Trauma Therapy and EMDR for Women and Birthing People

fertility journey, pregnancy, postpartum and early parenthood

You’re welcome here. I’m LGBTQ affirming and supportive of the many ways of creating your family.

If this is all much harder than you expected it to be...

You’re emotionally overwhelmed, feeling isolated and lonely, and just living day-to-day in survival mode. How is everyone else making this “motherhood” thing look so easy?

There’s so much about what happens during fertility journey, pregnancy, and postpartum that isn’t talked about or acknowledged openly.

Having a safe, supportive space to bring your experiences, thoughts and feelings (no matter what they are) can make all the difference.

You’re in the right place.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing)

A therapy backed by evidence-based research and found to be effective in treating trauma/PTSD, depression, anxiety and fears at any stage of life, including pregnancy.

Perinatal Mental Health

Therapy for women, birthing people and couples who are struggling with the unique challenges of fertility journey, pregnancy, postpartum and early parenthood.

Miscarriage
& Infant Loss

Including fertility journey, infertility diagnosis, miscarriage, birth trauma and medically complicated pregnancies, NICU experience, TFMR, stillbirth and infant loss.

Trauma Therapy

Birth and reproductive trauma, Complex PTSD (childhood physical, sexual emotional abuse and neglect), traumatic loss, and painful childhood experiences as well as single incident traumas (accidents, medical traumas, rape/assault).

Hi there, I’m Holly Evans.

SOUTH PASADENA THERAPIST

I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), specializing in trauma recovery and perinatal mental health. I offer EMDR and trauma focused therapies to support people who’re struggling with depression, anxiety and the effects of trauma.

Sessions are available online throughout California or in-person in my South Pasadena office. Babies are welcome.

Ways we can work together

  • EMDR is a highly researched therapy and has been found to be effective in treating trauma/PTSD, depression, anxiety and fear at any stage of life, including pregnancy.

    EMDR is the primary model of therapy I use in my practice because it's so effective (supported by research), provides relief for my clients (often more quickly than traditional talk therapy). Learn more

  • Therapy for couples who are struggling with the unique challenges of pregnancy and postpartum: depression, anxiety during the perinatal period (from pre-conception, through pregnancy and postpartum); grief and loss related to infertility diagnosis, pregnancy and infant loss; trauma recovery and support during unexpected crises.

  • I offer adjunctive therapy to collaborate with your mental health care team support your recovery. I treat many kinds of trauma including reproductive and birth trauma, traumatic loss, disturbing childhood experiences (emotional, physical and sexual abuse and neglect) as well as single incident traumas (accidents, medical traumas, rape/assault).

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Therapy for Women

In addition to therapy and support for parents and parents-to-be, I also help women with a wide range of issues at every stage of life including:

  • Childhood trauma (physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect)

  • Complex trauma and PTSD

  • Sexual assault/rape

  • Medical trauma

  • Single incident traumas (natural disasters, accidents)

  • Disturbing memories

  • Relationship difficulties

  • Anxiety and stress

  • Problems with mood and depression

  • Grief and loss

  • Work and life transitions

  • Caregiving

And more…

When you’re ready to talk…

Reaching out for help is a big step and I want to make the process as comfortable and easy to understand as possible. To get started, just call or email me to schedule your free consultation. I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

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