Perinatal & Postpartum Counseling
In-Person & Telehealth | Morgantown, WV
You expected to feel joy. Instead, you feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and not quite like yourself.
Pregnancy, birth, and the transition into parenthood bring profound emotional and physical shifts. Whether you are navigating infertility, processing a difficult birth or loss, or dealing with postpartum anxiety and intrusive thoughts, you don’t have to carry it alone. We provide a compassionate, judgment-free space to help you heal and find your footing.
Lauren Swarr, MS, NCC
Women's Health Counseling Specialist
Support for Every Stage of Your Perinatal Journey
Growing a family brings profound emotional, physical, and identity shifts. Whether you are navigating grief, unexpected anxiety, or an exhausting transition, you deserve care that takes your experience seriously.
Infertility
& Loss
Grief & Uncertainty: Navigating fertility treatments, miscarriage, stillbirth, or secondary infertility brings emotional weight that can be hard to articulate.
Honoring Your Story: A dedicated space to process medical stress, honor loss, and navigate next steps at your own pace.
Pregnancy
& Expecting
Complex Emotions: Pregnancy isn't always purely joyful. Increased stress, anxiety, body shifts, and fear are normal and manageable.
Transition Support: Specialized care for navigating pregnancy after loss, fears surrounding childbirth, and shifts in identity.
Postpartum
& Birth Healing
Beyond "Baby Blues": Postpartum depression, intrusive thoughts, panic, and birth trauma deserve attention—not guilt.
Finding Your Footing: Relief for when you're replaying a difficult birth, unable to sleep, or feeling disconnected from yourself.
Meet Your Counselor
Lauren Swarr MS, NCC
Provisionally Licensed Counselor
Supervised by Lauren Pavlic MA, LPC, NCC, CGT, ALPS
Women’s Health Counseling Specialist
Becoming a parent or navigating the complex path to get there can bring up emotions you never anticipated. Lauren provides a warm, grounded, and nonjudgmental space where your fears, grief, intrusive thoughts, and postpartum adjustment are validated—never dismissed or brushed off as "just part of parenthood."
Using evidence-based care tailored to maternal and perinatal mental health—including EMDR, ACT, CBT, and Attachment Theory—Lauren helps you process reproductive loss, heal from birth trauma, manage severe postpartum anxiety, and quiet the internal pressure. Together, you will develop practical tools to navigate this transition and rebuild a felt sense of confidence, balance, and connection.
Our Therapeutic Approaches
Personalized care to help you navigate infertility, process difficult birth experiences, manage postpartum anxiety, and regain your confidence.
EMDR & Brainspotting (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing)
Gentle, body-focused therapies to help process birth trauma, medical distress, panic, and the painful grief of pregnancy loss or infertility.CBT & DBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
Practical, day-to-day tools to help quiet intrusive thoughts, reduce constant postpartum worrying, and regulate intense emotional overwhelm.ACT & Mindfulness (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy)
Mindfulness techniques to help you navigate postpartum shifts and intense feelings without judgment, reconnecting you to your core values as a parent.Attachment Theory
A compassionate framework focused on helping you deepen your bond with your baby, navigate relationship shifts with your partner, and build confidence in your parental intuition.
Accepted Insurance & Payment Options
What to Expect
1. Reach out
Reach out through our confidential contact form. It only takes a minute, and there’s no pressure or long-term commitment required.
2. Initial session
We’ll reach out via your preferred contact method (email or phone) to answer your initial questions and schedule your first session, available in-person or via telehealth.
3. Begin your journey
Meet with a specialist who truly understands women’s health. We'll work collaboratively to create a clear, step-by-step roadmap tailored to your life.
Request a Consultation
Take the first step toward relief by filling out the form below.
Reaching out can feel difficult, but you don't have to figure everything out on your own. We're here to help, without judgment. Submit the form below, and we'll respond within 24 business hours.
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or are in immediate danger, call 911, go to the nearest emergency department, or contact 988 by calling or texting 988 in the United States.
We know reaching out can feel difficult. We're here to help, without judgment. We'll respond to your inquiry within 24 business hours.