Women's Reproductive Health

Women's reproductive mental health is the connection between mental well-being and the female reproductive system, encompassing emotional challenges during hormonal shifts from menstruation, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause, as well as mental health impacts from reproductive events like infertility, miscarriage, or reproductive organ conditions.

Perinatal care: Pregnancy and postpartum periods are vulnerable times where interpersonal, physiological, and emotional changes occur. It is important for a mother to feel supported and empowered. Therapy can help you be better equipped with the coping and communication skills needed to navigate this life-phase.

Infertility care: Treatment for infertility involves managing intense emotions like anxiety, depression, anger, and grief. Therapy can help you navigate the loss of control and uncertainty through fertility treatments. It can also help you process identity loss and grieve the dream of parenthood or adding on to your family if you are ready to - or have to - end fertility care.

Pregnancy and infant loss: Having a miscarriage, stillbirth, or losing an infant are traumatic painful, and abrupt, life change. Dr. Bergner can guide you with navigating intense grief, depression, anxiety, and trauma. Treatment focuses on common feelings associated with pregnancy loss such as guilt, anger, loneliness, and self-blame.

Menopause care: Menopause is normal, but suffering alone is not. There are psychological treatments that improve or reduce menopause symptoms and support your mental health throughout the transition. Treatment may also focus on stress reduction and interpersonal changes that occur around the menopausal years.

Reproductive disorders: Reproductive disorders such as PCOS, PMDD, pelvic pain, and endometriosis are emotionally, mentally, and physically taxing. Behavioral treatments focus on building awareness and skills to manage and reduce symptoms.

Dr. Bergner is certified in women's reproductive mental health. Evidence-based services for reproductive mental health include:

-Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): Typically ranges 8 - 20 weekly sessions.
-Interpersonal therapy for Reproductive Mental Health (IPT-RMH): Typically ranges 12 - 20 weekly sessions.
-Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Typically ranges 12 - 20 weekly sessions.
-CBT for Menopause: Typically ranges 6 - 8 weekly sessions.
-CBT for Hot flash: Typically ranges 4 - 6 weekly sessions.
-Mindfulness Based Therapy: Typically ranges 8 - 20 weekly sessions.

*More sessions can be added as desired and clinically appropriate.