Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Therapy for MOTHERS
Perinatal Psychotherapy for Women of Color the Bay Area.
Supporting Moms over 35 with a newborn at home.
Mother Ma Nanay Inang Mommy Makuahine Induk Okaasan Madre Mai Tina Madre Mama Baa Eomma Me
HEY MAMA

Motherhood, career, caring for parents - when every role feels equally crucial, the weight can feel overwhelming. Together, we'll find your path through this season.
The perfectionist mindset that drove your success now fuels your postpartum anxiety. This new chapter deserves space for both accomplishment and grace.
Your expertise lies in solving complex problems. Yet motherhood isn't asking for solutions - it's inviting you to grow in new ways. We'll explore this territory together.
Your journey to motherhood matters here
​As someone who navigated infertility, a high-risk pregnancy, and life in the NICU - while trying to keep my professional identity intact - I deeply understand the complexities of becoming a mom later in life.
Like you, I tried to handle it all perfectly, pushing through postpartum depression while maintaining my professional identity, because that's what strong women do, right? But even as a mental health therapist, I had to learn that strength isn't about having it all together.
Today, I help moms like you who are navigating the delicate balance of career demands, 3 AM feedings, birth trauma, and the pull of traditional family values. Our work together isn't about achieving perfection - it's about finding freedom in your own way of mothering.
In our sessions, you'll find a space where both your professional ambitions and maternal uncertainties are honored. Let's transform that exhausting drive for perfection into something more sustainable: a way of mothering that is evolving and feels authentic to who you are.
WHO DO I HELP?
I support Bay Area professionals who became mothers after 36 - accomplished women who are now discovering that their well-planned lives look different with a baby in their arms.
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Whether you're answering emails during late-night feedings or trying to be present for your newborn while worrying about your parents' health, I understand the complexity of the life you're creating.
With over a decade of experience in therapy and added specialized training in maternal mental health, I'm here to walk alongside you during this transformative time. I understand the particular challenges that arise when you're balancing career success with motherhood, especially while honoring traditional family values.
Together, we'll find ways to move through the anxiety and overwhelm, helping you embrace motherhood in a way that feels authentic to who you are.


MEET CYNTHIA
Becoming a mom at 39 wasn't part of my plan. Like many of you, my path to motherhood came with unexpected turns - infertility treatments, a high-risk pregnancy, and then watching my tiny baby in the NICU as the world shut down for the pandemic. That picture-perfect motherhood I'd imagined? It looked more like midnight worries and wondering why I wasn't feeling the "joy" everyone talked about.
Here's the thing - even as a therapist, I struggled to ask for help. When I finally connected with a maternal mental health specialist, everything shifted. She got it - the bone-deep exhaustion, the racing thoughts at 3 AM while pumping, that nagging feeling that I wasn't doing enough. For the first time, I understood that becoming a mom wasn't just about my body changing - it was about my whole world transforming.
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This experience changed how I show up as a therapist. After a decade of supporting clients through life's challenges, my own journey through later-in-life motherhood opened my eyes to what moms really need. It pushed me to dive deep into maternal mental health training, learning from experts who understand the real story of pregnancy and postpartum.
Now, I sit with women like you - accomplished professionals who found themselves on this wild ride of becoming a mom after 36. Whether you're pumping between meetings or processing a birth story that didn't go as planned, you'll find someone who gets both the professional and personal sides of your journey.
I bring more than just training to our sessions - I bring the understanding of someone who's walked this path. Together, we'll find your way through this transition,
