Hello, Welcome to Bloom Perinatal Therapy!
Meet Andrea Crafton, Perinatal Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselor, Perinatal Mental Health Certified, Birth & Postpartum Doula Trained
Practicing in Missouri and Florida
I remember the day I became a mom for the first time. I was not prepared for the traumatic birth experience I endured or returning back to work just two weeks after having my baby. The obstacles I faced with breastfeeding, a baby who wasn’t gaining weight, trying to heal from a second degree tear, etc. was overwhelming. I was determined to have a healing experience when I had my second baby after experiencing secondary unexplained infertility. All of my own personal real life motherhood experiences fueled a passion from within to support women and mothers during some of life’s hardest transitions and obstacles.
I enjoy working with women during pregnancy, loss, postpartum depression and anxiety, birth trauma and infertility challenges. I meet with no pressure and I give the care and validation you need to emotionally change, cope and feel better. I also educate my clients with evidence based information connected to the perinatal period.
Change can be so difficult and feeling distraught, unsatisfied, frustrated, and even anger can feel like there is no end in sight. Sometimes you may need that one person to listen to you in a safe place so you can feel like YOU again. Feeling heard and understood can often be the first step on your healing journey.
I truly believe in treating my clients from a holistic perspective meaning as a "whole" being interconnected between the physical and the mind. I like to meet clients where they are emotional while giving them the time to process, the tools to use, validation, and care they need.
I feel deep in my soul mothers struggle due to the lack of true empathy and evidence based information as it relates to pregnancy, the birth process, birth trauma, breastfeeding, infertility, loss and struggles postpartum…..basically all things transitioning into motherhood.
You do not have to go through these struggles alone. There is a better way! When you seek out help that does not mean you are weak or not a good mom, but instead you are taking on the most difficult first step of becoming a better you.
I have two dogs named Luna and Izzy. Luna (Husky/Alaskan Klee Kai mix) who showed up at our house (lucky girl) and we adopted Izzy (beagle) from the Humane Society. We also have two cats we adopted named Dolly and Jules as well as chickens.
I could live the rest of my life and never see snow again. Give me the ocean breeze, the river, and the sun any day of the week!
I love gardening and flowers. Zinnias are some of my favorites.
We are a sports obsessed family. During baseball, soccer, and basketball season you will find our family on a court or field with my two boys.
I love the smell of rain, freshly mowed grass, or soil that has been tilled.