Becoming Therapy Center

08/01/2025

Introducing Becoming Therapy Center!
HM Counseling is now Becoming Therapy Center. With the launch of my new practice name, I wanted to share a personal story about why this work means so much to me.

I became a parent during the COVID-19 pandemic while living in Hawaii. My husband was often away for military trainings, family and friends were far, COVID restrictions were plentiful, and I felt like I was on an island in every sense of the word.

Even as a therapist, I wasn’t prepared for how much would shift—my identity, my relationships, my sense of self. It wasn’t just adjusting to a new role as a mom. It felt like an unraveling and a reforming of who I was.

That experience shaped everything. I sought specialized training through Postpartum Support International and began focusing my clinical work on perinatal and maternal mental health. After moving back to Tennessee, I saw a clear need for this type of specialized care, especially in our Clarksville community. I was inspired to create a space rooted in the kind of support I once longed for: approachable, collaborative, affirming, and grounded in community, with a deep commitment to compassionate, evidence-based care.

Back then, I had no idea who I would grow to be or what would come from that season. Honestly, I’m still figuring it out, moment by moment. But that’s what Becoming is all about—honoring where you’ve been while making space for the version of you that is still unfolding.

Significant life events and major transitions change us. Loss and trauma change us. Pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood change us.

But you are not broken.
You are becoming.

Thank you for growing with me,
Hannah

Compassionate individual and couples therapy for new and expectant parents in Clarksville, TN. Offering specialized mental health counseling to support pregnancy, postpartum, parenthood, marriage, relationships, anxiety, stress, and military life.

07/29/2025

August’s FREE virtual support group meeting is one week away!
Join us next Tuesday, August 5, at 11 AM CT.

In partnership with Queen City Women's Health, I’m facilitating a free virtual support group for birthing parents in the first year postpartum. This group is a gentle, welcoming space for connection, support, and shared experience. All are welcome – you do not need to be a patient of Queen City Women’s Health or HM Counseling to participate.

When: First Tuesday of each month at 11:00 AM CT
Where: Online (link provided upon registration)
Learn More & Register: https://forms.gle/P9L6xBKMVe6ufxXr7

07/25/2025

Important Announcement!
Beginning August 1, HM Counseling, PLLC, will operate under the name Becoming Therapy Center.

This name reflects the heart of the work I do—helping clients navigate growth, healing, and identity through life’s many transitions. Becoming Therapy Center is about honoring who you are while making space for who you’re becoming.

This change also marks a meaningful next step as I shift from solo practice into a group model. I’m expanding to offer more support to our community and to provide compassionate, high-quality care during life’s most tender and transformative seasons.

My practice will continue to offer specialized care in perinatal and maternal mental health, supporting individuals and couples through family planning, pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, perinatal loss and trauma, and the deep identity shifts that often come with parenthood.

You are not broken.
You are becoming.

Thank you for growing with me,
Hannah

07/22/2025

07/16/2025

It's birth trauma awareness week 💜
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07/09/2025

I adore mornings spent with The Mama University. Shared connection and honest conversations go a long way in buffering against mom guilt and shame.

One key takeaway from this week’s gathering: the way we speak to ourselves matters.

Here are a few gentle shifts to try when mom shame creeps in:

• “I should be doing more” → “I’m doing my best with what I have.”
• “Why am I like this?” → “I’m human, and I’m learning.”
• “I’m not good enough” → “I’m exactly what my child needs.”

This is self-compassion in action. Try speaking to yourself the way you would a loved one—with encouragement, care, and grace in the moments that feel hardest.

🌿 Meet the Expert: Hannah Mersereau, LPC-MHSP 🌿
This week at Mama University, we’re honored to welcome Hannah Mersereau, a licensed professional counselor specializing in perinatal mental health.

Hannah’s heart is for mamas—just like you—navigating the tender seasons of pregnancy, postpartum, and early motherhood. With years of compassionate, evidence-based care under her belt, Hannah brings a wealth of wisdom to help us unpack some of the most common but rarely talked about struggles of motherhood.

