Disability & Chronic Illness
Pregnancy & Parenting with a Disability or Chronic Illness
Parenting with a disability or chronic illness comes with real, unique challenges, from navigating a medical system not built for you, to managing intrusive thoughts tied to your actual physical experience, to feeling shut out of parenting spaces that aren't accessible.
Maybe you:
Have intrusive thoughts about your ability to keep your child safe, rooted in real physical limitations
Have experienced medical trauma or invalidation from providers
Feel shut out of parenting spaces that weren't built with accessibility in mind
Feel guilt, frustration, or shame relying on your partner or support system
Disability doesn't mean incapable. You are not less capable as a parent. Parents with disabilities and chronic conditions build secure, loving bonds with their children every day.
Our Approach
At Nurture Therapy, we take a strengths-based approach. We believe you are the expert of your own life; we focus on your strengths and not on limitations. We also use confidence-building techniques and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help you embrace your experience while staying connected to what matters most to you as a parent.
Accessibility at Nurture Therapy
Our Lakeview office is wheelchair, walker, and stroller accessible, located on the first floor with free accessible parking, and a Mother's Room with feeding chair, changing table, and supplies.
Our Downtown office is wheelchair and walker accessible with elevator access. This location is embedded in a fertility clinic, so we ask you to be mindful of the other clients when considering bringing in babies.
Teletherapy is also available.
FAQs: How Can Therapy Help
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If you're feeling stuck in sadness, anxiety, grief, anger, or guilt, or mood symptoms are interfering with your ability to work, care for yourself, or care for your children therapy can help. Many of our therapists share both professional and personal experiences.
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Yes. Our providers take a non-judgmental, knowledgeable approach specifically informed by the experiences of parents living with disability and chronic illness. We don’t use a generic parenting framework. Our therapy and medication management services are covered by most insurance policies.
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Yes. Intrusive thoughts tied to real physical limitations — like fear of falling with your baby. Many parents have intrusive thoughts and most importantly, they are treatable. We help you process these thoughts without judgment or dismissal.
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Therapy helps you regain a sense of control, prepare for the emotional demands of pregnancy and parenting, build confidence, and feel like yourself again. Our therapy empowers a strengths-based lens that focuses on your capabilities, not your limitations.
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Yes. Relying on a partner or support system can bring up guilt or frustration. Therapy helps you communicate through those feelings so your relationship stays strong.
Reach out for availability and rates.
Nurture Therapy accepts a variety of commercial insurance plans, and each office may have different accepted insurance providers. Please include your insurance below. If your insurance plan is out-of-network, you may still be able to receive partial coverage for therapy sessions.
We are proud to offer prompt and convenient therapy appointments with no waitlist. Please reach out to schedule an initial session.