THERAPY FOR WOMEN IN OKLAHOMA
Support for the Heart of the Home
Enjoy motherhood without the thought tornados, snapping at your husband, and need for control.
Your dream experience of being a mom was robbed from you. This chapter of your life is not going as you once day-dreamed. You are constantly bracing for the next thing to go wrong, whether it’s another fever, meltdown, or moment you can’t control. Maybe it started with a high-risk pregnancy, a birth that didn’t go as planned, or postpartum anxiety that hit harder than you expected.
Now even small things feel big. Your chest tightens over nap schedules, diaper bags, or trying to get out the door without someone crying (including you). You love your kids, but you feel stuck in survival mode. You’re tense all over, overstimulated, and one question away from snapping.
To everyone around you, you look polished, in control, and like you were made for this. But secretly, you feel stretched thin, quick to snap at your husband (or anyone, for that matter), and constantly questioning whether you are doing anything right.
Have you ever wondered what it’d be like to actually enjoy motherhood?
You’re doing everything “right,” but you still feel rage after a nap battle and walk around with a racing mind and clenched jaw. Even small things, like packing the diaper bag, sometimes feel too much.
Enjoying motherhood may look like sipping your coffee while the baby plays instead of holding your breath waiting for the next cry. Maybe it’s saying yes to dinner with friends without worrying about the baby’s schedule, or finally feeling like the you before kids again.
You wake up without dread and actually look forward to the day ahead.
You move through the chaos of diapers and daycare drop-off without feeling like you’re about to snap.
You catch yourself laughing with your baby, and it doesn’t feel forced.
You communicate with your husband without irritation bubbling underneath every word.
You go to bed proud of how you showed up, even with the laundry still on the couch.
You’re not second-guessing yourself. Instead you trust what you know and decide.
You give space for yourself, whether that’s a walk alone, an unhurried shower, or just breathing without someone needing you.
Slowly, it starts to feel like you again.
Here’s what life
can look like when you’re no longer just trying to make it through the day.
Hey, I’m Olivia!
a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), certified in perinatal mental health (PMH-C), and mom.
I help high-achieving moms who were ready for the baby but not for how overwhelming postpartum would feel. Before specializing in perinatal mental health, I was a therapist for kids and a new mom blindsided by anxiety, rage, and intrusive thoughts no one warned me about.
Now, I support women across Oklahoma through the mental load, identity shifts, and the complicated emotions of motherhood with warmth, honesty, and practical coping skills. Together, we slow down, make room for the hard stuff, and help you feel more grounded, connected, and like yourself again.
My Approach
This isn’t just talk therapy. It’s real change rooted in what matters to you.
You don’t need another person telling you to “just take a break” or “go for a walk.” You need someone who gets how heavy this all feels, and knows how to help you move through it.
In our sessions, we slow things down so it’s not just racing thoughts and clenched jaws all day long. We untangle the guilt that shows up the second you sit down to rest, the rage that comes out of nowhere, the pressure to do it all right, all the time.
You’ll learn how to respond differently to the thought tornado that hijacks your brain, and finally start to feel less reactive and more steady.
I use practical, values-based tools (like ACT and nervous system grounding) that help you build real change into the day-to-day chaos of motherhood.
You bring the honesty, whether it’s quiet resentment, intrusive thoughts, or the fear that you’re messing it all up. I’ll bring the calm, strategy, and a safe space for you to build the kind of life that feels kinder to yourself, full of confidence, and more you.
The majority of my clients feel lighter in their day-to-day and less anxiety in 2-3 months.
LETTERS TO MOM BLOGTips for Postpartum Moms
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Whew! This conversation with the author, Sara was so powerful. We spent about 30 minutes on a Zoom call discussing our personal experiences with tracking apps (Huckleberry, paper tracking, Baby Tracker, Sprout) and then I got to share why I’m professionally against them. As a mom whose OCD symptoms really shined with using Huckleberry, then getting trained in perinatal OCD, I highly recommend my clients just don’t even get started using a tracking app. Read on why I recommend you don’t use a tracking app.
