(she/her)
Kate Borsato
director, RSW, full spectrum doula
Melissa Medjuck
(she/her)
Founder + director, RCC, PMH-c
@theperinatalcollective
@kateborsato
the co-hosts
@perinatalmentalhealthtrainings
Master of Social Work, Registered Social Worder, PhD Candidate
(She/her/hers)
Olivia Scobie
drmarielbuque.com
Psychologist & Bestselling Author
(She/her/hers)
Dr. Mariel Buqué
minnadubin.com
Author of MOM RAGE
(She/her/hers)
Minna Dubin
heysleepybaby.com
Infant-Parent Mental Health Specialist, Certified Sleep Consultant
(She/her/hers)
Rachael Shepard-Ohta
www.haileymagee.com
Author, "Stop People Pleasing and Find Your Power" | Certified Coach
(She/her/hers)
Hailey Magee
emilyroseheard.com
Licensed marriage and family therapist
(She/her/hers)
Emily Heard
autumnfowler.com
Canadian Certified Counsellor, Relationship Therapist
(She/her/hers)
Autumn Fowler
gabriellacarafa.ca
Registered Social Worker, Perinatal Mental Health Certified
(She/her/hers)
Gabriella Carafa
libbyward.com
Mental Health Advocate, Digital Creator and Author of 'Honest Motherhood'
(She/her/hers)
Libby Ward
ursapsychology.ca
Registered Clinical Psychologist, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional
(She/her/hers)
Katherine Kovachik
(she/her)
Sarah Donovan
LCPC, PMH-C, ATR-BC, SEP, and EMDRIA Approved Consultant
Nina Davey
(she/her)
LCPC, PMH-C, RYT, EMDRIA-Approved Consultant
liftedwillow.com
tiltedroot.com
psychologytoday.com
Registered Psychologist, Perinatal Mental Health Certified
(She/her/hers)
Melissa Kaur Hanson
auntiesontheroad.ca
Indigenous Reproductive Educator. Certified Full Spectrum Doula + Fertility Coach
(She/her/hers)
Tagwanibisan Armitage-Smith
MD, Psychiatrist and Associate Professor at Oregon Health and Science University
(She/her/hers)
Caitlin Hasser, M.D.
themamahealinghub.com
Registered Social Workers, Co-Founders of The Mama Healing Hub
(She/her/hers)
Alyssa trittler, Vanessa Spinarsky, Carrie Parker
blackopalcounseling.com
Doctor of Social Work, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Board Certified Diplomate
(She/her/hers)
Dr. Adrianna Taylor
thewombmilton.ca
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Master of Education in Counselling & Psychotherapy
(She/her/hers)
Nada Hussein
aworkofheartcounseling.com
Psychotherapist, Founder of A Work of Heart Counseling, Perinatal Mental Health Clinician
(She/her/hers)
Kara Kushnir
ethics-in-action.com
Doctor of Professional Studies (Clinical Ethics), Master of Nursing
(She/her/hers)
Tia Niedjalski
natalcounseling.com
Clinical Reproductive Psychologist
(She/her/hers)
Dr. Marisa Perera
aspectpsychotherapy.com
Registered Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor
(She/her/hers)
Briar Culbert
@samwelsh.ca
Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional
(She/her/hers)
sam Welsh
@collectivus_psychotherapy
M.A., Registered Psychotherapist
(She/her/hers)
Alison Chisholm
climbinghillscounseling.com
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider
(She/her/hers)
Lauren Chase
Vervepsychotherapy.com
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional
(He/Him)
Matthew Braman
lisagreensteintherapy.com
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, EMDR Certified Perinatal Health Clinician
(She/her/hers)
Lisa Greenstein
rootedperinatal.ca
Registered Social Worker, Doctoral Candidate, Perinatal Mental Health Provider
(She/her/hers)
Laura Reisman
presentmomentcs.com
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Private Practice Owner, Founder of Supermom Dropout Club
(She/her/hers)
Stacy McCann
wellthen.ca
Founder & Coach, well then | Masters in Leadership
(She/her/hers)
Nikita Fernandes
lisahazlett.com
Registered Clinical Counsellor
(She/her/hers)
Lisa Hazlett
illuminate-online.com
REGISTERED CLINICAL COUNSELLORS, PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, CO-FOUNDERS
(She/her/hers)
Ruth Skutezky + Alexandra Stewart
glaciercounselling.com
Registered Social Worker
(She/her/hers)
Tasha Page
jenriveralcsw.com
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
(She/her/hers)
Jennifer Rivera
moonrisetherapy.ca
Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider
(She/her/hers)
Ella Moynihan
FLRRiSH.com
Founder, FLRRiSH; Perinatal Mental Health Advocate, NICU Mom & Expert
(She/her/hers)
Jodi Klaristenfeld
mindonline.ca
Registered Social Worker, Ordained Reverend
(She/her/hers)
Ashley Mariani
sonderhauscounseling.com
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
(She/her/hers)
Kimery Cockrell
ashleyhannamorgan.com
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider
(She/her/hers)
Ashley Hanna-Morgan
cherrytreecounselling.ca
Certified Teacher, Registered Psychotherapist
(She/her/hers)
Cree Lambeck
thedandelionspace.ca
Registered Social Worker, Perinatal and EMDR Trained, ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider
(She/her/hers)
Victoria Gray
kelibellaire.com
Registered Psychotherapist, Canadian Certified - Perinatal Mental Health
(She/her/hers)
Keli Bellaire
perinatalcollective.com
Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) & Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) with BCACC
(She/her/hers)
Kelly Archer
nurture19.com
Licensed Professional Counselor, Founder of Nurture19
(She/her/hers)
Erica Rose Cummings
matrescencemovement.com
