Our Approach to Perinatal Mental Health Care
Specialized, certified, and built around what this season of life actually requires.
About Monarch Counseling
Most therapy practices treat perinatal mental health as one specialty among many. At Monarch Counseling it’s the only thing we do.
That singular focus shapes everything about how we work, from the questions we ask in the first session to the way we approach treatment, to the outcomes our clients experience.
Women come to us having felt unseen, misdiagnosed, or stuck in a version of therapy that never quite fit what they were going through. They leave with clarity about what was actually happening, real tools that work, and a sense of themselves they thought was gone for good.
PSI-Certified Clinicians
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EMDR Therapy Available
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Most Insurance Accepted
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PSI-Certified Clinicians ✽ EMDR Therapy Available ✽ Most Insurance Accepted ✽
The Difference Specialized Training Makes
Perinatal mental health is a distinct clinical specialty. The symptoms, the causes, the treatment approaches, and the way they intersect with hormonal changes, birth experiences, identity shifts, and relationship dynamics are specific to this period of life. A provider who has not been specifically trained in this area is working with a partial picture.
Our providers are trained to recognize what others sometimes miss. Postpartum rage that gets dismissed as personality. Anxiety during pregnancy that gets chalked up to normal nerves. Intrusive thoughts that go unaddressed because the provider did not know how to respond to them. Grief after pregnancy loss that never gets the clinical attention it deserves.
Specialized training means our clients spend less time explaining themselves and more time doing the work that actually moves things forward.
Our Approach to Specialized Perinatal Care
Our approach is trauma-informed, evidence-based, and tailored to the individual. We do not apply a one-size-fits-all model to experiences that are deeply personal and often complex.
We draw on a range of clinically supported modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment-based approaches, somatic frameworks, and EMDR for clients processing trauma. The specific approach depends on what you are navigating, what has and has not worked for you before, and where you are in your perinatal journey.
What stays consistent across every provider and every client is the commitment to getting to what actually matters as efficiently as possible. Not surface-level support. Not weeks of warm-up before the real work begins. Direct, focused, specialized care.
Our Perinatal Therapy Modalities
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Attachment-Based Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Somatic and Polyvagal-Informed Approaches
Solution-Focused Therapy
Gottman Method for Couples
Trauma-Informed Care Across All Services
Faith Integration Available for Clients Who Are Interested
Meet the Monarch Counseling Team
A practice built by specialists, for the most important season of your life.
Every provider on our team works exclusively in perinatal mental health. This is not a general therapy practice with a postpartum specialty tucked into a long list of services. It is the only thing we do.
Women come to Monarch Counseling having felt dismissed, misunderstood, or stuck with providers who were not trained for what they were going through. They find a team that already knows what this season feels like, asks the right questions from the start, and gets to the work that actually makes a difference.
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Ashlyn founded Monarch Counseling because she saw firsthand what happens when women in the perinatal period receive care from providers who are not specifically trained for it. Symptoms get missed. Women get dismissed. The real work gets delayed. She built this practice to close that gap.
What sets Ashlyn apart is not just her depth of training, though that is extensive. It is the way she sees what others miss. She recognizes postpartum rage for what it is. She understands that intrusive thoughts are not a sign of danger. She knows that feeling completely unlike yourself after birth is not something to push through, and she knows how to help you find your way back.
Her approach is direct, honest, and completely judgment free. You do not have to filter yourself or pretend to be okay. You just have to show up.
Credentials:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Qualified Supervisor (QS)
PSI Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider (PMH-C)
Advanced training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, and fertility challenges
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Tania specializes in supporting women and mothers through the unique emotional challenges of pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, and the everyday demands of raising a family. Her clinical focus centers on perinatal mental health, motherhood, anxiety, executive functioning, and healing from generational trauma.
She provides a warm, inclusive, and trauma-informed space for clients to process, grow, and find balance, whether they are navigating early parenthood, breaking toxic cycles, or simply feeling overwhelmed. In addition to her clinical work, Tania supervises Registered Marriage and Family Therapy Interns and Registered Mental Health Counseling Interns.
Credentials:
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Qualified Supervisor (QS)
EMDR Trained
Perinatal mental health, motherhood, anxiety, executive functioning, generational trauma
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Jessica works with couples and individuals who want to build deeper intimacy, improve communication, and feel more aligned in their relationships. Her clinical approach focuses on understanding the patterns that keep clients feeling stuck and supporting them as they create more secure, connected, and fulfilling partnerships.
Her work centers on relationship dynamics including prenatal and postpartum transitions, desire discrepancies, emotional disconnection, infertility recovery, and financial stress within partnerships. She integrates systemic, attachment-based, and somatic frameworks to create a collaborative and supportive space.
Credentials:
Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
Certified Financial Therapist
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Selena is committed to supporting the holistic wellbeing of individuals and families as they navigate life's challenges and transitions. Her clinical work focuses on helping women, children, and adolescents navigate anxiety, trauma, crisis, and relational difficulties through a trauma-informed lens.
