Our Perinatal Mental

Health Support Groups

Free Virtual Support Groups for Texas Parents

Mamas for Mamas

Join other mothers and birthing partners for weekly peer support as you navigate the pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting journey. Our safe, virtual space provides connection, understanding, and resources for your mental health both before and after your baby arrives.

Postpartum Mamas

EVERY MONDAY

12:00-1:00 PM CST

Pregnant Mamas

EVERY TUESDAY

12:00-1:00 PM CST

Dads for Dads

Connect with other fathers and non-birthing partners in a supportive environment designed specifically for your experiences during the perinatal period. Share, learn, and build community with peers who understand your journey. Join us this Fall for our next 4-week facilitated cohort, where you’ll connect through weekly, virtual meetings.

Fall Cohort

OCTOBER 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th

8:00-9:00 PM CST

Sign Up Now!

One simple registration form for both Mamas for Mamas and Dads for Dads groups. Click the button below to get started!

Join A Support Group

Eligibility Requirements

  1. Must be a resident of Texas

  2. Must be either:

    • Currently expecting a baby, or

    • Parenting a baby born within the past 24 months

How to Sign Up and What to Expect

How to Join: Ready to connect with other parents? Complete the registration form above to sign up for your preferred support group. If eligible, you'll receive the Zoom link and be connected to our online community, The Nurtured Circle, where you can access resources and connect with other parents between sessions.

What to Expect:

  • Free participation in peer support group sessions

  • Confidential, supportive environment led by mental health professionals

  • Peer connection with other parents facing similar challenges

  • Virtual format - join from the comfort of your home

  • Access to The Nurtured Circle - our private online community (Podia platform) where you can connect with other parents, access resources, and find support between sessions

Whether you're expecting, in the thick of newborn days, or navigating ongoing parenting challenges in the first 24 months after birth, you'll find understanding and support in these groups.

Please review our support group terms and participation guidelines before joining.

Find our Support Group Terms & Policies here.

Meet our Facilitators

TARA SEN PITT, LPC, PMH-C

Mamas for Mamas, Postpartum Mamas

  • Tara grew up in Houston as the daughter of a German mom and an Indian (South Asian) dad. She is a 50-something-year-old mother of three. She went to Texas A&M University for undergrad and then to The University of Denver to obtain a Master's in Counseling Psychology. She now lives in Austin, Texas. 

    In addition to facilitating Mamas for Mamas peer support group once a week, Tara mostly does one-on-one talk therapy. She is working on her Perinatal Mental Health Certification through Postpartum Support International (PSI). She also uses EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Sand Tray therapy for the treatment of pain, trauma, anxiety, grief, and loss. She works with all types of folks, especially moms, teens, and young adults. She also likes to work with other Asian Americans and “third culture kids,” who grow up in places that are not their parents’ homeland. 

    Tara has worked with college students dealing with acculturation and careers, women who just gave birth, and people navigating bumpy relationships. She has also worked with people who have faced complex trauma and violence in her work with the Austin Police Department’s Victims Services. 

    Her favorite life experience was studying abroad in Italy in college and learning a bit of Italian. When not in session, she loves hiking, spin class, and traveling to Mexico.

ANNIE DAHM, LMFT-Associate

Supervised by Amanda Dishner, MA, LMFT-S

Mamas for Mamas, Pregnant Mamas

  • Annie transitioned to a second career as a therapist after a rewarding first career as an educator, bringing her passion for supporting women and their families into a counseling setting. Though her early professional roots were in education, she found her true passion in helping women navigate the perinatal period and access the care they need to thrive as mothers. She joined Nurtured TX to support women as they embrace new chapters of family life, combining her background with a deep belief in maternal wellness. When not working, Annie loves taking advantage of Austin's many pools, unwinding with yoga and a good book, and making memories with her family through friendly competition on the court or field.

TY WILSON

Graduate Student Therapist

Dads for Dads

  • My road to becoming a therapist...

    I have always been a story-teller. Whether it was making up stories for my Power Rangers when I was in pull-ups or being inspired by the biblical stories of David, Noah, and Moses, I have always believed that life is one long journey full of ups, downs, mountains, valleys, and even breakthroughs.

    So, what brought me here? I had my own breakthrough story after surviving a car-accident that led to the amputation of my left leg. I was blessed with a supportive family and a community of faith that enabled me to turn my pain into purpose.

    After learning to walk again at 20 years old, I realized that my purpose in this world was to help people find hope and healing when it seems like those things are non-existent.

    I attended Bible school after I graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and worked in college ministry for four years. Later, the 2020 pandemic opened my eyes to the mental health needs of my friends, the young men I disciplined, my relatives, and the generation at large.

    Now, I’m in the last year of my master’s program at Liberty University in Clinical Mental Health Counseling to become a licensed professional counselor. My sole desire is to instill hope, a few laughs, a whole lot of care into every client I come into contact with.

    As a counselor, I am passionate about working with specific populations.

    After four years of working with college and high school students in ministry, I am well aware of the issues these precious individuals face at school, at home, from peers, and from society.

    Additionally, I became a certified sexual addiction coach with the view to specifically help people, especially young men, break the shackles of addictions they have longed to overcome.

    Being a Black person, I also would like to be a familiar face to clients who look and talk like me.

    I know it’s not many of us in the therapy world, but I’m here and I’m willing to lend an ear to hear your story.

    Here are some “non-therapy” things about me...

    The people that live in my heart would be my wife Jackie and my baby boy Josiah.

    The passions of my heart consist of movies (which is anything from the Marvel Universe to Charlie Chaplin movies), traveling (I’ll hop on a plane to Italy right now), and cooking (Salmon, Pastas, and Cheesecake are some of my staples).

    Some other fun facts would be that I have one of the largest families in Texas since both of my grandmothers were 1 of 12 children, I’ve met Beyoncé 3 times in my life, and that I love the beach so much, I decided to get married in Cancun.