Perinatal Support Washington

Perinatal Mental Health for the “Other” Parent: Dads, Non-Birthing Queer Parents & Foster/Adoptive/Kinship Parenting
2025-10-09 10:00 - 2025-10-30 12:00 (America/Vancouver) | Online
FREE webinar series open to all professionals in Washington State

Parents who do not carry and birth their children often experience forms of othering in perinatal and parenting spaces. This training will center experiences from a diversity of voices, including dads, queer non-birthing parents, and kinship/adoptive/foster parents.
Dates & Time: All sessions take place 10am-12pm PT
October 9th: Keynote Session: Perinatal Mental Health of Non-birthing Parents and Family Health (Presented by Sheehan Fisher, PhD)
October 16th: Perinatal Mental Health for Dads (Presented by Nathan Friend)
October 23rd: Perinatal Mental Health for Parents who Adopt, Are Kinship Parents or Foster (Presented by Zia Freeman, MA, LMHC)
October 30th: Perinatal Mental Health for the Non-Birthing Queer Parent (Presented by Lara Hayden, MSW, LICSW)
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Keynote Session: Perinatal Mental Health of Non-birthing Parents and Family Health
October 9th from 10am-12pm PT
Presenter: Sheehan Fisher, PhD
Learning Objectives:

Describe the socioenvironmental factors that cause stress and the barriers to seeking support that make non-birthing parents vulnerable to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
Discuss the unique expression of perinatal depression in non-birthing parents and the gaps in the literature
Describe the impact of non-birthing parent perinatal mental health on the individual, interparental relationship, and parent-child relationship
Utilize non-birthing parents as assets to support birthing parent perinatal mental health

Perinatal Mental Health for Dads: Strengthening Family Systems Through Dads and Partner Support
October 16th from 10am-12pm PT
Presenter: Nathan Friend
Learning Objectives:

Typical presentations for dads
Normalizing the challenges
Seeking help and key resources
ACES impact on perinatal outcomes
Evidence-based practices for supporting the parent-baby/dad-baby dyad

Perinatal Mental Health for Parents who Adopt, Are Kinship Parents or Foster
October 23rd from 10am-12pm PT
Presenter: Zia Freeman, MA, LMHC
Perinatal Mental Health for Non-Birthing Queer Parents: Beyond Birth and Binaries
October 30th from 10am-12pm PT
Presenter: Lara Hayden, MSW, LICSW
Learning Objectives:

Understand the variety of queer and trans family constellations that non-gestational and non-genetic parents exist in

Identify the unique psychosocial challenges faced by queer and trans non-gestational parents in the perinatal period

Apply aspects of the minority stress model to the experiences of queer and trans non-gestational parents

Identify and utilize a variety of resources to provide effective and affirming support to queer and trans families

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About the Presenters:
Keynote Session: Perinatal Mental Health of Non-birthing Parents and Family Health
Sheehan Fisher, PhD is an Associate Professor and perinatal clinical psychologist at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and the Associate Dean for Academic Environment and Success at The Graduate School. His research career focuses on the effects of perinatal and subsequent parental mental health on infant/child health outcomes, with a specialization in the field of non-birthing parent mental health. His aim is to reconceptualize parental mental health research to integrally involve both birthing and non-birthing parents to differentiate parents’ impact on child medical and mental health. He has been a leader nationally and internationally advocating for more inclusion of racial, ethnic, sexual, gender, linguistic, and religious minorities in perinatal research and clinical practice to address domestic and global health disparities. In addition to research and clinical practice, Dr. Fisher focuses on public policy, advocacy, and media to support perinatal families and ensure programs address variations of family dynamics. Ultimately, Dr. Fisher’s goal is to optimize the health and effectiveness of the parental team to positively influence the child health trajectory and help the family thrive.
Perinatal Mental Health for Dad
Nathan Friend is the Dad Specialist for the PSWA Warm Line. Since 2022, he has helped dads and partners to navigate the struggles of new parenthood through peer support and resource sharing. Leaning on his personal lived experience with pregnancy loss, traumatic birth, and postpartum depression, Nathan brings authenticity, curiosity and care to his work with fellow dads. He facilitates a vibrant weekly Dads Support Group, bringing new dads from across Washington State together to build community and to share the challenges of parenting. A compassionate listener who loves cloudy days and any kind of movement, Nathan and his wife raise their three young children in a lively multi-generational, multicultural household.
Perinatal Mental Health for Parents who Adopt, Are Kinship Parents or Foster

