The Perinatal Wellness Project

Supporting families through pregnancy, postpartum, and every step of the transition into parenthood.

The Perinatal Wellness Project is a community-focused initiative by JNM Wellness that brings together specialized perinatal mental health care, education, affordable therapy, and opportunities for meaningful connection. Our mission is simple: to reduce barriers to care, strengthen community, and help every family feel supported through one of life's biggest transitions.

Therapy • Education • Community • Connection

Every family deserves a village

The transition into parenthood can be one of life's most meaningful experiences—but it can also be one of the most challenging.

Many parents experience anxiety, depression, identity changes, relationship challenges, grief, overwhelm, or simply the feeling that they're expected to figure it all out on their own. Unfortunately, accessing specialized mental health support isn't always easy. Financial barriers, long waitlists, limited availability of trained clinicians, and social isolation can prevent families from getting help when they need it most.

The Perinatal Wellness Project exists to change that.

Our goal is to build a stronger network of support for families in our community by making specialized care more accessible while creating opportunities for parents to connect, learn, and support one another.

A new model of perinatal support

We believe supporting families takes more than counselling alone. That's why the Perinatal Wellness Project combines specialized therapy, education, affordable care, and community connection into one integrated program.

Specialized Perinatal Therapy

Our therapists have specialized training in perinatal mental health and understand the unique emotional experiences that can arise during pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, pregnancy loss, birth trauma, NICU experiences, parenting transitions, and partner adjustment.

Support is available for individuals, couples, and families in-person in Carleton Place or virtually across Ontario.

Affordable Care

Everyone deserves access to quality mental health care.

The Perinatal Wellness Project is committed to reducing financial barriers by offering:

Tiered pricing options
Lower-cost sessions with supervised clinicians
A Sponsor a Family initiative to help provide subsidized therapy for families experiencing financial hardship

Because getting support shouldn't depend on your financial circumstances.

Education & Workshops

Knowledge can make an enormous difference during the transition into parenthood.

We offer educational workshops for expecting and new parents, healthcare providers, workplaces, and community organizations on topics including:

Preparing emotionally for postpartum
Perinatal anxiety and depression
Supporting your partner
Building your village
Self-care that actually works during early parenthood
Returning to work after parental leave
Pregnancy and infant loss

Our goal is to help families recognize concerns early, reduce stigma, and know when and how to seek support.

Support Groups & Community

Healing doesn't only happen in therapy.

One of the most important parts of the Perinatal Wellness Project is creating opportunities for parents to meet one another, share experiences, and build meaningful relationships.

Through support groups, community events, and educational programming, we're helping create a local village where families can find connection long after a workshop or therapy session ends.

Because parenting was never meant to be done alone.

Who we support

We provide specialized support for:

Pregnancy
Postpartum adjustment
Perinatal anxiety
Perinatal depression
Birth trauma
Pregnancy after loss
Pregnancy and infant loss
Fertility and infertility
NICU journeys
Partners and spouses
Identity changes in parenthood
Parenting stress and burnout
Returning to work after parental leave

Sponsor a mom initiative

Helping build the village every mom deserves

The transition into motherhood is one of life's most significant changes, but no mom should have to navigate it alone—or without access to the support she needs.

The Sponsor a Mom Initiative is JNM Wellness' commitment to helping build the village every mom deserves. Through the Perinatal Wellness Project, we provide free and significantly reduced-cost therapy for moms experiencing financial barriers, with the goal of making specialized perinatal mental health care more accessible within our community.

Together, we're creating a community where women support women, barriers are reduced, and every mom has the opportunity to feel seen, supported, and connected.

Women Supporting Women: Building a Village Together

The heart of the Perinatal Wellness Project is the belief that we are stronger when we support one another.

When a family chooses Specialized Care or Supervised Care, they become part of something bigger: helping another mom access the support she may not otherwise be able to afford.

Through our 10:1 Sponsor a Mom commitment, JNM Wellness sponsors one mom with free or significantly reduced-cost therapy for every 10 families who choose these care options.

It's one small way we can build the village—creating a community where moms support moms, families support families, and no one has to navigate the transition into parenthood alone.

How It Works

If financial barriers are preventing you from accessing perinatal mental health support, you may be eligible for sponsored care through the Perinatal Wellness Project.

Choose the option that's right for you

Specialized Care

For families who would like to work with a fully qualified therapist.

Cost: $150-200 per session

Supports the Sponsor a Mom Initiative

Supervised Care

For families comfortable working with a clinician working under clinical supervision.

Cost: $120 per session

Supports the Sponsor a Mom Initiative

Reduced Fee Care

For families seeking specialized support at a lower cost.

Cost: $95 per session

Community Care

For families who need a more accessible fee option.

Cost: $70 per session

Working together

Supporting families takes a community.

We believe the strongest support comes when healthcare providers, community organizations, and mental health professionals work together.

The Perinatal Wellness Project partners with:

Midwives
Family physicians
Obstetricians
Public health
Doulas
Lactation consultants
Pelvic health physiotherapists
Chiropractors
Nutrition professionals
Community organizations
Family resource centres

Together, we can help families access the right support at the right time.

Ready to connect?

Whether you're looking for therapy, hoping to join a support group, interested in attending an upcoming workshop, or exploring ways to partner with us, we'd love to hear from you.

Together, we're building the village every family deserves.

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