Therapeutic Specialties
Therapy For Birth Trauma in Milford, Ma. In-person & Virtual.
Making space for the story your body still holds.
This page holds space for difficult birth experiences including trauma, loss, and the unexpected. Please read at your own pace.
Up to 1 in 3 people report their birth as traumatic, even when there were no major medical complications.
What happened to you wasn’t your fault- and healing is possible.
What many don’t know is that birth trauma isn’t only about physical danger- it’s strongly linked to experiences like:
feeling unheard or dismissed
loss of autonomy or consent
unexpected interventions
lack of emotional support
intensity beyond your capacity to process
What I Treat
Common Symptoms of Birth Trauma
The Challenges
Fear, panic, or a sense of terror
Helplessness or loss of control
Grief, disappointment (even when baby is healthy)
Guilt
Shame or self-blame
Irritability or anger
Intrusive memories or flashbacks
Replaying parts of the birth over and over
Feeling on edge, wired, unable to settle
Feeling disconnected from your body, emotions, or the reality of your experience
The Impact
Your body still reacts as if something bad is about to happen
A lingering sense of “that happened to me, I wasn’t part of it”
Feeling like something meaningful or sacred was interrupted or taken from you
Difficulty bonding with the baby
Feeling emotionally distant or overwhelmed by the baby’s needs
Strain in relationships with partners or providers
Difficulty making sense of what happened
Birth trauma can include a wide variety of experiences-
Feeling unheard, ignored, or out of control during labor/delivery
Emergency procedures without proper consent or explanation
Loss (of the baby, of a pregnancy, of the birth experience hoped for)
NICU stays and medical complications
Preconception trauma, including fertility treatment experiences
Traumatic postpartum experiences
It can feel painful and dismissive being told “it could have been worse” or "just be grateful the baby is healthy." Your experience matters, and the right kind of support is available.
Therapy for Birth Trauma- because healing is possible.
Healing isn’t forgetting what happened, pretending it wasn’t traumatic, or forcing yourself to feel okay about it.
Instead, it’s more about how the experience lives in you over time. →
What Healing Is
The memories become less overwhelming or intrusive
Your body doesn’t go into immediate alarm when something reminds you of it
You can think or talk about the birth without spiraling or shutting down
There’s more space for other emotions (not just fear, grief, or anger)
A sense of agency or “I’m back in my body” begins to return
A Somatic Approach to Birth Trauma
Healing at Felt Sense is rooted in Somatic Experiencing (SE) — a body-based approach that works with your nervous system directly, supporting you in completing and releasing stuck survival responses. Because birth trauma lives in the body as much as the mind, SE is especially well-suited to help you find your way back to safety and ease.
I'm Amy Williams — a licensed therapist, somatic practitioner, and someone who understands this terrain from more than one angle.
I work with women in Milford and across Massachusetts who are ready to stop carrying their birth experience alone.
Therapy for Birth Trauma That Fits Your Needs
In-person therapy sessions are held at Felt Sense Psychotherapy in Milford, Ma.
Online therapy is available for women located in Massachusetts. For those nearby, we can also create a hybrid schedule that blends in-person and virtual sessions to best support your lifestyle and needs.
Birth trauma isn’t “stuck” forever- it’s usually a sign that the nervous system didn’t get to fully process or complete what happened. Wherever you are right now- newly postpartum, years out, or somewhere in between- it's not too late. Healing has no expiration date, and support is here when you're ready.