Zia Freeman, MA, LMHC currently works as a Community Educator for Coordinated Care, providing clinical, trauma informed trainings to organizations and individuals that may work or live with youth with a background of trauma, especially in foster care, adoptive and kinship placements She facilitates a virtual caregiver support group across WA. In addition, she is a consultant for clinicians working with challenging youth. Zia has a MA in Behavioral Science and is a licensed Mental Health Counselor. She has worked in adoption and foster care (both domestic and international) for over 30 years as a clinical social worker, counselor and trainer for child placing agencies in WA state. She has worked as a therapist with military population and started her career working in domestic violence and sexual assault and began her child welfare adventures working as a counselor for Job Corps, a national training and residential organization. Zia has trained at the CASA conferences, the Fatherhood Conference in Spokane, FPAWS, PAVE, the REFRESH, and Restore conferences and other events around the state. She provides training for behavioral and physical health providers, caregivers & Child Placing Agency staff, CASAs, office of civil legal aid attorneys, residential and juvenile rehabilitation employees, schools, and others who may work with youth and young adults. Her extensive clinical experience and reality-based humor keep attendees engaged and coming back for more!
Perinatal Mental Health for the Non-Birthing Queer Parent
Lara Hayden (they/them) graduated from the UW School of Social Work with a Masters in Social Work in 2010; they are a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and an Approved Supervisor for Washington State mental health professionals seeking licensure. In their private practice, Lara offers evaluations and reports along with groups, clinical supervision and training. Specifically, Lara provides social work home study reports for confirmatory adoptions, fertility and family build support, as well as gender-affirming care documentation. They have worked in multidisciplinary care settings for over a decade, supporting individuals, families, and providers in navigating the complexities of medical and mental health care. Their clinical interests include LGBTQ+ family building, gender-affirming care, eating disorder care, and neurodiversity. Lara is a fat queer agender person who uses they/them pronouns. They are a parent of three kids, an enthusiastic road trip planner, and really into spreadsheets.

Sponsored by UDS and DCYF

10 Week Perinatal Mental Health Series
2025-10-01 09:00 - 2025-12-03 10:30 | Online
Open to all mental health practitioners. This 10 week series offers a forum to learn from an experienced perinatal mental health specialist, delving into weekly topic areas through training and case study discussions.
This training is suitable for all mental health practitioners. The training groups require a 10 week long commitment. Each session will be 1.5 hours long and will consist of training on a specific PMAD topic. There will be a focus on a case study related to the week’s topic in order to highlight and incorporate the knowledge and skills learned through the reading and the training. Limited scholarships are available.
Dates and times: 9:00 – 10:30am PDT, Wednesdays
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
November 5, 12, 19, 26
December 3, 2025
Location: Zoom
Continuing Education Units:

15 CEUs approved for LICSWs, LMHCs, and LMFTs
This Program has been approved for 15 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.
15 Contact hours available for RNs. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 15 contact hours
This training is approved as an advanced course for the Postpartum Support International Certification in Perinatal Mental Health.
Continuing Education is provided by Perinatal Support of Washington at the completion of the program. CEUs are based on attendance (1.5 CEUs per meeting)
CEUs available for live attendance only.

Course Outline:
Oct 1 (Week 1) – Adjustment issues, maternal shoulds and shame issues in American society
Oct 8 (Week 2) – Perinatal Depression
Oct 15 (Week 3) – Anxiety – Intrusive and scary thoughts, OCD
Oct 22 (Week 4) – Perinatal management of bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis
Oct 29 (Week 5) – Birth Trauma
Nov 5 (Week 6) – Medications during pregnancy & lactation
Nov 12 (Week 7) – Perinatal loss: miscarriage, stillbirth, preparing for pregnancy after loss, and risk for PMADs.
Nov 19 (Week 8) – Breastfeeding
Nov 26 (Week 9) – Supporting parents during and after the NICU
Dec 3 (Week 10) – Special considerations for sexual abuse survivors and PMADs, birth and parenting issues.
Learning Objectives:

Understand how to accurately identify, assess and treat perinatal depression.
Understand how to accurately identify, assess and treat perinatal anxiety.
Understand how to accurately identify, assess and treat adjustment issues.
Understand how to accurately identify, assess and treat perinatal bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis.
Understand how to accurately identify, assess and treat birth trauma.
Understand when breastfeeding is protective and when it is a risk factor for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Understand how perinatal loss impacts the risk for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Understand the special considerations for perinatal medication management.
Understand how to accurately identify, assess and treat sexual abuse survivors for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Cost:
$475 General Registration
$400 PS-WA Member
$250 Current PS-WA Volunteer
Scholarship information:
Limited Scholarships available for Washington state providers who meet the following requirements:
1. Take 1 or more Medicaid (Apple Health) plans and
2. Agree to continue to take new clients with Apple Health plans for a year.
3. Work within communities who have historically been underserved and have the necessary connection to serve families in those communities.
Full and partial scholarships are available. To apply please follow this link to the application.
Deadline to apply: September 24, 2025
In the application you will be asked to write a brief statement about how this training will be used in your practice, how you plan to provide services to underserved communities, and how you hope this training will impact your community or community you serve. Please be sure to include details about how you meet the 3 criteria listed in the application.
This consultation group has felt really supportive and helpful in my growth in the perinatal field. Every month I feel I gain valuable knowledge and insight, in a caring, nonjudgemental space. I really enjoy attending monthly and hope it continues for a long time.
~Amanda LICSW, PMH-C
This is a live training and a recording will not be sent out.