Educator, Advocate & Founder of the Matrescence Movement
(She/her/hers)
Cayley Benjamin
caseymouton.com
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist & Perinatal Mental Health Certified
(She/her/hers)
Casey Mouton
pregnanttogether.com
Licensed Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife
(they/them)
Marea Goodman
norfolkcountycounselling.ca
Psychotherapist & Social Worker, Clinical Supervisor, Perinatal Mental Health - Certified
(She/her/hers)
Avril Ferguson
morinacounseling.com
Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Perinatal Mental Health Counselor
(She/her/hers)
Katrina Lindauer
@sandon.fraser
Registered Clinical Counsellor
(He/Him)
Sandon Fraser
sarahcoppenrathlicsw.com
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Certified Perinatal Health Professional
(She/her/hers)
Sarah Coppenrath
wildvitality.ca
Psychotherapist, Registered Social Worker
(She/her/hers)
Juliet Aujla-Fieldt
@the.nicu.psychologist
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Certified in Perinatal Mental Health
(She/Her)
Celeste Poe
coming soon!
Registered Social Worker, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional
(She/her/hers)
Kristin Reinhart
thelactationexpert.com
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Perinatal Mental Health Certification
(She/her/hers)
Heather Latiolais Eure
perinatalpsychiatristofdallas.com
Reproductive Psychiatrist, Owner and Medical Doctor of Perinatal Psychiatrist of Dallas
(She/her/hers)
Dr. Jasmine Stephens
registration options
Opening Address: Indigenous Land Acknowledgment, The Current State of Perinatal Mental Health Support, and A Call To Providers.
live workshop
Kate Borsato is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and founder of The Perinatal Collective. Melissa Medjuck is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) and Certified Doula (DONA). Both hold master's degrees in their fields and specialize in perinatal mental health. They provide individual counseling, create educational resources for perinatal professionals, and share free resources online. Their vision is to build an accessible, honest mental health hub for parents and professionals in the perinatal space.
Founder, RCC, PMH-C, conference co-host
Kate Borsato
(She/her)
Melissa Medjuck
(She/her)
RSW, MSW, CD(DONA), conference co-host
registration options
Breaking Generational Cycles in the Perinatal Period: A Generational Trauma Therapy (GTT)® Approach
live workshop
Dr. Mariel Buqué is a counseling psychologist and the creator of Generational Trauma Therapy (GTT)®. She is a world-renowned trauma expert and the bestselling author of Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma (Penguin Random House). Her work focuses on reducing the recurrence of Generational Adverse Childhood Experiences (GACEs). Dr. Buqué is widely sought after for her expertise in trauma healing and has been featured by major media outlets, including The Today Show, NBC News, and Good Morning America.
Psychologist & Bestselling Author
Dr. Mariel Buqué
(She/her)
registration options
'Good' Patients in Unsafe Systems: Reproductive Trauma in Queer Families
live workshop
Olivia Scobie is a Registered Social Worker in Ontario specializing in perinatal mood, reproductive trauma, and parental mental health. While she has a subspecialty in provider burnout, her work spans multiple areas. Olivia is the Co-Founder of Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Trainings, maintains a private practice where she offers therapy and clinical supervision, and is currently completing her PhD in Health Policy and Equity. Her research focuses on the reproductive trauma experiences of 2SLGBTQ+ birthers. Above all, Olivia believes in telling your story, eating dessert every day, and ensuring barrier-free access to mental health support.
Master of Social Work, Registered Social Worder, PhD Candidate
Olivia Scobie
(She/her)
registration options
Supporting Fathers in the Perinatal Period: Trauma, Masculinity, and Mental Health.
live workshop
Hudson Jones, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Origin Psychology in San Diego, California. His clinical and research interests focus on men’s mental health, fatherhood, and the perinatal period, with particular attention to paternal mental health, masculinity, and stigma. He also provides training and education to perinatal professionals.
Doctor of Psychology, Perinatal Mental Health Certified
Dr. hudson Jones
(He/Him)
registration options
Postpartum Psychosis: Recognition, Response, and the Gaps in Perinatal Care
live workshop
Full Bio Coming Soon!
Assistant Professor, Reproductive Psychiatrist Physician Lead, Outpatient Psychiatric Services for the Center for Women's Mood Disorders
Julia Riddle
(She/her)
registration options
We Need to Talk About Dads: Fathers and Perinatal Mental Health
live interview
Sheehan Fisher, PhD is an Associate Professor and perinatal clinical psychologist at Northwestern University. His research career focuses on the effects of perinatal and subsequent parental mental health on infant/child health outcomes, with a specialization in the emerging field of father mental health. In addition, Dr. Fisher focuses on public policy, advocacy, and media to support perinatal families and ensure programs address all family dynamics.
