Sara Van Hoose, Ph.D.
REPRODUCTIVE MENTAL HEALTH IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS / DR. VAN HOOSE
Support through profound transitions
Reproductive transitions touch many parts of life—our sense of self, our relationships, our bodies, and our plans for the future.
Therapy can offer a place to think and feel more clearly, make sense of what feels uncertain, and find steadier ground.
SUPPORT FOR
• Conception & infertility
• Pregnancy
• Postpartum & parenthood
• Pregnancy loss
• Birth experiences
• Identity & relationships
• Family building
• Decisions & uncertainty
Pregnancy and parenthood can bring questions of identity, attachment, relationships, and one’s own early experiences newly into view. These transitions can be joyful and deeply meaningful, but they can also feel unsettling, complicated, or unlike what you hoped or expected.
My understanding of this period is informed by several years of work at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute, where I studied mother-infant interaction, as well as pre-clinical work with families in the Special Needs Clinic at Columbia Presbyterian. My dissertation focused on the psychological experience of becoming a mother. This background helps me support patients in making sense of what is changing, understanding the transition, and finding ways of being a parent that feel more fully their own.
A foundation for development
My work is informed by years of research and clinical training in parent–infant development, attachment, and interaction.