Maternal Mental Health Practitioners — Birth Network of Monterey County

Maternal Mental Health

YOU ARE NOT ALONE AND WITH HELP YOU CAN FEEL BETTER.
Learn more about postpartum mood & anxiety.

Postpartum Warmline & Wellness Groups

sponsored by Parenting Connection Monterey County

Postpartum, mood, and anxiety disorders affect 1 in 4 women. If you’re feeling sad, isolated, anxious, overwhelmed or experiencing mood swings, or confusion: you are not alone and you can feel better. Call the warmline for resources and support.

The Warmline Number is: 831.783.5933

Postpartum Wellness Group — meets monthly in English and in Spanish; we also have a Zoom meeting. Check parentingconnectionmc.org for dates and locations and a zoom link.

PCMC offers bilingual facilitators for anyone interested in pregnancy or after-birth concerns, as well as free confidential bilingual support groups for pregnant and new parents, in Monterey county.

Licensed Therapists

**Jennifer Golden, LCSW**

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Psychotherapist
831.905.7798
jennifergoldenlcsw@gmail.com
Lincoln 2, NW of 7th, Carmel-By-The-Sea
Licensed psychotherapist/counselor with training and experience in trauma, postpartum adjustment, pregnancy, infertility, parenting, and grief and loss. I’m trained in a variety of techniques including EMDR and Natural Processing (somatic) to process trauma, trained through Postpartum Support International to treat mood and anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum, and trained by the IOCDF to treat OCD and anxiety. Enrich your childbearing years with good support – you so richly deserve it!

Rebecca Hardt, MA, LMFT, PMH-C

**Marriage & Family Therapist**
psychologytoday.com/rebecca-hardt
rebeccahardtlmft@gmail.com
614.992.3222
I wholeheartedly believe it’s my role as a therapist to assist you in realizing, cultivating, and accessing internal and external resources that you already possess. I'm here to support you in healing, reconnecting and making empowering choices to achieve peace and feel more joy on a daily basis. Stress, conflict, and pain are given aspects of this life. Together, we will create a safe space for vulnerability and strength; both are needed for change. Our sessions will allow you to move through stuck points in your mind, relationships and environment. My approach is empathic, direct, emotionally supportive and solutions focused.
Some common issues I specialize in are: perinatal mood/ anxiety disorders, military life adjustments, trauma and anxiety.

Kathryn Holden Klingler, LMFT

facebook.com/KathrynLMFT/
KathrynLMFT@gmail.com
831.233.9894
170 17th Street, Suite I, Pacific Grove
Hi, I'm Kathryn Holden Klingler, I am passionate about walking through pregnancy and postpartum with women and their partners. I take a holistic approach as I look at the whole person/family. I enjoy bringing forth wellness and resiliency through encouragement and validation. I am a mother of four and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with personal and professional experience in perinatal mental health. I accept Tricare, Cigna and self-pay.

**Sarah Lauterbach, MA, LMFT**

sarahcaresaboutmoms.com — *virtual only*
sarahlauterbach.lmft@gmail.com
408.692.2502
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who loves working with new moms and dads that are struggling with postpartum anxiety, depression, or loss. I have advanced training in those areas with the intent of pursuing a certification in maternal mental health in the future.
I am a mom of two, one girl and one boy, and I experienced both postpartum anxiety and loss. These experiences inspired me to help other moms who may feel alone, misunderstood, or stuck. No mom should have to feel alone with these experiences.
I’m a trained family and couples therapist so I can work with individuals, couples, and families. The arrival of a baby often rocks the couple’s relationship and they feel overwhelmed with how to navigate their new reality. I help couples to communicate better, gain insight into their relationships, and learn how to respond rather than react when they encounter stress and challenge.
I’m originally from the East Coast, raising a bicultural family, and love my dogs and cat. I love reading, puzzles, hiking, and exploring this amazing community.

Laura Schwinn PsyD

**Clinical Psychologist**
mindyoursoul.health
drlaura@mindyoursoul.health
831.204.0323
Dr. Laura, a clinical psychologist, specializes in supporting women who feel they have lost their own vibrancy within the transition of becoming a mother (preconception and well into the motherhood journey). Clients that resonate with Dr. Laura’s approach are high achieving, open-minded, curious explorers, with a propensity towards holistic health and attachment style parenting.
Through the lens of attachment theory, clients are guided to explore the aspects of living that are held in restriction that can manifest as quick tempered, propensity towards control, easily irritated, and internal wheel of shame that hounds “not doing enough.” Through compassionate inquiry, our work focuses on re-establishing this abandoned connection to our birth right of harmony.

Donna Hepburn, NP

**Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner**
203.942.0606
Pacific Grove, CA

Donna provides psychiatric evaluation, therapy and medication management services for mothers during and after their pregnancy.

Cindy A. Stein, PhD, CNM, MPH

cindyastein.com
sahelawellness@gmail.com
Cindy offers educational resources and support, specifically comprehensive birth planning, birth review/birth trauma and postpartum coaching.

Kristina Anzell, LCSW

**Licensed Clinical Social Worker**

connectionisthekey.com
kristina@connectionisthekey.com
831.204.8165

We all know that being a mother is one of the most beautiful and rewarding things we can do as humans. We also know, that it is one of the most challenging and life altering experiences we will endure. I work with mother in individual therapy as well as with their partners in couples therapy and couples workshops. I am here to celebrate the beautiful moments with you while supporting you and your partner through the most difficult moments. Reach out and get the support you deserve!

Sara Sorci Steele

**Clinical Psychologist**

montagehealth.org
sara.sorcisteele@chomp.org
831.625.4600
576 Hartnell Street, Suite 300, Monterey

Working toward Postpartum Support International Certification for treating Perinatal Mood Disorders. Not specialized in perinatal loss, however, have experience and willingness to work with this grief.

Accepts many insurances.

Prioritizes perinatal/postpartum referrals, please specify such in the referral process or when calling.

Referrals can be faxed to: (831) 625-4610

**Nitya Rajpal, LCSW**

**Licensed Clinical Social Worker**

psychologytoday.com
nr2629@columbia.edu
831.217.8101

My name is Nitya Rajpal, and I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) devoted to supporting my clients in their journey of childbirth and beyond. With a Masters’ of Science degree from Columbia University, specializing in Advanced Clinical Social Work, my experience encompasses diverse health and mental health challenges, such as substance abuse, life transitions, and women’s issues.
My approach is rooted in person-centered therapy, where I see each client as a collaborator in their healing journey. I’m committed to fostering a client-centered, culturally inclusive, and strength-based environment that contributes to your overall well-being and happiness.
Fluent in English and Hindi, I’m here to provide a safe and empowering space for you on this remarkable journey.

Somatic & Integrative Mental Health Practitioners

Parijat Deshpande, MS, CTP, CCTS-I

parijatdeshpande.com

Parijat Deshpande is the creator of Path to Baby™️, a conceirge level private client service that offers trauma-informed, integrative, neurobiological support, from conception through homecoming for clients experiencing a high-risk pregnancy.

She has worked with clients with a wide range of perinatal complications, not limited to: endometriosis, PCOS, preterm birth, late term loss, preeclampsia, polyhydramnios, oligohydramnios, preterm labor, gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, and more. She also works with private clients through a variety of other private and group programs to help achieve specific health and wellness goals on a complicated family-building journey.