# Momwell

> Momwell is virtual maternal mental health care for mothers across the United States and Canada: therapy with therapists who specialize in maternal mental health (PMH-C certified), virtual ADHD assessments, free self-assessment tools, and education on the real experiences of motherhood. Motherhood is hard. Care should not be.

Founded by Erica Djossa, MA, RP (Registered Psychotherapist), author of Releasing the Mother Load.

## Where we serve (online therapy by state and province)

- [Online Therapy for Moms: Where We Serve](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy): Hub listing every US state and Canadian province where Momwell therapists are licensed to provide virtual therapy.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Ontario](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/ontario): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Ontario over secure video, including Toronto, Ottawa, Mississauga.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in British Columbia](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/british-columbia): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving British Columbia over secure video, including Vancouver, Victoria, Surrey.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Alberta](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/alberta): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Alberta over secure video, including Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Saskatchewan](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/saskatchewan): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Saskatchewan over secure video, including Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Nova Scotia](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/nova-scotia): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Nova Scotia over secure video, including Halifax, Dartmouth, Sydney.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Texas](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/texas): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Texas over secure video, including Houston, Dallas, Austin. In-network insurance available.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in California](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/california): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving California over secure video, including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco. In-network insurance available.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Pennsylvania](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/pennsylvania): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Pennsylvania over secure video, including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown. In-network insurance available.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in New York](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/new-york): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving New York over secure video, including New York City, Brooklyn, Buffalo. In-network insurance available.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Florida](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/florida): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Florida over secure video, including Miami, Orlando, Tampa. In-network insurance available.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Tennessee](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/tennessee): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Tennessee over secure video, including Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville. In-network insurance available.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Virginia](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/virginia): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Virginia over secure video, including Virginia Beach, Richmond, Arlington. In-network insurance available.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Arizona](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/arizona): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Arizona over secure video, including Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Georgia](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/georgia): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Georgia over secure video, including Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Illinois](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/illinois): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Illinois over secure video, including Chicago, Aurora, Naperville.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Michigan](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/michigan): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Michigan over secure video, including Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in North Carolina](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/north-carolina): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving North Carolina over secure video, including Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Ohio](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/ohio): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Ohio over secure video, including Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Washington](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/washington): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Washington over secure video, including Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma.
- [Online Therapy for Moms in Wisconsin](https://www.momwell.com/online-therapy/wisconsin): Licensed maternal mental health therapists serving Wisconsin over secure video, including Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay.

## Therapy support

- [Therapy Support](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support): Overview of maternal mental health therapy and the stages and areas Momwell supports.
- [Preconception Support](https://www.momwell.com/preconception-support): Therapy for the trying-to-conceive and preconception stage.
- [Pregnancy Support](https://www.momwell.com/pregnancy-support): Therapy through pregnancy.
- [Postpartum Support](https://www.momwell.com/postpartum-support): Therapy for the postpartum period, including postpartum depression and anxiety.
- [Motherhood and Identity](https://www.momwell.com/motherhood-identity): Therapy for matrescence and the identity shift of becoming a mother.
- [Parenting Support](https://www.momwell.com/parenting-support): Therapy for parenting stress and challenges.
- [Relationship Support](https://www.momwell.com/relationship-support): Individual or couples therapy for relationship challenges in parenthood.
- [Miscarriage and Loss](https://www.momwell.com/miscarriage-and-loss-support): Therapy for pregnancy and infant loss.
- [Mood and Hormones (Reproductive Mental Health)](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/reproductive-mental-health): How hormonal shifts across life (the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause) affect mood, and how therapy helps.

## Pregnancy, birth and postpartum

- [Anxiety in Pregnancy](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/anxiety-in-pregnancy): Antenatal anxiety, what is normal versus when to get support, and how therapy helps during pregnancy.
- [Depression During Pregnancy](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/depression-during-pregnancy): Antenatal depression, why it is not your fault if you do not feel joyful, and how therapy helps.
- [Preparing for Birth](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/preparing-for-birth): Emotional and mental preparation for birth, including birth fear and processing a previous birth.
- [Birth Trauma](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/birth-trauma): What makes a birth traumatic, that it need not be an emergency to leave a mark, and how therapy helps.
- [Postpartum Depression](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/postpartum-depression): Signs of postpartum depression, the difference from the baby blues, and how therapy helps.
- [Postpartum Anxiety](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/postpartum-anxiety): Postpartum anxiety versus ordinary new-parent worry, and how therapy helps.
- [Postpartum Rage](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/postpartum-rage): Why postpartum rage happens, that it signals unmet needs, and how therapy helps.
- [Intrusive Thoughts](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/intrusive-thoughts): Why scary, unwanted intrusive thoughts are common and ego-dystonic, how they differ from postpartum psychosis, and how therapy helps.
- [Sensory Overload Postpartum](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/sensory-overload-postpartum): Feeling touched out and overstimulated in the fourth trimester, and how therapy helps.
- [Sleep Deprivation](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/sleep-deprivation): The mental health toll of postpartum sleep deprivation and how therapy helps.
- [Infant Feeding and Mental Health](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/infant-feeding-mental-health): Feeding guilt and pressure, fed is best, and protecting your mental health around how you feed your baby.
- [Loneliness in Motherhood](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/loneliness-in-motherhood): The isolation of modern motherhood and parenting without a village, and how therapy helps.