She integrates DBT, CBT, attachment-based approaches, polyvagal theory, and solution-focused treatment. For clients who desire it, Selena offers spiritual integration in counseling from a Christian worldview, allowing faith to be incorporated into the therapeutic process in a respectful and meaningful way.
Credentials:
Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern
Additional training in anxiety, Gottman couples therapy, Prepare-Enrich, and Psychological First Aid
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Camilla is a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern who specializes in supporting women through pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, pregnancy loss, and the emotional transitions of motherhood. She is passionate about helping women heal from trauma and build deeper emotional freedom, stability, and a stronger sense of self. She understands that becoming a parent can bring tremendous joy while also uncovering old wounds, anxiety, grief, and feelings of overwhelm. Her goal is to provide a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where women feel seen, supported, and empowered throughout their healing journey.
Camilla has advanced training in perinatal mental health, EMDR, Brainspotting, somatic interventions, attachment-based therapy, CBT, and psychodynamic therapy. She has a special interest in helping women understand how childhood experiences can influence their relationships, parenting, and emotional well-being. Her approach is warm, relational, and person-centered, blending evidence-based therapies with deep compassion to create a space where your story is honored, your emotions are welcomed, and your healing is nurtured with intention. Christian counseling is also available upon request.
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As a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern at Monarch Counseling, I have over 20 years of experience working with families and mothers. I hold advanced training in perinatal and postpartum mental health through Postpartum Support International. I support clients navigating grief, fertility, and reproductive journeys.
Originally from Puerto Rico, I offer bilingual services in English and Spanish as a native Spanish speaker. I provide culturally sensitive, ethical, care to immigrant, high achiever professionals.
I am trained in trauma and somatic techniques, including Brainspotting, Flash Therapy, Mindfulness, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I am very happy and eager to serve the community of mothers and professionals in Orlando and throughout Florida.
Tengo más de 20 años de experiencia trabajando con familias y madres. Poseo adiestramiento avanzado en salud mental perinatal y posparto a través de Postpartum Support International. Atiendo a clientes que atraviesan procesos de duelo, fertilidad y caminos reproductivos.
Proveniente de Puerto Rico, ofrezco servicios bilingües en inglés y español como hablante nativa de español. Brindo una sensibilidad cultural a inmigrantes profesionales y preparados.
Estoy adiestrada en trauma y técnicas somáticas como Brainspotting, Flash Therapy, Mindfulness y Terapia Cognitivo Conductual. Estoy muy contenta y deseosa de servir a la comunidad de madres y profesionales de Orlando y de toda Florida.
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As a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern and maternal mental health advocate, I specialize in supporting individuals navigating pregnancy, postpartum, motherhood, and the emotional and identity shifts that can come with this stage of life. These experiences can feel both meaningful and overwhelming, and I aim to offer a space where you don’t have to carry everything on your own.
I have specialized training through Postpartum Support International and am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I provide individualized care, recognizing that each person’s journey is unique. I believe clients should feel empowered to take an active role in their healing process, and I prioritize building a strong, trusting therapeutic relationship rooted in safety and openness.
As a mother of two, I bring both clinical training and lived experience to my work, including my own experiences with birth trauma, pregnancy loss, and postpartum depression. I understand firsthand how overwhelming and isolating motherhood can feel, and those experiences have deepened my compassion and strengthened my commitment to supporting women through their own journeys. My goal is to help you feel more grounded, more connected to yourself, and more supported as you move through this season of life.
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As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 11 years of experience, I work with teens, adults, couples, and neurodivergent individuals navigating life's challenges and transitions. As a father myself, I have a special interest in supporting couples as they navigate the transition to parenthood and the many adjustments that can come with growing a family. I enjoy helping parents strengthen their relationships, improve communication, and work through the stress, identity shifts, and changing dynamics that often accompany pregnancy, postpartum life, and raising children. I also work with fathers who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, overwhelm, or the challenges of balancing work, family, and personal wellbeing.
My clinical focus includes anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, autism spectrum concerns, chronic illness and pain, perinatal mental health, relationship difficulties, family-of-origin wounds, school and workplace stress, and recovery from harmful religious experiences.
I provide a warm, patient, and trauma-informed space where clients can explore their experiences with curiosity and compassion. I believe that mental health struggles are deeply connected to neurobiology, relationships, life experiences, and environment, and not simply something that exists in isolation. My approach is collaborative, affirming, and tailored to each client's unique needs and strengths.
As an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist, I strive to create an environment where clients feel safe, understood, and empowered. As both a therapist and an artist, I value authenticity, insight, and healing through connection. My own experiences with chronic illness, fatherhood, and personal growth have deepened my appreciation for the complexity of the healing journey and the resilience people bring to it.
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