Supporting the Couples You Care For

Couples Therapy for Pregnancy & Postpartum Transitions — A Collaborative Referral Partner for Doulas Across Minnesota.


You’re often the first to notice when a couple is quietly struggling after baby. When relational strain starts to surface, I step in to help protect the couple bond while you continue your essential work.

Refer a Couple

*Secure referral form. I respond within 1 business day.

Quick Details

Virtual Across Minnesota

Free 15-Minute Consultation

Evening Availability

Superbill Provided (Out-of-Network Support)

Specialized in Perinatal Transitions & High-Conflict Couples

You’re already holding a lot

As a doula, you support families through massive physical and emotional change. Sometimes the relationship strain becomes part of the birth story too. When communication breaks down, resentment builds, or conflict escalates, couples often need a different kind of support alongside the perinatal care you already provide.

Signs a Couple May Need Extra Support

Couples don’t have to be in crisis to benefit from couples therapy.

When to Refer:

  • Escalating conflict, frequent blowups, or shutdown/stonewalling

  • Resentment around mental load, support, or “who’s doing what”

  • One or both partners feeling unseen, criticized, or emotionally alone

  • A hard transition (infertility, loss, NICU, complicated birth, trauma) impacting connection

  • Sleep deprivation turning small issues into constant fights

  • Intimacy changes creating distress or disconnection

  • A partner considering separation or feeling unsure about the relationship

  • You feel “stuck” and the relational dynamic is beyond your scope

    If you’re unsure, you can still reach out. I’m happy to help you think through fit.

How I Support Postpartum Couples

I’m Evon Inyang, MA, LAMFT, licensed couples therapist serving couples across Minnesota through virtual therapy. I specialize in partners navigating pregnancy and postpartum transitions, high-conflict communication patterns, and major relational crossroads.

My work integrates the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy through a structured, perinatal-informed lens.

In practice, that means helping couples identify their relational cycle, reduce escalation, and build practical tools they can use between sessions.

Trusted by Professionals

Evon’s passion for collaborating with couples while providing couples therapy, especially during big transitions like becoming parents stands out. As another mental health professional, I have felt supported while collaborating and consulting with her. She brings unique perspectives about perinatal and postpartum experiences and how those impact a couple’s partnership. Her unwavering support to those she works with is so helpful. I highly recommend her services!

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The couple books a free 15-minute consultation (or reaches out by email)

What to Expect When You Refer a Couple

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We confirm fit and next steps

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If they move forward, we begin virtual sessions

A Collaborative Approach

If you refer a couple to me, I’m not stepping into your lane. I respect your role, encourage continued doula involvement and keep my focus on the relationship.

I focus on relational dynamics. I do not provide medical advice and I stay within my clinical scope and communicate promptly.

You remain part of their village.

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Easy Ways to Refer

Share Consultation Link

*Couples can schedule directly

Submit a Professional Referral

*Secure referral form. I respond within 1 business day.

Questions Doulas Often Ask

  • Yes. I work specifically with couples navigating pregnancy and postpartum transitions and understand the relational strain that can surface during this season. My focus is structured couples therapy, not general individual counseling.

  • No. I respect and protect your role in the couple’s support system. Therapy focuses specifically on relational dynamics and communication patterns. I do not provide medical advice, birth planning or doula-related services. With written consent, I’m open to limited coordination when it supports continuity of care.

    You remain part of their village.

  • I work with high-conflict couples using a structured, evidence-based approach. Both partners must be willing to participate in the process. My focus is on de-escalation, identifying patterns and building practical communication tools they can use outside of sessions.

  • That’s common. I offer a free 15-minute consultation so both partners can ask questions and determine fit without pressure. The goal is clarity, not convincing.

  • Couples therapy may not be appropriate in situations involving active domestic violence, coercion, or when one partner is unwilling to participate. If I believe another level of care is needed, I will provide appropriate referrals.