Nicole McNelis, LPC - Counseling for Women

07/15/2025

06/20/2025

06/05/2025

Maternal rage might seem sudden, but it rarely is.

When needs and expectations are unmet, it creates tension. That sense of being on edge builds until anger either erupts or gets is tamped down.

What happens next often depends on the support we have and the stories we've been told about anger.

Rage isn't a flaw, it's a signal that something needs to change. Learn more on June 24 with Nicole McNelis in her course, Maternal Rage: Implications & Interventions - Now enrolling at https://bit.ly/rage-live

05/28/2025

Thrilled to be presenting on Maternal Rage for The Touchstone Institute!

05/20/2025

05/16/2025

By Nicole McNelis, M.Ed., NCC, LPC, PMH-C Oftentimes when mothers describe their experience of Mom Rage to me, they describe feeling like they are Drowning and Exploding at the same time. It’s pretty clear that we need to talk about Mom Rage.  As a mental health therapist, it’s my job to notice...

05/14/2025

📣 New Online Support Group: Join us for Postpartum Rage Support for Moms and Birthing People!

Led by trained peer facilitators, our Postpartum Rage group is here to support moms and birthing people from 2 weeks-2 years postpartum experiencing episodes of intense anger and agitation. Postpartum Rage can look like a sudden explosion of anger, feeling overwhelmed or drowning, and/or being on edge or irritable to the point that these emotions impact your daily life. Postpartum rage is more common than we think and can produce feelings of isolation, guilt, and shame. We want you to know that you are not alone, and no diagnosis is needed to attend.

If you are beyond 2 years postpartum, check out our Support for Parents of One to Four Year Old Children group. The topic of anger and rage is often discussed in that space as well.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS GROUP IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. We allow the first 16 group members to join. Thank you for understanding!

View the schedule and register at bit.ly/FindSupportGroup

04/05/2025

Wow! Thank you to clients, colleagues, and Main Line Parent for recognizing my practice for 3 years in a row in the Best of Mental Healthcare category in the Philadelphia area.

I’m so honored and fortunate to be able to do this work and to be honored in this way is truly touching.

Thank you thank you!

04/02/2025

“Never let your inability to do everything undermine your determination to do something.”

Today was a day for doing something. Today was a day for advocating for Maternal Mental Health.

With efforts coordinated by and supported by - we advocated for the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline and the Maternal Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Program.

If you are moved to Do Something today, please join us and contact your representatives to speak up for the life saving care these programs provide.

Thanks to my PA reps and for standing with moms today.