Beyond Traditional Screening: Recognizing & Responding to PMADs in BIPOC Parents Webinar
2025-06-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
This 90-minute session offers a practical, justice-oriented, and culturally responsive approach to perinatal mental health care. We will explore how PMAD symptoms often present differently in BIPOC birthing people and why standard screening tools may miss or mislabel psychological distress. Participants will examine common diagnostic blind spots, unpack race-related stressors, and gain strategies for responding with relational, culturally attuned care. In addition, we will explore how providers across roles can support disclosure, build trust, and respond without overstepping their professional scope. This session is ideal for doulas, community health workers, nurses, lactation consultants, therapists, and others who walk alongside parents in their perinatal journeys.
Date: Monday, June 30th
Time: 10am-11:30am PT
Location: Zoom
Cost: FREE
Facilitator: Jasmine L. Garland McKinney, PhD, LCMHCA (NC), NCC
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This free webinar is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
This webinar does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
This webinar will be recorded and available on the Perinatal Support WA webinar page. If you cannot attend in person, you do not need to register. Recording will be uploaded approximately 1 month after the training.
Dr. Jasmine L. Garland McKinney, LCMHCA, NCC, is a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Maryland, College Park, mother of two little girls, wife, clinical mental health professional, doula, daughter, sister, and Soror, among so many other things. She has completed advanced training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders with Postpartum Support International and worked closely with the National Birth Equity Collaborative, American Psychological Association, and National Board for Certified Counselors as a fellow supporting their work.

Reducing Harm & Centering Healing: Justice-Oriented, Culturally Responsive Perinatal Support
2025-06-11 09:00 - 13:00 | Online
Priority registration for WA state professionals who serve families in Klickitat county and Columbia River Gorge area. A limited number of spots are available for WA state professionals serving other counties.
This training will provide an in-depth exploration of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) with a focus on the unique experiences of BIPOC parents. Participants will learn about the prevalence and diverse presentations of PMADs, develop practical skills to support affected families, and critically examine how structural racism and implicit bias impact perinatal care. The session will equip professionals to integrate culturally responsive practices and advocacy strategies that promote equity and healing in perinatal mental health through an understanding of anti-oppressive and anti-racist frameworks.
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Time: 9am-1pm PST
Location: Zoom
Cost: FREE
Trainer: Jasmine L. Garland McKinney, PhD, LCMHCA (NC), NCC
Registration Deadline: June 10th at 12pm.
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Learning objectives:

Understand the prevalence and presentation of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) in BIPOC clients.
Describe the spectrum of perinatal mental health experiences.
Develop skills to support families experiencing PMAD symptoms.
Interrogate structural racism and implicit bias in perinatal care using critical theoretical frameworks.
Integrate anti-oppressive, anti-racist approaches into perinatal mental health and advocacy work

Continuing Education:

3.5 CEUs pending for LICSW, LMHC, LMFT
3.5 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 3.5 contact hours.

This free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
This is a live training and a recording will not be sent out. Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org

Best Practices in Prevention, Identification & Treatment of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
2025-06-09 09:00 - 2025-06-17 12:30 | Online
This training is open to Washington state professionals.
Learn how to effectively identify and screen parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. This training takes place over 4 days and is appropriate for a range of providers, including OBs, pediatricians, midwives, RNs, social workers, mental health therapists, doulas, public health employees, home visitors, IBCLCs, and more.
Location: Zoom
Cost: FREE
Trainers: Natashia Collins, PhD, LPC, ACS, NCC, PMH-C and Erin Berzins, PhD, LPCC, LMHC, PMH-C
Dates & Time:
Mondays & Tuesdays, June 9-10 & 16-17, 2025
9am-12:30pm PST
Please Note:

This training is similar to our Perinatal Mental Health for Home Visitors Training and our Promoting Parental Resilience Training. If you have attended either of these, please don’t register for this training as they cover similar content.
To participate in this training you must attend live, the training will not be recorded.

