Obsessive Thinking, Anxiety, Infertility & Reproductive Trauma

When anxiety takes over, it can feel like your mind is constantly scanning for danger—replaying conversations, worrying about your body, or looping through “what if” thoughts you can’t shut off. For many people, this intensifies after infertility, pregnancy loss, complicated pregnancies, or the transition into parenthood. Even joyful moments can feel fragile when your nervous system has learned to expect disappointment or danger.

I work with individuals who struggle with obsessive thinking, intrusive worries, panic, and emotional overwhelm, especially when these symptoms are connected to reproductive trauma or prolonged uncertainty. You may feel disconnected from your body, unable to relax, or consumed by fears about your fertility, pregnancy, or ability to be a good parent. These responses are not signs of weakness, instead, they are the natural result of a nervous system that has been pushed beyond its capacity.

My approach is trauma-informed, relational, and body-based, integrating EMDR (if appropriate), attachment-focused therapy, parts work, and polyvagal theory. Rather than simply trying to stop anxious thoughts, we work to calm and retrain the nervous system so that safety, trust, and emotional steadiness can gradually return.

Whether you are navigating fertility treatments, grieving a miscarriage, pregnant after loss, or parenting while carrying lingering fear, therapy can help you feel more grounded, more connected to yourself, and more present in your life and relationships. You don’t have to keep living in survival mode. Healing is possible, and you deserve support that truly understands what you’ve been through.