REBECCA ABRAMSON, PhD
(914) 761-7616

DR. REBECCA ABRAMSON is a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience working with women across the life span.  She works to create a safe place for women to explore the challenges of motherhood, specializing in the treatment of perinatal and postpartum mood disorders.  Utilizing a variety of approaches, including EMDR, she also specializes in helping women recover from traumatic events which may be triggered by the experience of giving birth or by new motherhood.  These include childhood neglect and abuse, infertility and pregnancy loss.  She also has extensive experience working with parents of special needs children, helping them cope with the particular stresses involved.  

Dr. Abramson was trained by Postpartum Support International and has led numerous workshops on postpartum adjustment and depression.  She has also been trained in Eye Movement Densensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) , a psychological approach which has been shown to be particularly effective for post traumatic stress.  She provides individual and couples therapy in her Hartsdale office. 

KIRA BARTLETT, Psy.D.
Perinatal/Postpartum Psychotherapy (Offices in White Plains and Manhattan)
A Bridge Home: In-Home Psychotherapy for Postpartum Moms 
(917) 697-5153
kirab2@optonline.net
drkirabartlett.com
www.abridgehome.com

DR. KIRA BARTLETT is a New York state licensed clinical psychologist with over 14 years of successful clinical experience with individuals in short- and long-term psychotherapy. She provides individual, dyadic and group psychotherapy to women and couples struggling around issues of parenthood. She utilizes a dynamic approach incorporating clients’ histories with current, practical suggestions. Her private practice is in White Plains, New York and Manhattan, New York. She offers group psychotherapy at the Full Circle Family Care Center in White Plains, as well as in-home psychotherapy for postpartum mothers. Dr. Bartlett also provides training and in-services for professionals and agencies interested in screening for postpartum mood disorders. She is available for consultation and clinical supervision as well.  

Dr. Bartlett strives to create a non-judgmental environment for examining one’s issues and challenges, while aiding her clients to become more comfortable with a wide range of emotional experiences that make life interesting and enjoyable. She brings empathy and warmth to her work, but also maintains a sense of humor.

ALLISON BECK, LCSW-R
Therapist and coach for parents moving through the rapid changes and demands of pregnancy, postpartum and parenting in early childhood
347 766-7367
abeckcsw@gmail.com
www.allisonbeck.com
@_allisonbeck

As a therapist, coach, and a mom herself, Allison is well aware of the challenges that come with the rapid changes and demands of pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting in early childhood. Her work focuses on helping parents build the insight, skills, and knowledge they need to nurture themselves and their growing baby so they can find confidence and joy along the way.

Allison holds certifications in Maternal Mental Health from the Seleni Institute and has advanced training in Perinatal Mental Health with Postpartum Support International. Allison has served as an advisor and written contributor on perinatal mental health for various professional service providers and organizations. She received a BS in Human Development with a dual concentration in Early Childhood and Adolescence from Cornell University and an MSW from NYU. Allison has been supporting individuals and families as a psychotherapist in NYC agencies, hospitals, and in private practice for over a decade.

ZOE BIRNBAUM, MD
4 Chatsworth Ave, Suite 202
Larchmont, NY 10538
914-809-0940
www.zoebirnbaummd.com
zoe@zoebirnbaummd.com

DR. ZOE BIRNBAUM is a board-certified reproductive psychiatrist serving Manhattan and Westchester who is skilled in treating emotional difficulties across adulthood, with specialty training in perinatal mental health. Dr. Birnbaum's style of treatment is warm, compassionate, collaborative and personalized. She is now accepting new clients virtually and/or in person In Larchmont, NY.

Dr. Birnbaum completed her undergraduate education at Colgate University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Behavioral Neuroscience. She earned her medical degree from NYU Langone School of Medicine, after being inducted into the AOA society. She completed her internship and residency training at NYU Langone Medical Center. She graduated from fellowship in Reproductive Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center / Bellevue Hospital, with a training focus on treating women’s mental health across the life span, with an emphasis on the peripartum and postpartum. She also carried out a psychoanalytic psychotherapy fellowship at Columbia University. Dr. Birnbaum has taught and mentored medical students and residents at NYU Langone School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry. She also founded the psychiatry residency Wellness Committee and narrative medicine curriculum. Dr. Birnbaum is a member of Postpartum Support International, The Women's Mental Health Consortium, The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Hudson Valley Birth Network, and The Marcé of North America Perinatal Mental Health Society.

