Online Therapy for Women in LOUISVILLE KY AND 40 psypact states
A safe place to find peace, heal, and rediscover yourself.
As far as everyone can tell, you’re doing fine…
I know it’s starting to feel harder to juggle everything while keeping it all together. You’re probably noticing that you have been feeling more burnt out, exhausted, and anxious lately. You wish you could just stop forgetting things and quit worrying so much. When you let yourself slow down for a few minutes, you realize that you feel completely overwhelmed. You keep asking yourself, “how did I get here?”
To others you seem like you have it all together, but on the inside, you feel like you’re falling apart. You’ve heard you shouldn’t compare yourself to others, but when you see people with their perfect lives on social media, you can’t help but wonder how everything comes so easily for them. You work so hard, and it isn’t fair that things are still this difficult.
Whether you’re finding it hard to keep up with your demanding career; efforts to grow your family aren’t going as planned; you’ve experienced a traumatic birth or depression/anxiety in the postpartum period; or you’re feeling burnt out navigating the marathon of motherhood…
Finding yourself here, reading this, is your first step towards relief. You don’t have to feel this way forever.
I’M DR. AMBER PENN.
I know that you have been doing so much for so long & I’m here to tell you that it’s okay to take care of you, too.
I’m not your average, listen-and-nod-my-head-for-an-hour therapist. Work with me and you’ll find someone who takes an active role in helping you feel better. We will spend our time finding you some new coping skills, processing through tough emotions and memories, strengthening your relationships, and healing the parts of you that have been working so hard for peace. When you come to work with me, I’ll help you harness your strengths and re-connect with your self-confidence, joy, and sense of control again.
HOW I CAN HELP
I specialize in therapy that works for the unique needs of women.
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With the pressure to “do it all” (and do it perfectly), it’s no wonder so many women are left feeling anxious, stressed, and burnt out. As a self-proclaimed perfectionist and recovering high-achiever - I get it. I know how hard it is to break out of the patterns you’ve been in for so long without feeling like you’re completely losing yourself.
Together, we will help you regulate your nervous system, set and hold boundaries, stop the “what if” worst case scenarios playing through your head, and help you tame that inner critic.
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Infertility and perinatal loss can feel like such an isolating experience. In fact, research shows that the mental health impact of these experiences can feel just as intense as the mental health impacts of being diagnosed with cancer!
Unfortunately, people experiencing infertility often have trouble getting support from others in their lives. Instead, they are often met with the bingo cards of well-meaning, yet misguided “have you tried ___” advice when they seek support.
As someone with hours of professional training in this area in addition to lived experience, I able to effectively provide high-quality, specialized treatment for the mental health impacts of infertility, pregnancy loss, and difficulties while trying to conceive (TTC). Examples of these difficulties may include primary and secondary infertility diagnoses, miscarriage/neonatal loss, termination for medical reasons (TFMR), stillbirth, and engagement in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) such as IUI or IVF.
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I am a certified perinatal (pregnancy and postpartum) mental health professional (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International, with advanced training in the treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs).
My particular areas of specialty include depression, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD during pregnancy and postpartum, as well as treatment of the emotional impacts of birth trauma and NICU admissions. I utilize the most current and evidence-based approaches to help women get relief and reconnect with themselves and their families.
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I specialize in helping moms reconnect to themselves and learn to thrive within the marathon of motherhood. I have particular expertise in helping moms cope with mom guilt/rage, navigate changes related to work/career identity, break generational patterns, and improve their relationships. I have advanced training in mindful self-compassion, and internal family systems, and I use these approaches to help women become the mother and person they have always wanted to be.
WHERE I CAN HELP
Virtual Therapy Available to Nearly 40 U.S. States/Territories
I am able to see individuals virtually for psychotherapy as long as they reside in a PSYPACT participating state. To see the full list of PSYPACT participating states, please click here for an updated PSYPACT map.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Health Service Provider in KY - #263092
PSYPACT Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) - #14892
How do I get started?
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Contact me for a free, no commitment, 15-minute phone consultation.
Email me using the button below to schedule your free consultation call. This is your opportunity to ask me your questions and see if we are a good fit.
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Complete your new client paperwork.
I will email you a link to my new client paperwork from my secure client portal. The paperwork tends to take about 15-30 minutes to complete.
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Schedule your first appointment.
Once all your paperwork is complete, we will schedule our first appointment via email. It’s that easy!