Therapy For Pregnant + Postpartum Women in Irvine, CA ✨
You’re Doing Everything — But Still Feeling Like It’s Never Enough
In Irvine, it looks like every other mom has it together. But behind closed doors, you’re exhausted, anxious, and wondering if you’ll ever feel like yourself again.
You don’t have to keep carrying this alone. Therapy helps you feel supported, grounded, and more like you.
You're Doing Everything Right,
So Why Does Something Feel So Wrong?
🌿 From the outside, your life probably looks like the plan came together. And maybe parts of it did. But if you're reading this page, something underneath all of that isn't quite right.
🌿 Maybe you're postpartum and you expected to feel relieved — finally on the other side — and instead you feel disconnected, anxious, or like you're going through the motions of a life that belongs to someone else.
🌿 Maybe you're still pregnant and already struggling — overwhelmed by the identity shift happening in real time, scared of what comes next, wondering if the anxiety you feel is normal or a sign that something is wrong with you.
🌿 Maybe you've simply been holding everything together for so long that you've forgotten what it feels like to actually be okay.
Hey, I’m Alexa.
✨ Licensed Therapist
✨ Mom of Two
✨ Human who has been through my own journey healing from Postpartum Depression + Postpartum Anxiety
What's Actually Going On
✨ If you're an Irvine mom feeling like you're drowning quietly
while everyone assumes you're fine — you're not weak, and you're not doing it wrong.
You're carrying more than one person should, in a community that makes that invisible.
Three Patterns I see constantly:
✨ The Invisible Load — you're not just doing the tasks, you're the family's operating system. Every appointment, every school email, every emotional temperature check lives in your head, all the time. No one sees what that costs.
🌿 The Default Parent — you're the one the kids call first, the school emails, the one who's "ultimately responsible" even when it's supposed to be shared. That daily weight is its own quiet depletion.
☕ The Perfectionism Tax — looking optimized takes energy. That energy comes from somewhere. Eventually, the account runs dry.
Postpartum Depression & Anxiety, Without the Pamphlet Version
🌿 PPD in high-achieving women rarely looks like sadness — it looks like flatness. Going through the motions. Irritability that shames you the second it shows up. A quiet certainty that you're failing at something you're "supposed" to be good at.
🌿 PPA looks like a nervous system stuck in the on position — racing thoughts, hypervigilance, dread with no obvious cause, catastrophic thinking you know is irrational but can't switch off.
🌿 Both are treatable. Both respond well to therapy with someone who actually specializes in this — not a generalist. I work exclusively with mothers, and I understand exactly what it looks like to be high-functioning and quietly struggling in Irvine.
You Don't Have to Wait for the Baby to Get Support
🍼 Pregnancy is one of the biggest identity shifts a person goes through — even when it's wanted. The anxiety about birth, about becoming a good mother, about who you're turning into — that's real, and it deserves support now, not after you're already running on empty.
🍼 Prenatal anxiety, prenatal depression, ambivalence, grief — all real, all valid. Every mom who starts therapy during pregnancy tells me the same thing: she wishes she'd started sooner.
🍼 If something feels off — reach out. This is exactly the work I do.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you work with women specifically in Irvine? Yes. I work with California moms statewide via secure telehealth, and I regularly support women throughout Orange County, including Irvine, Newport Beach, Tustin, Lake Forest, Laguna Hills, and surrounding communities.
Do you specialize in postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety? Yes. Postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety are core areas of my practice. I also specialize in prenatal anxiety and prenatal depression, maternal burnout, identity loss in motherhood, Mom Rage, and the Invisible Load.
I'm pregnant, not postpartum. Do you work with women during pregnancy? Absolutely. Prenatal anxiety, prenatal depression, and the identity shift of pregnancy are just as valid as anything that comes after birth. Many women find that starting therapy during pregnancy makes the postpartum period significantly more manageable. You don't have to wait until after the baby arrives.
I'm functioning fine on the outside. Do I really need therapy? This is one of the most common things I hear. Most of the women I work with are managing impressively by external measures — and privately exhausted, anxious, and disconnected in ways nobody around them knows. You don't have to be visibly falling apart to deserve support. If something feels off, that is enough.
Do you have in-person office hours in Irvine? My practice is fully virtual. I see clients via secure video throughout California. This means no commute, no parking, and access to a specialist regardless of where in Orange County you're located.
What is your cancellation policy? I require 48 hours notice for cancellations. Sessions cancelled with less notice are charged in full. I hold your spot, and I ask that you do the same.
Do you accept insurance? I don't. My practice is private-pay only at $275 per session. Many clients seek out-of-network reimbursement from their insurance carrier, and I provide superbills to support that process.
How do I get started? Use the booking link on this page to schedule your first session. I look forward to connecting with you.
Therapy for California Moms serves mothers throughout California via secure telehealth. Alexa is a licensed therapist specializing in postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, prenatal mental health, maternal burnout, and identity reclamation for high-achieving California moms.