PhD
Sheehan Fisher
(He/Him)
registration options
An Interview About People-Pleasing in Motherhood
Live Interview
Hailey Magee is a transition coach, helping people outgrowing chapters built on approval, achievement, and others’ expectations step into a more vital and self-trusting life. Her debut book Stop People Pleasing and Find Your Power (2024, Simon & Schuster) has been translated into over 15 languages, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Gottman Institute, and Vox.
Author, "Stop People Pleasing and Find Your Power" | Certified Coach
Hailey Magee
(She/her)
registration options
The Mental Health Cost of Sleep Culture: A provider-focused look at how child sleep expectations shape parental anxiety, guilt, and distress and how to help families build aligned sleep plans.
SEMINAR
Rachael Shepard-Ohta is an Infant-Parent Mental Health Specialist and Sleep Consultant, Content Creator, and podcaster. Rachael writes for her Substack, Nap Trapped, and has a forthcoming book on infant sleep coming out in Feb 2027. Rachael founded Hey, Sleepy Baby in 2020- it's a platform dedicated to educating and empowering parents so they can make informed decisions about how to approach their kids’ sleep! Rachael is a former teacher, and a mother of 3 young kids. She lives with her family in San Francisco, CA!
Infant-Parent Mental Health Specialist, Certified Sleep Consultant
Rachael Shepard-Ohta
(She/her)
registration options
An Interview About Mom Rage, Modern Motherhood, and What Mothers’ Anger Is Trying to Tell Us
live interview
Minna Dubin is the author of MOM RAGE: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood. She’s spoken about mom rage and the societal neglect of mothers on MSNBC, Good Morning America, The Tamron Hall Show, The BBC Woman’s Hour, and NPR. Her writing has been featured or reviewed in the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Times Sunday Magazine, Oprah Daily, Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. Minna is a writing and publishing coach, and lives in California with her husband, two kids, and no pets because enough is enough.
Author of MOM RAGE
Minna Dubin
(She/her)
registration options
Disability affirmative care in the perinatal period
live workshop
Gabriella Carafa is a social worker, psychotherapist, and parent dedicated to supporting individuals throughout the perinatal period. Drawing from both professional and lived experience as a person with a disability, she is committed to creating inclusive, affirming spaces for parents and prospective parents with disabilities. Her flexible, client-centred approach incorporates a variety of therapeutic modalities tailored to each person's needs.
Registered Social Worker, Perinatal Mental Health Certified
Gabriella Carafa
(She/her)
registration options
Accidental Traditionalism: A Clinical Framework for Naming Role Drift and Mental Load in Perinatal Care
LIVE workshop
Autumn is a Relationship Therapist who experienced firsthand how hard the transition to parenthood is on a relationship. Since then, she has dedicated her career to ensuring that couples have the resources needed to have thriving relationships amidst the chaos of parenthood. She does this through clinical counselling, workshops, couples retreats, and clinical education. When she's not working, Autumn is hanging out with her husband and their two sons on beautiful Vancouver Island.
Canadian Certified Counsellor + Relationship Therapist
Autumn Fowler
(She/her)
registration options
Postpartum Sexual Health: Addressing Desire, Pain, Avoidance, and Relational Disconnection
LIVE WORKSHOP
Emily Rose Heard is a licensed psychotherapist and founder of Chrysalis Integrative Psychotherapy in Berkeley, CA. She specializes in perinatal mental health, helping women navigate desire and intimacy through the postpartum transition. She teaches human sexuality at the graduate level and is on faculty at California Institute of Integral Studies.
Licensed marriage and family therapist
Emily Heard
(She/her)
registration options
The Burden of Knowing Better: Perfectionism, Professional Identity, and Returning to Perinatal Clinical Work
LIVE Workshop
Dr. Katherine Kovachik is a Métis psychologist whose work focuses on perinatal mental health, relationships, and major life transitions. She has a particular interest in the intersection of professional identity, caregiving, and wellbeing. Alongside her clinical practice, she provides supervision and mentorship to emerging clinicians and advocates for culturally responsive care and increased Indigenous representation within psychology.
Registered Clinical Psychologist, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional
Katherine Kovachik
(She/Her)
registration options
Holding the Birth Giver: Differentiating and Treating Perinatal PTSD from PMADs Through Bottom-Up Somatic Safety, Attachment, EMDR, and Somatic Experiencing
live workshop
Nina Davey founded Lifted Willow, Counseling and Embodied Wellness, located in Maryland. She specializes in helping women navigate childhood trauma and perinatal trauma, including birth trauma and pregnancy loss, as well as early parenting challenges. Her practice focuses on body-based modalities like EMDR, Art Therapy, and Somatic Experiencing to foster deep healing. Sarah Donovan is founder of Tilted Root Counseling in Catonsville, Maryland. Sarah leverages 16 years of clinical expertise across diverse settings, specializing in perinatal trauma, parental burnout, identity shifts, and nervous system regulation. Her bottom-up approach integrates EMDR, somatic strategies, nature, and attachment-focused care to support parents navigating birth trauma and systemic inequities.
