Joy and grief can exist in the very same breath. So can excitement and fear.
If you're pregnant, trying to conceive, or adjusting to life with a new baby, you may have noticed something nobody warned you about: the emotions of this season are more intense and more complicated than anyone said they'd be. You might feel disconnected from your own body, from your partner, or from yourself — and wonder if something is wrong with you.
It isn't. What you're feeling makes sense in light of what you've been through.
Many people trying to get through this on their own have told themselves to "be strong," to keep busy, or to avoid talking about a loss so they don't burden anyone else. Well-meaning comments, "everything happens for a reason," "you can always try again", often leave people feeling more alone, not less. Grief, trauma, and anxiety don't resolve just by thinking differently or waiting for time to pass. They need a safe place to be spoken out loud, without being rushed toward "moving on."
What Is Perinatal Counselling?
Perinatal counselling is a specialized form of therapy that supports individuals and couples through the emotional side of pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood, including:
- Infertility and trying to conceive
- Pregnancy after a previous loss
- Miscarriage or stillbirth
- Traumatic birth experiences
- Postpartum anxiety or depression
- Pregnancy-related anxiety
- Adjusting to life as a new parent
This isn't only for people in crisis. It's for anyone finding this chapter more emotionally complex than they expected, and who wants a space where they don't have to minimize that or pretend they're okay.
Meet Aisha Khan
Aisha works with individuals and couples at every stage of the perinatal journey, from those navigating infertility, to those pregnant after a previous loss, to those grieving a miscarriage or stillbirth, to those adjusting after a traumatic birth or struggling with postpartum anxiety or depression.
Her approach starts from a simple belief: therapy isn't about fixing you, because you're not broken. Reactions like anxiety, numbness, guilt, anger, or emotional overwhelm after loss or trauma make sense once you understand what a person has actually been through. Rather than asking "what's wrong with you?", Aisha asks a more useful question: "What has happened to you, and how has it shaped the way you're coping today?"
In sessions with Aisha, you can expect a space where you're deeply heard — not told what to do, not offered a quick fix, but supported as you make sense of your experience together. She'll explore not just what you're going through today, but how past experiences, relationships, and attachment patterns may be shaping how you're coping now.
Healing, in her view, doesn't mean forgetting what happened or eliminating every hard emotion. It means understanding your experience, carrying it with less weight, and moving forward with more confidence, self-compassion, and hope.
This is especially helpful if you:
- Feel isolated because the people around you don't fully understand what you're going through
- Feel pressure to "move on," "stay positive," or be grateful, while quietly carrying fear, guilt, or sadness
- Are pregnant again after a loss and find fear replacing the excitement you expected to feel
- Feel overwhelmed after your baby's birth, carrying anxiety, guilt, or a sense that you've somehow failed
- Are navigating infertility and wondering if you'll ever become the parent you've imagined being
Aisha works with individuals and couples of all genders, relationship structures, and family types — this is affirming, judgment-free space for every kind of family building this chapter of life.
What happens after:
Clients don't leave sessions having forgotten their loss or eliminated every anxious moment — that's not the goal. Instead, they often start to understand why they're responding the way they are, become more compassionate with themselves, and feel less isolated. Many notice their relationships improve too: healthier communication with a partner, more emotional connection, and — for those navigating pregnancy after loss — gradual moments of hope returning. Not because the fear disappears completely, but because it no longer runs the show.
A story of change: One client came to therapy after a pregnancy loss, feeling consumed by anxiety and constantly on guard against something bad happening again. Working together, they explored not just the loss itself, but the self-blame and fear underneath it — recognizing that her anxiety wasn't a failure, but her mind and body trying to protect her. Over time she responded to hard moments with more confidence and less fear, reconnected with her partner, and let hope exist alongside grief.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It supports anyone navigating the emotional side of pregnancy, birth, or early parenthood, including infertility, pregnancy-related anxiety, birth trauma, and the adjustment to new parenthood, whether or not loss is involved.
Both. Aisha offers perinatal counselling online across Canada, and Mind Recovery Therapy also offers in-person sessions in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
New clients can book a free 15-minute consultation with Aisha directly online.
You don't have to carry this alone.
Whether you're navigating loss, fear in a new pregnancy, infertility, or the overwhelm of early parenthood, Aisha Khan offers a space where your experience is understood, without judgment, and without being rushed toward "moving on."