Dr. Birnbaum believes that fruitful psychiatric care depends on a trusting and warm relationship. She cares for each of her clients with kindness, honesty, and curiosity. She works to support her clients in making substantial improvements in their lives along with gaining a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships. Dr. Birnbaum has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating conditions that impact wellness and happiness including depression, anxiety, life stage transitions, relationship difficulties, and grief. She uses psychotherapy, medication, and lifestyle recommendations to help her patients find meaning.

Dr. Birnbaum has special expertise in treating women who are pregnant, who are thinking about becoming pregnant, or who are undergoing fertility treatments. She also works with women who suffer from postpartum related mood changes, menstrual cycle related mood changes, grief related to infertility and pregnancy loss, trauma related to childbirth, sexual difficulties, chronic pelvic pain, challenges in bonding and attachment to newborn, adjusting to parenthood, mood changes in menopause and other mental health difficulties that can present throughout women's lives. Sessions focused on medications and lifestyle while pregnant, postpartum, breastfeeding, or during fertility treatment are available as well.

Dr. Birnbaum has experience in advanced psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, sex therapy for couples, emotionally focused therapy for couples, motivational interviewing, and supportive therapy.

SARAH BREN, PhD
Maternal mental health, Parenting support
Co-founder and Clinical Director of Upshur Bren Psychology Group: Serving Families Across the Lifespan
629 5th Ave, Pelham NY
www.upshurbren.com
sbren@upshurbren.com
(914) 368-2995

DR. SARAH BREN is a clinical psychologist specializing in child development, parental mental health, and parenting support. She helps parents find a balanced approach between focusing on healthy child development and not losing sight of their own mental health–since neither can exist without the other.

Dr. Bren works with families wherever they are in the family timeline - from preparing to become parents, throughout pregnancy and into the postpartum period, through the ups and downs of raising small children all the way through the teen years and beyond. Using a flexible customized treatment approach, we'll create a comprehensive and targeted plan to address your or your family’s unique concerns.

Book a complimentary consult call here: https://upshurbren.com/calendar

ELIZABETH BRETZ, LCAT, LCSW, PMH-C
Elizabeth Bretz LCSW, P.C.
142 Main St Suite 115
Nyack, NY 10960
(845) 202-9881
www.elizabethbretz.com
liz@elizabethbretz.com

Telehealth and in-person sessions available

ELIZABETH BRETZ is a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed creative arts therapist, and certified in perinatal mental health. She specializes in supporting parents during pregnancy and postpartum with a variety of challenges including depression, anxiety, grief/loss, birth trauma, fertility, bonding with baby, and life transitions. Babies are welcome in the Nyack office!

Liz believes that connection is at the heart of her work and offers a warm, supportive environment free of judgment (often with a healthy dose of humor thrown in) for parents to find their footing. Her approach is individualized and strengths-based and she enjoys working collaboratively with providers and family members to help parents feel better.  New parents benefit from a team of helpers and Liz enjoys connecting clients to additional supportive services. Liz offers individual therapy, parent coaching and consultation, and sessions to support bonding with baby. Approaches include talk therapy, mind-body techniques, CBT, mindfulness practices, movement, self-compassion, creative arts, and sandtray.

Liz has advanced training in perinatal mental health with Postpartum Support International, Karen Kleiman (The Art of Holding in Therapy) at the Postpartum Stress Center, Amy Wright Glenn (Perinatal Grief and Loss), and the Internal Family Systems Model. Liz is a current member of Postpartum Support International. When she is not at her private practice, she enjoys educating creative arts therapists and social workers and has been a guest speaker to undergraduate and graduate students at St. Thomas Aquinas College, NYU, Yeshiva University, and Nyack College.  She has also had the honor of being a special guest at the New Moms Circle at Nyack Hospital.

SHARA M. BROFMAN, Psy.D.
646.450.4831
www.drsharabrofman.com

Office Locations:
4 Chatsworth Ave
Larchmont, NY 10538

145 Palisade Street
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

DR. SHARA M. BROFMAN is a licensed psychologist whose work centers around reproductive and perinatal mental health. She supports people before, during, and after pregnancy, as well as those struggling through the postpartum period, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, termination, infertility, and navigating family building through Assisted Reproductive Technology (e.g. IVF), third-party reproduction (e.g. egg, sperm, or embryo donation and surrogacy), adoption, and fertility preservation. She is also happy to work with a variety of concerns in therapy, including depression, anxiety, grief, relationships, career and social pressures, and life transitions.

Dr. Brofman incorporates warmth, humor, and a realistic, down-to-earth perspective in her work. She welcomes individuals, couples, and families representing diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities. Dr. Brofman actively supports LGBTQIA+ individuals and families, single parents and parents-to-be, and families built without children.

