Amy Lucas
Amy knows what anxiety looks like. She helps parents navigate the aftershocks of birth trauma, postpartum depression, and the relentless worry that keeps them from enjoying life with their baby. Amy is straightforward, grounded, and deeply empathetic. She doesn’t sugarcoat, but she does hold space for the very real mix of grief, fear, and resilience her clients carry. Clients trust her because she names what’s hard and helps them build a path through it.
When motherhood doesn’t feel like you thought it would.
Painful experiences around birth, loss, or postpartum can leave you feeling like you don’t even recognize yourself anymore. You want to be present, calm, and connected — but instead, you’re caught in a cycle you can’t seem to break.
You’ve always been the one who figures things out. The one who keeps it together. Which makes it even more frustrating that this time, you can’t just “push through.”
Maybe you…
- Can’t stop replaying the birth or loss in your mind — it distracts you even when you’re trying to focus on your baby or your work.
- Feel anxious all the time, like you’re waiting for something bad to happen.
- Snap at your partner or older kids, even though you’ve always been the patient one.
- Feel flat — like nothing brings joy, even things that used to matter most.
- Pull away from friends and family, because they don’t get it… and you don’t even know how to explain what’s happening.
You are not broken, and you’re not alone. These are the very real aftershocks of birth trauma, postpartum depression, anxiety, or grief.
In therapy, Amy creates a space where you can tell your story without judgment, learn tools that calm your mind and body, and slowly start to feel like yourself again — or maybe even a stronger version of yourself.
Areas of focus/specialties
Amy is a Registered Social Worker with over 20 years working
across the lifespan. She holds a Masters in Social Work as well
as advanced training in Couples and Family therapy, a certificate
in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 80 hours of specialized training
in Mindfulness Studies, Certificate in Cyber Counselling, and
holds advanced knowledge in working with step, blended, and
second families.
Amy Specializes in supporting new parents and families in the
post partum period with complex NICU admissions, pregnancy
and infant loss, infertility, and parenting in later life
Therapeutic approaches and modalities
Perinatal Mental Health:
-NICU admissions, complex health issues
-Prenatal and postpartum mood (anxiety and depression)
-Traumatic birth
-Infertility
-Pregnancy loss
-Blended families, step parenting, second families in post partum period
-Pregnancy and Parenting in later life
Elder Care:
-Caring for an elderly parent
-Caring for a spouse or partner
Health:
-Extended hospital admissions
-Critical care or ICU PTSD
-Illness adjustment
-Health care workers and first responders
Who I See
Bend Little Willow… Paul McCartney
Learning mental flexibility can greatly improve our ability to adapt,
reduce our overall stress levels, give us more clarity and improve
our moods and relationships. With new skills, perspectives, and
understandings of who you are you will learn to bend like a little
willow…