Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression: You’re Not Broken, You’re Human

By Molly Crenshaw, LPC, a licensed attachment-based therapist in Georgetown, TX

What Is Postpartum Depression?

Postpartum depression (PPD) is more than just the "baby blues." It’s a deeply human response to the huge physical, emotional, and relational changes that happen during the transition to motherhood.

If you're feeling sad, numb, overwhelmed, or like you're not bonding with your baby the way you hoped—you are not alone. Around 1 in 7 new mothers experience postpartum depression, and many more struggle with anxiety, rage, or grief that’s often missed.

As an attachment therapist, I want you to know: this isn’t your fault. Your brain, body, and nervous system are doing their best to adapt.  During this transition, therapy can help you reconnect with yourself, your baby, and the support you deserve.

Common Signs of Postpartum Depression

Every woman’s experience is unique, but some common signs include:

  • Feeling persistently sad, hopeless, or numb

  • Crying more than usual (or not being able to cry at all)

  • Trouble bonding with your baby

  • Irritability or anger that feels out of character

  • Feeling like you're “not yourself” anymore

  • Difficulty sleeping—even when the baby sleeps

  • Thoughts of guilt, shame, or failure

  • Withdrawing from your partner or support system

These symptoms can begin days, weeks, or even months after birth—and can affect any mother, regardless of how her birth unfolded.

How Attachment-Based Therapy Helps

Attachment-based therapy looks beneath the surface. It helps you understand why you’re feeling the way you are—and gives you a safe relationship to begin healing in.

Here’s how it supports postpartum mental health:

1. Rewiring the Stress Response

Becoming a parent reactivates deep wiring in the brain—especially if you experienced emotional disconnection, anxiety, or trauma in your own early life. We work gently, from the bottom up, to calm your nervous system and help you feel safer in your body again.

2. Repairing the Bond with Yourself

You may feel like you’ve lost touch with who you are. Therapy helps you rebuild a secure, loving connection with yourself—so you can show up with more presence for your baby, your partner, and your own needs.

3. Working Through Grief, Loss, and Identity Shifts

Whether your birth didn’t go as planned, you’re grieving a miscarriage or struggling with breastfeeding or sleep deprivation, therapy gives you space to process it all—without judgment.

You Deserve Support

Postpartum depression can make you feel isolated—but healing begins in connection. As a therapist who specializes in attachment and postpartum mental health in Georgetown, TX, I work with women just like you—  loving mothers who are silently struggling and ready to feel like themselves again.

Looking for Postpartum Therapy in Georgetown, TX?

I offer compassionate, evidence-based support for:

  • Postpartum depression and anxiety

  • Attachment wounds triggered by new motherhood

  • Miscarriage and birth trauma

  • Relationship strain after baby

  • ADHD and sensory overload in early motherhood

Ready to Begin?

You don’t have to do this alone.

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