Specialized Therapy For Pregnant + Postpartum Women in Calabasas, CA
Stop being the Invisible Architect of everyone else’s life. Reclaim your identity with a tactical clinical framework designed for the unique mental load of motherhood in Calabasas.
You're Not Struggling Because You're Weak. You're Struggling Because You're Carrying Too Much.
There's something that happens when you live in a place like Calabasas. From the outside, everything looks right. The house is beautiful. The kids are in good schools. You drive through the gate, pull into the driveway, and if a stranger saw your life — really looked at it — they'd probably say you have everything.
And yet.
You're exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't fix. You snap at your kids and then spend the rest of the day hating yourself for it. You lie awake at 2am running through everything you forgot to do, everything you should be doing better, every version of yourself you used to be before motherhood swallowed you whole.
You wonder why you can't just be grateful.
I want to say something directly to you: what you're feeling isn't ingratitude. It's not weakness. It's not a character flaw. It's what happens when a high-achieving, deeply capable woman takes on an impossible load — and then blames herself when it gets heavy.
That's exactly why I created Therapy for California Moms. And it's exactly why I work with moms in Calabasas.
Whether You're Navigating Pregnancy, or You're Postpartum and Something Feels Off — This Is the Right Place.
I specialize in the full perinatal arc: from the identity shift that starts the moment you see a positive test, through pregnancy anxiety and prenatal depression that nobody warned you about, through the postpartum months and years that stretch far longer than anyone tells you they will.
Postpartum depression doesn't always look like crying. Sometimes it looks like numbness. Like going through the motions. Like smiling at your baby and feeling absolutely nothing and then spiraling into shame because you're supposed to love this.
Postpartum anxiety doesn't always look like panic attacks. Sometimes it looks like a list that never ends. Like checking the monitor seventeen times at night. Like a low-level hum of dread that follows you everywhere and you can't quite name it but you can't turn it off either.
Prenatal anxiety is real. Prenatal depression is real. The identity disruption of pregnancy — grieving who you were before, not knowing who you're becoming — is real. And it deserves real support, not just reassurance to "enjoy every moment."
If any of this sounds like you, you're in the right place.
Why Calabasas Moms, Specifically
I think a lot about the particular kind of pressure that builds up in communities in LA — and I don't say that with judgment, I say it because I've worked with enough moms from this area to recognize the specific texture of what you're carrying.
Calabasas has a culture of performance. High-achieving families, visible success, a strong emphasis on doing things well. And when you're a mom in that environment, the pressure gets layered: you're supposed to raise exceptional kids, maintain a household that reflects your family's success, stay connected to your partner, stay on top of your own health and fitness and friendships and possibly your career — all while making it look effortless.
The effortless part is the cruelest requirement. Because the labor is enormous. It's just invisible.
That invisible labor — the mental load, the emotional labor, the default parenting — is something I talk about a lot with the moms I work with. It's the weight of being the person who remembers the pediatrician appointment and the school picture day and the permission slip and whether anyone has socks that fit. It's the emotional bandwidth you spend managing everyone else's feelings while your own pile up unexamined.
It's exhausting. And it's compounded when the culture around you implies you should be able to handle it with grace.
You don't have to handle it with grace. You just have to find someone who helps you put it down for a minute, look at it clearly, and figure out what actually needs to change.
That's what therapy with me looks like.
What We Work On Together
I work with moms in Calabasas on a range of struggles that are deeply connected, even when they don't feel like it at first:
Postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety — whether you're three weeks out or three years out. Postpartum doesn't have an expiration date. If something has felt off since you had your baby — or babies — it's worth exploring, no matter how long it's been.
Prenatal anxiety and prenatal depression — the anxiety that shows up in pregnancy often gets dismissed as "normal nerves." Sometimes it is. And sometimes it's a clinical presentation that deserves real attention, not just breathing exercises and a reassuring OB appointment.
Mom Rage — the anger that flares hot and fast and then leaves you gutted with guilt. Mom rage isn't a bad temperament. It's a signal. We look at what's underneath it.
Maternal burnout — the bone-deep depletion that comes from giving without replenishment for too long. This isn't solved by a spa day. It requires structural changes and genuine rest, and therapy helps you figure out what that actually looks like for your life.
Identity — the quiet grief of not recognizing yourself anymore. The loss of the woman you were before motherhood. The work of figuring out who you are now, not as someone's mom, but as a full human being with her own interior life.
The Invisible Load and Default Parenting — the dynamic where one parent becomes the default. The CEO of the household. The one who carries the mental and emotional infrastructure of the family. We examine this, name it, and figure out what you actually want to do about it.
Hey, I’m Alexa.
✨ Licensed Therapist
✨ Mom of Two
✨ Human who has been through my own journey healing from Postpartum Depression + Anxiety
What Therapy with Me Looks Like
Hi I’m Alexa, I’m a mom of two, licensed therapist and founder of Therapy For California Moms. I work exclusively with moms. This is not a general therapy practice. I don't see couples, I don't see teens, I don't see adults struggling with addiction or career pivots. I see moms, and I see them well, because this is where all of my training and clinical attention is focused.
My practice is virtual, which means if you're in Calabasas — whether that's at home in The Oaks, in a condo juggling a career and kids in The Commons, or anywhere else in the 91302 — you can access support from wherever you are. Your car. Your home office. A parking lot before you have to go back inside and be mom again.
Sessions are 50 minutes, weekly, and $275 per session. I'm private pay — I don't work with insurance — which means our work together is completely confidential, efficient, and focused entirely on what you need, not on what a diagnosis requires.
Click here to book your free 10 minute vibe check, I can’t wait to support you during this season of Motherhood!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you only work with moms who are postpartum?
No. I work with moms in all stages: pregnant, newly postpartum, and well into motherhood. Postpartum anxiety and depression can show up long after the newborn phase — and the identity struggles, the burnout, the invisible load — those don't have a timeline at all. If you're a mom struggling, you belong here.
I've never been diagnosed with postpartum depression. Does that matter?
Not at all. Many moms I work with have never received a formal diagnosis. What matters is that something doesn't feel right — in your mood, in your relationship to yourself, in your capacity to cope — and you want support. That's enough.
What if I'm pregnant and anxious about what comes after?
That is one of my favorite things to work on. Prenatal anxiety — the anticipatory fear, the catastrophic thinking, the way your mind runs worst-case scenarios about birth or bonding or whether you'll be a good mother — is incredibly common and incredibly treatable. We don't have to wait until something goes wrong.
I'm worried I'm too high-functioning to "qualify" for therapy.
This one breaks my heart a little, because I hear it often. High-functioning doesn't mean fine. It usually means you've gotten really, really good at managing the external world while the internal one quietly unravels. You don't have to hit a bottom to deserve support.
Do you work with moms who have older kids, not just newborns?
Yes. Maternal mental health issues don't disappear when your baby turns one — or four — or ten. The pressures of motherhood evolve; they don't evaporate. Moms with school-age kids, tweens, or multiple children in different stages are absolutely within the scope of my practice.
Is everything confidential?
Yes. Because I don't bill insurance, there are no insurance records, no third-party access to your information, and no diagnostic codes required for us to work together. Our sessions are private.
How do I get started?
Book your free 10 minute vibe check directly on my website, I can’t wait to connect and learn more about how I can support you!