Dr. Brofman provides assessment, short-term and long-term psychotherapy, and counseling. She also teaches educational workshops, runs trainings, gives talks, and provides clinical consultation in reproductive and perinatal mental health. From 2016-2018, she served on the faculty at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she built and taught a master's level course on perinatal mental health.

Dr. Brofman is a member of a number of local and national professional organizations. In particular, she has been an active member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's Mental Health Professional Group since 2011 and served on its Continuing Education Committee in 2015-2019, chairing the committee in the last year.

JEANETTE SAWYER COHEN, Ph.D., M.Phil., M.S., IMH-E®
Office in Hartsdale, NY
(347) 514-9654
www.EDParenting.com
DrSawyerCohen@EDParenting.com

Dr. JEANETTE SAWYER COHEN is a Columbia University trained clinical psychologist specializing in maternal mental health, including perinatal anxiety, depression, and trauma. Additionally trained as a birth doula, she recognizes that women benefit from having a compassionate space to process experiences around childbirth and motherhood, with the opportunity to explore questions about child development and parenting. Psychotherapy is individualized and may integrate psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and mindfulness approaches. 

Dr. Sawyer Cohen also specializes in developmental and behavioral concerns in babies and young children. Recognized as an infant mental health specialist, she is passionate about sharing the science of early childhood development through consultation, research, advocacy and teaching. 

JENNIFER DEMBO, LCSW (she/her/hers)
jenniferdembo@edparenting.com

JEN DEMBO, LCSW, studied social work at Simmons University and has completed advanced training in maternal mental health, perinatal loss, sexual pain, menopause, and challenges for pregnant/postpartum survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

Jen has provided support to women and their families for over two decades. She recognizes that every parent-child relationship is unique and honors various perspectives on pregnancy, adoption, assisted reproduction, sexual health, surrogacy, childbirth, parenting, grief and loss.

Jen is certified in both labor support doula practice and childbirth education, and has attended births in home, birth center and hospital settings around the NYC tri-state area. She is the former president of the Hudson Valley Birth Network and founding chair of its Social Justice Committee. She is a board member of Birth Education Beyond the Ordinary (BEBO), an organization that provides low-cost labor, postpartum, lactation and childbirth education support to families throughout Westchester County. Additionally, Jen is an adjunct faculty instructor and guest lecturer at the Simmons University School of Social Work.

TALIA DiPIETRO, LCSW
4 Chatsworth Avenue, Suite 204
Larchmont, NY 10538
929-400-7783
info@taliadipietro.com
www.taliadipietro.com

TALIA DiPIETRO is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of clinical experience working with individuals throughout the stages of life. She takes a compassion-focused, direct and warm approach, and her goal is to help people know, understand, and take good care of themselves. Talia often works with people struggling with the transition to parenthood, whether it be the road to or adjustment to pregnancy, or the ways in which parenthood can affect our relationships, identities, priorities, and stress levels.

With a speciality in working with trauma (childhood, sexual, relational, life stressors) and PTSD, Talia works with those who have experienced pregnancy loss, trauma in childbirth, and with those who feel challenged by aspects of parenting due to their own childhood traumatic experiences. She understands the ways in which past trauma and parenthood can impact the way we handle stress, and she will work with you to find ways to regulate and care for yourself while caring for others.

Talia obtained her MSW at NYU and has received extensive post-graduate training in the areas of ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy), mindfulness-based stress reduction, AEDP (accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy), and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy. Talia's private practice is located in Larchmont, NY, where she offers both in-person and virtual options for therapy throughout New York and Pennsylvania. She recognizes that sometimes new parents will need to attend therapy virtually and may need to have their baby in session or stop for feeding or caring breaks. She's available to provide support during this huge transition, and all people and relationship structures are welcome in Talia's practice.

CAROL MERLE-FISHMAN, M.A., CMT, LCAT, LMHC
Perinatal/Postpartum Counseling and Psychotherapy
(914) 736-0218
cfishwoman@aol.com
www.carolmerlefishman.com

CAROL MERLE-FISHMAN is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, certified in Integrative Psychotherapy, Clinical Transactional Analysis and Music Therapy. She has a private practice in Cortlandt Manor, NY where she works with individuals, groups and couples.

Carol has a particular interest and speciality in women’s issues such as postpartum adjustment, raising a family, balancing home and career, and other health concerns unique to women. Carol leads MOTHERS TALKING, a support group for new mothers, and offers counseling for couples facing the challenges of parenthood. Carol is a Certified Trainer/Supervisor for the International Integrative Psychotherapy Association, is a faculty member of the Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy (NYC), and offers training and workshops for health professionals involved with perinatal and postpartum care. Carol is the President-Elect of the International Integrative Psychotherapy Association.  

