VIRTUAL THERAPY FOR NEW MOMS

Online therapy for new moms who are way more than just moms.

You can love your kid like crazy and still miss the woman you were before becoming someone’s mom. Your career, relationships, friendships, big dreams, adventures, and all the things that light you up? They still get to matter, too.

Ready to make some room for you again and create a version of mom life that feels a whole lot more like you?

You Expected life to Change

You Didn't Expect motherhood to Change You This Much.

You can be wildly grateful for this life and still miss the woman you were before it.

Because motherhood doesn’t just change your schedule. It can shift your identity, your relationships, your priorities, your body, your career, and even what you want from your life.

On the outside, you're doing the mom thing.

  • Remembering everyone's everything

  • Googling whether that rash is normal

  • Carrying a mental to-do list that never seems to end

But underneath all of that, you’re trying to find you again.

Maybe you don’t want your old life back exactly. You just miss parts of yourself that used to feel easier to access. Your independence. Your ambition. Your relationship. Your confidence. Your sense of freedom.

And now you’re trying to figure out who you are in this version of your life, what still fits, what doesn’t, and how to be a mom without motherhood becoming your entire identity.

You're Allowed to Love Being a Mom and still Want More for Yourself.

These things aren't mutually exclusive. And it's okay to...

Love your kids and need time away from them.

Be grateful for this life and miss your old one.

Be a great mom and prioritize yourself.

Love motherhood and still hate parts of it.

Chase your dreams and show up for your family.

Motherhood is part of who you are.

It doesn't have to become your entire identity.

There's Actually a Name for What You're Going Through

(You know... the whole becoming-a-mom-and-figuring-out-who-the-heck-you-are-now thing you're experiencing? )

It's known as Matrescence

What Exactly is Matrescence?

Matrescence is the transition you go through as you become a mom. Think of it like adolescence: a season of big physical, emotional, relational, and identity changes.

How can it affect your identity?

Motherhood can change more than your day-to-day life. It can shift your relationships, career, priorities, confidence, and sense of self, leaving you wondering where you fit into it all.

How can therapy help new moms?

Therapy gives you space to process all the changes, grieve who you were before, say the things you’re scared to say out loud, and figure out who you want to be now.

Why work with me?

Part of my work focuses on perinatal mental health and helping women through the emotional and identity shifts of motherhood.

This topic also hits close to home. At the end of 2025, I became a first-time mama—and experienced my own version of the “Wait... who the heck am I now?” new-mom identity crisis.

So when you tell me you miss the old you, feel guilty for wanting time to yourself, aren't sure what happened to your ambition, or love your kids but don't love every second of motherhood? I get it.

And while my experience isn't your experience, you won't have to convince me that two completely opposite feelings can be true at the exact same time.

How therapy can help

In therapy, we’ll talk about your experience, what’s really going on, and work toward goals like:

  • Work toward feeling more grounded when you’re overwhelmed, irritated, or constantly on edge.

  • Explore how to trust yourself and your choices when you’re second-guessing whether you’re doing motherhood “right.”

  • Practise asking for what you need and setting boundaries instead of saying yes, doing it all, and quietly building resentment.

  • Reconnect with who you are outside of mom life while navigating who you’re becoming as a mom.

You don't have to go back to who you were before becoming a mom. You get to explore who you're becoming.

Sessions & Rates

Stephanie Annesley

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Currently Accepting Clients Residing in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba & Saskatchewan

Sessions & Rates

Standard Therapy Session

Individual support to work through challenges, build new skills, and move toward your goals.

$150

  • Duration: 50 minutes

  • Availability: Accepting new clients

  • Location: Virtual

  • Support for Individuals residing in: Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan

  • Insurance: Receipts provided for reimbursement (Coverage varies by provider & plan)

  • Sliding Scale: All sliding scale spots are currently full.

Extended Therapy Session

More time to unpack complex challenges, explore what’s coming up, and work toward your therapy goals.

$200

  • Duration: 75 minutes

  • Availability: Accepting new clients

  • Location: Virtual

  • Support for Individuals residing in: Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan

  • Insurance: Receipts provided for reimbursement (Coverage varies by provider & plan)

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Taking Care of Everyone But Yourself?

This One's For You!

I've rounded up my favourite guided meditations for pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond to help you ditch some of the guilt, calm the overwhelm, and feel a little more like yourself again.

Because you deserve a little peace, too. Even if it's only for five minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Questions You Might Be Googling at 11 PM

Is what I'm experiencing normal after becoming a mom?

Motherhood can come with a surprisingly wide range of emotions, including love, joy, grief, anger, resentment, boredom, guilt, uncertainty, and a sense of losing yourself. Therapy can give you space to understand what's coming up for you and whether additional support may be helpful.

Do I need to have postpartum depression or anxiety to come to therapy?

No. You don't need a diagnosis—or even a clear idea of what's "wrong"—to start therapy. You might simply know that motherhood feels harder or more complicated than you expected, you're struggling with your identity, or you want somewhere to talk honestly about how you're feeling.

What if I love my baby but sometimes regret or miss my old life?

Those feelings can coexist. Therapy for maternal ambivalence gives you somewhere to explore conflicting feelings about motherhood without reducing your experience to either "I love being a mom" or "I don't." There can be a whole lot of grey in between.

Can therapy help with mom guilt?

Mom guilt can show up around everything from working and childcare to needing alone time, setting boundaries, maintaining friendships, or simply wanting things that have nothing to do with your children. In therapy, we can explore where those expectations come from and work toward a definition of motherhood that's more aligned with your own values.

What if I feel like I've lost myself since becoming a mom?

This is one of the reasons someone might seek new mom identity crisis therapy or postpartum identity shift counseling. Rather than trying to turn you back into the person you were before your baby, therapy can help you explore what's changed, what you want to carry forward, and who you're becoming in this season.

Why do I feel angry or resentful all the time?

Feeling angrier or more irritable after becoming a mom is more common than you might think. In therapy, we won’t shame it or try to stuff it down. We can explore what might be underneath it, what tends to trigger it, and what changes might help it feel less like it’s running the show.

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