Bringing a child into the world is meant to be a profound and sacred experience, but when birth doesn't go as expected, it can change you in ways you never expected. If your birth experience felt overwhelming, frightening, or left you feeling unheard, unseen, or disconnected from yourself, you are not alone.
What you went through — or what you didn’t get to experience — matters. If your birth left you shaken, confused, or carrying emotions you cannot quite explain, you are not broken. Your body adapted the best way it could at the time. Healing birth trauma is possible, and can happen gently.
Through somatic therapy, including options for healing birth trauma online, you can begin to reconnect with your body, release what's been held inside, and rediscover a sense of peace and safety in yourself again.
When Birth Leaves a Lasting Impact
Birth trauma is not always tied to a single dramatic moment. Often, it comes from feeling powerless, rushed, or unsupported when you needed care and protection. What stays with you is how your nervous system experienced the event.
Birth trauma may be connected to experiences such as:
A labor that felt intense, frightening, or out of control
Emergency or unplanned C-section
Medical interventions that felt invasive or unexpected
Feeling ignored, dismissed, or pressured by providers
Loss of consent during procedures
Being separated from your baby after birth
NICU stays or medical complications
Hemorrhaging or post-birth medical emergencies
Stillbirth or miscarriage
Birth that stirred up past trauma or abuse
Persistent fear, panic, or hypervigilance during or after birth
Guilt after abortion
Placing a baby for adoption and carrying the emotional weight afterward
Many adults seeking help for healing birth trauma struggle with symptoms that show up later. These can include anxiety, emotional numbness, irritability, physical tension, or a sense of being “stuck.” Somatic therapy works with these experiences through the body, allowing healing to happen without forcing you to relive the past.
Gentle, Nervous-System–Focused Healing
Healing birth trauma for adults is not about retelling your story over and over. It’s about helping your nervous system complete what was interrupted and find its way back to safety. We work slowly and gently, tuning into the sensations, impulses, and signals your body is ready to share.
This approach allows your system to settle without feeling overwhelmed. Over time, many clients notice feeling more grounded, more connected, and less reactive. Healing unfolds at a pace that honors your capacity and respects what you’ve lived through.
Postpartum Therapy That Meets You Where You Are
The postpartum period can feel confusing and isolating, especially when your emotions do not match what you expected. I also offer postpartum therapy for parents navigating anxiety, depression, lingering fear from birth, or a sense of disconnection from themselves or their baby.
With postpartum therapy online, you can access support from your own space. Sessions are rooted in consent, compassion, and attunement. We focus on helping your nervous system regulate so you can feel more supported in your body and in this season of life.
There is space here for grief, joy, anger, exhaustion, numbness, and everything in between. You don’t need to explain or minimize what you are feeling.
Your Experience Is Enough
Many people wonder if their birth experience was “bad enough” to seek help. Birth trauma does not need to look a certain way to be real. If your body is still holding onto it, trust that inner knowing—it matters.
Healing birth trauma online or in person offers support without comparison or judgment. Your experience is valid, and you deserve care that acknowledges what you and your body went through.
How My Birth Trauma Services Support Healing
My services include individual and small group somatic therapy sessions, offered both in person and online. Healing can begin weeks, months, or years after birth. There is no deadline for feeling whole again.
This work supports healing birth trauma in adults by helping you feel safer in your body, more present with yourself, and less ruled by past experiences. Feeling like yourself again is possible.
Take the Next Step, When You’re Ready
If you’re considering healing birth trauma or exploring postpartum therapy online, I invite you to schedule a free consultation. This is a low-pressure conversation to explore what you need and whether working together feels aligned and like a right fit for both of us.
You get to move at your own pace. Support is here when you are ready.
FAQ
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Birth trauma therapy supports your nervous system after a frightening, overwhelming, or distressing birth experience. In somatic therapy, we focus on how your body held the experience rather than retelling the full story, allowing healing to happen gently.
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Ongoing anxiety, emotional numbness, irritability, physical tension, or feeling disconnected from yourself or your baby are common signs. These responses indicate a nervous system that's still carrying the trauma in your body, mind, and spirit.
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Yes. Birth trauma can surface long after the birth itself, usually triggered by another traumatic experience. Healing does not depend on timing, and your body can find safety and resolution at any stage.
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Somatic therapy works with sensations and nervous system responses stored in the body. Sessions are slow, consent-based, and focused on helping your system settle without overwhelm.
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Healing birth trauma online can be very effective. Being in your own space often supports nervous system safety, making it easier to stay present and supported during sessions.