Pamela Larkin

In 2020, I set out to specialize in perinatal health. My clients were regularly having life experiences they were sorting through (miscarriage, infertility, abortions, postpartum mood disorders), and I had a passion for how women’s mental health intersects with reproductive health and trauma.  Too often, I’ve sat with women, and more specifically black women, who experience the fear of maternal mortality rate, higher rates of pain due to endometriosis & fibroids, not being believed by providers, or receiving culturally sensitive & trauma-informed care.  It is for these reasons that I combined those three areas, the need, and the passion, and achieved a certification as a maternal mental health specialist. Now, I work exclusively with a limited caseload of people who want to utilize therapy for perinatal concerns and how it is impacting all areas of their lives.

Additionally, I clinically supervise and provide insight to our team of perinatal and reproductive health team of therapists here at Optimum Joy. If you are looking for a provider to support you in reproductive health, we have therapists who are committed to the unique needs of this work.

Maybe you’re looking for healing and restoration around a painful or traumatic event, fertility journey, pregnancy, or postpartum experience. Are you searching for your voice, meaning, and hope? Your faith and spirituality have been a resource for you in the past, but presently you are struggling to reconcile deep disappointment with your values? Do you struggle with shame, embarrassment, and isolation?  Are you longing to find a space to experience yourself authentically during this perinatal journey?

When life feel shaky and difficult to manage, counseling can be a place to offer support and work through it together. Thankfully, no matter how difficult, whatever is bringing you here does not have to be examined and expressed on your own. The truth is, with counseling, you don’t have to be alone.

Desperately longing for, dreaming of, grieving, hope, and celebration are integral parts of our stories.  These experiences uniquely shape how we view ourselves, the world, others, and our faith. The conclusions drawn from these experiences can influence our sense of self, shame and fear we carry, confidence in our bodies, and impact our relationships.

I don’t know what has brought you to seek support. Together, we will leverage the resources from your experiences and my expertise as a helper, including books, videos, podcasts, music, etc., to foster transformation and empowerment in your perinatal experience. Feeling hopeless, doubtful, insecure, fatigued, beaten up, or sad isn’t the end. There is potential for you to rediscover hope, to experience healing, to find your voice, and to establish meaningful connections.

In 2020, I set out to specialize in perinatal health. My clients were regularly having life experiences they were sorting through, and I had the passion for how mental health intersects with reproductive health. I combined those two, the need and the passion, and achieved a certification as a maternal mental health specialist. Now, I work exclusively with a limited caseload of people who want to utilize therapy for perinatal concerns and how it is impacting all areas of their lives.

Additionally, I clinically supervise and provide insight to our team of perinatal and reproductive health team of therapists here at Optimum Joy. If you are looking for a provider to support you in reproductive health, we have therapists who are committed to the unique needs of this work.