🍼 This Week’s Session Highlights:
✨ Understanding the baby blues vs. postpartum depression — what’s normal, what to expect, and when it’s time to seek extra support.
✨ Tackling mom guilt — that nagging voice we all wrestle with, and how to quiet it with truth and grace.

HM Counseling

06/30/2025

There's still time to sign up for tomorrow's FREE virtual postpartum support group!

This group is open to ALL postpartum moms looking for support in the first year after birth. You do not need to be a patient of Queen City Women’s Health to participate.

Can't make it this time? We'll be meeting the first Tuesday of each month at 11 AM and would love to have you join us!

Learn More & Register:
https://forms.gle/P9L6xBKMVe6ufxXr7

06/27/2025

While I truly love supporting individuals and couples in the therapy room, there’s something super special about connecting with families in our community.

At our recent family workshop, we explored the feeling thermometer, zones of regulation, and calm-down strategies — giving kids and parents tools to better understand and navigate big emotions together.

Thank you to Sunny Day Studios for a fun-filled morning!

05/28/2025

I'm excited for this partnership and honored to offer this space to new moms in our community. 💛 Learn more and register: https://forms.gle/P9L6xBKMVe6ufxXr7

Queen City Women’s Health is proud to announce our brand new Virtual Support Group for New Moms, open to all postpartum patients, current and former whether you delivered with us or elsewhere, you are welcome here.

This free monthly group is designed to offer a safe, supportive space to share, connect, and grow through the early months of motherhood.

🗓 When: First Tuesday of each month
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM Central
📍 Where: Online (scan the QR code to register!)
🎉 Starts: July 1
🍼 Who’s Invited: All postpartum moms—patients of Queen City Women’s Health, past or present, and anyone in need of support during the first year after birth.

Hosted by Queen City Women’s Health and facilitated by Hannah Mersereau, LPC-MHSP, a licensed professional counselor and mental health service provider.

Let’s build a community, share experiences, and support one another. You don’t have to do this alone

05/27/2025

Feeling the heat from big emotions? Join us at Sunny Day Studios for a playful and practical workshop where you and your child will learn to recognize feelings, stay connected, and build your own calming sensory bottle-together.

☀️Create a Calm-Down Bottle: A soothing, glittery tool your child can use during emotional moments
☀️Learn the Zones of Regulation: Use color and simple language to help your child recognize and name feelings
☀️Explore the Feeling Thermometer:
Teach your child how to “check in” and express themselves in a healthy way
☀️Co-Regulation Tools for Moms: Leave with quick reframes and calming practices you can use in real time
☀️Connection & Fun: A gentle, supportive space for you and your little one to bond while building emotional skills

The workshop will be on Friday, June 27th at 10am followed by open play in our space! You can register here 👇🏼👇🏼

https://sunnydaystudios.as.me/schedule/748e540b/?appointmentTypeIds[]=78830876

We are so excited to partner with Hannah Mersereau, LPC-MHSP HM Counseling to offer a Summer Workshop for Moms & Kids on Co-Regulation and Calming Tools. I was thrilled when Hannah reached out about doing a workshop at Sunny Day!

Feeling the heat from big emotions? Join us for a playful and practical workshop where you and your child will learn to recognize feelings, stay connected, and build your own calming sensory bottle-together.

☀️Create a Calm-Down Bottle: A soothing, glittery tool your child can use during emotional moments
☀️Learn the Zones of Regulation: Use color and simple language to help your child recognize and name feelings
☀️Explore the Feeling Thermometer:
Teach your child how to “check in” and express themselves in a healthy way
☀️Co-Regulation Tools for Moms: Leave with quick reframes and calming practices you can use in real time
☀️Connection & Fun: A gentle, supportive space for you and your little one to bond while building emotional skills

The workshop will be on Friday, June 27th at 10am followed by open play in our space! You can register here 👇🏼👇🏼

https://sunnydaystudios.as.me/schedule/748e540b/?appointmentTypeIds[]=78830876