RACHEL LEMONIK, Psy.D.
Offices in Pleasantville, Manhattan, and Online
914-488-4343
Dr.Lemonik@gmail.com
www.pleasantvilletherapy.com

DR. RACHEL LEMONIK is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in maternal and child mental health. She provides psychotherapy and support to women and families throughout pregnancy and postpartum, exploring feelings related to pregnancy, infertility, growing your family through reproductive technologies, childbirth, managing personal and societal expectations, developing coping skills, and managing the many challenges of the postpartum period and new motherhood.

Dr. Lemonik's approach is practical, warm, solution focused, and collaborative in nature. She supports people who are seeking therapy for emotion and relationship-based challenges, including depression, anxiety, self-esteem, assertiveness, adjustment, life transitions, stress management, sexuality/identity, social anxiety, parenting, and marriage. Dr. Lemonik has received specialized training in treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders through Postpartum Support International and offers several weekly virtual new mother support groups virtually in collaboration with local libraries.

LIZA MONTANINO
Pediatric Sleep Consultant and Coach
(347) 886-4196
liza@rockabyebabysleep.com
www.rockabyebabysleep.com
**Supporting families wherever they are located**

LIZA MONTANINO is a pediatric sleep consultant and coach, specializing in newborn sleep through children up to age 8. She firmly believes that sleep shouldn’t feel like a luxury for parents, and that it’s possible to establish healthy sleep habits from the very beginning. Liza works with families one-on-one to meet each parent and baby’s specific sleep struggles by creating personalized sleep plans, offering hands-on support, and maintaining daily communication through the process of teaching children to fall asleep, and fall back asleep, independently. She also teaches workshops on healthy sleep hygiene, the science of sleep, safe sleep practices, positive sleep associations, how to get your baby on a loose schedule, the importance of a steady naptime/bedtime routine, tips to get your baby sleeping longer stretches, and more. Liza aims to help parents meet their children’s sleep needs and achieve their sleep goals so that their whole family can get the rest they need to thrive! She received her certification through the Center for Pediatric Sleep Management. In addition to her work as a sleep consultant, Liza is a children’s book editor and mom to two rambunctious little ones.

LAYNE PROSPERI RASKIN, Psy.D., M.A, IMH-E®
(914) 319-1024
DrLayneRaskin@gmail.com
www.EDParenting.com

Dr. LAYNE PROSPERI RASKIN is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in maternal, perinatal, and early childhood mental health with over 15 years of experience providing individual, dyadic and group therapy to parents and children. Dr. Raskin has received specialized training/certification in treating Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders through Postpartum Support International and the Postpartum Stress Center. Dr. Raskin utilizes different types of therapeutic interventions including cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and dyadic therapies, as well as mindfulness and meditation. She is also trained in EMDR for processing traumas including those experienced during pregnancy, labor/delivery, or postpartum.

Dr. Raskin's private practice is in Hartsdale, N.Y. where she works with pregnant and postpartum women and with parents of infants and toddlers offering guidance and support to those struggling through the transition to and the experiences of parenting. She also offers a weekly New Moms Support Group. Dr. Raskin is co-founder of Everyday Parenting Psychology serving families looking for expert advice on everyday issues and those seeking more comprehensive clinical support.

ELLEN REIS
www.parentingtouch.com
parentingtouchny@gmail.com
(845) 217-0885

ELLEN REIS is a postpartum doula (working on her DONA certification), lactation counselor, and baby-led sleep consultant. Through her practice as a sleep consultant, she realized how important the postpartum period is. How it affects families positively and negatively in the years to come. She is from Brazil and has been living in the USA for almost 10 years. She is located in Dutchess County, and she is helping families in Westchester, Ulster, Orange, Rockland, and Putnam counties, as well Danbury, Sharon, Kent, West Woods, Sherman, and New Fairfield, CT.

REV. MARITDAY RODRIGUEZ
Amaritday- The Sacred Health Doula
(978) 480-0773
info@amaritday.com
www.mhvdoula.info
www.facebook.com/MHVDoula
IG: amaritday

REV. MARITDAY RODRIGUEZ is a NYS registered ordained minister, NYS licensed aesthetician, full spectrum doula and birth educator providing prenatal, birth and postpartum support throughout the Mid Hudson Valley, Westchester County and NYC area. As a mother and stepmother, with a background in health coaching and mental health advocacy, I can help with postpartum family integration by offering helping hands, emotional support, laughter, empathy, patience, compassion and flexibility. I respect and trust the natural, physiologic birth process, and am an advocate for breastfeeding mothers and their rights. I support births in any setting, and proudly work with families of any culture, or religion, marital or financial status, sexual orientation. Maritday’s practice is based in New Paltz, NY, however she also supports clients 1:1 virtually, in your home, semi-private and public venues.

