Stop Overthinking and Second Guessing Yourself
Find Joy
&
Feel Confident Again
Therapy for New & Expecting Moms who worry all of the time and want to quiet their thoughts.
Online & In-person therapy in Colorado
Annika Papke, LPC, LAC, PMH-C
Find relief from worry, overthinking and the mental load.
I help new and expecting moms who want to worry less without feeling like they are dropping the ball, disappointing someone, or just not doing a good enough job.
My clients struggle as you do. Despite being smart, great at multitasking and always up for a challenge, life is hard.
When they first come in, they feel stuck and overwhelmed. Making decisions is next to impossible, so they spend hours scrolling their phones trying to figure out what to do next. They overthink everything and question if they have done enough, if they missed something, if they are going to be okay.
They worry all of the time and the what if’s keep them up at night. Googling symptoms and sensations at 2am has become a regular occurrence and they just want to be able to get good sleep again. In the past, they could quiet or slow down their thoughts, but something has changed and now it seems like their thoughts are always racing.
They feel bad for feeling bad. The typical story around getting pregnant and having a child is one filled with joy and excitement, so feeling anything but happy feels ‘wrong’. They start to feel shame and guilt, and are afraid of what people might think so they have a hard time reaching out for help.
Their constant worry gets in the way of the life they want in so many ways. They aren’t the kind of mom and partner they want to be. They feel like they’re failing at being a parent. And their confidence in managing life is tanking.
Before they came to see me, they were terrified of being judged, that I would think they are a ‘bad mom’ or that I wouldn’t ‘get it’. They worried that talking about feeling bad was just going to make it worse, and feared that this was just how life was now. And they were pretty certain that because all the other moms seem to look happy and have it all together, there must be something wrong with them. The worry, overthinking, and self-doubt was paralyzing.
Like my clients, you deserve to experience small moments of relief, humor, or joy without worry creeping in.
Ending the day without replaying every interaction or decision 100 times is not out of your reach.
You deserve to feel good about yourself.
If you want to fall asleep faster because your mind isn’t racing with worry or shame, I’d love to help you get there.
Schedule an appointment today. You don’t have to suffer. I can help.
Hi, I’m Annika, and I’m so glad you are here!
I help new and expecting moms navigate ALL the emotions, the WTF moments, and super annoying self-doubt that keeps us up at night. Most of us thought that getting pregnant would be easy (eye-roll), and then when we pass that hurdle we think it will be exciting and beautiful…but when it’s not we think - ‘what is wrong with ME?’ Everyone else looks happy so I must be f*ing broken. I am here to tell you: You aren’t.