Women's Counseling, Body Image & Postpartum Support in Springfield, MO
Women carry a lot — often quietly. Between caregiving, work, relationships, body-image pressure, and the seismic shifts of pregnancy and postpartum, it's easy to lose yourself in everyone else's needs.
Lyssa offers a warm, feminist-informed space for women in Springfield to set the weight down, reconnect with themselves, and be supported through whatever season they're in.
This work can support you with
You don't need to check every box — if even a few of these resonate, therapy can help. And there's no “bad enough” threshold to deserve support.
- Body image, self-esteem, and self-worth
- Pregnancy, postpartum mood changes, and matrescence
- The mental load of caregiving and people-pleasing
- Major life transitions and identity shifts
- Boundaries in relationships and family
- Anxiety, depression, or burnout underneath it all
Feminist, whole-person support
We look at the full picture — not just symptoms, but the cultural and relational pressures shaping how you feel about yourself and your body.
Using a feminist, person-centered, and somatic approach, we work toward a kinder relationship with yourself and your body, stronger boundaries, and room for your own needs.
For new and expecting mothers, Lyssa offers compassionate support through the enormous emotional changes of pregnancy and postpartum — a season that deserves real care.
Exhale
We make space for your needs after a lifetime of meeting everyone else's.
Reconnect
We build a kinder relationship with yourself, your body, and your boundaries.
Grow
You move through this season with support, clarity, and self-compassion.
Available in person in Springfield and online across Missouri
Lyssa offers women's issues & postpartum from her office at 1630 S. Enterprise Ave. in Springfield, and by secure telehealth for clients anywhere in Missouri — including Nixa, Ozark, Republic, and the wider Greene County area. Most clients begin with a free 15-minute consultation.
Frequently asked
Yes. Lyssa offers compassionate, informed support for the mood and identity changes that can come with pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Yes. We work beneath the surface on the beliefs and experiences driving body shame, building a more compassionate, grounded relationship with yourself.
It simply means we acknowledge how cultural and social pressures affect mental health, and we center your autonomy, worth, and voice in the work.
Reaching out is the hardest part. You don't have to do the rest alone.
Start with a free 15-minute consultation. No pressure, no commitment — just a chance to see if we're a good fit.