Therapy for mothers
A systemic, mind-body approach to supporting mothers
Becoming a mom can be the most heart-opening but also crushing experience — especially if you are engaging in a high-nurture parenting style. I take an approach to help mamas from a relational lens to work on communicating needs/boundaries, cope with stress via nervous system work, clarify values and reckon with shifts in identity and purpose, process pregnancy and birth, and feel into this most sacred role.
You were not meant to do this on your own, mama.
It’s hard to even fathom the degree of sacrifice in the early years of motherhood, let alone the myriad ways your identity has shifted. I provide a compassionate space to explore all the complex emotions, the new demands on relationships, and the unexpected challenges of motherhood. With my own lived experience as a mom, combined with my rigorous training in relationships and nervous system work — I help women navigate the challenges of this time period with intentionality, evidence-based practices, the latest research, and daily practices.
Some challenges my clients face:
I take a root-cause approach that blends:
Family systems therapy — understanding the family that shaped how you relate to the world; the patterns, norms, and beliefs we learned back then can be stirred up we create our own families
Attachment theory — helping you uncover the spectrum of secure to insecure attachment — and the implications for how attachment impacts your relationship to self and others; parents also find this information useful as they seek to help their children develop secure attachments
Narrative therapy — harnessing language as a powerful tool for understanding the journey into motherhood, processing the unexpected bumps along the way, birth, and our new identity
Nervous system awareness & mindfulness — education on how the nervous system works, and skills on how to develop more regulation — plus how to help your child(ren) regulate with you; mindfulness helps develop more connection to the inner self, can be used to help know yourself better and can be a tool to help attune to your child(ren) who crave your presence
Conscious embodiment & somatics — for those clients who are interested in deeper body sensing and awareness, we practice skills in session to connect to the body and we design rituals and practices together for clients to practice outside of session
Ready to get started?
I am too! I am ready to make you feel heard & understood so we can do great work together.
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Investment Fees
My current rates:
Individual therapy is $140 per 50-minute session
Pay-what-you-can — I have a few of these slots for those in financial need. If interested, contact me directly!
Frequently Asked Questions
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My current hours are as follows:
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 10am-4pm
Most of my clients see me weekly or biweekly, and we meet at the same time each week. I have limited floating appointments for those who have less predictable schedules.
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At this time, I am only taking on clients who can meet virtually. I use Simple Practice as my platform, and it has a great HIPPAA-compliant and easy-to-use telehealth component.
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Virtual therapy can be a great option for many clients.
Here are some benefits:
Convenience — attend a session from work or home.
Access — clients can have much broader access to specialized care when they aren’t limited by distance.
Cost — therapists that offer virtual care often charge less because they have less overhead. They also may have more sliding scale or pay-what-you-can spots (both of these are true for my practice!).
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In order to ensure we are a good fit, I start things off with a free 15-minute video consultation. During this consultation, we'll explore the goals of therapy and whether they align with my approach. It's important that we interview each other, as research shows that the "rightness of fit" of the therapeutic relationship has a huge impact on progress! Work with me.
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This is a very common question! Generally speaking, no. I don’t do both couples and individual work simultaneously. This is because I need to stay impartial for couples therapy for balance and trust. It’s also important that I don’t become a “secret keeper” if I’m seeing one member of the couple much more often.
However, I do have individual clients invite their partner in periodically when there is a focus on the relationship in the work.
In my work with couples, I also periodically do individual sessions (typically, one for each partner to create balance).
If you have more specific questions, feel free to reach out to me directly.
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My clients pay directly for therapy services (my client portal keeps your credit card on file, which makes it easy).
I accept all major credit cards and debit cards, plus HSA and FSA cards.
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No, but many of my clients do seek insurance reimbursement since I am considered an out-of-network provider.
First, find out if you qualify for out-of-network benefits. If you do, our client portal automatically creates a superbill of the previous month’s invoices, which is what you will forward to your insurance company for reimbursement.
How to find out if you have out-of-network benefits:
Clients reach out directly to their insurance provider to find out if they have out-of-network benefits. You’ll call your insurance provider and ask the following questions:
• Do I have out-of-network benefits for mental or behavioral health with this policy?
• Do I have an out-of-network deductible?
• If yes:
• What is my out-of-network deductible?
• How much of my out-of-network deductible has been met?
• What is the start date of the calendar year my out-of-network policy is based on?
Ask the representative what percentage does the policy cover for the following services:
90791 - Intake Session
90834 - Individual psychotherapy
90847 - Couples Therapy
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I have a 24-hour cancellation policy. If clients cancel within that window, they are charged a full session fee.
Our client portal sends out appointment reminders 48 and 24 hours ahead of time, plus 15 minutes before appointments.
Christine Ruberti-Bruning, MA, ATR-BC, LPC