Therapist for Aspiring and Expectant Mothers and Their Partners

🌸 About Allison Zweig, MSW, PMH-C

Compassionate Support for Your Peripartum Journey

Hello! I'm Allison Zweig, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) and certified Peripartum Mental Health Clinician (PMH-C), dedicated to supporting individuals and families through the transformative stages of pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond.

With a background in early childhood education and specialized training in WPATH standards, I offer a holistic approach to mental health care that honors your unique experiences and identities.

Hello! I understand how challenging life can be. I am here to offer you a safe and empathetic space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. As a clinical therapist (and parent and teacher) with years of experience, I want you to know I am here to help you navigate your peripartum mental health, sexual health, and reproductive psychology. Opening up and sharing your struggles can be challenging, but you are not alone.

My goal is to help you feel seen and heard! I would be honored to work with you to create positive changes in your life. Whatever your unique needs and goals, I am here to support you every step of the way. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me and take that first step towards healing and growth. Together, we can work towards improving your mental health and well-being with understanding, compassion, and kindness.

Areas of Expertise

  • Peripartum Mental Health: Addressing emotional well-being during pregnancy and postpartum, including anxiety, depression, and identity shifts.

  • Reproductive Psychology: Navigating fertility challenges, pregnancy loss, and family planning decisions.

  • Sexual Health & LGBTQ+ Affirming Care: Providing a safe, inclusive space for exploring sexuality, gender identity, and relationship dynamics.

  • Life Transitions: Supporting you through significant changes such as parenthood, career shifts, and menopause.

  • Trauma-Informed Therapy: Offering compassionate care for processing past traumas and building resilience.

💬 Therapeutic Approach

I utilize a blend of evidence-based modalities tailored to your needs:

  • Family Systems Therapy

  • Interpersonal Therapy

  • Person-Centered Therapy

  • Strength-Based Therapy

My goal is to create a nurturing environment where you feel seen, heard, and empowered to navigate your mental health journey.

🌍 Serving Maryland, DC, & Virginia

I offer both in-person sessions in Greenbelt, MD, and virtual therapy services accessible throughout Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia.

Empathy, understanding, and trust are the cornerstones of my practice. Together, we can work toward a healthier, more fulfilling life

  • While working with LGBTQ+ communities, we focus on providing a safe space to process your experiences, including surgery evaluations for transgender individuals.

  • I focus on improving sexual health and positive sexuality across the lifespan.

  • While in therapy to process life transitions, I help you focus on processing emotions that arise while you transition into adulthood, parenthood, and menopause..

  • While in participating in trauma-informed therapy, we focus on managing anxiety, providing tools for emotional regulation, developing skills to address relationship concerns, and processing grief, loss, and depression.

  • While in therapy to address peripartum mental health concerns, we typically focus on addressing emotional wellbeing, coping strategies, and relationship dynamics related to pregnancy and new parenthood. These sessions often explore identity shifts, bonding concerns, past traumas, and practical worries while screening for perinatal mood disorders. The overall goal is to provide support and develop strategies for managing the psychological challenges of this significant life transition.

Other Expertise

  • Pregnancy, Prenatal & Postpartum Support

  • Women's Issues

  • LGBTQ+

  • Body Positivity

  • Infertility

  • Life Transitions

  • Open Relationships & Non-Monogamy

  • Parenting

  • Relationship Issues

  • Reproductive psychology

  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied

  • Sexual health

  • Transgender Issues

You Don’t Have To Do This Alone Anymore

Providing Empathy

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And Understanding

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Every Step Of The Way

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Providing Empathy • And Understanding • Every Step Of The Way •

My Values

Empathy

Understanding

Compassion

Trust

Modalities

  • Family Systems

  • Interpersonal

  • Person-Centered

  • Strength-Based

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a certification in Peripartum Mental Health (PMH-C). I am also a certified teacher and trained in W-PATH standards.

Education