Therapy for Moms in Every Season | Connected Beginnings |
Arlington, VA & Online in VA & DC
Therapy for stressed out moms to reduce the mental load and parent with confidence
Parenting can leave you feeling drained, overwhelmed, or even questioning yourself. You’ve made it out of the baby years, but now you’re navigating toddler meltdowns, school transitions, and growing kids with big emotions. You might be juggling work and childcare while managing your own stress and anxiety or difficulty with your own parents, siblings, and family of origin. Or you may be home full-time, carrying the mental load for your family morning, day, and night. It can feel like there’s little space for you—and moments of frustration or guilt may leave you wondering, “Is this normal?” or “Am I a bad mom?”
You deserve a space for yourself. At Connected Beginnings, therapy can help you feel like yourself again, manage the emotions and burnout of motherhood, and build the tools to thrive in every stage of parenting.
How therapy can help
Therapy at Connected Beginnings offers evidence-based strategies to support emotional well-being, manage anxiety, and strengthen your family relationships. Through therapy, you can:
Reduce anxiety, frustration, and moments of rage at home and learn strategies to deal with tantrums or bigger kid attitude
Develop practical self-care tools to prioritize your needs
Strengthen your marriage or partnership, including strategies to share and balance the mental load
Reconnect with yourself and find more pockets of joy
Build emotional resilience and self-compassion to navigate the ups and downs of motherhood
Parenting children with differing needs and abilities
Parenting a child with additional needs—such as ADHD, Autism, anxiety, physical disabilities, or complex medical conditions—can be exhausting. Between IEP meetings, coordinating resources, managing behaviors at home, and balancing daily routines, it’s easy for your energy and emotional capacity to feel completely drained.
At Connected Beginnings, we provide a space for you to heal, release, and learn strategies to manage overwhelm, challenging behaviors, and the constant mental load.
If finding time for therapy feels impossible, online therapy in Virginia and Washington, DC can make support more accessible. For a flexible approach, we can also do walk-and-talk sessions in Arlington, VA, combining time outdoors with therapy to meet multiple needs at once, your needs included.
How Can Therapy Help You As a Parent?
Therapy provides tools and support to navigate the challenges of parenting children with differing abilities. Through therapy, you can:
Process the sadness, frustration, or anger that can come from motherhood, unmet expectations, or a new diagnosis
Learn effective strategies for managing anxiety and behaviors at home
Develop self-care tools to prioritize your own needs
Reconnect with yourself and your personal goals
Build emotional resilience and self-compassion
If your child is struggling with anxiety, I also provide SPACE parent training online in Virginia and Washington, DC, designed to help children thrive while reducing stress in the whole family.
As moms it can be so hard to find time for ourselves. I provide individual therapy for moms in Arlington, VA, and online for anyone in Virginia and Washington, DC. Online therapy makes it possible to make time for yourself on your schedule. I am also a certified Run, Walk, Talk ® and one of the ways I love making therapy more accessible for moms is walking sessions in Arlington, VA. Therapy plus a walk outside is the perfect combo for busy moms. I’m a mom of two who understands.
Whether you’re adjusting to the toddler years, school transitions, or managing the mental load of being a mom working outside the home or inside the home full-time, therapy provides a safe space to process emotions, reduce stress, and strengthen your confidence as a parent. You can learn more about me here.
Why choose Connected Beginnings in Arlington, VA & Online in VA/DC? How do I fit it all in?
FAQ about therapy for moms
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Therapy for moms is designed for parents navigating all stages of motherhood, from toddlers to older kids, including moms parenting children with ADHD, Autism, anxiety, or other complex health needs. It’s ideal if you’re feeling burnout, stress, anxiety, or the mental load of parenting.
I provide therapy online in Virginia and Washington, DC, as well as in-person via walking sessions in local parks in Arlington, VA, making it accessible for busy moms.
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Therapy provides tools to manage parenting stress, anxiety, and burnout. Through sessions, you can:
Process the emotions of motherhood—frustration, sadness, or guilt
Learn strategies to manage child behaviors and parenting challenges
Develop self-care routines to prioritize your own well-being
Reconnect with your identity and personal goals
Build emotional resilience and self-compassion
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You can schedule a free 15-20 minute intro call here.
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Individual therapy sessions are $225 per session. As an out-of-network provider, I am not contracted with insurance companies, but I can check your out-of-network benefits and submit claims on your behalf via a company called Thrizer. Out-of-network benefits typically reimburse 60-80% of the cost of each session after you meet your deductible. If you prefer, I can provide you with a monthly superbill so you can coordinate with your insurance company directly.
You can find more information on therapy fees and insurance here.