This free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Objectives of this training:

Understand the “real” transition to parenthood.
Know the spectrum of perinatal mental health disorders.
Know the risk factors for PMADs.
Know key prevention strategies.
Understand high risk populations and health disparities.
Become knowledgeable about the impacts of perinatal mental health on families and communities.
Know the components of a treatment plan.
Be able to effectively talk about, and screen new/expectant parents for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Understand the impact of birth experiences on postpartum emotional health.
Become knowledgeable about risk and symptoms for partners and fathers.
Become knowledgeable about psychiatric medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Become knowledgeable about supporting families in the NICU
Become knowledgeable about feeding issues and perinatal mental health.
Understand the impact on infant and children.
Understand impacts on partners and relationships.

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Continuing Education Credit:

12.5 CEUs approved for MSWs, MAs, MFTs.
This Program has been approved for 12.5 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.
12.5 Contact hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 12.5 contact hours.
At this time, this training is not certified by Postpartum Support International (PSI) to meet the requirements of PMH-C. We are in process of updating our certification with PSI for this training so that the training can go towards PMH-C in the future.

Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
This is a live virtual training and a recording will not be sent out after the training, please only register if you are able to attend the training in its entirety.

Best Practices in Prevention, Identification & Treatment of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
2025-05-28 09:00 - 2025-05-29 17:00 | Kadlec Regional Medical Center, Swift Boulevard 888, Richland, WA, 99352, United States
This in-person training is open to professionals in WA state serving perinatal families.
Learn how to effectively identify and screen parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. This training takes place over 2 days and is appropriate for a range of providers, including OBs, pediatricians, midwives, RNs, social workers, mental health therapists, doulas, public health employees, home visitors, IBCLCs, and more.
Location:
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
888 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352
Columbia Conference Rooms / 3rd floor / Mountain Pavilion
Entrance: Vineyard Lobby (Main Hospital Entrance). It takes approximately 15 minutes to walk from the parking garage to the Vineyard Lobby and then to the Columbia Rooms.
Cost: FREE
Trainers: Lisa Malcolm, MSW, LICSW, PMH-C & Lyndsey Williams, MSW, LICSW, PMH-C
Dates & Time:
Wednesday-Thursday, May 28-29, 2025
9am-5pm PDT
Please Note:

This training is similar to our Perinatal Mental Health for Home Visitors Training and our Promoting Parental Resilience Training. If you have attended either of these, please don’t register for this training as they cover similar content.
To participate in this training you must attend live, the training will not be recorded.

This free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Objectives of this training:

Understand the “real” transition to parenthood.
Know the spectrum of perinatal mental health disorders.
Know the risk factors for PMADs.
Know key prevention strategies.
Understand high risk populations and health disparities.
Become knowledgeable about the impacts of perinatal mental health on families and communities.
Know the components of a treatment plan.
Be able to effectively talk about, and screen new/expectant parents for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Understand the impact of birth experiences on postpartum emotional health.
Become knowledgeable about risk and symptoms for partners and fathers.
Become knowledgeable about psychiatric medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Become knowledgeable about supporting families in the NICU
Become knowledgeable about feeding issues and perinatal mental health.
Understand the impact on infant and children.
Understand impacts on partners and relationships.

REGISTER NOW
Continuing Education Credit:

12.5 CEUs approved for MSWs, MAs, MFTs.
This Program has been approved for 12.5 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.
12.5 Contact hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 12.5 contact hours.
At this time, this training is not certified by Postpartum Support International (PSI) to meet the requirements of PMH-C. We are in process of updating our certification with PSI for this training so that the training can go towards PMH-C in the future.

Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
This is a live virtual training and a recording will not be sent out after the training, please only register if you are able to attend the training in its entirety.
Lisa Malcolm, MSW, LICSW, PMH-C is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with over 20 years of experience in helping professions. A passionate advocate for birthing people experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, Lisa provides mental health treatment to survivors of pregnancy and infant loss, and families who have experienced traumatic birth; she holds a Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International. Lisa specializes in providing rural mental health care and collaborating with rural systems of care partners, providing consultation, collaboration, and training to support evidence-based provision of perinatal mental
health services.
Lyndsey Williams, MSW, LICSW, PMH-C (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) located in Seattle, WA. She currently practices in Washington, Idaho, Maryland and Washington DC. She has worked in various areas of maternal child health since 2012 and has provided reproductive psychotherapy since 2017. She received her bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University and obtained her Masters in Social Work from University of Maryland Baltimore. She has been trained in various aspects of perinatal and conceiving partners’ mental health. She is perinatal mental health certified (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International and Seleni Institute. Lyndsey focuses on empowerment with self-compassion and acceptance through life adjustments associated with reproductive experiences like pregnancy, infertility, endometriosis, pregnancy/infant loss etc. She uses her passion for writing blended with clinical expertise to create healing narrative therapy tools and help women tell their own stories. She provides training to direct care staff on women’s issues like perinatal mental health and domestic violence and anti-burnout wellness workshops. One of Lyndsey’s favorite quotes is from Maya Angelou: “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”

