Specialized Therapy

Prenatal Therapy when pregnancy brings more than joy

Emotional support during pregnancy for anxiety, overwhelm, medical stress, relationship changes, and the many adjustments that can happen before birth.

• In-person in Schaumburg

• Telehealth across Illinois

• Support during pregnancy and reproductive stress

Schedule a Consultation Rates and Insurance

Local Care

In-person prenatal therapy in Schaumburg in a calm, supportive environment.

Whole-Person Focus

Makes room for anxiety, grief, medical stress, and relationship changes that pregnancy can intensify.

Flexible Format

Telehealth across Illinois for clients in any trimester who need support without the added travel.

Quiet therapy office for prenatal support

Good Fit If You Need

support during pregnancy when fear, pressure, grief, or uncertainty need more room and steadiness

This service is for pregnant individuals who are experiencing more emotional difficulty than they expected and want a space where that is taken seriously. Pregnancy does not have to feel joyful every day for you to deserve support.

Care Style

Warm and stabilizing

Helpful when pregnancy feels emotionally vulnerable or more intense than you were prepared for, especially with medical uncertainty.

Practical and emotionally aware

Makes room for both the feelings and the real-world demands of appointments, decisions, relationships, and preparing for birth.

Built for layered history

Especially relevant when pregnancy is happening alongside anxiety, prior trauma, fertility treatment, or reproductive loss.

Pregnancy Support

Pregnancy can be meaningful and hard at the same time

Pregnancy is often described as a joyful period, but many people also experience fear, grief, irritability, pressure, uncertainty, and emotional vulnerability. That does not mean you are doing anything wrong. It means you are living through a major transition.

Prenatal therapy can help you process what is coming up emotionally while giving you steadier tools for coping, communication, and self-care.

Pregnancy-related anxiety and uncertainty

Persistent worry about the pregnancy, the baby's health, or your ability to cope. Anxiety during pregnancy is common and can feel isolating when people around you expect you to feel only excitement.

Medical stress and decision fatigue

Navigating complicated test results, specialist appointments, medication decisions, or high-risk pregnancy concerns can create a level of stress that is hard to process alone.

Fear around labor, parenting, or major life change

Fear of delivery, fear of not being a good enough parent, or the weight of how much life is about to change. These fears are normal and worth talking through rather than pushing down.

Relationship strain during pregnancy

Pregnancy can shift the dynamic between partners. Communication may feel harder, needs may feel unmet, and old conflicts can resurface at a time when emotional resources are already stretched.

History of anxiety, depression, trauma, or reproductive loss

When pregnancy is happening in the context of prior mental health challenges, past loss, or difficult fertility experiences, the emotional stakes feel higher and the need for support becomes more specific.

Identity changes and emotional adjustment to pregnancy

Shifts in how you see yourself, your body, your career, or your future can create a kind of grief or disorientation that often goes unacknowledged during pregnancy.

When Extra Support Helps

Especially helpful when there is more history in the background

Prenatal therapy may be particularly helpful if pregnancy is happening alongside infertility history, reproductive loss, high stress, trauma history, prior depression or anxiety, or significant family or relationship strain.

The goal is not to force a certain emotional experience, but to help you move through pregnancy with more support, clarity, and internal steadiness.

Name what feels hard

Put words to anxiety, medical stress, grief, or uncertainty instead of carrying it silently.

Support the nervous system

Build steadier coping tools for decision fatigue, fear, irritability, and emotional overload.

Prepare for what is ahead

Strengthen communication, self-care, and emotional readiness for the next stage of pregnancy and birth.

Prenatal Therapy in Schaumburg and Nearby Communities

Dr. Jelena Djurovic provides prenatal therapy at her Schaumburg office, accessible for clients from Rolling Meadows, Hanover Park, Elk Grove Village, Streamwood, and other northwest suburban communities. Her doctoral research on the mind-body relationship directly informs her approach to the emotional demands of pregnancy.

Telehealth is available throughout Illinois for clients in any stage of pregnancy. Prenatal therapy can also be a useful foundation before transitioning to postpartum support after birth.

Contact and Scheduling

Ask about availability, in-person sessions in Schaumburg, or telehealth across Illinois.

Rates and Insurance

Review insurance information, private pay details, and practical planning before getting started.

About Your Provider

Dr. Jelena Djurovic, Psy.D.

Dr. Jelena Djurovic, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Illinois with over 10 years of clinical experience. Her approach integrates self-compassion research, mindfulness-based interventions, AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy), and cognitive-behavioral strategies.

Dr. Djurovic completed her Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, with research focused on the mind-body relationship and the impact of mindfulness on depression and quality of life. Sessions are available in English, Serbian, and Spanish.

Illinois Licensed Clinical Psychologist | License #071-011433

Learn more about Dr. Djurovic

Frequently Asked Questions

Helpful answers about pregnancy support, location, and whether this service may fit.

What is prenatal therapy helpful for?

Prenatal therapy can help with pregnancy anxiety, medical stress, fear around labor or parenting, reproductive loss history, relationship strain, and the emotional adjustment that can happen during pregnancy.

Do you offer prenatal therapy in Schaumburg, IL and online in Illinois?

Yes. Prenatal therapy is available in person in Schaumburg and by telehealth for clients anywhere in Illinois.

Can prenatal therapy continue into postpartum support after delivery?

Yes. Many clients begin therapy during pregnancy and continue into the postpartum period. This continuity allows the work to build on what was already established rather than starting over with a new provider.

Can prenatal therapy help if I already have a history of anxiety or trauma?

Yes. Prenatal therapy may be especially helpful when pregnancy overlaps with prior anxiety, depression, trauma, infertility stress, or reproductive loss.