Postpartum Couples Therapy in Minnesota
Many couples are surprised by how much their relationship changes after a baby arrives. The conversations get shorter. The distance feels new and hard to explain.
You keep telling each other it is just this season. The patterns that start now are the ones couples are still living inside years later.
At ForwardUs Counseling, I work with new parents through the first few years of parenthood, when postpartum couples therapy matters most and when people ask for help the least. Whatever your relationship looks like right now, this is for you.
If any of this sounds familiar, the first step is a free 15-minute consultation.
If any of this sounds like you
The fights that are never really about what they're about
Feeling more like roommates or co-parents than partners
Drifting apart physically and not knowing how to come back to each other
One partner carrying more and quietly resenting it
One or both of you struggling with postpartum depression, anxiety, or rage that neither of you saw coming
Different ideas about parenting and whose way wins
Family pulling in different directions and no good way to handle it
The exhaustion that makes every small thing feel bigger
If two or more of these describe you, it may be worth talking to someone.
You Can Love Your Baby and Still Miss Each Other
Here is what I see in the room: It is one partner feeling alone in something they have not been able to put into words and the other feeling like they can never get it right.
You are not failing. You are two people running on empty, trying to hold together a version of your relationship that has never existed before.
I'm Evon Inyang, MA, LAMFT, a board-licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in postpartum couples therapy for new parents across Minnesota. I work virtually with couples through pregnancy, birth and the first year. I focus here because this is when couples drift the most and ask for help the least.
New parents come in barely making it through a conversation without it turning into something else. They leave knowing how to finish one and feeling, for the first time in a while, like they are on the same side.
You do not have to have it all figured out before you reach out.
Trusted by Couples. Referred by Professionals.
Relationship satisfaction declines for 67 percent of couples in the first year after a baby arrives. 1 in 5 mothers and 1 in 10 fathers or partners experience postpartum depression. You do not have to be in crisis to ask for help.
Frequently Asked Questions About Postpartum Couples Therapy in Minnesota
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A sign is when you are not fighting about big things, you are fighting about dishes, sleep schedules, and who did more today. You feel more like co-parents than partners. You can lie next to each other every night and still feel completely alone. You do not have to be in crisis to ask for help.
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Individual therapy helps one person process their experience, while couples therapy looks at what is happening between you both. When one partner is struggling with postpartum depression or anxiety, the whole relationship feels it. Couples therapy makes sure both of you get support, not just the one who is visibly having a hard time.
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Yes. Everything is virtual, so I work with couples anywhere in Minnesota. New babies, unpredictable schedules, no childcare. None of that has to get in the way. You are welcome to keep your newborn with you, and you can breastfeed during sessions. Most of my clients join from their living room during nap time.
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No, ForwardUs Counseling is private-pay and out-of-network. That keeps your care off any insurance record and focused on you and your relationship rather than a diagnosis or billing code. If you have out-of-network benefits, I can provide a superbill you may submit to your insurer for possible partial reimbursement.
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Virtual Support for Minnesota Couples
Whether you’re in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, Plymouth, Burnsville, Duluth or a smaller Minnesota community, prenatal and postpartum couples counseling is available virtually so you can receive specialized support without adding more stress to an already full season.