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Perinatal & Parenthood

A baby changes more than your sleep

Having a child reorganizes nearly everything: your body, your identity, your relationship, your sex life. Most support covers the first of those and goes quiet on the rest.

I hold a Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) and work with parents through pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood — including the intimacy changes and identity shifts that rarely come up at a six-week checkup.

“Missing who you were before and loving your child are not in conflict.”

Areas of focus

What we tend to work on

Pregnancy & postpartum

  • Pregnancy & postpartum mental health
  • Returning to desire & self post-baby
  • Major relational transitions

Intimacy & partnership

  • Postpartum intimacy changes
  • Intimacy changes after having children
  • Relational strain in early parenthood

Identity

  • Fatherhood identity & role transitions
  • Parental identity shifts
  • Emotional regulation in relationships

Clinical Approach

How I work

Attachment-Based

Our early relational patterns shape everything — how we pursue and avoid intimacy, how we regulate emotion, how we experience desire. Therapy surfaces those patterns gently and without judgment.

Trauma-Informed

Many relational and sexual struggles have roots in earlier wounds. This work moves at your pace and never requires you to re-live what you’re not ready to approach.

Nervous System Aware

Lasting change happens at the body level, not just the cognitive level. Sessions integrate somatic awareness alongside insight and narrative work.

More on the approach →  ·  About Sarah King, LCSW, PMH-C →

Practical details

Before you reach out

Format

Sessions are virtual, so you can attend from anywhere in Oregon. I am licensed statewide.

First step

A free 15-minute phone consultation to see if we’re a good fit — no pressure, no commitment. I return all inquiries within two business days.

Fees & insurance

I am in-network with select plans and also work with self-pay and out-of-network benefits. See current fees and accepted panels.

Other services

Not quite the right fit?

Ready to begin?

Schedule a free consultation

A 15-minute phone consultation to see if we’re a good fit — no pressure, no commitment. I return all inquiries within two business days.

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