Therapy PLUS

Therapy presents the opportunity for growth and healing. It is in the therapeutic journey that I strive to work with families to restore balance.

Therapy Plus is a wellness-centered mental health practice and consulting hub committed to promoting mental wellness, maternal health equity, and systemic change. The mission in my practice is to provide meaningful therapeutic services to help children, adults and families heal from trauma, grief, anxiety , loss or difficult life changes.

01/06/2026

💜 Calling All Social Workers 💜

You’re invited to our Holding Space 2026: A Maternal Mental Health Symposium—a powerful, interdisciplinary event centered on maternal mental health, trauma-informed care, and strengthening the systems that support mamas and families across Mississippi. 💜

📅 Date: March 19, 2025
📍 Location: Jackson Hilton (Jackson, MS)

💜 Approved Social Work CEUs (6 total):
✅ 1.5 Cultural Competency hours
✅ 3 Clinical hours
✅ 1.5 General hours

📝 CEUs approved by the Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists.

💜 What you can expect:
🔗 Connect with providers, advocates, and community partners
📌 Learn practical, equity-centered approaches you can use immediately in your work

💜 Early Bird Registration is OPEN!
* Early Bird Rate: $65
* Use promo code: HOLDINGSPACE
* Early Bird ends 02/09/2025

🔗 Register here:
https://holding-space-maternal-health-symposium.eventbrite.com

💜 Let’s come together to learn, reflect, and strengthen how we hold space for mamas and families—across systems and across Mississippi.

01/05/2026

📣 Policy Update for Mississippi Mamas & Families

Starting January 1, 2026, Mississippi state employees will have access to paid parental leave under House Bill 1063.

👶🏽 What this includes:

✔️ 100% paid leave

✔️ 8 weeks for primary caregivers

✔️ 2 weeks for secondary caregivers (including fathers)

✔️ Applies to birth or adoption

✔️ Runs concurrent with FMLA and does not use accrued leave

💜 Why this matters:

Paid parental leave supports postpartum recovery, maternal mental health, bonding, and family stability—key factors in improving maternal and infant health outcomes in Mississippi.

This is a meaningful step toward policies that recognize supporting mamas is public health.

12/29/2025

💜 ANNOUNCEMENT: Holding Space Maternal Health Events 💜

We’re excited to announce Holding Space—a two-day maternal health experience centered on support, healing, education, and connection for mamas, families, and the people who serve them.

🌸 Maternal Health Resource Expo | March 18, 2026
This free, community-focused event is designed for mamas and families. Connect with local resources, maternal mental health supports, wellness information, and community partners—all in one welcoming space created to uplift and empower our moms.

📚 Maternal Mental Health Symposium | March 19, 2026
This day brings together providers, advocates, and community leaders for education and dialogue focused on maternal mental health, equity, trauma-informed care, and systems change. Together, we’ll strengthen the systems that support mamas and families across pregnancy and postpartum. (CEUS available!)

Whether you’re a mama seeking support, a provider working in maternal health, or an advocate committed to improving outcomes for families—Holding Space is for you!

📍 More details and registration coming soon.
We can’t wait to hold space together. 💜

12/24/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas from Therapy Plus 🎄

For those celebrating, we wish you peace and moments of joy.
For those holding heavy emotions, we’re holding space for you.

Wherever this season finds you, you are not alone.

12/20/2025

❄️ Winter Newsletter Is Here! ❄️
Take a look at the latest edition of our Winter Newsletter to see how we’re showing up for mamas and families—through education, community support, and trauma-informed maternal health initiatives across Mississippi.

👉 Read it here:https://mailchi.mp/4c3546a8e554/winter-updates-expanding-education-collaboration-and-care

12/18/2025

🌥️ When the Holidays Feel Heavy 🌥️

The holiday season is often filled with lights, gatherings, and expectations — but for many mamas and families, it can also bring seasonal sadness, exhaustion, and emotional overwhelm.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that tends to show up during the fall and winter months. Shorter days, less sunlight, disrupted routines, financial pressure, and family stress can all deepen feelings of low mood, irritability, isolation, or hopelessness.

If you’ve noticed:
• Less energy or motivation
• Wanting to withdraw or stay in bed
• Trouble sleeping or increased sleep
• Feeling “numb” or disconnected
• A heavier emotional load than usual

Please know this: nothing is wrong with you.
Your body and mind may be responding to a season that asks too much and gives too little rest.

💛 Gentle reminders for this season:
✨ It’s okay to slow down
✨ It’s okay to say no without guilt
✨ It’s okay to ask for help
✨ Small moments of light still matter

You deserve care, warmth, and support — especially during this time of year. If the sadness feels persistent or overwhelming, reaching out to a mental health professional or a trusted support person can make a meaningful difference.

We’re here for the mamas who are holding it together quietly.
You are seen. You are not alone. 🤍

12/12/2025

✨🎄 Thrive Through the Holidays — Tip #2: Count the Small Joys 🎄✨

The holidays can feel loud, busy, and demanding — like everyone wants something from you at the same time.

But joy doesn’t always come in big, shiny moments.
Sometimes it’s tucked inside the smallest parts of your day. ❄️

This week, try giving yourself permission to notice the tiny joys that often get overlooked:

💙 The warmth of a cozy blanket
💙 The smell of something cooking in the kitchen
💙 Your baby’s grin or your toddler’s little dance moves
💙 A moment of quiet in the car before going inside
💙 A deep breath that actually feels good

Small joys don’t erase the stress —
but they remind your spirit that good things are still happening, even in the middle of a heavy season. ✨

You don’t have to “create magic” for everyone.
You don’t have to push through exhaustion or pretend.
Just pause long enough to catch the little things that make your heart soften.