Supporting Parents After Perinatal Loss Using Story: How Making Space for the Narrative Can Make a Difference (Webinar)
2025-05-27 09:00 - 10:30 | Online
So often, the stories of those who experience perinatal loss (including fertility losses, miscarriage, abortion, TFMR, stillbirth, and infant loss) don’t get told. There might not be a provider, a friend, or a family member who knows how to sit with the person who experienced the loss and to listen. To simply let the story be and not try to fix it. Losses are such delicate experiences, and not everyone knows how to hold them. This webinar will aim to increase perinatal professionals’ comfort with facilitating parent storytelling about perinatal loss by discussing and showing ways they can talk to parents about their experiences in a comprehensive way.
Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Time: 9am-10:30am PST
Cost: FREE
Location: Zoom
Presenter: Emily Souder, LCSW-C, PMH-C
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This webinar does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
This webinar will be recorded and available on the Perinatal Support WA webinar page. If you cannot attend in person, you do not need to register. Recording will be uploaded approximately 1 month after the training.
This free webinar is available to anyone working with families during the perinatal period and is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Emily Souder, LCSW-C, PMH-C is a licensed clinical social worker certified in perinatal mental health with Masters degrees in applied sociology and social work. Emily offers trainings on birth and perinatal loss story processing and has written multiple books, including Birth Story Brave, Reimagined: A Guide for Reflecting on Your Childbirth Experience; Birth Story Held for Loss: A Guide for Reflecting on Your Fertility Experience, Miscarriage, Abortion, TFMR, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss; and Sparks: Inspiration for Extinguishing the Power of Fear and Igniting Amusement, Knowing, and Trust. She has presented at the National Association of Social Workers’ annual conference and twice at the Postpartum Support International annual conference. Emily and her family live in Maryland, homeschooling and exploring, and getting curious about life. Emily loves tea, finding mushrooms in the woods, and drawing amusement from where she can. Learn more at www.emilysouder.com or follow her on Instagram at @overstimulated.mom.therapist.

Foundations in Perinatal Mental Health (Kittitas County)
2025-05-22 09:00 - 17:00 | Hotel Windrow, North Main Street 502, Ellensburg, WA, 98926, United States
*Registration is Full*
This training is open to WA state professionals who practice in Kittitas County.
This training covers key concepts and practices in the prevention, identification and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
(PMADs), as well as how to link parents to support and treatment. In this training we will cover risk factors, symptoms, and causes of PMADs and how this impacts families, including high risk populations experiencing PMADs, and the intersection of perinatal mental health and trauma. In addition, topics will include medication in the perinatal period, screening tools, making effective referrals, and creating client led support.
This training will be dynamic and interactive, with opportunities to network with peers and colleagues to create deeper connections between resources and services. Expect to walk away with fresh insights into perinatal mental health, practical tools to implement immediately in your work with clients, and new perspectives on how to support birthing people and their families. Plus, we will spend some time on taking care of ourselves as providers, and building skills that can help prevent burnout and compassion fatigue.
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Time: 9am-5pm PST
Location:
Hotel Windrow
502 N Main Street
Ellensburg, WA 98926
(Yakima Room)
Cost: FREE
Trainer: Crystal Gurney
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

Learn about the Spectrum of Perinatal Mental Health
Screen a parent for risk factors leading to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least four risk factors.
Screen a parent for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least three symptoms.
Describe medications used during pregnancy and breastfeeding to treat perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Learn about local resources for new parent support.

Continuing Education:

6.5 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 6.5 contact hours.