## Fertility, loss and family decisions

- [Infertility and Trying to Conceive](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/infertility-and-trying-to-conceive): The cyclical grief of trying to conceive and infertility, and how therapy helps.
- [Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/miscarriage-and-pregnancy-loss): Grieving a miscarriage or pregnancy loss at any stage, with no timeline and no platitudes.
- [Deciding to Have Another Baby](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/deciding-to-have-another-baby): Weighing whether to have another baby, including partner disagreement, and how therapy helps.

## Mood, hormones and reproductive mental health

- [PMDD](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/pmdd): Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: severe cyclical mood symptoms in the luteal phase that lift after the period, and how therapy helps.
- [Premenstrual Exacerbation (PME)](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/premenstrual-exacerbation): When an existing condition flares premenstrually, how it differs from PMDD, and how therapy helps.
- [Perimenopause and Mood](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/perimenopause): How the hormonal shifts of perimenopause affect mood, and how therapy helps.
- [Menopause and Mood](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/menopause): The mental health and identity side of menopause, and how therapy helps.

## Parenting, identity and relationships

- [Mom Rage](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/mom-rage): What mom rage is, why it signals unmet needs rather than bad parenting, and how therapy helps.
- [Emotion Regulation Skills](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/emotion-regulation-skills): How to regulate your emotions as a mom and repair after hard moments.
- [Navigating Behavioral Challenges](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/navigating-behavioral-challenges): Handling tantrums and meltdowns, behavior as communication, and supporting your own regulation.
- [Overstimulation in Motherhood](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/overstimulation-in-motherhood): Why motherhood can feel overstimulating and how therapy helps.
- [Parenting a Neurodivergent Child](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/parenting-neurodivergent-children): Support for the parent of a neurodivergent child, strengths-based and affirming.
- [Virtual Therapy for Moms with ADHD](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/virtual-therapy-for-moms-with-adhd): How therapy supports moms with ADHD with the mental load and executive function.
- [Working Mom Guilt](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/working-mom-guilt): Guilt about returning to work, daycare, and career versus motherhood, and how therapy helps.
- [Default Parent Burnout](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/default-parent-burnout): The burnout of being the default parent who carries the mental load, and how therapy helps.
- [Navigating Resentment](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/navigating-resentment): Resentment toward a partner after kids, and how therapy helps you feel like a team again.
- [Stepmom Support](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/stepmom-support): The unique challenges of stepmotherhood and how therapy helps.
- [Grief as Your Children Grow](https://www.momwell.com/therapy-support/grief-as-children-grow): The bittersweet grief of children growing up, including the empty nest, and how therapy helps.

## Topics

- [The Invisible Load of Motherhood](https://www.momwell.com/invisible-load): What the invisible load is (the cognitive and emotional labor of running a family), why it falls on mothers, and how to share it.
- [Maternal Burnout](https://www.momwell.com/burnout): What maternal burnout is, the signs, and how therapy helps moms recover capacity.
- [Mom Guilt](https://www.momwell.com/mom-guilt): Why mom guilt happens, what it signals, and how to ease the constant feeling of not doing enough.
- [Matrescence](https://www.momwell.com/matrescence): The identity shift of becoming a mother, why it can feel like losing yourself, and how to find your footing.
- [Maternal Perfectionism](https://www.momwell.com/perfectionism): The pressure to be the perfect mom, where it comes from, and how to let it go.
- [Boundaries in Motherhood](https://www.momwell.com/boundaries): Setting boundaries with family, partner, and work without guilt.
- [Intimacy After Kids](https://www.momwell.com/intimacy): Rebuilding connection and intimacy in your relationship after children.

## ADHD

- [ADHD Support and Assessments](https://www.momwell.com/adhd): Virtual ADHD assessment built for mothers, a free ADHD screener, and ADHD therapy.
- [ADHD Assessment for Moms](https://www.momwell.com/adhd-assessment): Virtual ADHD assessment for moms: screener, assessment battery, and a report with recommendations.
- [Free ADHD Screener for Moms](https://www.momwell.com/adhd-screener-for-moms): Free ADHD screener built around how ADHD shows up in mothers.

## Learning Center

- [Learning Center](https://www.momwell.com/blog): Articles on maternal mental health, plus the Momwell podcast (hosted by founder Erica Djossa, formerly Happy as a Mother).

## Free tools

- [Free Tools](https://www.momwell.com/free-tools): Free self-assessment inventories (the Invisible Load Inventory and the Personal Needs Inventory) and the Momwell wellness app.

## Pricing

- [Therapy Pricing](https://www.momwell.com/pricing): Cost of therapy, insurance, and direct billing.
- [Assessment Pricing](https://www.momwell.com/pricing-assessments): Cost of the virtual ADHD assessment.
- [Book a Consultation](https://www.momwell.com/booking): Book a free 15-minute virtual therapy consultation and find out if Momwell serves your area.

## About

- [About Momwell](https://www.momwell.com/about): Momwell’s mom-centered care model and mission.
- [Erica Djossa](https://www.momwell.com/erica-djossa): Founder and CEO of Momwell, registered psychotherapist (MA, RP), and author of Releasing the Mother Load: How to Carry Less and Enjoy Motherhood More (Sounds True).
- [Press](https://www.momwell.com/press): Momwell and founder Erica Djossa in the press: TV, print and online, podcasts, and research.
- [Our Therapists](https://www.momwell.com/our-therapists): The team of maternal mental health therapists.
- [For Professionals](https://www.momwell.com/providers): Referral hub for OB-GYNs, midwives, and other clinicians referring patients to Momwell.
- [FAQ](https://www.momwell.com/faq): Common questions about therapy, assessments, courses, and getting started.
- [Contact](https://www.momwell.com/contact): Get in touch with Momwell.