Postpartum anxiety
When worry stops being occasional and becomes the water you swim in.
Private support for the mother—not just the baby
You take care of everyone. This hour is yours.
I'm Olivia Lebow, LCSW—a postpartum therapist, a mom, and the founder of LA New Mamas. I work 1:1 with expecting and new moms, in person in Los Angeles and virtually across California.
My story
01I became a therapist first and a mom second.
I'll be honest with you: the second one taught me things no textbook did.
I know what it feels like when the whole world asks about the baby and nobody asks about you. When you love your child completely and still cry in the car and can't explain why. When “sleep when the baby sleeps” makes you want to throw something.
For over five years I've worked as a clinical social worker, and my practice today is dedicated to one season of life: pregnancy and the postpartum year. This is the terrain I know—the anxiety, the identity shift, the fights with your partner about whose exhaustion counts more, and the grief for the person you were before.
I started LA New Mamas because community heals a lot. And I keep a private practice because some things need a private room.
What I help with
Name the thing you've been carrying.
This is work I do with moms every week. You do not have to arrive with the perfect words.
Intrusive thoughts
The scary, unwanted thoughts many new moms experience and almost nobody talks about.
Postpartum depression
When months have passed and you still feel like you're watching life through glass.
Identity & matrescence
The question underneath so many others: will I ever feel like myself again?
Relationship changes
The same fight in six different costumes—and how to actually feel heard.
Pregnancy preparation
Support before the wave hits, so your emotional plan matters as much as the registry.
Birth stories & grief
A private place for what happened when reality did not match what you imagined.
How it works
Simple, private, and entirely at your pace.
A free consultation.
Not a therapy session—a real conversation. Tell me what is going on, get one practical next step, and see whether working together feels right.
We meet 1:1.
In person in Los Angeles or by video from your couch. Sessions are private pay; we will talk through the details on the call.
You start feeling like a person again.
Not overnight. But with a space that belongs to you, the way forward can feel closer than it did yesterday.
Good to know
Clear boundaries make safer care.
- Olivia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California.
- The practice is private pay. Ask about a superbill for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
- Therapy is separate from the free community. You never need to be a client to belong.
- View Olivia's professional profile at The Motherhood LA.