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We go into parenting with the goal of being far better parents than how we were raised. We plan to use all the perfects scripts and tools that we see on social media. Then you get into it…and you release it’s hard to remember exactly what to do when you’re overwhelmed, overstimulated, and your child (no matter how old) is blowing their fuse. I love how this article describes what repair looks like, and why it’s more important in parenting. Learn about why repair is far better than being a perfect parent.
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I contributed to The Bump’s article exploring whether maternal instinct is real. I talked about the actual science behind what happens in a mother’s brain: how pregnancy and birth trigger physical changes in areas responsible for emotion, helping mothers become more empathetic and better able to read their babies’ cues. Something I really wanted parents to understand: maternal instinct isn’t like a light switch that flips on the moment you become a parent. It’s more like a volume dial that slowly turns up throughout your motherhood experience. And for some parents, that process can be delayed by birth trauma, postpartum stress, or other circumstances that leave you feeling preoccupied. If you’re not feeling that instant connection everyone talks about, this is totally common and doesn’t mean it won’t increase over time. Read up on it here!
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This article is a fantastic easy read for some ideas of hobbies in parenthood. I recommended a few things, but one that stuck out to the author was movement. And honestly, HECK YES! Movement, especially habit stacked with being outside & socialization with others, is a major protective factor against perinatal mental health concerns like postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression. I know it’s hard to get moving in postpartum, but I sat in on a breakout session during the 2025 Postpartum Support International conference that changed my life. They had legitimate research results showing the impact of light to moderate movement in early postpartum on women’s mental health. They specifically focused on pelvic floor-focused movement to regain strength after birth. This proves that we need to get up and move. Go get some movement in today, and go read this article on some other hobbies to pick up on!! Get some hobby ideas here!
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Pregnancy isn’t always sunshine and rainbows like we dream and see in movies. I was interviewed by Julia who wrote this piece based on her experience of hating her experience of pregnancy. We talked about what you’re not seeing on social media: the fact that a LOT of us (myself, Julia, and a majority of my clients) don’t actually enjoy pregnancy for one reason or another. It’s a very taxing experience on your body and your brain (mental health, emotional health, and the rewiring of neurotransmitters that physically changes your brain). We talked about the guilt & shame that came come from hating something that others are wishing for. We discussed ways to support your mental health, especially when on bedrest or going through a high risk pregnancy. It’s okay for you to experience the uncomfortable emotions during this time. You don’t have to love every minute of pregnancy. Read that here!
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I define the term “perinatal” and discuss the depression diagnosis. We talk about misconceptions about postpartum depression, the wild hormone roller coaster, bonding with baby, and ways to treat it. Lastly, I give 5 outlined things everyone needs to know. It’s a fantastic overview on perinatal depression. Read the article here.
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I sat down with Dr. Lacey Nevel and Kylie from Free Spirit Chiropractic for an awesome & raw conversation about what perinatal mental health is and a little bit of my postpartum story. It was such a fun conversation! Listen to the episode here.
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I was honored to share my thoughts on how acknowledging your wins, big and small, can make a real difference in your mental health during those exhausting early parenting days. I even shared a personal story about my son’s first meltdown and how I handled it (spoiler: lots of compassion and sitting on the floor together). These moments (from the hard ones to the triumphant ones) show you what you’re made of. And they remind you that this intense season really does get easier. That’s exactly what I’m here to help you see and celebrate in your own journey. Read that article here.
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Learn how I support moms navigating perinatal grief and loss, from fertility challenges to stillbirth, using Interpersonal Psychotherapy and ACT. This article offers insight into how maternal mental health therapy can help you process difficult emotions, reduce anxiety, and reconnect with what matters most. Read the article here.
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I got to chat with a fellow therapist, Alicia about perinatal mental health and being a working mom. One of my FAVORITE intersections for motherhood. We talked about my purpose in private practice. Listen to the episode here.
