Compassionate, evidence-based mental health care for mothers and parents.
A Message to Mom’s and mom’s to be.
The path to becoming a parent can bring immense joy and unexpected emotional challenges.
Many women are surprised by how different they feel as they become mothers: anxious, tearful, on edge, or disconnected. Some experience racing thoughts, intrusive fears, or guilt for not feeling as bonded as they expected.
These experiences are common, and they’re treatable.
Perinatal psychiatry is specialized care designed to support your mental health through pregnancy, postpartum, and the transitions that follow. Whether you’re coping with postpartum depression, anxiety, infertility stress, birth trauma, or NICU recovery, this is a place to find understanding, clarity, and evidence-based treatment that helps you feel like yourself again.
What is Perinatal Psychiatry?
Perinatal psychiatry focuses on the unique mental health needs that arise during pregnancy, the postpartum period, and the early years of parenthood.
It’s not just about diagnosing and treating symptoms it’s about understanding the full picture of your experience. It’s about how your story and journey to becoming a mother impacts how you feel while mothering. And feeling held and supported during it.
This is care that recognizes:
How sleep deprivation, hormonal shifts, and identity changes impact mood and functioning
The invisible emotional load mothers carry
The importance of safety and support during a time of enormous transformation
I work with individuals experiencing:
Postpartum depression and anxiety
Pregnancy-related mood changes
Birth trauma or NICU experiences
Intrusive thoughts or excessive worry
Overwhelm, irritability, or “mom rage”
Grief after miscarriage or fertility challenges
Identity shifts, loss of self, or emotional numbness
You don’t have to reach a breaking point to seek help. Early, compassionate support can make all the difference.
My Approach
My approach blends clinical expertise with authentic human connection.
Treatment may include:
Medication management, when clinically indicated and thoughtfully reviewed for pregnancy and breastfeeding safety
Therapy and supportive guidance, focused on emotional regulation, anxiety relief, and restoring confidence
Lifestyle, sleep, and stress support, tailored to the realities of motherhood
Collaboration with your care team, including OB-GYNs, therapists, or primary care providers
My goal is to help you regain emotional balance and confidence. To move from surviving to feeling steady, capable, and connected again.
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About Kimberly Meehan, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C
I’m a Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with specialized training in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C). I’ve supported hundreds of women through pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond and as a mom myself, I understand firsthand the emotional complexity of this season.
I offer both in-person and telehealth appointments for clients in New York and Rhode Island.
Ready To Get Started?
If you’re navigating infertility, pregnancy, postpartum, or early motherhood and need professional, compassionate support — I’m here to help.
Together, we’ll create a plan that fits your life, honors your experience, and helps you feel like yourself again.