Modern Therapy For Pregnant and Postpartum Women in San Jose, CA

⭐ Why So Many San Jose & Bay Area Moms Feel Overwhelmed Right Now (And How Therapy Helps)

(Postpartum depression • Postpartum anxiety • Pregnancy support • San Jose, CA)

If you’re a mom in San Jose, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Los Gatos, or anywhere in the South Bay, you probably don’t need me to tell you this:

Motherhood here feels like A LOT.

The pressure.
The expectations.
The childcare waitlists.
The return-to-work anxiety.
The constant comparison (especially in tech-driven families).
The sleep deprivation.
The guilt.

And underneath all of that?

A quiet sense of “I’m drowning, and I shouldn’t be.”

As a therapist who specializes in pregnancy, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and the mental load of motherhood across California, I work with so many Bay Area moms who feel like they’re barely keeping it all together. And yet—from the outside—they look like they’re “doing great.”

🌿 Let me introduce myself

Hi, I'm Alexa—licensed therapist and founder of Therapy for California Moms. I help overwhelmed, burnt-out, anxious moms in California who feel like they’ve completely lost themselves under the weight of motherhood. I work virtually with moms across the state, including San Jose, Palo Alto, Los Gatos, San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles.

My approach is warm, real, and judgment-free. You don’t have to pretend you’re okay with me.

💛 Why motherhood feels uniquely heavy for San Jose moms

There’s something very specific about motherhood in Silicon Valley:

1. The pressure to “do it all” is intense

In a city where everyone is achieving at a high level, motherhood starts to feel like another arena you’re supposed to excel in.

Except this time…
there’s no metric.
no quarterly review.
no data.
no sleep.

2. Tech culture creates impossible standards

Your partner may be working long hours.
You might be carrying the entire morning routine, nights, wakeups, and emotional labor.
You may feel invisible—even though you’re doing everything.

3. Childcare is expensive and overwhelming

Waitlists. Starts. Drops. Naps. Sickness.
Every mom I work with in the Bay Area feels like building a childcare plan is its own part-time job.

4. Family isn’t close by

Many moms here do not have local support, which intensifies postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety.

5. Judgment from parents or in-laws feels suffocating

This is one of the biggest emotional pain points Bay Area moms bring into therapy.

You hear:

• “When I had babies, I did it differently…”

• “You’re too anxious.”

• “You’re holding him too much.”

• “You’re spoiling her.”

And suddenly you’re spiraling into the belief that you’re doing everything wrong.

6. Pregnancy after loss feels especially terrifying here

Many moms I work with cope silently with anxiety, worst-case thinking, emotional detachment, or guilt for not “enjoying it.”
Nothing is wrong with you.
Pregnancy after loss requires real emotional support—not toxic positivity.

💛 The signs you’re not “just overwhelmed”—you may be dealing with postpartum depression or postpartum anxiety

Here are some of the patterns Bay Area moms often miss:

✔ You’re constantly on edge

Your nervous system feels like it’s stuck in “go go go” mode. Even when the baby naps, you can’t rest.

✔ You feel like you might break down over small things

One spilled cup. One nap missed. One comment from your mother-in-law.

✔ Leaving the house feels impossible

Logistics + mental load + unpredictability = shutdown.

✔ You’re not sleeping—even when the baby sleeps

Classic postpartum anxiety symptom.

✔ You cry more than you expected

Or you feel emotionally numb.

✔ You’re comparing yourself to every other mom

Especially in a perfectionistic culture like San Jose.

✔ You think, “My baby deserves a better mom than me.”

This is one of the heaviest, most painful thoughts moms have—and it is treatable with the right support.

If any of this feels familiar, therapy can help you feel like yourself again.

💛 How therapy helps San Jose moms feel less overwhelmed

Therapy gives you:

🌿 A place to unpack the mental load

So much of your overwhelm isn’t about your baby—it’s about everything on your plate because of your baby.

🌿 Relief from postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety

Together, we’ll help your brain and body get out of survival mode so you can breathe again.

🌿 Help navigating judgment from parents and in-laws

You will finally feel confident in your choices—even when others disagree.

🌿 Space to talk about the guilt you’re carrying

You are not a bad mom. You are a tired mom without enough support.

🌿 Boundaries and communication strategies

Especially with a partner whose work demands are intense.

🌿 Support for pregnancy after loss

You get to feel hope again—without pretending the fear isn’t real.

🌿 A stronger sense of identity

You’ll feel like YOU again—not just someone’s mom.

💛 If you're a mom in San Jose, Los Gatos, Palo Alto, or anywhere in the Bay Area—you don’t have to keep pretending you’re fine.

Motherhood is too heavy to carry alone.

And you don’t have to.

💛 Book Your First Session + Start Feeling Better

You deserve support that meets the moment you’re in—not judgment, not pressure, and definitely not “just enjoy it.”

If you're navigating postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, pregnancy after loss, or the everyday overwhelm of motherhood in San Jose or anywhere in the Bay Area…

I’d be honored to support you.

👉 Book your first session today
and let’s help you feel like you again.