Therapy in pregnancy and after birth
Fifty minutes with Aurora or Johana, in person or by video, about the pregnancy, the birth, the baby and everything around them.
Hartford, Connecticut
Cradle is a Hartford practice of three clinicians for people who are pregnant, new to parenting or grieving a loss, and for their partners. In person on Park Street or by video.

Services
Each is in Spanish, English or both. Babies in arms are welcome at all of them.
Fifty minutes with Aurora or Johana, in person or by video, about the pregnancy, the birth, the baby and everything around them.
A weekly group of parents, led by Johana. We move between Spanish and English, and babies in arms come along.
Rodney sees partners, fathers and family members, on their own or with the person who gave birth.
Is it for you?
You want a place to say the things you cannot say at the baby shower.
Sleep, tears, a quiet that is too quiet. You want someone who has sat with many parents.
A pregnancy that ended, or a baby who did not come home. You do not have to explain.
You are tired too, and not sure how to help. There are sessions for you.
For partners and familyHow it works
In Spanish or English. We answer within one business day.
We listen, and suggest who to start with.
Fifty minutes, in the office or by video, with your baby if you like.
Your clinician sets the pace with you, and changes it when your days change.
Who you will see
Aurora and Johana speak Spanish and English. Rodney works in English. Each has their own Connecticut license and the PMH-C certification, listed on their page.

Sees individual clients during pregnancy and after a birth, in Spanish or English.

Therapist and parent circle leader
Leads the parent circle and sees individual clients, in Spanish or English.

Therapist for partners and families
Sees partners, fathers and families, alone or together. Sessions in English.
The answers to what nearly everyone asks before a first session.
Cradle is out of network with insurance plans, so you pay for each session yourself. We do not bill Medicaid or Medicare. If you want a clinician who bills your plan, we will gladly give you the names of colleagues.
Out of network with insurance plans
No Medicaid or Medicare
You pay by card at the end of each session, HSA and FSA cards included. There is no contract and nothing is paid in advance. The fee depends on the kind of session and how long it runs: 50 minutes for individual, partner and family sessions, and 90 minutes for the parent circle. We give it to you in writing before you start. A limited number of reduced-fee spots are open; ask how to request one. We ask for 24 hours' notice to change an appointment.
Each month we give you an itemized receipt (a superbill) with the dates and kind of session, to send to your plan, which may reimburse part of out-of-network care. It carries a diagnosis code your insurer can see. Your plan decides whether it pays anything; ask it before you start.
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of what your care will cost before you start. If a bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract: you can change your mind at any time. Ask us for one when you write to us.
Before your first session we send you a short list of what to ask your plan: whether it covers out-of-network outpatient mental health care, what your deductible is, and how it wants the receipt. The call to your plan is yours to make; we cannot check your benefits for you.
By video
Our clinicians are licensed in Connecticut, so for video sessions you need to be in Connecticut during the session.
If you are outside Connecticut during the session, we cannot see you yet. We will help you find someone licensed where you live.
Cradle is out of network with insurance plans, so you pay for each session yourself, and we give you a receipt you can send to your plan. We do not bill Medicaid or Medicare. If you want a clinician who bills your plan, we will give you the names of colleagues.
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of what your care will cost before you start. If a bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract: you can change your mind at any time. Ask us for one when you write to us.
You and your clinician talk about what brings the two of you into the room: how you are sleeping, how the pregnancy or the baby is going, who helps you at home. You decide at the end whether you want to continue. You do not need to bring anything.
Call or text 988, any time. If you are pregnant or have a new baby, you can also call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-852-6262, in English or Spanish. In an emergency, call 911. We do not monitor messages around the clock, so do not wait for us to answer.
What you tell us stays between you and your clinician, and we keep your records private and share them only as the law allows. The exceptions are plain: if someone is in danger, if a child may be harmed, or if a court orders it. We explain this in the first session.
Yes. Babies in arms are welcome in the office, in individual sessions and in the parent circle. By video, you can hold your baby or feed them while we talk.
Tell us what times suit you and we will say who has an opening.
Write to us
We reply within one business day, in Spanish or English, by the method and at the time you choose.