Therapy for Moms who are holding everything together while feeling overwhelmed inside.

When you’re managing everything for everyone else, it can feel like there’s no space left for you. If anxiety, overwhelm or past experiences are affecting how you feel, how you parent or how you experience your life, therapy can help you understand what’s underneath the surface and help you feel more grounded, connected and more like yourself again.

As an anxiety and trauma therapist in Beaverton, OR I provie therapy for moms who are anxious, overwhelmed, and struggling with the impact of past trauma.

You're keeping it together. Getting the kids where they need to go, showing up at work, doing all of it. But you're also snapping more than you want to, lying awake worrying, and wondering why everything feels so hard when your life is supposed to be fine. Nobody really knows how close to the edge you are.

It doesn't have to stay this way.

You can get to a place where you actually feel present with your kids instead of just going through the motions. Where you notice when something's setting you off before it comes out sideways. Where you feel more like yourself instead of just trying to make it to bedtime.

Therapy for anxious and overwhelmed moms can help you understand what’s underneath the anxiety, irritability, and emotional exhaustion. Therapy can help make meaningful changes in how you feel and respond.


How I can Help

Sometimes what you’re struggling with today has deeper roots. Maybe you’ve spent years holding everything together, but your still anxious, overwhelmed, hard on yourself or reacting in ways you don’t understand.

I work with moms to create a safe, supportive space to process anxiety, overwhelm, and past experiences. Together, we use approaches that help you heal, break cycles and also focus on practical strategies.


Why Moms Choose to Work with Me

Hi, I’m Aimee. I’m passionate about supporting moms who feel overwhelmed or anxious because I’ve been there, and honestly, sometimes I still am. I know firsthand what it’s like to juggle nap time (if that even happens!), school pick-up, homework, sports schedules, work, and trying to carve out a little “you” time all while trying to manage your own mental health, being a wife, a friend, a daughter… and maybe even feeling like yourself once in a while.

I also know how daily life stressors can lead to less patience, more mom guilt, and, if you add unresolved past trauma into the mix, a nervous system that feels like it might explode. Sometimes the things that feel hardest in motherhood aren’t just about what’s happening today. Childhood experiences and old patterns can show up in how we respond to stress, relationships, and our kids. That’s part of the deepr work we can explore together through approaches like EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS).

Motherhood is one of the most rewarding roles I’ve ever had, and it’s also been the most challenging. I’m passionate about helping moms navigate this journey, and I strive to create a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where you can feel heard, supported, and equipped to handle life’s challenges. So you can soak in the joy that motherhood can bring.

And yes, I am a professional too!

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Oregon (since 2013) and Massachusetts (since 2021)

  • Level 1 Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist

  • EMDRIA Trained EMDR Therapist

  • More than a decade of providing therapy to families, individual and moms

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Aimee Cooley, LCSW

If you’re feeling like you’re holding everything together on the outside but struggling internally, therapy for anxious and overwhelmed moms can be a place to slow down, understand what’s happening beneath the surface, and begin to feel more grounded and supported. Together, we can explore the anxiety, stress, and past experiences that may be affecting how you feel, your relationships, and your experience of motherhood.

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