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[Harlan Therapy](/) - [Birth Trauma](/specialties/birth-trauma) - [Who I Help](/who-i-help) - [Services](/services) - [Individual Therapy](/services/individual-therapy) - [Therapy Intensives](/services/therapy-intensives) - [Rates](/rates-and-insurance) - [Facts](/faq) - [Blog](/blog) - [Resources](/resources) - [About](/about) [Request a consultation ](/contact#intake)Menu ![Daylight through an arched doorway onto a warm floor, therapy for the motherhood wound in Virginia](/assets/spec-arch-1920-BXPlnrgU.webp) Specialties # The Motherhood Wound The second specialty of this practice. Pregnancy and the first years of parenting bring a specific kind of strain. I work with birth trauma, perinatal anxiety, postpartum anxiety, pregnancy after loss, and the identity shift that comes with becoming a mother, sometimes called matrescence. In This Area [ ### Birth Trauma Read more ](/specialties/birth-trauma) [ ### Traumatic Birth Recovery Read more ](/specialties/traumatic-birth-recovery) [ ### Perinatal Anxiety Read more ](/specialties/perinatal-anxiety) [ ### Postpartum Anxiety Read more ](/specialties/postpartum-anxiety) [ ### Postpartum Depression Read more ](/specialties/postpartum-depression) [ ### Pregnancy After Loss Read more ](/specialties/pregnancy-after-loss) [ ### Fear of Birth and Pregnancy After Trauma Read more ](/specialties/fear-of-birth-and-pregnancy-after-trauma) [ ### Matrescence and Identity Shift Read more ](/specialties/matrescence-and-identity-shift) ## Not Sure Where You Fit A free consultation is a better starting point than a list of specialties. ## Tell Me What Is Going On A few lines is enough. Please keep clinical details out of the form, and we will talk properly when I reach you. 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