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Couples Therapy for New & Expecting Parents in California

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Are you feeling disconnected from your partner?

→ Preparing for a baby—or adjusting to life with one—can bring you closer. But for many couples, it also brings distance, conflict, and overwhelm.

→  If your relationship feels different than it used to, you’re not alone. And it doesn’t mean something is wrong with you or your partner.

→ It means you’re in a major life transition—and you may need support from a professional who actually understands and can support you both.

You Thought Parenthood Would Bring You Closer… But Instead…

  • You’re fighting more than you used to

  • Communication feels harder—or shuts down completely

  • You feel overwhelmed, unsupported, or resentful

  • You miss how things used to feel between you

Maybe you’ve even wondered: “Is this normal after having a baby?”

The truth is—relationship strain during pregnancy and postpartum is incredibly common. But that doesn’t mean you have to stay stuck in it.

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I believe Couples Therapy for New & Expecting Parents can help you get unstuck and rebuild connection.

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Your Relationship Doesn’t Have to Get Lost in Parenthood

Becoming parents is one of the biggest identity and relationship shifts you’ll ever go through.

Without support, couples often fall into patterns like:

  • Miscommunication and repeated arguments

  • Emotional disconnection

  • Unequal division of responsibilities

  • Feeling unseen or unappreciated

Therapy gives you a space to slow down, understand what’s happening beneath the surface, and rebuild connection intentionally.

How Couples Therapy for New & Expecting Parents Can Help You.

  • You will gain insight into how your background and past experiences can sometimes prevent you from forming authentic connections.

  • You will reframe how you relate to yourself and others through mind-body therapeutic approaches, fostering deeper healing and connection.

  • You will develop effective tools to cope using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), EMDR, or somatic therapy.

  • You will develop ways to build and maintain healthy relationships, ones that build on trust, respect, honesty, open communication, and balance of power.

Portrait of Dr. Priscilla W. Malm, holistic psychologist specializing in individual therapy for relationship issues and other women’s mental health concerns.

Hello. I’m Dr. Priscilla W. Malm, your Therapist for Relationships near SF Bay Area, California.

I believe that authentic, healthy relationships begin with self-reflection and personal growth.

As a holistic, trauma-informed psychologist, I help you uncover the underlying barriers that may be preventing you from forming deeper connections, healing from past wounds, and building the tools to engage authentically with both yourself and others.

My ultimate hope for you is that you may live genuinely and meaningfully in relationships.

My approach to Individual Relationship Counseling is warm, empathic, holistic, inquisitive, and empowering. I invite you to take the next step whenever you are ready.

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The Process - Individual Relationship Therapy

  • Step 1: Contact Us

    The therapy process begins when you reach out to schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation.

    You may reach out to us by filling out an inquiry through our contact page, call (650-257-0126), or email (info@growandwell.com) us.

  • Step 2: Consultation

    In the free 15-minute phone consultation, we will discuss the reasons you are seeking individual relationship therapy and explore what you are hoping to achieve. We may also discuss whether individual therapy, couples therapy, or a combination of both may be helpful for you.

    You will also have the opportunity to ask questions and determine if my approach and style align with your needs.

  • Step 3: Intake Session

    In our first appointment, we will take time to get to know you more deeply. We will start with questions about your background, mental health history, and any current challenges you're facing. We will also learn more about your relationship dynamics and issues you are struggling.

    We may also discuss and set treatment goals to guide our work together.

  • Step 4: Ongoing sessions

    In our recurring sessions, we will explore your emotions, develop coping strategies, and gain insights with the relationship patterns and issues that are not working for you.

    Using personalized mind-body therapeutic techniques, we will work together to help you cultivate meaningful and authentic relationships.

Authentic relationships with deep connections are possible.

Schedule a free consultation for Individual Therapy for Relationship Issues today.

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