Signs of depression and anxiety in dads often go overlooked because it doesn’t look like what you would typically expect.

Depression and anxiety can show up as irritability and anger. It also shows up in increased distraction (checking out), risk-taking, and substance use.

The postpartum period can take a toll on your body. Between the sleepless nights and constantly being in a state of “fight or flight”, other physical challenges include blood sugar issues, sexual dysfunction, and chronic pain.

Besides mentally feeling alone, a shift in roles and responsibilities affects your relationship with your partner. This fact doesn’t help the feeling of isolation, as partners tend to be your closest friend in this stage of life. 

These examples of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are just the tip of the iceberg of your experience.  

Therapy can look like tending to the scar tissue of the past that influences how you navigate your present, and it can also look like hitting the ground running with solutions to the current problems keeping you stuck. 

Besides gaining insight through education and resources that will help in your transition to fatherhood, the skills and accomplishments that you already possess are recognized and applied to making meaningful change.