Hannah Mersereau’s Becoming Therapy Center in Hillcrest Plaza, open since October 2024, specializes in perinatal mental health care. Mersereau received her Master’s degree from Vanderbilt University in 2018 and has been practicing as a professional counselor since then. Originally from Maryland, Mersereau settled in Clarksville after traveling the world with the military. Her husband remains on active duty at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
The center is dedicated to services for individuals and couples. Perinatal mental health technically spans conception through the first year postpartum, but Mersereau takes a more expansive view, working with people considering parenthood, trying to get pregnant, experiencing fertility difficulties, pregnant, postpartum, new parents, and seasoned parents. She describes the transition to motherhood as “matrescence,” a developmental period with significant physiological changes. According to Mersereau, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders affect 1 in 5 to 7 women and 1 in 10 men.
Mersereau treats people meeting criteria for mood and anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety, PTSD, and panic disorder, as well as those experiencing adjustments, relationship changes, and identity shifts. She helps couples with communication issues and relationship strain, and those who have experienced trauma or loss during this period, including pregnancy loss, miscarriage, or stillbirth. Within the military population, issues such as geographical separation during this time can be particularly difficult.
Mersereau was trained through Postpartum Support International, which emphasizes that those struggling are “not alone, you’re not to blame, and with help, you will be well.” She uses cognitive behavioral therapy, examining thought patterns and developing coping strategies and relaxation skills. She is also trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), an evidence-based trauma intervention. Treatment duration depends on presentation, as perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are very treatable.
This article is an AI-assisted summary. All facts and figures are drawn from the original report: https://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2026/03/19/clarksville-area-chamber-of-commerces-veteran-business-of-the-month-becoming-therapy-center/