Caring for Moms &
Enjoying Motherhood

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Chances are you didn’t stumble here by accident. You’re searching for answers, seeking connection, and looking for community. Your messiness is welcome here; judgment free. I’m Dr. Alice Pickering, licensed clinical psychologist, perinatal mental health professional, and certified clinical trauma specialist. I offer various resources such as workbooks, workshops, and individual therapy sessions. Take a look around, I hope you find what you’re looking for and give yourself what you need, guilt free!

Dr. Alice

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Hey there,

You Are Not Alone

At least 1 in 7 women struggle with depression or anxiety during pregnancy or postpartum.

Did you know…

Approximately 80% of mothers experience normal postpartum blues

Approximately 20% of mothers experience postpartum depression

Approximately 15% of mothers experience postpartum anxiety, although this is thought to be much higher as symptoms often go undetected or are under reported

You are not alone, and you can get better.

Therapy Sessions

Features and Collaborations

Visible Motherhood Workbook

Are you ready to rewrite the invisible scripts that hold you back?

Supercharge your brainpower and banish unhelpful thinking patterns once and for all?

Put an end to self-criticism and blame when life takes unexpected turns?

We see you mama. And we got you covered.

build your confidence and your mental health with 3 easy steps.

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On the Blog

Featured

Apr 11, 2023

The PMDD Puzzle: Piecing Together Effective Treatment Options

Apr 11, 2023

Jan 14, 2023

Birth Trauma and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (A.R.T)

Jan 14, 2023

Sep 29, 2021

3 Key Differences Between the Baby Blues and Postpartum Depression from a Maternal Mental Health Psychologist

Sep 29, 2021

Aug 17, 2020

Use the 5 S’s for a Smooth Postpartum

Aug 17, 2020

When Your Mind Feels Hijacked Course

Stop letting scary, intrusive thoughts steal your moments of joy.

In this course, I teach you specific strategies to help you manage your intrusive thoughts. I break it down into proactive and active strategies, and address a really powerful therapy technique that can help you.

Manage your intrusive thoughts so you can spend less time worrying about them and more time connecting with your family.

I need this!

testimonials

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Karissa W.

I absolutely love Dr. Alice’s Visible Motherhood workbook & suggest every new or expecting mother get one for themselves! So many times motherhood is full of guilt, loneliness and overwhelm – and what I love about this workbook is that it allows space for all those feelings, but also provides practical and evidence-based skills to help work through them. I spent as little as 5 minutes every morning or night reading and completing the worksheets and within a few weeks I could already see the small changes I was able to make in my day to feel a bit less like I was just surviving and more like I was enjoying motherhood again.

Michelle B.

I've been following Dr. Pickering on Instagram since my first couple of weeks postpartum, when I found myself completely overwhelmed with birth trauma…and anxiety…I felt less alone with the way she connected and shared her own personal stories. Months later I jumped at the chance to join her support group…She created such a good space for me to connect with other mamas…She challenged some of our automatic thoughts and really helped me to look at things differently while being completely understanding and validating. Hearing her expertise on scary thoughts and her guidance with others’ tough feelings always left me feeling more comfortable and a little lighter each time we met.

Katelynn vD.

I joined Find Your Glow virtual group during the summer of 2021. It was a fantastic group with great people and I found myself looking forward to our sessions every week! Dr. Pickering was such a thoughtful leader and accepted each person's different parenting methods…and really validated all of our feelings! This group was a safe place to be open and honest about motherhood…I would highly recommend her classes!

Saline A.

Thank you for providing a comforting and safe space for us to come to every week and share what was going on with us. I appreciated that we discussed different topics and it wasn’t only mood disorders…I will miss our Monday meetings.