding, bottle feeding and medically-assisted feeding 

- various developmental and health concerns, including mood challenges

- baby, sibling and parent care

- two-parent and blended families, intentional and unintentional single parents

- 2SLGBTQ+ families

- families with ADHD, ASD and Giftedness in the mix

For a better understanding of issues that I'm well-suited to assist you with, please refer to the Counselling & Therapy page.

If you're interested in exploring counselling or therapy in relation to your pregnancy, birth or parenting, please be in touch to arrange a free, 15-minute phone call to assess our goodness-of-fit. I offer both individual and couple's sessions. If for any reason I'm not the best person to serve you, I'll refer you to more suitable resources. Kindly call or email to arrange a free consult:

289-237-1596

Lara@LaraStewartPanko.com

Please Note: My practice is full at this time. Openings are anticipated beginning in July. If you'd like to be placed on the waitlist, please be in touch.