Therapy for the Mental Load for Mothers in Longmeadow, MA
Serving clients virtually across Massachusetts
If you're a mother in Longmeadow carrying everything and constantly on the edge of burnout, you know what happens if you stop...it all stops.
You’ve come to the right place.
This is nothing like what you thought motherhood would look like (or feel like).
You pictured coming home from a your dream job after a long day to your child waiting for you with open arms, an easy home cooked meal already prepped by your husband, but it’s not like that at all.
If you stop, it all stops. Everything has been placed on your shoulders, without hesitation. And you watch as your partner continues to climb their mountain leaving you behind in nothing but a shirt covered in the night sweats and your leaked breastmilk.
It's time to tear up the job description nobody hired you for.
The pediatrician appointments you booked because you knew no one else would think to. Memorizing nap schedules, snack and “lovey” preferences, and noticing whose grown out of their shoes and buying new ones.
You struggle to remember where you left your hot coffee but you know where your son left his cleats at 6:03pm on a Tuesday when he got home from soccer practice.
Together, we'll resign from being the invisible project manager of an entire household. You’ll learn to drop the heavy weight of resentment that you’ve been carrying and the guilt that comes along with snapping at those you love when you’re at your wits end.
What lessening the load will feel like.
Picture it. Spontaneously saying “honey, I’m headed to the gym” without having to tell your partner when the baby has to go down for a nap, or when they have to eat next. And did I also mention without feeling rushed to come back?
Finally reconnecting with your partner and falling more in love with them now as parents than you did across that college bar when you first saw them.
Think about having the patience to calm your screaming child in the midst of you peeling that banana they wanted to peel themselves.
And that spa day you've been wanting to take without having to plan your children’s entire day with you gone?
It’s booked for next Tuesday.
And I know what you’re probably thinking. “This all sounds GREAT Ali, but we both know that if I stop doing everything, the household will fall apart”.
I hear you and that fear makes sense, especially if you’ve never had reliable backup. In sessions, we get specific and practical about your life.. what’s actually yours to carry versus what you’ve been handed without discussion. We build real support around you, whether that’s people in your life you haven’t let in or paid help you give yourself permission to use-guilt free.
I can help you get rid of the weight
I know I can because I’ve been there. I’m a therapist, but alongside that I’m a working mom handling it all: the late night lunch packing, the frustrated one being the “go-to” person picking up the kids sick from daycare and the “oh shit, we’re out of diapers”.. and along with that the“wait, why am I the only one that knows we’re out of diapers!”
I built this practice because I needed to: a place for high-achieving mothers to stop white-knuckling it through motherhood (seemingly alone) and start actually feeling supported.
I get because I am in it.
Reclaim Yourself. Reclaim Your Peace.
The world doesn't need you to carry it all and neither does your family. Stop managing the chaos and start showing up for the life you actually worked for. Let's lighten the load together.
How therapy works for moms in Longmeadow
I offer virtual therapy for mothers in Longmeadow, so you can get support from the comfort and privacy of your own space, on your time.
Sessions are designed to help you:
Understand the mental load you’re carrying and what is driving your burnout and resentment
Determine a more equitable load and routine that is practical for you and your family.
Reconnect with your partner without resentment and the weight of the entire household
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Yes! While my primary physical practice is right next door in East Longmeadow, I provide specialized virtual therapy tailored specifically for moms living and working in Longmeadow. Whether you are a professional mom downtown in Springfield or balancing life as a SAHM and finding activities and community around the local shops in town, our sessions are designed to fit effortlessly into your week.
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Absolutely. All sessions for Longmeadow clients are held via a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform. This gives you the flexibility to build deep, lasting confidence and work through maternal burnout from the comfort of your own home or office, saving you from wasting time sitting in I-91 Springfield traffic or rushing across the city line between appointments.
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I offer both 45-minute sessions and 60 minute sessions, whichever you feel fits better into your schedule and life.
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I ask that you give me at least 24 hours notice for cancellations and reschedules of any session. You will be responsible for the entire fee if the cancellation/reschedule is made with less than 24 hours notice. I ask that you give me at least 24 hours notice for cancellations and reschedules of any session. You will be responsible for the entire fee if the cancellation/reschedule is made with less than 24 hours notice. I do understand that things such as illnesses can occur unexpectedly for children and consider that on a case-by-case basis.
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I am an out-of-network provider and. do not accept any insurance at this time. I do provide a superbill for potential reimbursement from your insurance company for services rendered.
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A superbill is a receipt made for insurance companies that details the services a therapist or health care provider performed needed for insurance payers to reimburse you for the services after you’ve paid.