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Perinatal care for mothers in Bismarck and Mandan

Care during pregnancy and after birth, including postpartum depression and anxiety, by telehealth from home or at the Minot office.

Book a Free 15-Minute Consult

Care for You, Not Only the Baby

Perinatal mental health is my primary specialty. It covers pregnancy, the weeks and months after birth, and the long stretch that can follow a high-risk birth. In those months, it can feel as if every question is about the baby. Here, the questions are about you too.

Together we work toward three things: understanding what is going on, a plan that feels like yours, and care for your brain health and overall wellness while your days revolve around someone small. I can't say how long this will take, and I won't guess. We check in as we go and change the plan when it needs changing.

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For Mothers in Bismarck and Mandan

Bismarck and Mandan sit on either side of the Missouri River, south of Minot, and both are a real drive from my office. Late in pregnancy, or with a newborn in the back seat, that drive can feel like too much. Telehealth lets you have your evaluation from home, and the Minot office is there if you would rather come in person.

You might be pregnant and more anxious or low than you expected to feel. You might be home with a baby and not recognize yourself, or still shaken by a premature delivery or a NICU stay. You can describe it however it comes out, and that is enough to start.

What We Can Work On Together

Perinatal care here reaches from pregnancy through the months after birth.

Worry or Low Mood in Pregnancy

Anxiety, sadness or a history of depression that you want looked at before the baby arrives, so you are not carrying it alone.

Postpartum Depression

Low mood after birth that stays, a flat or numb feeling, or days that feel like a list of tasks to get through.

Postpartum Anxiety

Worry that won't settle, racing thoughts about the baby's safety, or checking again and again even when you know all is well.

Life After a High-Risk Birth

The fear and exhaustion that can linger after a premature delivery, a NICU stay or months of caring for a medically fragile infant.

How Care Begins

Each step builds on the one before it.

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1
Free 15-Minute Phone Consult
Fifteen minutes to share a little about how you have been and ask anything you want to know. It costs nothing.
2
Initial Evaluation
60 to 90 minutes and $300, by telehealth from home or at the Minot office. If you would like to bring the baby to the office, just ask.
3
Follow-Up Sessions
Sessions of 30 to 45 minutes, at $125, to see how you are doing and adjust the plan as life with the baby changes.

Fees in Brief

The initial evaluation is $300 and follow-up sessions are $125. Most of my clients pay privately, and I can give you a superbill for your insurance plan if you want to seek out-of-network reimbursement.

Fees and payment

Consult: $0; 15 min
Evaluation: $300; 60 to 90 min
Follow-up: $125; 30 to 45 min

Questions About Perinatal Care in Bismarck

Can my evaluation be from home in Bismarck or Mandan?

Yes. Telehealth is available anywhere in North Dakota, and all you need is a private spot where you can talk freely.

Can I start care while I'm still pregnant?

Yes. Perinatal care includes pregnancy, so you can reach out before the baby arrives as well as after.

What if I'm having thoughts of harming myself or the baby?

Call or text 988 or call 911 now. This practice is not an emergency service.

Perinatal Mental Health

Care during pregnancy and after birth, my primary specialty.

Perinatal Telehealth in North Dakota

Pregnancy and postpartum care by telehealth, from home anywhere in North Dakota.

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Not Feeling Like Yourself After a Baby

For new mothers who feel flat, numb, irritable or frightened.

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Care for you can start with one call

Book a free 15-minute phone consult, and we can talk about how you have been.