Baby Love

An eight-week group fostering secure attachments between baby and caregivers

• Explore the ways in which a secure attachment impacts relationship development in infancy and throughout the lifecycle
• Increase awareness around your own values about parenting and how to foster the kind of relationship you dream of with your child
• Develop a repertoire of attachment-based parenting skills and ways of relating to your child to help promote secure attachments
• Learn ways to respond to your child with sensitivity and compassion
• Create a space for yourself to support and nurture your own needs as an individual
• Connect with other parents interested in developing an attachment-based approach to parenting

Honoring the Birth of a Mother

An eight-week group offering connection, exploration, and information to pregnant women

• Explore a woman's many emotional and spiritual transformations during pregnancy
• Recognize that motherhood means different things to different people, and deepen your awareness of what it means to you
• Heighten awareness of your ability to connect with your developing baby
• Learn mindfulness exercises and stress-reduction techniques for pregnancy and beyond
• Connect with other pregnant women with an interest in building and strengthening relationships

Leaps and Bounds

An eight-week group exploring infant and toddler physical and emotional development

• Learn about developmental milestones in children ages birth to five years
• Explore the concept of play as a child's natural means of expression and communication, and learn to foster age-appropriate development in children through the medium of play
• Discover the connection between parenting styles, attachment, and infant emotional and physical development
• Gain a basic understanding of infant mental health, and how to promote emotional well-being in your child
• Learn ways to recognize if development is delayed, and obtain resources to promote age-appropriate development if necessary

More than Just the Baby Blues

An eight-week group focusing on the understanding and management of Postpartum Mood Disorders

• Explore the changing moods, feelings, and emotions related to becoming a new mother
• Learn how hormone changes and brain chemistry can effect your moods and level of functioning
• Learn to recognize when mood changes are more than just the baby blues
• Learn how Postpartum Mood Disorders can impact the relationship between mother and baby, and mother and partner, and why it is important to address these issues
• Decrease the very common feelings of stigma and shame around having a Postpartum Mood Disorder
• Learn strategies to help improve mood and functioning
• Connect with others sharing similar experiences, and gain knowledge of resources in the community to help address these concerns

The above groups are offered intermittently throughout the year. Please contact me for information, upcoming meeting times, and registration.