LCPC, PMH-C, RYT, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, EMDRIA-Approved Consultant
Sarah Donovan
(She/her)
Nina Davey
(She/her)
LCPC, PMH-C, ATR-BC, SEP, and EMDRIA Approved Consultant
registration options
Lunch With Libby: Telling the Truth About Motherhood
live interview
Bio coming soon!
Mental Health Advocate, Digital Creator and Author of 'Honest Motherhood'
Libby Ward
(She/Her)
registration options
Bipolar Disorder in the Perinatal Period
seminar
Dr. Hasser is a psychiatrist and Associate Professor at Oregon Health and Science University where she teaches residents and fellows about women's mental health. She has co-authored chapters in the American Psychiatric Association's first Textbook of Women's Reproductive Mental Health on Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Postpartum Psychosis. She is active in advocating for training in reproductive mental health in psychiatry training and has contributed to modules in the National Curriculum for Reproductive Psychiatry.
MD, Psychiatrist and Associate Professor at Oregon Health and Science University
Caitlin Hasser, M.D.
(She/her)
registration options
Rooted in Traditions: Harm Reduction through the Cultural Lens of Indigenous Doula Care
Seminar
Tagwanibisan Armitage-Smith (she/Kwey) is an Algonquin-Mohawk Educator, Cultural Doula and mother of 3 offering holistic education and supports for Indigenous families within the perinatal period. She is a certified full spectrum doula and certified fertility coach and has been working with Aunties on the Road Indigenous Full Spectrum Doula Collective as a Doula and Training Facilitator since 2022.
Indigenous Reproductive Educator. Certified Full Spectrum Doula + Fertility Coach (Doula School Canada)
Tagwanibisan Armitage-Smith
(She/her)
registration options
Reauthoring the Story: Beyond "Just Set Boundaries" in South Asian Perinatal Mental Health
Live Workshop
Melissa Kaur Hanson is a Registered Psychologist in Alberta, providing care at Beaumont Wellness Centre in Beaumont and Century Park Pain & Health Clinic in Edmonton. Grounded in her Punjabi heritage, motherhood, and lived experiences, Melissa is passionate about perinatal mental health and culturally responsive care, helping South Asian and BIPOC individuals make sense of life’s messy moments and reconnect with their light.
Registered Provisional Psychologist, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider
Melissa Kaur Hanson
(She/her)
registration options
When Therapy Isn’t for Us: A Cultural Framework for One-Sided Couples Work in the Perinatal Period
MINI SESSION
Nada Hussein is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), specializing in perinatal mental health and supporting clients through fertility journeys, pregnancy, postpartum, relationship challenges, and identity shifts. She brings a warm, culturally responsive lens to her work, helping individuals navigate the emotional complexity of life transitions and the perinatal experience with compassion and clarity.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Master of Education in Counselling & Psychotherapy
Nada Hussein
(she/Her)
registration options
Healing While Parenting: Reparenting Ourselves While Raising Black Daughters
MINI SESSION
Dr. Adrianna Taylor, DSW, LCSW, is a trauma therapist, educator, researcher, and single Black mama whose work explores what it means to heal while still becoming. Her clinical and scholarly work centers Black women and girls, relational and intergenerational trauma, and the ways healing can transform relationships across generations. Through clinical practice, teaching, and research, Dr. Taylor challenges survival and strength as the end goals, inviting Black women to build aligned lives and authentic relationships rooted in true safety and freedom.
Doctor of Social Work, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Board Certified Diplomate
Dr. Adrianna N. Taylor
(She/her)
registration options
Beyond the Scroll: Practical Tools for Assessing Digital Wellness in Pregnancy and Postpartum
mini session
Alyssa Trittler, Carrie Parker, and Vanessa Spinarsky are Registered Social Workers and Co-Founders of The Mama Healing Hub, an online therapist-led community for mothers. Their work is rooted in a shared passion for meaningful connection and intentional online spaces. Together, they explore the impact of digital life on motherhood and mental health, and how we can create healthier, more grounded relationships with the online world.
Registered Social Workers & Co-Founders of The Mama Healing Hub
Alyssa trittler, Vanessa Spinarsky & carrie Parker
(She/Her)
registration options
I Thought I’d Finally Feel Okay: When Postpartum After Infertility Doesn’t Deliver the Relief Clients Expected
Mini Session
Dr. Marisa Perera, PhD, is a reproductive clinical psychologist, consultant to mental health tech companies, and founder of Natal Counseling, a Miami, FL boutique reproductive psychotherapy practice. With over a decade of experience, she supports women through infertility, pregnancy, postpartum, loss, and parenting, helping them feel more empowered in their bodies. She authors The Hormone Therapist, a Substack on hormones and mood.
Clinical Reproductive Psychologist
Dr. Marisa Perera
(She/Her)
registration options
Perinatal Substance Use: An Ethical Framework for Clinical Practice
Seminar
Dr. Tia Niedjalski, DPS, MN, is a clinical ethics professional, nurse, and educator with extensive experience in public health and perinatal care. She holds a Doctor of Professional Studies in Bioethics with a concentration in Clinical Ethics. Drawing on her clinical and ethics experience, she developed the Ethical Framework for Perinatal Substance Use (EF-PSU) to support ethical, person-centred decision-making in clinical practice.
