Motherhood is stretching you further than you ever imagined and talk therapy is just not cutting it.

Therapy for moms in California and Florida who are juggling kids, changing hormones, and an invisible load that never seems to let up.

Feel Like Yourself Again in This Season of Motherhood

I’m Bridget Balajadia, a therapist for moms in San Jose and throughout California, specializing in integrative therapy for women navigating postpartum anxiety, perinatal trauma, perimenopause, and the mental load that comes with caring for everyone else first.

Through relational, somatic, and mind-body approaches, I’ll help you move from depletion and anxiety into clarity, steadiness, and grounded self-trust.

Offering telehealth

Walk & talk therapy

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) in California & Florida

Does this sound familiar?

Things look “fine” from the outside, but on the inside you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering if this is just how motherhood has to feel.

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You’re exhausted in a way sleep doesn’t fix.

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You are used to accomplishing everything you set your mind to, but motherhood has felt like a never ending challenge that you just can’t seem to figure out.  

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Your anxiety is loud, constant, and makes it hard to be present with your kids.

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You’re snapping, crying, or shutting down on your partner.

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Your body feels foreign after birth and perimenopause is layering on new changes.

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You’re drowning in the invisible load and no one sees how hard you’re working.

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You feel overstimulated, touched out, and guilty for wanting space.

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You see the way your mom parented you showing up in the way you now parent your own babies.

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You can’t figure out why you don’t feel like yourself anymore.

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You’ve tried therapy before… but it just hasn’t worked.

Most of all, you’re thinking, “I thought I’d have it more together by now.” You know you’re doing your best, but it still feels heavy and lonely, and you miss feeling at home in your own body and life. This is where therapy can help—by giving you a steady place to sort through what’s happening, understand how postpartum, perimenopause, and years of pushing through have stacked up, and find realistic ways to feel more grounded, supported, and like yourself again.

With support, things can feel different.

 Motherhood in this season doesn’t have to feel this hard forever.

Perimenopause, young kids, and years of holding everything together is a lot for one nervous system. Therapy won’t erase the hard parts, but it can change how you move through them.
 Instead of…
  • powering through every day on fumes
  • feeling like every school email, spill, or meltdown is “too much”
  • snapping at your partner and then drowning in guilt
  • lying awake at night replaying everything you did “wrong”
  • feeling touched out and ashamed for wanting time alone
  • watching old patterns from your own childhood show up with your kids
  • wondering if perimenopause means you’ll never feel like yourself again
 You could experience…
  • having more energy for the moments that actually matter
  • feeling steadier in your body, even as your hormones shift
  • communicating needs and limits without exploding or shutting down
  • offering yourself grace instead of constant self-criticism
  • having simple ways to reset when you feel overstimulated or overwhelmed
  • parenting from your values instead of old wounds and automatic reactions
  • feeling more like you again, not just the default caretaker for everyone else

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my expertise/specialties

Four Integrative Healing Paths for Moms

The Mama Wellness Method

Just as Mothers cannot function in isolation, our mental health cannot be separated from the other parts of us that make us whole. As a Certified Integrative Mental Health practitioner, I focus on the whole system.

Ketamine-Assisted Therapy

KAP has shown promising results in treating postpartum depression (PPD), a condition that affects many women after childbirth.

Walk & Talk Therapy in Santa Clara County, CA

Therapy on the trail for moms whose nervous systems are fried by constant noise, screens, and demands. We meet on quiet, private paths and blend movement, nature, and talk therapy so your body can exhale, your mind can slow down, and you can hear yourself think again.

Telehealth Therapy

Online therapy for moms in California and Florida who need deep, integrative support without leaving home. Whether you’re nap-trapped, between meetings, or juggling school pickups and perimenopause symptoms, telehealth lets you get grounded, body-first care from wherever you are.

Life in this phase of motherhood doesn’t have to stay this overwhelming.

Hi, I’m Bridget, and I help later-in-life moms find their way back to themselves.

I work with women who had kids in their late 30s and 40s, now juggling preschool or elementary schedules while perimenopause quietly changes their sleep, mood, energy, and desire. Many of my clients are high-capacity, “get it done” moms who’ve already tried therapy, meds, and every wellness trend, and still feel anxious, depleted, or disconnected from themselves, their partners, or their kids.

My approach is integrative and body-first. We look at the whole picture—your hormones, nervous system, sleep, gut health, relationships, and the invisible load you’re carrying every day. I weave together relational therapy, nervous-system and somatic tools, EMDR, nature-based support, and functional-health insights so we’re not just talking about your stress, we’re actually helping your brain and body shift out of survival mode.

For many moms, that work takes shape through a structured arc like the Mama Wellness Method or a focused KAP intensive, so you’re not guessing at what to do next each week. Instead, you have a clear path, longer sessions with room to breathe, and between-session practices that fit into real life—not a fantasy schedule.

My clients often tell me they leave our work feeling less alone, more at home in their bodies, and more connected with the people they love. They sleep better, react less, enjoy their kids more, and begin to trust themselves again—even in a changing body and a very full life.

Bridget Balajadia, LCS, PMH-C | Lupine Counseling in California for  New Moms

 You don’t have to figure this out alone.

 Reach out for a brief consult and we’ll see together whether working together feels like a good fit.