As a mental health midwife, our approach to perinatal mental health reflects the values of midwifery and the lived experiences of birthing people.
Birthing people are the experts in their own lives and values. Care is collaborative, culturally responsive, and never imposed.
Perinatal mental health struggles often emerge in environments shaped by trauma, stigma, racism, economic pressures, and lack of structural support—not personal failure.
We offer a consistent, compassionate therapeutic relationship where people feel seen, heard, and safe.
Treatment plans draw on the best available evidence in reproductive psychiatry—including psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and integrated care—tailored to each patient’s needs, goals, and context.
Perinatal mental mental health is inseparable from the profound physiological, neurobiological, and relational transitions of pregnancy and postpartum.
Care is provided with humility about the complexity of this period—and the systemic challenges birthing people face.
Whenever possible, we prioritize the least intrusive and most supportive interventions that protect wellbeing, promote sleep, reduce relapse risk, strengthen attachment, and preserve dignity.
The PMHP Model exists within a broader community of care.
We collaborate with obstetric, pediatric, psychiatric, therapy, and community-based providers to ensure continuity—and we advocate for systems that strengthen and support families.