Doctor of Professional Studies (Clinical Ethics), Master of Nursing
Tia Niedjalski
(She/her/hers)
registration options
Going Beyond the Checklist: What the EPDS Misses and How to Catch It
Seminar
Kara Kushnir is a licensed clinical social worker and PMH-C in northern New Jersey. She owns A Work of Heart Counseling, where she specializes in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, OCD, and birth trauma. She also serves in a Training & Partnerships role with PSI-New Jersey and has trained 400+ providers across 15+ hospital systems last year alone, and contributes expertise to CNN, Parents, and more.
Psychotherapist, Founder of A Work of Heart Counseling, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Clinician
Kara Kushnir
(She/Her)
registration options
What we Carry while we Care
SEMINAR
Alison is a Registered Psychotherapist, mother of four, co-founder of Collectivus Psychotherapy, and the creator and host of The Born Identity podcast. She co-founded Collectivus with her husband and best friend, and together they’ve built a practice shaped by their own experience of raising families. Through her work in the therapy room and her conversations on The Born Identity, Alison is passionate about making space for the honest, varied, and often complicated experiences of parenthood and birth.
M.A., Registered Psychotherapist
Alison Chisholm
(She/her)
registration options
"I Hate My Husband / I Don't Recognize My Wife": Two Sides of the Perinatal Period
seminar
Sam Welsh is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and a member of the Perinatal Collective. In her practice, she offers new parents and partners a space to reconnect during life's toughest seasons, drawing on EFT, IFS, and attachment theory. Outside of counselling, you can find Sam with her two boys and dogs on the westernmost coast of Vancouver Island.
Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional
Sam Welsh
(She/Her)
registration options
When Feelings Need Somewhere to Go: Supporting Emotional Expression in the Perinatal Period
seminar
Briar Culbert is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, specializing in spiritual psychotherapy, trauma-informed care, and integrative mind-body approaches. In both her client and supervisory work she honours each individual’s unique relationship with spirituality and brings a holistic lens to their growth. A mother of two, partner, and nature lover, Briar draws on her background in movement, biochemistry, and ceremony to support healing and connection across the perinatal journey.
Registered Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor
Briar Culbert
(She/her)
registration options
When Body Image Wounds Meet Pregnancy and Motherhood: Using EMDR to Heal both Now and Then
mini session
Lisa Greenstein is a mom of three, a licensed clinical social worker, and perinatal mental health specialist practicing in New York and New Jersey. She is an EMDR Certified Clinician and EMDRIA Approved Consultant, as well as a Perimenopause Behavioral Health Coach. Lisa is passionate about helping parents and parents-to-be reconnect with themselves, build more fulfilling lives, and heal from past experiences—big or small—that may be holding them back.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, EMDR Certified Perinatal Health Clinician
Lisa Greenstein
(She/Her)
registration options
Shifting the Perinatal Mental Health Paradigm: Matresence, Dad Brain, and Family-Centered Care
SEMINAR
Matthew is the Founder & CEO of Verve Psychotherapy. He has advanced training in paternal perinatal mental health, perinatal loss, and trauma-informed care. Matthew has been featured by Fatherly, SELF Magazine, Love & Infertility Podcast, and Nurturing Mamas Network’s 2026 Perinatal Mental Health Conference. He is a member of Postpartum Support International, the Trauma-Informed Maternal Health Network, and the American Psychological Association's Society for the Psychology of Men & Masculinities.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional
Matthew Braman
(he/him)
registration options
“I Should Be Able to Handle This”: Treating Anxiety, Burnout, and Self-Doubt in High-Achieving Perinatal Clients
SEMINAR
Dr. Lauren Chase is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider specializing in anxiety, burnout, identity shifts, and overwhelm during pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood. She uses trauma-informed care, including EMDR, to help women feel grounded, confident, emotionally supported, and connected through challenging major life transitions.
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider
Lauren Chase
(She/her)
registration options
Beyond Maternity Leave: The Identity Shift No One Prepares You For
mini session
Nikita is a career and life coach, mom of 2, and founder of well then, supporting mid-career professionals through the transitions that change how they see work, ambition, and themselves. With 12+ years of Fortune 500 marketing and leadership experience, she brings a strategic, warm and practical perspective to navigating identity and career shifts - particularly during parenthood and other major life transitions.
Founder & Coach, well then | Masters in Leadership
Nikita Fernandes
(She/her)
registration options
Why Your "Self-Care, Mama!" Intervention isn't Working: Moving beyond individual coping to address maternal burnout and the mental load
SEMINAR
Stacy McCann is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist in Edwardsville, Illinois (just outside St. Louis). She owns Present Moment Counseling Services, where she specializes in maternal overwhelm, the mental load, overstimulation and burnout in motherhood, and perinatal mental health. She sees mothers virtually in Missouri and Illinois, and in person in Edwardsville. She received intensive perinatal training from Postpartum Support International, and is a certified Fair Play Method facilitator.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Private Practice Owner, Founder of Supermom Dropout Club
Stacy McCann
(She/Her)
registration options
Shifting Power Dynamics in Surrogacy Relationships
MINI SESSION
Laura Reisman specializes in women’s and perinatal mental health and is Director of Mental Health and Co-Owner of Rooted Perinatal in Toronto. A trauma-informed therapist, she supports individuals and couples navigating infertility, surrogacy, perinatal mental health, intimacy, and complex relationships. Her doctoral research explores surrogate–intended parent relationships and emergency department responses to early pregnancy loss across Ontario hospitals, with a focus on compassionate care.