This free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org

Responding with Care: Suicide Prevention & Risk Assessment in Perinatal Mental Health
2025-05-06 09:00 - 16:00 | Online
*REGISTRATION CLOSED*
Priority registration for WA state professionals who serve families in Clallam & Jefferson counties. A limited number of spots are available for WA state professionals serving other counties.
This training is designed for helping professionals working with perinatal individuals. The program focuses on safety, risk assessment, and suicide prevention within the context of perinatal mental health conditions (PMHCs). Participants will learn to recognize and differentiate between conditions such as anxiety, mania, and psychosis, and understand when these symptoms require urgent or emergency intervention. Emphasis will be placed on building trust and rapport, utilizing effective communication strategies, and employing validated screening tools to assess risk. The training will also cover safety planning and identifying appropriate community resources. Through case discussions and practical exercises, attendees will gain tools to respond compassionately and effectively to individuals experiencing perinatal mental health crises, all while fostering strong, supportive relationships.
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Time: 9am-4pm PST
Location: Zoom
Cost: FREE
Trainers: Dr. Mary Kimmel, MD, PhD & Karen Burns, MSW, LCSW-A, PMH-C
Training Objectives:
Upon conclusion of this program participants should be able to:

Identify and differentiate perinatal mental health conditions (PMHCs) with an understanding of when symptoms require urgent or emergency intervention.
Utilize effective screening and assessment tools to evaluate PMHCs and assess suicide risk, integrating strategies for building trust and rapport with perinatal individuals.
Develop and implement safety plans that consider both the birthing parent and infant, incorporating family involvement and addressing real-world challenges in home and community settings.
Identify appropriate community resources and patient support strategies including sleep strategies, peer support, and distress tolerance techniques.
Apply conversational strategies for fostering open communication and reducing fear in high-risk situations.

Registration Deadline: May 5th at 12pm.
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Continuing Education:

6 CEUs pending for LICSW, LMHC, LMFT
6 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 6 contact hours.

This is a live training and a recording will not be sent out. Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
Dr. Mary Kimmel, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She previously was at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where she was medical director for the Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit and helped start and served as medical director of NC MATTERS, a statewide perinatal mental health consultation line. She is an affiliated researcher with Uppsala University in Sweden where she earned her PhD in maternal and child health. Her research interests include better characterization of stress in pregnancy; studying the interaction between obstetrical complications and perinatal stress, depression and anxiety; and utilizing the microbiota- gut-brain axis to improve diagnosis and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. She has published in Biological Psychiatry, Translational Psychiatry, Archives of Women’s Mental Health, Nature Communications, Child Development, among others.
Karen Burns, MSW, LCSW-A, PMH-C, is a Research Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Program Director for NC Maternal Mental Health MATTERS, the state’s perinatal psychiatry access program. She is also an outpatient therapist specializing in the treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Karen is certified in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International and is a trained Circle of Security Parenting facilitator. For almost two decades, she has led large-scale clinical and research initiatives focused on mental health and positive youth development. Her current work centers on expanding access to perinatal mental health care across North Carolina through clinical consultation, training, and systems-level support. She received her MSW and Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership from UNC-Chapel Hill.
This free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).

Creating a Nest of Care: Perinatal Loss Training for Birthworkers - Monthly Loss Consult
2025-04-16 10:00 - 2025-11-19 13:30
This training is open to birth workers in King County, WA.
This birth worker training centers on the loss of life when intertwined with the womb and birthing. Join 40 local birth workers in a year-long commitment to growing the web of care necessary to support someone through this loss.
Creating a Nest Cohort is a 9-month project provided for free in partnership with Sacred Passing, Imani’s Light, and Perinatal Support WA for birthworkers serving families in King County.
Monthly ongoing learning session on the third Wednesday of the month from 10:00am -1:30 pm. Doors open at 10:00am with brunch provided. Content will begin promptly at 10:30am.
Dates and times:
Wednesday, 4/16; 10-1:30pm
Wednesday, 5/21; 10-1:30pm
Wednesday, 6/18; 10-1:30pm
Wednesday, 7/16; 10-1:30pm
Wednesday, 8/20; 10-1:30pm
Wednesday, 9/17; 10-1:30pm
Wednesday, 10/15; 10-1:30pm
Wednesday, 11/19; 10-1:30pm
Location: In-Person; due to the nature of the content and curriculum, the sessions necessitate in-person attendance. The experiential learning and community building fostered in this space are not replicable in a virtual format (for months 1, 6, and 7 hybrid options will be a permissible accommodation for health reasons only, not convenience)
Burien Community Center
14700 6th Ave SW, Burien, WA 98166
Please see the list below and register for as many sessions as you will attend. Space is limited and meals will be provided, so please register accurately for your availability.
Consultation Group structure:
Month 1: 4/16 Ambiguous/Disenfranchised Grief Support:

Strategies for supporting families through the intersections of ambiguous/disenfranchised grief support (families with experience with incarceration/ICE, child removal, loss due to overdose, unhoused) Hybrid accommodation available.

Month 2: 5/21 Getting the News and Medical Advocacy

How to deliver and receive life-changing news with sensitivity and support.
Empowering families to understand and navigate medical information and decisions early in diagnosis or complications.