Let those small joys meet you where you are.
Let them be enough today. 🎁💙

You deserve moments that feel gentle —
moments that belong to you.

12/11/2025

Perinatal OCD is real, and many mamas quietly struggle with scary, unwanted thoughts. 💛 Having intrusive thoughts does not mean you are a bad mom, and it does not mean you will act on them. These thoughts are symptoms, not a reflection of your worth or your love.

If you find yourself stuck in a loop of checking, cleaning, or “what if” thoughts, you do not have to carry that by yourself. Support is available, and you deserve it. 🤍

✨ Black Mamas Matter Alliance – www.blackmamasmatter.org

✨ Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color – www.pmhapoc.org

✨ Shades of Blue Project – www.shadesofblueproject.org

✨ Postpartum Support Internationalport International – www.postpartum.net

💜 Need help or someone to talk to?
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
📞 1-833-TLC-MAMA
Free • Confidential • 24/7 • English & Spanish

Postpartum Support International Warmline
📞 1-800-944-4773 (4PPD)
Text: 503-894-9453
Not a crisis line, but a compassionate place to start.

12/10/2025

✨🎄 Thrive Through the Holidays — Tip #1: Grateful, Not Overwhelmed 🎄✨

Mama, the holidays can bring a lot — joy, responsibility, memories, expectations, and sometimes the feeling that you’re carrying the whole season on your back.

Before you slip into “doing everything for everybody,” take a breath.
Put your hand on your chest. And remind yourself: I’m allowed to move through this season at my own pace. ❄️

This week, try this gentle shift:
Instead of chasing perfection, choose one moment each day to pause and notice something you’re grateful for — something small, something real, something that brings your spirit a little bit of ease. 🎁

💙 Maybe it’s the way your child laughed today.
💙 Maybe it’s the warm meal you were able to put on the table.
💙 Maybe it’s simply that you made it through another day. ✨

Gratitude doesn’t erase the hard things — it helps soften the edges so you’re not carrying so much alone.

And remember:
You can be grateful and overwhelmed at the same time. Both can be true.
But you don’t have to stay in the overwhelm. 💫

Give yourself permission to slow down, choose what really matters, and let the rest go. Your peace is sacred. 💙

Follow for more content that uplifts mamas.

12/09/2025

There’s still time to sign up for our “Here for Mamas” Virtual Support Group for pregnant and postpartum moms. 💜

We meet tonight at 6:00 PM CST — a safe, welcoming space to connect, breathe, and be supported. No pressure, just care.
Listening counts as participation; sharing is always your choice.

🌸 Meets: TONIGHT
💜 Time: 6:00 PM CST (online)
🌸 Cost: Free
💜 Cameras: Optional
🌸 Vibe: Judgment-free • Come as you are
💜 Sign up: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SBUn51dNQu2oN8jqJ2j51A
🌸 Or send us a DM for details!

Follow us for more support, resources, and community.”
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This group offers facilitator support and does not replace medical or mental health care.
If you are in crisis, call 988 (Su***de & Crisis Lifeline) or dial 911 for emergencies.

12/06/2025

Postpartum depression (PPD) is becoming more common. Between 2010 and 2021, rates of PPD nearly doubled. For Black women, they almost tripled.

Yet even with this higher risk, Black mamas are still screened and treated less often. Research shows Black mothers are about 46% less likely to be screened for postpartum depression, and fewer than 37% receive treatment for maternal mental health conditions—compared to about 67% of white women (Columbia University).

PPD doesn’t always look like “sad all the time.” It can feel like:

🌧️ Feeling heavy, numb, or like you’re moving through the day in a fog
🔥 Getting irritated or angry more easily than usual
💔 Feeling guilty or ashamed because you “should be happy,” but you don’t
🌪️ Constant worry, racing thoughts, or feeling on edge and overwhelmed
🫧 Feeling distant or disconnected from your baby, your body, or yourself

These numbers are more than statistics—they reflect the lived experiences of so many mothers, especially Black mothers, who are carrying so much in silence.

Our moms deserve support. It’s okay to talk with your healthcare provider or a trusted mental health professional about how you’re feeling.

📞 If you or someone you know is not sure where to start? You can call the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA for free, confidential support and help finding resources.

12/03/2025

The new 2025 Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health report confirms what so many moms have already been feeling — our systems are simply not showing up for our mamas. More than half the country is failing mothers, with 19 states receiving Ds or Fs. Mississippi received an F, which shows just how urgently we need stronger support and better maternal healthcare systems.

When I read this report, I immediately thought back to my conversation with Ms. Linda Dixon from the Mississippi Center for Justice. We talked about how the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBA) cuts and other threats to women’s healthcare make it even harder for moms to get the care they deserve. These aren’t just policy conversations — these are decisions that shape real people’s lives. I’m pinning a 2-minute clip from that conversation if you’d like to watch it.

The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health report also calls out several serious gaps that mothers are living through every day:

🌸 More than 50% of mothers with Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADS) s never receive treatment
🌸 Only 1 in 5 birthing people are screened for maternal mental health
🌸 Only 8 states have strong insurance coverage for maternal mental health services
🌸 Only 4 states require provider training in maternal mental health

These numbers reflect what so many mamas are experiencing — feeling overwhelmed, overlooked, and unsure of where to turn for help.

You can check your state’s Report Card here:
👉 https://policycentermmh.org/state-report-cards/

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