Therapy for Women and Moms Who Feel Anxious, Overwhelmed, or Stretched Too Thin

You spend so much time taking care of everyone else. You deserve a space where you can take care of yourself, too.

Amy Basham Counseling provides compassionate, individualized therapy for women and moms navigating anxiety, overwhelm, trauma, and the emotional weight of motherhood.

Whether you're adjusting to pregnancy or postpartum, struggling with anxious thoughts, feeling overwhelmed by the demands of motherhood, or recognizing how experiences from your past continue to affect you today, you don't have to navigate it all alone.

My goal is to help you better understand yourself, work through what feels heavy, and find space to breathe, heal, and feel more like yourself again.

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In-person counseling in Westerville, Ohio | Online counseling throughout Ohio

How I Can Help

I work with women and moms navigating a variety of emotional and mental health concerns, including:

Pregnancy, Postpartum & Motherhood: Support through the emotional changes, challenges, and transitions of motherhood.
Anxiety & Overwhelm: Working through excessive worry, anxious thoughts, stress, and the pressure to keep everything together.
Intrusive Thoughts & OCD: Support for unwanted thoughts, distressing mental patterns, and OCD-related concerns.
Trauma & Childhood Experiences: Exploring how past experiences may continue to affect your relationships, sense of self, and emotional well-being.
Addiction & Recovery: Support for women navigating substance use, maintaining recovery, and healing from the impact addiction can have on their lives and relationships.
Depression, Grief & Life Transitions: Finding support through difficult seasons and changes in life.

I also offer faith-based counseling for clients who would like to incorporate their faith into the counseling process.

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A Little About Amy

I'm Amy Basham, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with training supervision designation (LPCC-S), Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC), and Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C).

I work with women and moms who may look like they have everything together on the outside but feel anxious, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted on the inside.

My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and tailored to your individual experiences. I want counseling to be a space where you feel understood, supported, and able to work toward meaningful change without feeling like you have to have everything figured out.

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Ready to Take the First Step?

Starting counseling can feel like a big step, especially when you're already carrying so much. You don't have to have all the answers before reaching out.

I offer in-person counseling in Westerville, Ohio, and virtual counseling throughout Ohio.

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A Little Encouragement for the Motherhood Journey

One thing I have always loved about being a therapist is that there is always more to learn. 🤍

I genuinely love this work, and I believe that continuing to learn, grow, and strengthen my clinical skills is one of the ways I can best serve the people who trust me with their stories.

Over the years, that has meant pursuing additional education, earning my Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C), and continuing to deepen my understanding of anxiety, trauma, pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood.

Yesterday, I participated in an advanced perinatal OCD training through @postpartumsupportinternational , learning more about OCD and intrusive thoughts during the perinatal season.

I’m especially passionate about supporting women and moms who experience anxiety, overwhelm, intrusive thoughts, and the mental and emotional weight of motherhood. I want the women I work with to feel understood, supported, and never judged for what they’re experiencing.

I’m also incredibly grateful for the therapist friends, psychiatric provider friends, and genuinely good humans I’ve met along the way who share that same passion for learning, growing, and strengthening the work we do. It’s pretty special to have people in this profession who encourage you to keep learning and becoming a better clinician. 🤍

There’s always more to learn, and I’m excited to keep growing.

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I’m Amy Basham, a licensed therapist (LPCC-S, LICDC, PMH-C) passionate about supporting women and moms navigating anxiety, overwhelm, pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood.

Follow @amybashamcounseling for conversations about perinatal mental health, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, healing, and navigating the messy, beautiful parts of being a mom. 🤍

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The holidays can be beautiful, meaningful, and something we look forward to…and they can also feel like A LOT.

Especially when you’re already juggling motherhood, work, the mental load of everyday life, and the pressure to make the holidays special for everyone else.

The gifts, the plans, the traditions, the family expectations, the remembering, the coordinating…it can feel like there’s always something else to do.

And when you’re already feeling overwhelmed, it’s easy to put even more pressure on yourself to make everything perfect.

But what if you gave yourself permission to do a little less this year?

To say no to an invitation. To ask for help. To let go of a tradition that feels more stressful than meaningful. To stop feeling responsible for making everything perfect for everyone else.

You deserve to experience the holidays, too. Not just manage them. 🤍

Follow @amybashamcounseling for more support navigating motherhood, anxiety, and the overwhelm that can come with it.

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Shorter, darker days can affect sleep, energy, and mood for a lot of people. Add a baby who doesn’t care what time the clock says, and it’s a lot.

Small things that may help:
• Getting outside in the morning light, even for 10 minutes
• A short walk with the stroller
• Keeping your wake-up time steady when you can
• Reaching out to one friend this week

If low feelings stick around for two weeks or more, or start making daily life hard, that’s a good reason to talk with someone.

Save this for the gray days.

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When you’re an anxious mom and somehow everything feels like a reflection of your parenting. 😂

Your toddler has a meltdown? You’re doing something wrong.

You lose your patience? You’re a terrible mom.

Your child is struggling? You should be doing more.

Someone makes a comment? Now you’re questioning every parenting decision you’ve ever made.

Intrusive thoughts can show up as unwanted thoughts, doubts, and what-ifs that make us question ourselves, our parenting, and whether we’re doing enough.

And when you’re already carrying the mental load of motherhood, those thoughts can feel especially loud.

But not every thought deserves your attention, and not every hard moment means you’re doing something wrong.

Tell me I’m not the only one whose brain does this. 😂

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Many new parents have sudden, unwanted thoughts about something bad happening to their baby. Dropping them on the stairs. Something going wrong in the night. These thoughts can feel terrifying, and a lot of moms keep them secret out of shame.

Having a scary thought doesn’t make you a bad parent. You’re not alone, and you don’t have to carry it by yourself.

Talking with a therapist trained in perinatal mental health can help. I’m Perinatal Mental Health Certified, and my sessions are a judgment-free space to say the hard things out loud.

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