Anxiety Therapy for Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Parenting in Palm Desert, CA
Support for pregnancy anxiety, postpartum mental health, IVF and fertility-related trauma, and the emotional transition into becoming a parent.
If anxiety has been shaping your days as a parent, this might sound familiar:
You’re keeping it together all day, until one more spilled cup or sibling fight pushes you over the edge. Then comes the guilt, the shame spiral, the mental replay of everything you wish you’d done differently.
You’re on all the time, juggling work, bedtime routines, and the invisible mental load that never seems to end, with anxiety humming quietly in the background.
You fall into bed exhausted but wired, your mind still spinning through tomorrow’s to-do list and the things you didn’t get to today.
You feel overstimulated and drained, like your system never gets a real pause. Even small things can feel big when you’re stretched thin.
You notice your child’s emotions mirror your own, the tension, the overwhelm, the reactivity, and it’s hard not to feel like you’re both running on empty.
You’re not a bad parent. You’re a human with a nervous system that’s overloaded. Between constant noise, schedules, and the pressure to hold it all together, your body never really gets to rest.
At Haven Wellness Therapy in Palm Desert, I help parents move from survival mode to steadier ground. Together, we’ll work on calming your nervous system, easing anxiety, and finding ways to reconnect with yourself and your family, whether you’re the one doing most of the caregiving or the one trying to hold everything together from the sidelines.
If you’ve been searching for “anxiety therapy,” “therapist near me,” or “family therapy in Palm Desert,” you’re in the right place. Support doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong; it means you’re ready to feel better.
Therapy Services at Haven Wellness in Palm Desert and Across California.
My work is grounded in anxiety therapy and nervous-system-informed care, supporting families through major life transitions.
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Parenting & Family Therapy
For parents navigating anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and reactivity.
Families today come together in many ways: IVF, donor conception, LGBTQ+ families, solo parenting, blended families, and parents raising children with big emotions and sensitive nervous systems.
Therapy offers a supportive, affirming space to work on anxiety regulation, emotional patterns, communication, and the stress that shows up in family life. Together, we focus on helping you feel calmer, more connected, and more grounded, so your home can feel steadier, not just managed.
You don’t have to parent in survival mode. Support can help you show up in ways that feel more aligned with who you are and the family you’re building.
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Pregnancy & Postpartum Therapy
For the seasons that change everything, your body, your sleep, your relationships, your sense of self.
Families today come together in many ways: IVF, donor conception, LGBTQ+ families, solo parenting, blended families, and parents raising children with big emotions and sensitive nervous systems.
Therapy offers an affirming space to work on anxiety regulation, emotional patterns, communication, and the stress that shows up in family life. Together, we focus on helping you feel calmer, more connected, and more grounde, so your home can feel steadier, not just managed.
You don’t have to parent in survival mode. Therapy can help you build steadier rhythms, for yourself and for the family you’re growing.
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Fertility & Loss Support
For individuals and couples navigating infertility, IVF, or pregnancy loss.
Trying to grow your family can feel like living in constant limbo: hoping, waiting, bracing, repeating. Some days feel manageable. Other days feel heavy, anxious, and exhausting to carry.
Whether you’re navigating IVF, fertility challenges, donor conception, or the grief that follows miscarriage or loss, therapy offers a steadier place to land. A space to slow down, breathe again, and process what this season is asking of you, without having to carry it alone.
You don’t have to hold all the hope and uncertainty by yourself.
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Couples & Relationship Therapy
For couples rediscovering connection amid the stress and transitions of parenting.
Becoming parents stretches even the strongest relationships. Suddenly, everything shifts: your communication, your intimacy, your time, your sense of partnership.
If you’re feeling disconnected, stuck in conflict, or trying to rebuild closeness after a hard or anxious season, therapy offers a space to slow down and reconnect. Together, we’ll strengthen communication, reduce reactivity, and help you feel more supported and aligned with one another.
You deserve a relationship that feels like a safe place to land, even in the messy moments.
Hi, I’m Sophie Bain-Tohl,
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist | Palm Desert & Online Across California
Parenthood changed me, in all the ways I expected and in the ones I didn’t.
Between fertility treatments, pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and the constant stretch of trying to hold it all together, I learned how heavy the invisible parts of parenting can feel.
As both a therapist and an IVF parent, I understand how complex this season can be, the hope and exhaustion, the love and anxiety, the moments of joy threaded with guilt or grief.
In my work, I help parents slow things down, calm their nervous systems, and feel steadier in the middle of all that real-life messiness. Therapy with me isn’t about fixing you; it’s about finding your footing again, at your own pace, in your own way.
This is a space to breathe.
To be real.
To feel held in a way that’s steady, warm, and grounded.
I work with parents across Palm Desert and the Coachella Valley, and offer online therapy throughout California, so you can begin from wherever you are.
How Therapy Works at Haven Wellness
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A simple, steady process so you always know what to expect. Here’s what getting started looks like:
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A chance to breathe, ask questions, and see if it feels like a good fit.
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Quick, easy onboarding. I’ll walk you through everything.
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We’ll slow down, understand what’s been heavy, and create a plan that meets you where you are.
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As your season changes, IVF to pregnancy, pregnancy to postpartum, or parenting a little one with big feelings, your sessions evolve with you.
In-Person Therapy in Palm Desert & Online Across California
Support that meets you where you are… literally.
Whether you’re local to Palm Desert or showing up from your kitchen floor between feedings, therapy at Haven Wellness is designed to fit into real life, not compete with it.
Online therapy across California
No commuting. No childcare scramble. No rushing in and out.
Just steady support from wherever you can catch a quiet moment.
In-person sessions in Palm Desert
If you prefer face-to-face connection, I offer weekly in-person sessions at:
One El Paseo Plaza
74-225 Hwy 111, Suite C
Palm Desert, CA 92260
It’s a calm, grounding space for parents, parents-to-be, and families navigating every stage of family building and becoming.
Serving clients in Palm Desert, Palm Springs, La Quinta, Indio, Rancho Mirage, and the entire Coachella Valley, with online therapy available anywhere in California.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I’m an out-of-network provider, which means I don’t bill insurance directly. However, many clients use their out-of-network benefits for partial reimbursement. I offer superbills to help make that process easier.
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Yes. I offer safe, secure online therapy anywhere in California. It’s ideal for parents, parents-to-be, and anyone trying to fit support into real life — naps, feedings, work breaks, or late-night overwhelm included.
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I work with individuals and couples across fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and modern family-building.
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Absolutely. Haven Wellness is fully affirming. I work often with queer parents, donor-conceived families, and two-mom or two-dad family systems, offering support that honors your identity and lived experience.
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For virtual sessions, yes.
For in-person sessions, we’ll decide together what feels most supportive. Some parents feel more regulated with baby nearby; others benefit from coming solo. There’s no “right” way, just what works for you. -
Yes. While my primary focus is supporting parents and parents-to-be, I do offer therapy for young children as well as parent-child support to help you understand and respond to your child’s emotional needs and behaviors.
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Everyone’s needs are different. Some clients come in for short-term support (6–12 sessions), while others stay longer as they move through different seasons of fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting.
Get Started Today.
Parenthood is hard enough. You don’t have to navigate it alone.
Let’s find steadiness, clarity, and support that actually fits your real life.