Becoming parents changes everything — including each other.
Therapists in Savannah, Georgia
"We used to be close. Now we're just coparenting strangers."
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Virtual therapy for Savannah families
Your mother-in-law keeps telling you she had four kids and was fine, and you cannot bring yourself to tell her that you cried in the grocery store this morning. Savannah's deep family culture is a real source of warmth, and also a real source of pressure to handle postpartum the way the women before you did. Families across the Historic District, Midtown Savannah, Ardsley Park, and Pooler are dealing with limited access to specialist perinatal therapists. Wait lists for the few PMH-C certified clinicians in the area can stretch for months, and many new parents end up trying to manage postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety on their own because that is what the local market makes easiest. Phoenix Health therapists hold PMH-C certification and see Savannah and Coastal Georgia families entirely by secure video, usually within a week. We specialize in postpartum depression, perinatal anxiety, birth trauma, and pregnancy loss. Sessions happen from your living room. The distance from Atlanta does not mean you're on your own.
Savannah neighborhoods: Historic District · Midtown Savannah · Ardsley Park · Pooler
You might benefit from therapy if…
- ✓You've gone from partners to coparents and you don't know how to get back to each other
- ✓You're fighting about the same things over and over: chores, sleep, time, attention
- ✓You feel invisible to your partner, or like they're invisible to you
- ✓You've lost intimacy and you're not sure how to talk about it
- ✓You're resentful in ways that scare you a little
- ✓One or both of you is depressed or anxious and it's spilling into the relationship
Dr. Emily Guarnotta
Psychologist & Founder
From our founder
Almost every couple I see in the postpartum phase tells me some version of the same story: we used to be close, and now we feel like roommates. That's not a verdict on your relationship. It's a description of what this phase does. The couples who do the work usually come out closer than they were before, and that's why I love this part of the practice.
What therapy looks like
Your therapist
Most Phoenix Health therapists hold PMH-C certification — the gold standard in perinatal mental health.
Real clients. Real relief.
What our clients say about their experience.
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“"After our daughter arrived, neither of us knew how to talk about what had changed between us without it becoming a fight. Our therapist helped us understand that connection after a baby looks completely different, and that waiting for things to go back to how they were wasn't going to work. We had to build something new."”
— new mom
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“"Nobody told me the baby would bring up every unresolved thing in our relationship at once. Old fights I thought we were past. Patterns from our own families. Who I thought my partner would be as a parent versus who he actually was. Our couples therapist helped us figure out what we were actually arguing about instead of just circling the same argument."”
— mom of 2
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“"We went from a team to two separate people managing a crisis in the same house. I was keeping score without realizing it. She was exhausted in ways I couldn't see. Working with a therapist together helped us stop talking past each other and start talking to each other again. We're not the same couple we were before. We're better."”
— dad of 1
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“We were having the same fight every Sunday night for six months. Once we started couples work I realized we were both saying the same thing in different words. We needed someone to translate. It changed everything.”
— Anna, mom of one
Expert care.
Covered in Georgia.
- ✓Aetna (incl. CVS Health, First Health, & Meritain)
- ✓BCBS (incl. Anthem, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, & state plans)
- ✓Cigna / Evernorth
- ✓United Healthcare (UHC) / Optum (incl. UBH, UMR, Surest, Oscar, & Oxford)
Most clients pay less than $20 per session.
Accepted Insurance Networks
Ready to start Relationships & Couples therapy? Here’s how it works.
The whole process takes about 5 minutes. We handle insurance — you just show up.
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Book your free call
A quick 15-minute chat to hear what you're going through, answer your questions, and make sure we're a great fit for your needs. No cost, no commitment.
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Get matched
We'll pair you with the right specialist for your specific situation. We'll also check your insurance, so you know your exact cost per session before moving forward.
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Start your first session
Meet your therapist from the comfort of home. No commute, no waiting rooms, no judgment. Most clients notice a real difference within just 2 to 3 sessions.
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Common questions
- It is extremely common, and that doesn't mean it's healthy to leave it alone. Most couples see a real dip in relationship satisfaction in the first year postpartum. Couples who get support tend to recover faster and more thoroughly than couples who try to wait it out.
- Individual therapy can still make a meaningful difference. Often when one partner starts doing their own work, the dynamic shifts enough that the other becomes more open. And many things that feel like couple problems are actually individual stress that's spilling over.
- Often both. For most couples in this phase, individual therapy for the partner who's struggling most (or both partners) alongside couples work is the most effective combination. Your therapist can help you decide what makes sense.
- Intimacy after a baby is its own area of work, and it usually doesn't fix itself. Many couples find that the emotional repair has to happen first, and then physical intimacy follows. Talking about it explicitly with a therapist makes it much more likely to come back.
- Yes. Phoenix Health provides telehealth therapy to residents of Georgia. Sessions are conducted via secure video from your home, office, or anywhere private — no commute required. All Phoenix Health therapists are licensed and authorized to practice in Georgia.
- PMH-C (Perinatal Mental Health Certification) is awarded by Postpartum Support International (PSI) to clinicians who have completed advanced training in perinatal mental health — covering postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, birth trauma, and related conditions. It represents the gold standard of specialization in this field.
- If you're struggling — with your mood, your thoughts, your relationship, or just how you're coping — that's enough of a reason to talk to someone. You don't need a diagnosis. A free consultation is a low-commitment first step.
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