MOTHERHOOD, PARENTING & FAMILY SUPPORT · MISSOURI & ILLINOIS
Therapy for Moms & Parents in Missouri and Illinois
You're holding everyone together. Who's holding you?
Free 15-minute consult · In-network with most major insurance · 100% online · Early morning, evening, and Sunday availability
93% of new clients come back after their first session.
You keep the whole house running. The schedules, the feelings, the snacks, the plan B. And somewhere in there, you stopped being a person and started being a role.
Therapy for moms and parents at CLS is a place to put some of that down, figure out who you are now, and get practical support for the parenting that's wearing you out.
CLS Counseling & Consulting offers online therapy for moms, new parents, and families anywhere in Missouri and Illinois, from St. Louis and Kansas City to Chicago and the Metro East. Carolina Dolan-Dominguez, LCSW, has training in perinatal and postpartum mental health and helps with new motherhood, postpartum anxiety and depression, parenting stress, and caring for kids and aging parents at the same time. Sessions are available in English or Spanish, including joint parent-and-teen sessions, and parent coaching is available in any state. Nicole McSuhm, LCSW, supports couples adjusting to parenthood in Illinois. We're in-network with most major insurance plans.
Is this you?
Parenting is the job nobody trains you for, and a lot of people carrying it are quietly running on empty. Here are the signs of mom burnout and what actually helps.
You love your kid and still don't recognize yourself since becoming a mom.
The baby is here and the anxiety, low mood, or intrusive thoughts didn't get the memo that this is supposed to be a happy time.
You're running the whole household and quietly running on empty.
You're parenting a teen or a kid with ADHD and you're out of ideas.
You're caring for kids and an aging parent, and there's nothing left for you.
You grew up between two cultures and are figuring out which traditions to keep, and which to let go.
You and your partner feel more like coworkers than a couple since the baby arrived. Couples therapy →
What keeps people from reaching out
Parents are experts at putting themselves last. Maybe you've said one of these (probably while doing three other things):
“Other moms seem to handle it fine.”
“I can't justify an hour for myself right now.”
“I should be grateful. Why do I feel like this?”
“Needing help feels like failing to hold the family together.”
Taking care of yourself isn't taking something away from your family. It's how you keep showing up for them.
Sound familiar? Start with a free 15-minute consultation or chat →
What Support for Moms and Parents Looks Like at CLS
Sessions are warm, practical, and built around real life with kids, including the reality that someone might need a snack mid-session. You'll walk away with one realistic thing to try this week, and room to be a whole person again, not just the household's chief logistics officer. About 1 in 8 women report symptoms of depression after giving birth (CDC). If that's you, you're far from alone, and it's very treatable. And if you're carrying more than your share of the invisible work at home, or doing it without paid leave or affordable childcare, that isn't a personal failing. It's a real load, and we'll name it.
Why this works
Getting support early works. The US Preventive Services Task Force found convincing evidence that counseling, such as cognitive behavioral therapy or interpersonal therapy, helps prevent depression during pregnancy and the first year after birth (USPSTF, 2019). You don't have to wait until things fall apart to start.
Clinically reviewed by Cassandra Sissom, LCPC, LPC, clinical director · Last reviewed October 2026
Therapy for you
Feel like yourself again after a new baby, a hard season, or years of putting everyone else first. In English or Spanish, anywhere in Missouri or Illinois.
Parent and teen sessions
Have the conversation you keep avoiding, with someone there to keep it from turning into a fight.
Parent coaching
Get a plan for the meltdowns, the homework standoffs, or the ADHD chaos, so you're not making it up as you go. Available in any state.
Couples after a new baby
Couples therapy with Nicole in Illinois, so you feel like partners again, not just co-managers of a tiny person.
Related: Teens & young adults · ADHD therapy · Identity & life transitions
What it can feel like to be a person again, not just a role
You feel like a person again, not just a role.
Asking for help stops feeling like failing.
You can set limits with your family without the guilt spiral.
Hard days with your kid don't turn into hard weeks.
You parent from your own values, not everyone else's expectations.
Getting started
1Book a free consultation
15 minutes to talk it through and find your fit. It's okay if a kid interrupts.
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Get a plan
Your first session looks at what you're carrying and what can come off your plate first.
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Build skills that stick
Leave with one small thing to try this week. As things ease, sessions space out.
Wondering about cost? We're in-network with most major insurance plans, and we'll verify your benefits before your first session.
Meet your therapists
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Carolina Dolan-Dominguez, LCSW
LCSW (MO & IL) · English & Spanish · Moms, parents & families
Best fit for new moms and parents who don't recognize themselves right now, postpartum anxiety and depression (trained in perinatal and postpartum mental health), parenting a teen or a child with ADHD, and bicultural families. Offers joint parent-and-teen sessions and parent coaching. Evening and Sunday times available.
Structured, compassionate, and practical.
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Nicole McSuhm, LCSW
LCSW (Illinois only) · Couples after a new baby
Best fit if you and your partner feel more like coworkers than a couple since becoming parents: uneven mental load, less intimacy, and the same argument on repeat. Has completed Level 2 training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy. LGBTQ+ affirming.
Direct, pattern-focused, and strengths-based.
Common Questions
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Yes. Carolina has training in perinatal and postpartum mental health and works with new moms navigating anxiety, low mood, intrusive thoughts, and the identity shift that comes with a new baby. You don't have to wait until it's “bad enough.”
Need support right now? The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is free and available 24/7 at 1-833-852-6262 (call or text). If you're in crisis, call or text 988, or call 911 if you're in immediate danger.
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Yes. Carolina offers joint parent-and-teen sessions when you need to work through something together, alongside individual therapy. She also offers parent communication and support in Spanish, so the whole family feels included.
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Therapy is for you: your mental health, identity, and stress, for clients in Missouri and Illinois. Parent coaching is practical, skills-focused support for parenting a teen or a child with ADHD, and it's available in any state. Your free consult helps figure out which fits.
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Yes. Carolina offers sessions in Spanish or English anywhere in Missouri or Illinois, and parent communication in Spanish too. Terapia en español →
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Yes. We're in-network with most major insurance plans, and we'll verify your benefits before your first session. Self-pay and superbills are available too.
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That's really common after a new baby. If you're in Illinois, Nicole offers couples therapy for partners adjusting to parenthood: the mental load, less intimacy, and the same argument on repeat. More about couples therapy →
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It's a free 15-minute consultation or chat to see if it's a good fit. No commitment, just a chance to ask questions and get a feel for how we work. It's okay if a kid interrupts.
Related: Teens & young adults · ADHD therapy · Identity & life transitions
You take care of everyone.
Let someone take care of you.