Registered Social Worker, Doctoral Candidate, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider
Laura Reisman
(She/Her)
registration options
Held in the Uncertainty: Supporting Clients Through Infertility
seminar
Tasha Page RSW is the owner of Glacier Counselling and a Perinatal Collective Counsellor. She supports folks navigating infertility, pregnancy loss, pregnancy, and early parenthood. Drawing from her own IVF and loss journey, Tasha is passionate about creating spaces where people feel understood. She is also the co-editor of 'Barren: An Exploration of the Journey to Motherhood' and partners with Butterfly Support Network to offer in-person and virtual fertility support groups.
Registered Social Worker
Tasha Page
(She/Her)
registration options
"Should I Bring a Child Into This World? Reproductive Decision-Making in Uncertain Times"
MINI SESSION
Alexandra Stewart and Ruth Skutezky are Registered Clinical Counsellors and Co-Founders of Illuminate Counselling in North Vancouver, specializing in perinatal mental health and relationship support. Their clinical work focuses on reproductive decision-making, fertility challenges, pregnancy loss, and the transition to parenthood. Drawing on both clinical expertise and lived experience, they bring a relational and nuanced perspective to helping individuals and couples navigate uncertainty, competing values, and the complex realities of family building.
Registered Clinical Counsellors, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Providers, Co-Founders of Illuminate Counselling
Alexandra Stewart & Ruth Skutezky
(She/Her)
registration options
The Pressure to Relate: Childfree Clinicians in Perinatal Care
mini session
Lisa Hazlett is a Registered Clinical Counsellor based in British Columbia whose therapeutic work explores identity, experiences of difference, and the ways social and cultural expectations that shape our lives. Drawn to the complexities of relationships and inherited stories we carry about how we are ‘supposed to’ live, Lisa brings warmth, curiosity, and deep respect for each person’s unique experience to her clinical work.
Registered Clinical Counsellor
Lisa Hazlett
(She/Her)
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From NICU to Now: Understanding NICU Trauma and Supporting Families After Discharge
seminar
Jodi is the founder of FLRRiSH, the premier resource for NICU & preemie parents helping families navigate the unexpected journey from hospital to home and the years beyond. Created by a NICU mom, she understands what it means to reclaim our strength and reframe our mindset when our birth story goes awry. FLRRiSH's coaching, STEADY Method, support, resources and programs are designed to inspire, empower and educate. Jodi will help set you and your family up for success today and everyday onward. Jodi is the author of an upcoming children's book, "Preemie Power".
Founder, Perinatal Mental Health Advocate, NICU Mom & Expert
Jodi Klaristenfeld
(she/her)
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Holding It All: An IFS-Informed Approach to Supporting the Many Parts of Pregnancy Loss. Helping perinatal providers respond with curiosity, compassion, and confidence
MINI SESSION
Ella Moynihan is a Counsellor whose work centres women's health at every stage of life, including the perinatal phase from pre-conception through postpartum and beyond. Grounded in an Internal Family Systems (IFS) and mind–body approach, and informed by her own lived experience with perinatal depression and pregnancy loss, Ella helps clients get curious about their patterns, reconnect with the parts of themselves they've lost touch with, and move forward with greater clarity, self-trust, and balance.
Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider
Ella Moynihan
(She/Her)
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From Pregnancy Tests to Perimenopause: The Lifelong Mental Health Journey of Motherhood
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Jen Rivera, LCSW, is a Pennsylvania therapist, educator, and speaker specializing in maternal mental health, anxiety, trauma, and the emotional transitions of motherhood. Drawing on nearly two decades of clinical and lived experience as a NICU mother, she helps women feel seen, supported, and reconnected to themselves from pregnancy through perimenopause.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Jennifer Rivera
(She/Her)
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The Milk & Mood Connection: Differentiating D-MER From Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
seminar
Ashley Hanna-Morgan is a licensed clinical social worker certified in perinatal mental health with a passion for relief from reproductive trauma through IFS and EMDR therapy. In addition to her work as a psychotherapist, she writes about mental health to advocate for change and inspire hope. She created The Afterglow, a mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy-based support group curriculum for parents. In 2017, she published I Gave Birth to My Heart, and wrote her first novel in 2026, In Her Own Backyard, about a woman who feels lost to postpartum depression finding herself while searching for a missing woman.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Provider
Ashley Hanna-Morgan
(She/Her)
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Your Body, Their Rules: Understanding Reproductive Coercion
mini session
Kimery Cockrell, LCSW, is the founder of Sonderhaus Counseling, a private practice based in Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in coercive control, intimate partner violence, relational trauma, and perinatal mental health. Trained in EMDR and trauma-informed care, she works with survivors to identify and heal from patterns of control that often go unnamed. Before launching her practice, Kimery spent six years as a Police Crisis Counselor and Child Trauma Therapist with the Metro Nashville Police Department. She also provides clinical supervision for associate-level therapists and leads a consultation group for clinicians working in the DV/IPV field.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Kimery Cockrell
(she/her)
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Reclaiming Eros {After Birth}
mini session
Ashley Mariani, MSW, RSW, is known online as The Rogue Therapist, where she makes nervous system science and relationship dynamics practical for real couples. She’s owned and run Mind Online Therapy since 2017, and has trained extensively in breathwork. She also works in birth advocacy and officiates weddings on the side as an Ordained Reverend .