Continuing support and advocacy for families post-loss, including follow-up care and memorial planning
Grief Therapy options

Month 3: 6/18 Perinatal and Infant Disposition Choices /Shrouding and Care After Death Empowering families to honor their children with a disposition choice that honors a family’s beliefs/wishes.

Techniques for shrouding and caring for the deceased with dignity, including cultural practices and hands-on training.

Month 4: 7/16 Self Care

Art and community building at Asphodel House

Month 5: 8/13 Field Trip to Return Home Funeral Home: Bonus Session

Best practices for bereavement photography, training on creating meaningful memories through photographs, handprints, locks of hair, and other keepsakes.
Private tour for our cohort of the Return Home Funeral Home about green disposition options, address & details in email to participants

Month 6: 9/17 Legal and Ethical Considerations in Perinatal Loss – First Legal Clinic

Guidance on navigating the legal and ethical aspects of working with perinatal loss, including patient rights, confidentiality, and advocacy. Hybrid accommodation available

Month 7: 10/15 Birth after Loss & Stories of Loss: Cultural Care Practices Hybrid accommodation available

Parents panel

Month 8: 11/19 Building a Community Network & Shifting Perinatal Deathcare

Closing of the series with reflection and pulling together strategies for building and sustaining a supportive network for ongoing community and professional support.
Will take place at Asphodel House, address will be in an email to participants

Please note this training is restricted to birth workers serving families in King County.
Please note this training is restricted to King County birth workers.
If you registered for the initial 3 day training, ‘Creating a Nest” please REGISTER HERE.
If you did not attend the initial 3 day training, “Creating a Nest” please REGISTER HERE.
Facilitators:
Lashanna is an intentional tender and has been such for going on just over 30 years. A tender of people and spaces, a recovering corporate employee, and an avid learner. A mistake maker, community lover, consensual hugger, garden witch, and mother; a midwest grown, University of Michigan graduate, artist, facilitator, and holder of heavy things. Creating space for belonging is at the core of their work, from teaching medical professionals to working with youth and play, from shrouding a community member to hand-grinding herbs for tea. Lashanna regularly lives and works in the intersections of death, art, education and love. Her end-of-life work is rooted in a community deathcare model. Lashanna holds a solid, grounded space for her clients, regularly bringing great comfort to a time that can feel out of control. Her knowledge, skill, and experience allow her to assist people and their families in their time of death. Lashanna not only works with people imminently facing death or who have been given a terminal diagnosis; she also works with those living their life fully and wants a doula relationship in place for when death does come closer or an accident occurs. As the Executive Director of A Sacred Passing, Lashanna joins in community collaboration, creating engaging and productive death-and-dying educational materials and opportunities for the community and professionals to learn. While instructing massage students or doulas, she works to impress the importance of keeping one’s agenda and judgment out of the process while centering on listening, trust, and autonomy. “If energy is neither created or destroyed, I am quite sure we’ve met sometime before” – thegoodwitchofcascadia
Marquita is a Perinatal Grief & Trauma Therapist, Death Doula, and founder of Imani’s Light Grief & Wellness Center. Marquita has over 15 years of serving BIPOC families. She aims to inspire and empower people to show up authentically, while fiercely advocating for those navigating spaces that are not traditionally occupied by people of color. She has also served registered and non-registered families through the different stages of the Organ Donation process. In her spare time, Marquita is also a digital storyteller, birth & documentary photographer, and content creator. Learn more at ImanisLightWellness.org or by following her on social media @ImanisLight.

Fundamentos De La Salud Mental Perinatal
2025-04-02 09:00 - 17:00 | Online
**Inscripción Cerrada**
Registro prioritario para proveedores del estado de WA que atienden a familias en el condado de San Juan o aquellos que forman parte de la comunidad CHWCMR.
Esta capacitación cubre conceptos y prácticas clave en la prevención, identificación y tratamiento de los trastornos del estado de ánimo y la ansiedad perinatales (PMAD, por sus siglas en inglés), así como también cómo vincular a los padres con el apoyo y el tratamiento. En esta capacitación, analizaremos los factores de riesgo, la etiología y la sintomatología de los PMAD, las poblaciones de alto riesgo para sufrir PMAD, la medicación en el período perinatal, las herramientas de detección, la derivación eficaz y los recursos y derivaciones.
Fecha: Miércoles 2 de Abril, 2025
Tiempo: 9am-5pm PST
Ubicación: Zoom
Costo: $0
Entrenadora: Dr. Loidaly Rosario-Singer, LCMHCA, NCC
Objetivos de Aprendizaje:
Al finalizar esta capacitación, los participantes podrán:

Conocer el espectro de la salud mental perinatal

Identificar al menos cuatro factores de riesgo que pueded conducir a los PMADs

Conocer los recursos locales y remotes de apoyo para nuevos padres.

