Support for Partners & Non-Birthing Parents in Orlando Florida
Your experience during this season of life is just as real as anyone else’s, and you deserve real support. We work with partners and non-birthing parents across Orlando and Winter Park, in individual sessions or as a couple.
Partners Are Often the Invisible Half of the Perinatal Experience
The focus goes to the birthing parent, as it should, but what you are carrying during this time matters too. The anxiety, the helplessness, the identity shifts, the relationship strain, the pressure to hold everything together while figuring out who you are in this new chapter.
Partners and non-birthing parents often come to Monarch Counseling feeling overlooked, unsure if what they’re feeling is valid, and not knowing where to turn. They leave with clarity about their own experience, stronger tools for supporting themselves, and the grounding to be the partner and parent they want to be.
You do not need to have given birth to need support.
If You Are the Partner, This Is for You
The perinatal period is one of the most significant transitions a couple goes through. For partners and non-birthing parents, that transition often comes with its own emotional weight that rarely gets acknowledged or addressed.
You may be managing your own anxiety while trying to support someone else through theirs. You may be grieving a loss that feels like it is not yours to grieve. You may be watching your partner struggle and not know how to help. You may be feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or unlike yourself and wondering if that is even allowed.
It is. And it is more common than most people talk about.
Common experiences we work with:
Anxiety, worry, or hypervigilance during pregnancy or postpartum
Paternal postpartum depression and mood changes
Feeling helpless or shut out while your partner struggles
Relationship disconnection, communication or intimacy changes
Grief after pregnancy loss or a difficult birth experience
Birth trauma from witnessing a frightening or complicated delivery
Identity shifts and the pressure of new parenthood
Feeling like your emotional experience does not matter or is not valid
Supporting a partner through fertility treatment and sharing that weight
Partners Experience This Too. The Research Is Clear.
Postpartum depression and anxiety are not exclusive to birthing parents. Research shows that a significant percentage of partners and non-birthing parents experience postpartum depression and anxiety symptoms in the months following birth. Paternal postpartum depression is real, underdiagnosed, and undertreated because the conversation rarely includes partners.
Witnessing a traumatic birth is its own traumatic experience. Navigating pregnancy loss as a couple means both people are grieving, even when only one of them is expected to show it. Going through fertility treatment as a partner means absorbing emotional weight that is rarely acknowledged.
The perinatal experience affects the whole family. Support should too.
Partner Therapy for Orlando-Area Couples and Individuals
Monarch Counseling provides specialized perinatal therapy for partners and non-birthing parents across Florida. Our providers are certified in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International and understand the specific emotional landscape of this experience, including how it intersects with relationship dynamics, grief, identity, and the demands of new parenthood.
We work with individual partners navigating their own mental health as well as couples working through the relational impact of the perinatal period together. Whether you’re looking for individual support or want to work through this as a couple, we can help.
EMDR therapy is also available for partners who witnessed a traumatic birth or are processing grief after pregnancy loss.
PSI Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C)
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Most Insurance Accepted Including Medicaid
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing)
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PSI Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) * Most Insurance Accepted Including Medicaid * EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) *
Your Experience Matters. We Can Help.
Request an appointment and our intake team will confirm your insurance, check availability, and get your first session scheduled. Most new clients are seen within 7 days. Sessions are available via secure telehealth anywhere in Florida or in person at our Winter Park office. No referral required. No waitlist.
Insurance accepted including Medicaid
Available within 7 days
No waitlist
No referral required
Telehealth statewide across Florida
In-person available in Winter Park, FL
Frequently Asked Questions About Partner Therapy in Orlando
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Paternal postpartum depression is a well-documented clinical experience that affects a significant number of non-birthing parents. It often looks different from maternal postpartum depression, showing up as irritability, withdrawal, increased anxiety, or numbing behaviors rather than sadness. It deserves the same attention and care.
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Absolutely. You do not need to have given birth to be affected by the perinatal experience. Your anxiety, grief, identity shifts, and relationship challenges are real and worthy of support.
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Yes, some providers at Monarch Counseling offer couples counseling focused on the relational impact of the perinatal experience, including postpartum adjustment, fertility challenges, pregnancy loss, and communication and intimacy changes.
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Many partners come to us specifically to understand what their partner is going through and how to show up more effectively. That is a completely valid reason to reach out.
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Monarch Counseling accepts most major insurance plans including Medicaid. Call us at (407) 564-3459 or check using the Tax ID and NPI on the back of your insurance card if you are unsure whether we take your plan.
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Yes, most sessions are conducted via secure telehealth and are available to anyone located in Florida.
You May Also Be Navigating
The partner experience during the perinatal period often connects to a broader picture. If any of the following feels relevant, we can help with that too.