Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists in Bozeman, MT

There are many reasons you might have landed here. You may have a history of depression or anxiety, endured a significant loss or miscarriage or you’re struggling to get pregnant. You might struggle with an eating disorder, wonder about your identity or you can’t stop feeling stuck in your life and you’re desperate to make change. It’s all welcome here. You’re welcome here. Together we will explore how you interpret the world, the ways you move from one emotional state to another, and what really lies underneath stuck patterns.

Do you feel anxious, depressed, irritable, or just not like yourself? Are you struggling in your relationships, at work, in school, with family, or in every day life? Do you dread getting out of bed in the morning? Do you lack motivation to get things done, or no longer enjoy things you normally do? Are you questioning your identity? Maybe you've recently given birth, become a new parent, or experienced a significant life event that has left you feeling uncertain about where you fit in the world. You want to understand why you're feeling this way and find meaning amidst this hard time in your life. You want to feel like YOU again.

I approach therapy from an attachment based orientation. I believe healing happens in the context of relationship. I focus on the awareness of safety to foster secure relationships to address old patterns of coping and survival. I use the innate intelligence of the body to guide the healing process toward health and balance.

Hi I am Amanda Behrendt, formerly Amanda Crawford. My life's journey has led me here to a career in helping others. I graduated from Montana State University with a master's degree in Mental Health Counseling. My ideal client would be an adolescent or an adult who is ready to make changes or a parent/caregiver or soon to be parent who may be struggling with all of the challenges of parenthood. Counseling is a partnership but can only result in growth if the client is ready to make changes and is ready to allow for growth to occur.

I want to bring hope to whatever situation you are facing. As we work together in individual or couples counseling, I will help facilitate healing, growth, and self-compassion. You may be stressed beyond your limits at home and/or work with our new world realities due to COVID-19. Maybe you are dealing with past or current trauma, or struggling in your relationships. You may find yourself facing grief and loss during this time as our losses have increased due to stay-at-home orders and new ways of living. Many are struggling with anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and feelings of loneliness as a result.

***ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS*** My practice focuses on assisting you to reach your own personal goals. I utilize a strengths based, person centered approach to counseling in order to ensure you feel heard and understood without judgement. I appreciate your opinions and values that are unique to you and believe everyone is entitled to their own perspective. I have expertise in Solution Focused Therapy, Perinatal Mood Disorders, behavior management, and grief counseling with children. My skill set is targeted to children aged 8-17 and adults.

Are you tired of feeling burned out, disconnected, and overwhelmed? You want to feel authentic in yourself and life with more ease and less emotional turmoil. You're ready to feel connected in your relationships and fulfilled by work, family, and life. Women often lack support, resulting in hyper functionality and dependence on unhealthy coping skills or relationships. As matriarch of Illuminate Counseling group, I have gathered a collective of expert therapists trained in mind-body and relational strategies to help you resolve stuck places and connect to the deep wisdom and joy necessary to navigate life, work and relationships.

Whatever brings you here today, you deserve to be heard, you know you best! I will meet you where you are at & together we will understand what it is you want/need, navigate transitions or help you through difficult times. I’m honored to work with you & help you through your journey. I work with individuals, parents and moms. It is not easy to let in a new person who you can trust will have your best interest. I will offer a safe empathetic place with no judgment & unconditional support. Where you can talk about your struggles and difficulties.

Congratulations for reaching out! You are not alone. Your step of seeking therapy and recovery - it sure isn't easy. I truly hope that I can relieve some of that... I see each person as a unique individual. A person with life experiences- needing to relate, confide in and be validated. I treat each person with authenticity and unconditional positive regard. I focus on what is in front of me and not "what could be." My approach is a holistic one; I look at the whole person, including any underlying medical concerns, in order to help you identify your basic core self. Remember, you are brave for making the first step - reach out!

I love working with individuals who are interested in processing emotions and healing from the past to find freedom and authenticity now. I work primarily from a person-centered and anti-oppressive framework. This means I focus on active listening, compassion, and genuine regard for you as we collaborate in processing and creating meaning from your emotions, experiences, and thoughts. I believe we cannot not ignore the impact of systemic and structural systems of inequality in race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability on our mental health and welcome conversation regarding your experiences surrounding these issues.

I work with individuals who are seeking assistance in healing recent or past trauma, anxiety/depression, life transitions, interpersonal/domestic violence, and women who are experiencing pregnancy or postpartum. I use evidence-based modalities such as EMDR, psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), parts work, solution focused brief therapy (SFBT), and motivational interviewing through an attachment based lens.

Life is a complex journey that can feel overwhelmingly hard to navigate at times. We all show up with our own profound life experiences and when obstacles emerge that seem insurmountable, we need support and guidance for growth, deep personal healing, and connection. I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship and genuinely value the importance of offering a safe environment to hold space where meaningful change and growth can occur. Therapy is a collaborative process and I recognize the importance of flexibility and adaptability.

I believe trauma and stress can cause us to disconnect from ourselves and others and without connection, we cannot heal. Therefore the work I do with clients focuses upon healing emotionally, cognitively, socially, and physically. As these domains within heal, we can work on reconnecting with ourselves and others, allowing for our full, unfragmented, real, and genuine selves to emerge. Concepts related to reconnecting with authentic self and others are central to the work I do with all clients, including those suffering from symptoms related to anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, disordered eating, and postpartum depression.

If you're having difficulty with anxiety, depression, post partum difficulties such as anxiety and depression. I'm here to help. I focus on a strengths based approach to help my clients focus on the strengths they already have and build on them in order to become the best version of themselves. I focus on meeting each client where they are and strive to always make your priorities of counseling, the forefront of all of our forward momentum.

Megan specializes in crisis and trauma processing, grief, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and pregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum support. She has worked with many adolescents, teens and individuals manage and prevent anxiety and depression along with helping them build coping and communication skills that will be beneficial throughout their lifetime. Working with individuals through life transition is also a passion of Megan’s as it can be difficult to get through expected and unexpected events that happen.

The kindest thing we can do for ourselves is to face life's challenges with honesty and bravery. But doing so can be painful, and often requires support from others. Therapy offers a unique opportunity to help differentiate what we can and cannot change, and to guide us toward self-affirming, healthy choices without judgment or pressure.

At LD Counseling Services, we're here to support you on your journey towards improved mental health and well-being. As a small group private practice in rural Montana, we provide a safe and supportive environment for individuals, families, teens, and children looking to overcome past traumas, break unhealthy patterns, enhance self-awareness, and build stronger relationships. Our ideal clients are those who are ready to take an active role in their treatment and work towards their goals. We're here to provide you with the tools and guidance you need to overcome your challenges and live a more fulfilling life.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Townsend Montana. I believe resiliency can be built with intentional focus on changing behaviors that are not leading to the life you want. If you aren't where you want to be then something has to give. Reconnecting with yourself is about understanding how our actions, thoughts and responses to the world affect our wellness. The health of mind, body and spirit greatly influence the ability to live the life you envision.

In a sea of energy, seeking authenticity can be painful. This practice offers a reconditioning of how we process information creating new pathways of understanding to co-construct questions of ethics, empathy, and imagination that include the nuanced fragilities of our shared stories. The therapeutic-transformational approach is centered around disrupting systems of power by guiding fellow humans to claim their own knowledge by engaging their intuition. The work questions the ways larger forces have informed us about what counts as mental health and what constitutes happiness, presence, fulfillment, illness, or suffering.