She has a special interest in Women's Health, with many years of experience working with mothers and babies
during the perinatal period as a nurse, educator and mental health advocate.
Not exact matches
Community - based Neuroprotective Developmental Care in the Community (NDC), also known
as «the Possums programs», aims to protect the rapidly developing infant brain and gut
during the critical first 12 months of life, and also supports parents» mental health and psychological resilience
during this vulnerable
perinatal period.
They fear admitting to negative feelings
during the
perinatal period may lead to their children being taken away or they will be labeled
as bad mothers.
So too, studies have shown that when a new mother has adequate support and help
during the
perinatal period, she is less likely to suffer physical and mental health complications such
as postpartum depression.
Filled with knowledge, wisdom, and practical tools, Becoming Us ™ helps parents - to - be and new parents understand the normal challenges that parenthood presents
during the
perinatal (before,
during and after birth)
period and beyond, and offers strategies for working together
as a duet.
As a
perinatal psychologist and psychotherapist, I help women, men, and / or couples who are struggling with
perinatal mental illness
during pregnancy and the postnatal
period.
The Center offers individual adult services to support women
during the
perinatal and postpartum
periods through outpatient behavioral health services,
as well
as services
during infancy around sleep and regulatory difficulties.