Cecilia Baxter (she/her)

I provide emotional support and treatment for parents struggling with pregnancy and parenting adjustment, a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder, or grief related to infertility or perinatal loss. I have specialized training in perinatal mood disorders from Postpartum Support Internationship (PSI). As a mother of five young children, I have firsthand experience of how pregnancy, birth trauma, family transitions, and postpartum stressors impact mental health.

With extensive training in Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, I help couples overcome challenges in order to improve communication and strengthen connection. We will get to the heart of how your childhood trauma, attachment style, and emotional needs are impacting how you function in your relationship today. If you're ready to deepen your love and understanding of your partner, let's work together!

I draw from fifteen years of counseling in faith-based settings to help clients from a variety of backgrounds, whether they've had a traumatic experience in a faith community or a very positive one. I support clients deconstructing their faith, healing from religious trauma, or learning to weave spirituality into their daily lives. If you identify with a particular faith tradition, I can help you discover how to incorporate spiritual practices into your journey of improving your mental health.

Couples will learn new tools to improve communication and strengthen their connection. I draw from my experience with Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy to help couples overcome challenges and grow closer together. They will create a more secure emotional bond that will become the antidote for any negative patterns that will come up in the relationship. They will also learn to move from anger and resentment to softer feelings, and communicate their needs and feelings.

I help you gain new self-awareness and understanding about how your past influences how you function in the world today. For example, if you grew up in a family where your thoughts and opinions were often overlooked, you may struggle to find your voice even today. In therapy, you will learn the tools of self-reassurance and boundary-setting. Through our client-therapist relationship, you will develop new skills that will impact your relationships outside the therapy room.

I believe that you are the expert on yourself, and my role is to support and guide you in your journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance. I will ask great questions to help you discover your own innate strengths, find healing and positive growth. This approach is great for clients who enjoy processing experiences they had during the week, and figuring out what they can learn about themselves from the interaction.