SHOSHANNA ROME, LMHC (she/her)
838-900-2876
www.shoshannaromecounseling.com
insight@shoshannaromecounseling.com
*currently accepting new clients

SHOSHANNA ROME is a licensed mental health counselor specializing in perinatal/postpartum mental health and infant, early childhood, and family mental health. If you are finding yourself in this area of life, and feeling hopeless, overwhelmed, and not like yourself, you do not have to suffer alone. Shoshanna will work with you to discover meaning and insights from your experiences and provide you with the individualized and culturally sensitive care you deserve. Therapy is a vulnerable yet rewarding process and she will be honored to have the opportunity to walk this path beside you.

Before embarking on her counseling career, Shoshanna served as a doula for countless families, offering holistic support during the sacred process of childbirth and postpartum. Shoshanna earned her Bachelor's degree in Holistic Psychology from Lesley University, setting the stage for an integrative understanding of mental well-being which led her to pursue a Master's in Counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Shoshanna was then a fellow at the capstone program through the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Infant, Early Childhood, and Family Mental Health, where she engaged in a yearlong training in this area of expertise. She is also trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Attachment Theory.

Shoshanna is currently accepting new clients and is offering telehealth at this time.

LISA SCHNEIDER, LCSW
www.acalmplace.net

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience working with those struggling with emotional, physical, and medical issues. I have extensive medical social work experience, including NICU experience and birth trauma, and I specialize in women’s issues and parenthood spaces. Together, let's explore new approaches for managing feelings of sadness, loneliness and anxiety, seeking balance and building healthier boundaries. Our journey can bring fresh perspectives on your attachments, career, motivation and relationships and forge new paths in life. I'm here for those struggling with infertility journeys, postpartum anxiety and depression along with parenting (and relationship!) adjustment. Life changes can bring up past wounds, and dating, weddings, college, careers, fitness, pregnancy, marriage and friends can be impacted.

Schedule a chat through my website and let's get started today!

ZARO BATES SILVERWOLFF
zaro@wolfpackdoula.com
www.wolfpackdoula.com

Zaro is passionate about informed care during the perinatal time. As an aspiring midwife, she seeks to support clients in finding the knowledge and empowerment they need to have the birth of their dreams and navigate any obstacles that may arise. Under her care you will feel confident in your choices and be free to surrender to the flow. Birth and postpartum support offered. She is also trained in restorative yoga and guided meditation.

NICOLE WAGNER, LCSW, CPD (DONA)
Lotus Psychotherapy
Westchester Doula Care
(914) 505-7855 ext.5
nicole@lotuspsych.com
www.lotuspsych.com
www.westchesterdoulacare.com

NICOLE WAGNER LCSW, CPD (DONA) has been working with children, mothers and families for the past 20 years both as a Certified Postpartum Doula and as a Clinical Social Worker. Recently, Nicole received a post graduate certificate in Treating Complex PTSD. Her practice is dedicated to offering individuals the supports necessary to navigate through difficulties and guide towards a more authentic way of moving forward in their lives. Nicole specializes in maternal mental health including anxiety and depression, trauma, parenting issues, feelings of being stressed, loss/grief and life transitions. In her practice she works with women to discover their authentic selves and allow their lives to be lead by intention rather than from reaction. With thoughtful guidance women are better equipped to navigate through the various challenges in their lives with comfort and ease. In the right setting, when we tune into our true inner selves, we are provided with a guide for transition and change. Through a wide range of tools including mindfulness techniques and therapeutic art exercises Nicole helps to build self confidence, resiliency and healing. Born and raised in the Midwest, Nicole currently lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and two daughters. 

MALLORY WINTER, LCSW
(973) 498-8157
mwinterlcsw@gmail.com
https://secure.helloalma.com/providers/mallory-winter/

MALLORY WINTER is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years in the field. Mallory works with individuals throughout the perinatal period, supporting those adjusting to parenthood and/or coping with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. She has been trained in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by Postpartum Support International.

Mallory also has extensive experience working with individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, life transitions, grief and trauma histories. She has a background in intimate partner violence and open adoption, applying this to her practice as appropriate. Based in Mamaroneck, NY, she offers telehealth counseling throughout Westchester and New York City. In addition to her private practice, Mallory is a clinical supervisor and psychotherapist at a mental health clinic in Brooklyn, NY.