Pregnancy and early parenthood offer unique opportunities and motivation to understand our past attachments so that we can create the best possible relationships with our children and for our children. Therapy can help you to:

• Examine your own attachment history, understand the strengths and vulnerabilities you bring to relationships, and consciously choose the types of closeness you would like to offer your children

• Clarify and communicate values around childbirth, child rearing, and family life

• Strengthen the marital bond in preparation for the relationship challenges that occur with the birth of a baby

• Prepare not only for the developmental stages of infancy and childhood, but for the developmental stages of parenthood