Growing Well, LLC offers individual and couples counseling with a focus on parenthood life transitions in the family. Counseling is one component to caring for the whole person. Whether you're adjusting to adding to your family or deciding not to, having a difficult pregnancy or your birth did not go as planned. Perhaps you had expectations of parenthood [or parenting one more] that aren't turnin
g out as you had hoped. Balancing work and family and an intimate relationship can be overwhelming. These are just a few of the challenges folks may encounter as their family grows and changes, and we are here to help! Together we can work to help you find a new normal, whatever that may be, we can discuss skills you can use to manage anxiety or depression. We can connect you to complementary practitioners if you opt for traditional or natural medicinal approaches, and we will gladly work with your existing providers to get you the best care possibIe. A little about Catharine McDonald, the founder of Growing Well: I graduated with my Master of Science in Community/Mental Health Counseling from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro after earning my undergraduate degree in Family Studies and Psychology at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland. Most recently I completed a Post-Graduate Certificate in S*x Therapy from The University of Michigan. I have been a Licensed Professional Counselor in CT since 2010 and have advanced training in wellness counseling, trauma, grief, and perinatal and postpartum mental health. My work experiences include a trauma resource non-profit, residential trauma treatment, pastoral care and counseling at a Women's Hospital and cancer center, crisis and inpatient psychiatric care at a local hospital, disability evaluations, addictions case management, veterans assistance, and blogging about perinatal mental health.