Registered Social Worker, Ordained Reverend
Ashley Mariani
(She/Her)
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Making Connections, Breaking Cycles: the role of implicit memory in parenting after past trauma
seminar
Keli is a mother of 2, a community activist, and a feminist therapist who specializes in trauma and working with other mothers. She has trained in a wide variety of therapy modalities including parts work, emotion-focused therapy, flash technique, and somatics. Keli is an integrative therapist whose work is grounded in principles of social justice and neurobiology.
Registered Psychotherapist, Canadian Certified - Perinatal Mental Health
Keli Bellaire
(She/Her)
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ADHD in Women Through Life Transitions: Supporting Identity, Capacity, and Well-Being
MINI SESSION
Victoria Gray is a Registered Social Worker (RSW, MSW) and psychotherapist with 10 years of clinical experience, working as a therapist at MARSHA Care Inc. and owner of The Dandelion Space. She is a Behavioural Activation for Perinatal Health trainer, supervisor, and provider through the SUMMIT Trial, an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP), she is currently completing her EMDR certification and has a passion for IFS. Victoria is a Research Coordinator with Women's College Hospital, a member on the Women and Children's Health Network (WCHN) Perinatal Task Force, a Peaceful Parenting educator, Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator, and co-hosts the Nervous Systers podcast.
Registered Social Worker | Perinatal-Trained | EMDR-Trained | ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider
Victoria Gray
(She/Her)
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Rewind Therapy for Birth Trauma: A Practical Introduction for Perinatal Providers
seminar
Cree Lambeck is a Registered Psychotherapist, educator, founder and Clinical Director of Cherry Tree Counselling in Dundas, Ontario. She leads a collaborative team of therapists providing compassionate, trauma-informed care across reproductive and perinatal mental health, women’s wellness, relationships and life transitions. Cree is passionate about strengthening community care and equipping professionals with practical tools that support parents and families.
Certified Teacher, Registered Psychotherapist
Cree Lambeck
(She/Her)
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"Who Am I Now?": A Four-Step Response for the Identity Shift of Matrescence
MINI SESSION
Cayley Benjamin is the founder of The Matrescence Movement. With a background in Psychology and Sociology, 14 years in corporate leadership, and 5 years leading her own matrescence-focused coaching practice, she is a certified Co-Active coach and Motherhood Studies Practitioner working with mothers, practitioners, and institutions to bring matrescence-informed practice into maternal care.
Educator, Advocate & Founder of the Matrescence Movement
Cayley Benjamin
(She/Her)
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Motherless Mothers: The Grief Your Screening Tool Won't Catch
MINI SESSION
Erica Rose Cummings is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Matrescence Therapy and co-founder of Nurture19, an organization addressing parental burnout. She facilitates a six-week support group for motherless mothers in partnership with a UK-based charity, and specializes in perinatal mental health, helping women navigate motherhood without their own mothers to guide them.
Licensed Professional Counselor, Founder of Nurture19
Erica Rose Cummings
(She/Her)
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"Beyond the Bounce Back: A Compassionate, Skills-Based Approach to Postpartum Body Image"
seminar
Kelly Archer is a Registered Clinical Counsellor in British Columbia with over a decade of experience treating complex mental health presentations, including depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, and body dysmorphia. She has worked with a broad range of ages, from children and teens to transition-age youth, adults, parents, and families. She now specializes in perinatal mental health, supporting mothers through pregnancy, postpartum, and the broader journey of parenting. Kelly is committed to helping mothers navigate this journey with compassionate, evidence-based care.
Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) & Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) with BCACC
Kelly Archer
(She/Her)
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Holding High Acuity in Rural Care: Perinatal Decision-Making When Geography and Resources Shape Care
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Avril is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and educator specializing in perinatal and reproductive mental health. She is the Founder and Clinical Director of Norfolk Counselling & Psychotherapy in rural Ontario and teaches clinicians across Canada, with a particular interest in complex perinatal care, rural practice, and strengthening access to specialized mental health supports.
Registered Psychotherapist & Social Worker, Ontario Validated Clinical Supervisor, Perinatal Mental Health - Certified
Avril Ferguson
(She/Her)
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Common Challenges in LGBTQ+ Family Formation (and What People Actually Need for Support)
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Marea Goodman, LM, CPM (they/them) is a licensed midwife, published author, and queer parent passionate about supporting the LGBTQ+ community throughout conception, pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. They are the author of multiple books on LGBTQ+ family formation and the founder of PregnantTogether, the virtual queer family building community, which also hosts an annual virtual conference for professionals.
