Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists in Brooklyn, NY

Although you might come to therapy seeking help with your vulnerabilities, I believe you possess the strengths to develop healthy relationships with yourself and others and to change your life. Whether you come to therapy during an acute crisis, have reached a crossroads, or need to process and reflect on a layer of your life, therapy can be a powerful, supportive exploration. If you are seeking a better understanding or to change how you feel related to others, the meaning of important or painful moments in your life, or to develop insight into your life patterns, therapy can be a transformative tool for you.

I am a passionate and compassionate psychotherapist that has dedicated my career to helping my clients navigate both the ups and downs of daily life and the rollercoasters of anxiety, depression, and trauma. With all of my clients, I approach therapy with the philosophy that self-knowledge drives healing and growth, and I use psychodynamic principles to explore how our past and present intertwine in ways that no longer serve us.

Are you struggling to conceive and feel totally alone? What has the parenthood journey been like for you? Are you unsure how to manage your toddlers’ frequent tantrums? As a licensed clinical psychologist and mom myself, I provide culturally sensitive and trauma-informed support, specializing in perinatal and early childhood mental health. I have expertise in treating issues that come up around pre-conception, pregnancy, postpartum and the early years of raising a young child.

Have you always dreamt about becoming a mother? Is it what you imagined it to be? You were told that all mothers are happy and perfect. In truth, motherhood is an emotional, complicated and compelling journey from conception, pregnancy, delivery, and into postpartum. No one tells you how hard it can be to actually get pregnant. Others seem to get it so easily, yet you struggle. When you are pregnant, instead of feeling endless joy, you feel sad, scared, angry or anxious. After the baby comes, instead of feeling confident as a new mother, you wonder all the time, what if you aren’t the perfect mother?

I am Dr. Lara DiCarlo, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (NY and FL). I have prioritized working with marginalized communities over the past decade as a therapist. People most often come to me for concerns with anxiety, chronic illness, depression, identity, life transitions, perinatal period, and relationships (attachment, family, peer, romantic, sexual). I primarily offer individual therapy and have a specialization in working with young adults. My approach is warm, engaging, empowering, and collaborative. I also offer appointments for gender affirming letters and personality/psychopathology assessment.

I believe that therapy is a space for us to tackle life’s difficulties as well as celebrate life, find joy, and build self-compassion. I provide empathic, nonjudgmental psychotherapy, focused on deepening a sense of self-awareness, gaining insight into your emotional experiences, and empowering you to live a more fulfilling life. My therapeutic approach is rooted in relational and attachment-based theories. I frequently use humanistic, and behavioral interventions tailored to meet the needs of the individual or couple I am working with. I strive to create authentic and collaborative relationships with everyone I work with.

I am a clinical psychologist experienced in working with individuals and couples around a variety of emotional and life challenges, including grief and loss, trauma, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, and substance abuse. I specialize in working with women and couples dealing with challenges around pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum depression/anxiety, and adjustment to parenting. I also see mothers and infants together to address issues in attachment and communication. My orientation is primarily psychodynamic and interpersonal, although I am trained in CBT, DBT, and CPT and do integrate these strategies as needed.

I take a modern, integrative, client-specific approach to psychotherapy, and tend to focus clinically on my clients’ pasts, relationships, feelings, and thoughts. I bring my authentic self to sessions, and believe that growth in therapy is fostered through a collaborative, positive, and understanding therapeutic relationship.

I offer individual therapy, couples, relationship & intimacy counseling, and support groups, as well as clinical supervision for mental health professionals. I am experienced and trained in treating a variety of mental health concerns, including perinatal anxiety, depression, PTSD, and OCD, and couples and sex therapy methods. I also support those with reproductive challenges such as infertility, sexual dysfunction, pregnancy loss, and birth trauma.

Talking helps. Putting your thoughts and feelings into words opens a wider range of possibilities for how you might live your life, experience yourself and relate with others. Together, we create a space where you can come to know yourself, become familiar with patterns of feeling and relating, and clarify what you want. We discover and work through obstacles to more fully inhabiting yourself and pursuing your desires authentically and healthfully. It may not be easy, but it is freeing.

I specialize in women’s mental health and wellness across the lifespan and work with clients on areas such as anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, work/career identity and balance, stress management, reproductive and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD), parenting issues, bereavement, academic challenges and existential issues.

Hi, my name is Lauren Blau and I have over 7 years of experience working with adult individuals. I see clients struggling with mood disorders, anxiety, insomnia, and those adjusting to chronic illness. I specialize in perinatal mental health and health psychology, using evidence-based interventions including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT). I have certifications in perinatal mental health from the Beck Institute and Postpartum Support International.

Trying to conceive, pregnancy, and the postpartum period can pose unique challenges to mental health. In this time of change and upheaval, many individuals and couples benefit from support as they develop new skills and adjust to a new way of life. I work with clients who are planning for a healthy transition into parenthood, coping with an adverse fertility, pregnancy, birth, or postpartum experience, or addressing painful childhood or family-of-origin experiences that may arise when becoming a new parent. Most of my clients receive therapy for 3-6 months, though a longer engagement can sometimes be recommended.

Change is possible. You CAN feel better. You may be skeptical that what you're struggling with can be helped, blaming and judging yourself instead. You may be frustrated by many attempts to make things better without helping. A part of you may want to avoid looking at what is happening straight on for fear it could make things worse. These fears are normal. With kindness, curiosity, and a helpful framework, we can address these concerns while also allowing you to get the help you need.

You deserve to be seen and heard for who exactly you are, even if you aren’t quite sure who that is yet. I’ll meet you where you are at, utilizing your own strengths, creativity, and interests to help cultivate change and healing. As a creative arts therapist, I can help you explore your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors with gentle curiosity. I am here to help you learn how to regulate, feel safe, grounded, and at home in your body. I combine verbal psychotherapy with creative arts therapies to help develop insight into the reasons that have brought you, your child, or your family to therapy.

My practice focuses on supporting my clients through significant life transitions and accessing their authentic selves in the process. Drawing on a holistic lens, I incorporates concepts from Internal Family Systems, Attachment Theory, Mindfulness and Polyvagal Theory to guide my clients in better understanding themselves, their behaviors, and accessing and developing a relationship with their authentic selves. I have years of experience supporting clients struggling with anxiety, depression, postpartum mood disorders or distress, grief, career transitions, and establishing a work/life balance.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. My practice offers psychotherapy services for adults, couples, and children. I believe that one size never fits all, therefore I tailor the therapy to the individual. People who contact me are usually doing so because they are experiencing difficulty in their personal relationships or are experiencing uncomfortable symptoms of stress, depression, anxiety and other related problems. These are symptoms of something more complex going on in your life. I'm here to help you work it through.

Everyone goes through difficult times. Maybe you're going through a life transition, experiencing anxiety and mood disorders, or having relationship issues. We provide integrative, holistic psychotherapy to individuals and couples. We treat a broad spectrum of issues, and specialize in anxiety/perfectionism, relationships, and perinatal mental health. All of our therapists believe in the mind/body connection and work holistically to connect and create new awareness and growth. We have several psychologists at different fee levels to fit your financial needs.

Are you a pregnant or postpartum mom who is struggling with feeling overwhelmed, lonely or anxious? Becoming a mother is taking on a new identity. This can sometimes mean feeling as though you lose parts of yourself in the process. We will work together to uncover and reestablish those pieces to make you feel whole again. From pregnancy to postpartum, the experience for some of us isn’t always easy or happy or “as it should be.” There’s no shame in seeking out help; in fact, it’s your first lesson in parenting: it really does take a village and we have to ask for help when we need it.