Perinatal Mental Health Specialists
Specialized support for pregnancy, postpartum, fertility, and everything in between.
Perinatal Mental Health Specialists
Specialized support for pregnancy, postpartum, fertility, and everything in between.
Perinatal Support & Wellness
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Perinatal Support & Wellness ✽
Monarch Counseling was built specifically for this season of life.
Whether you are trying to conceive, navigating pregnancy, recovering after birth, or processing something you cannot quite name, our team understands what you are carrying. Women come to us feeling lost, overwhelmed, and unlike themselves. They leave feeling grounded, clear, and back in control.
PSI-Certified Clinicians
Telehealth Available Statewide
Most Major Insurance Accepted
You’re in the Right Place
Monarch Counseling serves women, partners, and families navigating the full emotional spectrum of the perinatal experience. If any of the following feels familiar, we can help.
● Fertility Counseling and Support
● Pregnancy and Perinatal Anxiety
● Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
● Pregnancy Loss and Grief
● Birth Trauma Therapy
● Support for Partners and Non-Birthing Parents
Every provider on our team works exclusively in perinatal mental health. Not as one specialty among many, but as the singular focus of our entire practice. Based in Winter Park and serving women across Florida via telehealth, we are here when you are ready.
Care That Gets to What Actually Matters
Most women who come to Monarch Counseling have already tried to work through this on their own. They have done the research, tried the routines, pushed through the hard days. What they find here is something different: a practice that understands the perinatal experience at a level most providers simply do not.
Ashlyn Douglass-Barnes founded Monarch Counseling because she saw firsthand what happens when women in this season of life receive care from providers who are not specifically trained for it. Symptoms get missed. Women feel dismissed. The real work gets delayed.
Our clients leave sessions feeling clearer, steadier, and more like themselves. They stop second-guessing everything. They understand what is happening internally and have a path forward that actually makes sense for where they are. That is what specialized care makes possible.
"I didn't have to explain or justify my feelings and nothing was too heavy or uncomfortable to talk about. It feels like I just don't have to go through this alone."
Monarch ClientMeet the Owner
Ashlyn Douglass-Barnes, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Qualified Supervisor
PSI Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider (PMH-C)
EMDR Trained
Advanced training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, and fertility challenges
When You’re Ready, We’re Here
Most sessions are conducted via secure telehealth, available to anyone located in Florida. If you prefer in-person therapy, we’re conveniently located at 1950 Lee Road, Suite 110 in Winter Park, FL 32789.
Getting started takes less than five minutes and we handle the rest.