Amber Sperling Social Work and Psychotherapy Services

Amber Sperling Social Work and Psychotherapy Services Specialized therapy for women in Barrie & Orillia. Amber Sperling Social Work & Psychotherapy offers specialized mental health care for women.

We offer EMDR and talk psychotherapy for trauma, postpartum mental health, anxiety, depression, menopause and all the challenges of life transitions. Our Barrie-based practice provides in-person and online therapy, focusing on pre/postpartum, trauma, and women's wellness. Experienced therapists use evidence-based approaches to help you overcome challenges and reach your full potential. We accept s

elect insurance and offer sliding scale fees. Specializing in EMDR, REBT, IFS, CBT, and DBT for anxiety, depression, and trauma. Supporting women through life transitions, such as motherhood, career changes, and relationship challenges.

You may have noticed our new MARSHA Care signs on the building this week. 🤍We haven’t officially launched the full rebra...
05/30/2026

You may have noticed our new MARSHA Care signs on the building this week. 🤍

We haven’t officially launched the full rebrand yet — that celebration is still coming this summer with our new website — but the signs went up as part of this next step.

For now, here’s the important part:

Amber Sperling Social Work & Psychotherapy Services is becoming part of MARSHA Care Inc.

Same team.
Same therapy services.
Same commitment to compassionate, evidence-based care for women, mothers, and families.

MARSHA Care reflects the broader vision we’ve been building toward: Motherhood, Access, Resources, Support, Health, and Advocacy.

More is coming soon, but we’re so excited to begin sharing this next chapter with you.

Motherhood | Access | Resources | Support | Health | Advocacy

Motherhood can look effortless on the outside—smiles, milestones, and busy days.But inside, it can feel like carrying a ...
05/16/2026

Motherhood can look effortless on the outside—smiles, milestones, and busy days.

But inside, it can feel like carrying a weight no one sees.

You're not alone in feeling this heaviness. It's okay to admit the struggle and seek support that truly understands your path.

05/12/2026

Guilt often masquerades as responsibility in motherhood, making us feel like we're falling short when we're really just trying to care.

Notice when your heart aches from love, not failure. That's the difference.

What's one moment recently where you felt guilt—was it really responsibility in disguise?

Ever feel like you're just too tired to be busy?Being overwhelmed isn't always about a packed schedule. Sometimes, it's ...
05/10/2026

Ever feel like you're just too tired to be busy?

Being overwhelmed isn't always about a packed schedule. Sometimes, it's emotional weight—carrying worries, guilt, or stress that don't show on your calendar.

Notice if you can't truly relax, snap easily, or feel disconnected from yourself. That's your nervous system telling you it's overloaded.

You're not alone, and this isn't a weakness. It's a sign you need care, not more to-do's.

What's one small way you can give yourself space today?

05/10/2026

Mother's Day brings up so many emotions.

To be honest it's not my favourite day.

I love my girls, I love being a mom. But it's a day in my face reminding me my mom isn't here.

It is a day to pause and reflect on what motherhood means, where it started and for me being a world away from those early days 9.5 years ago.

And of course get all the hugs in! We are big fans of oxytocin around here.

So if you are a mom reading this feeling confused about why mother's day isn't quite the day you expected. It's OK, you aren't alone, and you have my (unneeded) permission to make Mother's Day whatever you want it to be.

Love and grief co-exist ❤️

How do you like to spend Mother's day?

Resentment in parenting often starts small—like a quiet ache.If left unchecked, it can build walls between you and your ...
05/09/2026

Resentment in parenting often starts small—like a quiet ache.
If left unchecked, it can build walls between you and your child.

What if you could notice it early, with kindness, before distance grows?
Gentle awareness creates space for healing and connection.

05/08/2026

You are not a burden for needing care.

When you treat your needs like an inconvenience, you teach yourself they don't matter—and that's simply not true.

What if honoring your needs became a radical act of self-love instead?

05/07/2026

Today is World Maternal Mental Health Day. And I want to be specific about what that means — because general awareness isn't enough anymore.

We see the mom who is 20 weeks pregnant and hasn't slept in weeks because her anxiety has her convinced something will go wrong.

We sit with the mom who is preparing for her second baby and is drowning in guilt — grieving the life her first child is about to lose, terrified she doesn't have enough love to give, and ashamed she feels that way at all.

We hold space for the mom who came home from the hospital and was told "at least the baby is healthy" — over and over — until she stopped talking about what happened to her. Her fear. Her body. Her trauma. Dismissed, because she was seen as the vessel. Not the person.

We hear her. We see her. We name it.

And then we take it further.

Because our work doesn't stop in the therapy room. We're at systems tables. We write letters. We arrange meetings. We advocate — loudly and specifically — for more consistent perinatal mental health screening, and for better pathways to connect moms to the care that already exists.

That's the part people miss: the care is here. Skilled, specialized, trauma-informed care exists in this community.

But moms aren't being heard, asked, or connected to it.

We are tired of being told we need more, when what we actually need is for the systems around mothers — in hospitals, in OB offices, in family health teams — to ask the question and know what to do with the answer.

We can do better. We will do better.

If you are a mother who has been dismissed, minimized, or told your experience doesn't matter as long as your baby is fine — it does matter. You matter.

🤍See you Saturday at Meridian Place in Barrie
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Sometimes the hardest days don't come from what's happening, but from the pressure we put on ourselves to be the "good m...
04/24/2026

Sometimes the hardest days don't come from what's happening, but from the pressure we put on ourselves to be the "good mom." That script can leave you feeling lonelier than any tough moment ever could.

It's okay to let go of perfection and reach out for connection instead.

Motherhood isn’t always polished.Sometimes it’s loud.Sometimes it’s messy.Sometimes everyone needs something at once.Tha...
04/19/2026

Motherhood isn’t always polished.

Sometimes it’s loud.

Sometimes it’s messy.

Sometimes everyone needs something at once.
That doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means you’re in a real chapter of life.

Support matters. You matter too. 🤍

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Address

80 Bradford Street
Barrie, ON
L4N6S7

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+12494870760

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