Licensed Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife
Marea Goodman
(they/them)
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The Perinatal Trauma We Don’t Talk About: Parenting Through Diagnosis, Disability, and Medical Complexity.
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Casey Mouton is a Los Angeles–based licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice with advanced training in perinatal mental health. In addition to providing clinical care, Casey supervises clinicians in training and is passionate about supporting families through the complex emotional terrain of pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. Her work is particularly focused on the intersection of maternal mental health and the experience of parenting a child with a disability, medical diagnosis, or history of time spent in the NICU or hospital. She is committed to bringing greater compassion, nuance, and visibility to these often-overlooked parenting experiences.
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist & Perinatal Mental Health Certified
Casey Mouton
(She/Her)
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Our Story Begins: Supporting Parents in Processing a Prenatal Diagnosis
MINI SESSION
Sarah Coppenrath, is a Massachusetts-based clinical social worker specializing in perinatal mental health, developmental disabilities and trauma-informed care. Her clinical work focuses on supporting individuals and families navigating infertility or loss, pregnancy, postpartum mood disorders, birth trauma, NICU experiences, and unexpected diagnoses. She also brings experience supporting adults with Down syndrome and parents expecting a child with Down syndrome, with a broader focus on treating individuals within the perinatal period.
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Certified Perinatal Health Professional
Sarah Coppenrath
(She/Her)
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Together In the NICU; Supporting Individuals And Couples During Their Stay In The NICU
MINI SESSION
Sandon is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, dad, husband, athlete and volunteer who brings a wealth of experience to his work with individual clients and couples focusing on connecting emotions and actions to better understand ourselves and others. Sandon specialized in couples and men's counselling with a focus on areas including anxiety, depression, trauma and navigating life's chapters.
Registered Clinical Counsellor
Sandon Fraser
(He/Him)
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Taming the Intrusion: Assessment and Interventions for Perinatal OCD
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Katrina Lindauer is a psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience in community mental health, managed care, and group practice. Certified through BTTI, OCD International, and Postpartum Support International, her current practice focuses on treating perinatal mental health and OCD related disorders. Katrina also provides clinical supervision and professional consultation to fellow providers.
Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Perinatal Mental Health Counselor
Katrina Lindauer
(She/Her)
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Unlearning Weight Stigma: A Reproductive Justice Lens on Perinatal Mental Health
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Kristin Reinhart, MSW, is a Registered Social Worker, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional, therapist, speaker, and advocate with nearly two decades of experience in mental health. Her work is grounded in trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, feminist, and reproductive justice frameworks. Kristin is passionate about challenging stigma, amplifying lived experience, and creating compassionate conversations around reproductive and perinatal mental health.
Registered Social Worker, Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional
Kristin Reinhart
(She/Her)
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Hope and Heartache: Holding Families Through Antepartum and Prenatal Hospital Admissions
mini session
Dr. Celeste Poe is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Attending NICU and Perinatal Psychologist at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the program director of the maternal & infant critical care mental health services where she provides psychological consultation and psychotherapy to parents requiring hospitalization due to high-risk pregnancies and parents of infants hospitalized in the NICU. Dr. Poe’s clinical specialties include perinatal and infant mental health and maternal-infant critical care with a focus on child and caregiver trauma, grief, and bereavement.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Certified in Perinatal Mental Health
Celeste Poe
(She/Her)
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Pleasure, Safety & the Nervous System: A Missing Piece of Perinatal Wellbeing
mini session
Juliet Aujla-Fieldt is an integrative psychotherapist and founder of Wild Vitality. Her work weaves trauma-informed therapy, somatic healing, feminine embodiment, pleasure, and spiritual and energetic practices to support women in reconnecting with their bodies, inner wisdom, and vitality. She is passionate about exploring pleasure as a pathway to healing, connection, and deeper aliveness.
Psychotherapist, Registered Social Worker
Juliet Aujla-Fieldt
(She/Her)
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The Optimization Trap: How Data, AI, and Perfectionism Shape Feeding and Mental Health
SEMINAR
Heather Latiolais Eure, PhD, IBCLC, PMH-C, is founder of The Lactation Expert in Austin, Texas. Her work integrates lactation care, perinatal mental health, and neurodiversity-affirming support. She trains professionals who support families through pregnancy and early parenthood and has presented internationally for Postpartum Support International, GOLD Learning, and iLactation.
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Perinatal Mental Health Certification
Heather Latiolais Eure
(She/Her)
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Demystifying Perinatal Psychiatry: Medications, Referrals, and Collaborative Care
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Dr. Jasmine Stephens is a board certified psychiatrist with a private practice dedicated to serving women’s reproductive mental health. She offers psychiatric expertise in mental health disorders at the interface of pregnancy, postpartum period, infertility, and preconception planning. She has trained at UT Austin and Baylor in Houston, and recently led the UT Southwestern Women’s Mental Health outpatient clinic. At the core, her mission is to advocate for mom’s mental health and recovery, to live a fulfilling life during motherhood.
Reproductive Psychiatrist, Owner and Medical Doctor of Perinatal Psychiatrist of Dallas
Dr. Jasmine Stephens
(She/Her)
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