Occupational therapy in Austin, TX specializing in perinatal + maternal health & well-being

Supporting preconception, pregnancy, postpartum and beyond

for perinatal + maternal health & well-being

Support

Development

Maternal Health

Transitions

The transition to motherhood,

Matrescence,

is one big learning curve.

Matrescence Occupational Therapy is a privately owned practice specializing in supporting mothers through the first year. We serve families in Austin, Texas and surrounding communities and strive to:

Meet You Where You’re At

We meet you wherever you are, physically, emotionally, and in the comfort of your own home.

Always Be Collaborative

We give you the tools, strategies, information and support you need to determine your own goals, problem solve and work toward them as a team.

Be Mother-Specific

Our holistic approach focuses on maternal physical and mental health to addresses challenges by understanding the why and the how.

Transitions

We can help when:

  • You are struggling to balance fertility treatment schedules and daily life.

  • You want to prepare your body and mind for pregnancy.

  • You want a plan for recovery after birth.

  • Aches and pains of pregnancy are getting in the way of daily life.

  • You want your home to be set up to make things easier for you and your family.

  • You need to figure out how you will transition in and out of maternity leave.

  • You want to be prepared for postpartum body and emotional changes.

  • You want to get a head start on planning household division of labor and domestic tasks.

  • You’re concerned about your baby’s development.

Maternal Health

We can help when:

  • You feel overwhelmed with everything you need to do.

  • You can’t shake the feeling of being down all the time.

  • You are struggling with postpartum depression, perinatal mood changes and anxiety.

  • You lost track of who you are.

  • The stress of being a mother is affecting your sleep, relationships, or daily life.

  • You feel isolated and could use more support.

  • You feel out of control.

  • You need extra support during family planning.

  • You are battling with physical and mood changes during IVF, IUI, or conception planning.

  • You need more or better sleep.

  • You have aches and pains when caring for your baby.

  • You feel touched out, triggered by noise, chaos and sensory input.

  • You are finding it difficult to schedule in time for healthy eating and exercise, social activity with friends, and time with your partner.

Client Testimonials

  • We randomly discovered Matrescence and are so thrilled we did. My 3 month old son started refusing bottles and would only nurse. My mental health was deteriorating badly and it was affecting our whole family. I didn’t even know there was a service that could help us with this. Gayle and Jessica came together to our home to do a thorough assessment. They provided tons of advice from the get go and we scheduled weekly appointments with Gayle. After two sessions we had my son back on bottles! Gayle also suggested we have my son assessed for a lip tie and torticollis. Both of which he had and we were able to make big improvements in his overall wellbeing. We continued to work with Gayle for our family dynamics and postpartum mental health. We’ve seen a huge change in how we manage our life and our stress levels. We’re so thankful to Matrescence and so happy this kind of company exists.

    Hannah Barfoot

  • "Matrescence OT was able to just grab our whole situation and create roadmap for it. I didn't have one, I wasn't really getting one from the other services, which was really confusing and crazy when it was something as big and important as feeding the baby. In a perfect world every new mom, or any mom, who needed it, would have someone like Matrescence OT as they like got launched off and on their path."

    Ramsie Ozanian

  • “There isn’t a lot of big picture postpartum support. I never even heard of it before, honestly. The minute I saw the website I was like, yeah, let's do this.”

    Angie Parkhouse

  • "Getting validated as helped a lot…especially because you’ve been through it, you have been a new mom before. So getting to know somebody that has experienced that and being validated in how I’m handling things, that’s really helped, kind of, with a lot of my stress, a lot of my anxiety, also learning that I had more coping mechanisms than I thought I did."

    Former Matrescence OT Client

  • [Gayle was] pivotal in my PPD/Anxiety healing. Truly. Her empathy and vulnerability made a huge difference in my experience.

    Rachel Polcyn

  • “I’ve looked forward to having these [sessions with Gayle]. It’s been nice, kind of, coming to one spot and having I call it, ‘word salad’ just being able to throw it all out there…because a lot of times it gets all jumbled up in there and that adds to stress…[she puts] it into perspective and give[s] me that validation that I’m doing things right and I’m not alone”.

    Former Matrescence OT Client