General Counseling Services

Pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood create dramatic shifts and transitions in a woman's life. While often a joyful experience, complications and issues such as pregnancy and infant loss, birth trauma, rare and/or life-limiting diagnoses, and the general transition into motherhood can be overwhelming. 

It is because of my lived experienced, personal connection, and the space created for me in my journey that I have been provided the privilege and honor of supporting fellow mothers as they navigate: 

• Pregnancy Loss, Infant Loss, and Stillbirth
• Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs or Maternal Mental Health Conditions)
• Life Limiting Diagnosis and Palliative Care
• Pregnancy after Loss
• High-Risk Pregnancies (including maternal and/or fetal diagnoses)
• Birth and NICU Trauma
• Motherhood and Parenting Young Children

Narrative Exposure Therapy, also called NET, is an evidence based, short-term psychotherapy intervention used to help clients process and heal from trauma by retelling their life stories.

NET has been found to help clients navigating PTSD, depression, and additional mental health conditions. It has been found to decrease trauma symptoms, increase client's quality of life and develop a positive outlook for the clients who utilize this modality. 

As a clinician, I have specialized training in utilizing NET to support clients in the perinatal period and those who have experienced trauma related to perinatal period. 

The beauty of NET is that it is a structured, time bound and highly effective therapeutic intervention for long-term recovery from trauma. This means that following introductory and rapport building sessions, we will work collaboratively to create a timeline for sessions (most commonly 10-12 sessions) and contain the NET process to these sessions while working within the framework and therapeutic approach of the NET Model. 

Are seeking support as you look to heal your relationship with food and your body? Have you been working on eating disorder recovery or even felt recovered for years but finding yourself in need of additional support during pregnancy or the the postpartum period? Wherever you find yourself, seeking healing from an eating disorder or body image concerns can feel daunting and isolating. 

Victoria brings experience as a recovered clinician, with specific experience in working with clients in all levels of care, including:

• Residential, PHP and IOP Treatment
• Outpatient and In-home Recovery Coaching and Meal Support
• Public Speaking, Panel Discussions, and participation in filming and tour of  "All of Me" a documentary film on eating disorders. 

Women's Counseling is therapeutic support for any concern that might impact a woman’s mental and emotional health, throughout any stage of life. Support includes but is not limited to:

• Relationships
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Life Transitions
• Grief and Loss