Therapy, motherhood and fatherhood: what psychology works on
Parenthood opens a wide field in clinical work: trying, pregnancy, loss, the postpartum period, adoption, raising children, and one’s relationship with having been a child.
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Ambivalence is the most frequent theme and the least said out loud: loving and not coping, wanting and sometimes regretting, missing who you were before. None of that, said in session, is an accusation against anyone.
The concrete effects come in too — sleep, division of labour, changes in the couple, work — along with the distance between lived experience and the social image of parenthood.
One warning worth naming
Intense postpartum distress deserves assessment, not silent monitoring. If there are thoughts of death or of harming yourself or the baby, seek immediate help: in Brazil, CVV answers at 188, 24 hours, and SAMU is 192.
Frequently asked questions
- Does saying I regret it make me a bad parent?
- No. Ambivalence is common, and saying it in session is precisely what allows it to be worked on. Professional confidentiality protects what is said there.
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