For expecting couples
Prepare your relationship for parenthood.
Four guided sessions for expecting couples who want to meet the newborn months as a team, not two exhausted strangers.
No one prepares you for what a baby does to the two of you.
You’ve read about the diapers and the sleep. What’s harder to find is help with the late-night resentments, the silent scorekeeping, and the feeling that you’re suddenly on different planets.
Most couples don’t fall apart over one big thing. They drift, quietly, in the months when they’re too tired to talk.
Before Baby is time set aside now, while you still have it, to get ready for each other and not just the baby.
This is for you if
What we’ll do together
Four sessions, each one building on the last.
Where you each come from
The families, hopes, and fears each of you brings to becoming a parent.
The load
Nights, feeding, money, and the mental load, mapped out before anyone is running on empty.
When you’re both depleted
How each of you reacts under stress, how to ask for what you need, and how to repair quickly.
Your postpartum plan
Support, boundaries with family, and staying close as a couple once the baby is here.
What you’ll leave with
A written postpartum relationship plan, built around the two of you, that you can use when you’re tired and it counts.
I’m Cindy.
I’m a psychologist who works with sensitive, thoughtful people around anxiety, relationships, and the transition to motherhood.
I created Before Baby because couples deserve the same preparation for their relationship that they give to the nursery.
The investment
Before Baby
Four 90-minute sessions over video, and your written postpartum relationship plan.
Before Baby, with a postpartum check-in
Everything in the series, plus one session 6 to 8 weeks after the birth, when the plan meets real life.
Pay in full when you book, or in two installments.
Questions couples ask
When should we start?
The second or third trimester is ideal. Earlier is welcome too, including while you’re trying.
Is this couples therapy?
No. Before Baby is a short, structured preparation series for couples who want to go into parenthood well prepared. If it turns out you’d benefit from more support, I’ll help you find the right next step.
Do we both need to be there?
Yes. All four sessions are for the two of you together.
This isn’t our first baby. Can we still come?
Yes. Every baby changes the shape of a family, and your plan will take into account the children you already have.
How do the sessions work?
We meet over video for 90 minutes, from wherever the two of you are most comfortable.
Give your relationship the same care you’re giving the nursery.
I keep a limited number of spots so each couple gets my full attention. If you’re expecting and this speaks to you, reach out and we’ll find a time to begin.
Reach out to begin