Clinical Hypnosis for Perinatal Mental Health
Hypnosis has a mixed reputation in popular culture. But what about Clinical Hypnosis? How much do you know about it?
Recently, my colleague Dr. Kat Kaeni, outgoing president of the board […]
Home/ Work for a Reproductive Psychotherapist
I met my friend Catie through the San Diego birth community. Back when I had my little ones and started my private practice focused on perinatal, or […]
Preventing Perinatal Depression [TV News Clip]
Here’s some big news for perinatal mental health: a national panel just released a report that depression during pregnancy and postpartum can be PREVENTED with evidenced-based […]
Abby Burd, LCSW, San Diego Psychotherapist Talks with New Moms March 3rd
Catch Abby in a free speaking engagement on March 3rd.
Paternal Postpartum Depression [Video Clip – News]
Yesterday Fox 5 San Diego brought me back for a third time to talk about Depression. This time they wanted to hear more about Paternal Postpartum Depression. They […]
Postpartum Health Alliance Update
The other night I enjoyed an evening of catching up with the executive board and members of the Postpartum Health Alliance. PHA is a San Diego non-profit […]
Culture and Language in Therapy with New and Expecting Parents
Recently I attended a lecture sponsored by the Postpartum Health Alliance on “Cultural Considerations when Working with Expecting and New Parents.” The lecturer happened […]
Social Change on a Policy Level is Needed to Ease Pressures on New Moms and Dads
The American Sociological Association recently released a paper: “Nature and Culture: Lay Accounts of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders.” In it, Carrie Wendel-Hummell, a University of Kansas doctoral candidate in sociology, […]