Saber como evaluar a los padres para detectar PMADs identificando al menos tres síntomas.

Describir tres medicamentos utilizados durante el embarazo y la lactancia para tartar los PMADs

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Continuing Education:

6.5 CEUs pendiente para LICSW, LMHC, LMFT
6.5 horas de contacto aprobada para RNs.
6.5 horas de contacto aprobadas para enfermeras registradas: Proveedor aprobado por la Junta de Enfermería Registrada de California, Número de proveedor 17084 para 6,5 ​​horas de contacto.

Preguntas: training@perinatalsupport.org
Loidaly Rosario-Singer es profesora asistente del Programa de Consejería de Western Carolina University. Ella es originaria de Puerto Rico, se crió en Miami, FL, donde obtuvo su licenciatura en Educación Primaria y una Maestría en Consejería Profesional de la Universidad Internacional de Florida. Su trabajo se centra en la defensa de la justicia social, la acción comunitaria y el apoyo a niños y familias cultural y lingüísticamente diversos a lo largo de toda su vida. Actualmente trabaja en espacios de Equidad de Nacimiento como doula y terapeuta de salud mental perinatal. Utiliza las Competencias de Consejería de Justicia Social y Multicultural para fundamentar su trabajo. Loidaly se esfuerza por elevar las voces de los jóvenes y las familias en la investigación y aboga por las familias en todos los sistemas.
Loidaly (Loy-duh-lee; she/ella) fell in love with birthing support during her first pregnancy journey. She believes labor is a time to tap into personal, collective, and ancestral power. She loves being able to hold space and find ways to elevate families internal support systems during a season of blooming. Bearing witness to the birth and rebirth of families in such a liminal time brightens her heart and sparks her passions. She has a PhD in Counselor Education and has been holding space for empathy in complexity for over 10 years. She is originally from Puerto Rico and is bilingual (Spanish-English). Loidaly believes that chosen families, whatever they may look like, should be the primary supports during the birthing process and focuses her doula work on empowering the collective unit. Outside of birthing, Loidaly tends to the cycle of life through gardening, floral arranging, and being an active social justice activist in personal and professional spaces.
Loidaly (Loy-duh-lee; ella/ella) se enamoró del apoyo perinatal durante su primer embarazo. Cree que el trabajo de parto es un momento para aprovechar el poder personal, colectivo y ancestral. Le encanta encontrar formas de elevar los sistemas de apoyo internos de las familias durante una temporada de florecimiento. Ser testigo del nacimiento y renacimiento de las familias en un momento tan liminal ilumina su corazón y enciende sus pasiones. Tiene un doctorado en Educación de Consejeros y ha estado apoyando familias por mas de 10 años. Es originaria de Puerto Rico y es bilingüe (español-inglés). Loidaly cree que las familias elegidas, sean cuales sean, deben ser los principales apoyos durante el proceso de parto y centra su trabajo de doula en empoderar a la unidad colectiva. Fuera del parto, Loidaly se ocupa del ciclo de la vida a través de la jardinería, los arreglos florales y siendo una activista de la justicia social en espacios personales y profesionales.
Perinatal Support Washington (PS-WA) es una organización estatal sin fines de lucro comprometida a arrojar luz sobre la
salud mental perinatal para apoyar a todas las familias y comunidades. Creemos que todos los padres deben recibir
atención adecuada, oportuna y culturalmente relevante desde la concepción hasta el primer cumpleaños del bebé.

Group Peer Support (GPS) Facilitator Training
2025-04-01 10:00 - 2025-04-17 12:30 | Online
**REGISTRATION CLOSED**
Perinatal Support Washington is partnering with Group Peer Support to offer a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training. This is a specialized training program aimed at empowering individuals to lead perinatal peer support groups.
Our training will equip facilitators to create confidential, secure, respectful, and inclusive spaces where parents can genuinely and empathetically connect. In GPS groups, parents receive the essential support they need to thrive during the early months of parenting, and facilitators gain the confidence to provide them with a much-needed support group experience.
This program focuses on creating inclusive and supportive environments for parents, with an emphasis on evidence-based methods and culturally responsive support.
GPS FACILITATOR TRAINING SPRING 2025
April 1 – April 17, 2025
Training Objectives:

A trauma-informed, culturally responsive support group model that is easy to learn and implement in diverse settings, with diverse populations, and in multiple languages.
How to address the intersection of trauma, racism, poverty, disparities, cultural and gender identity, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, with compassion, transparency, and skill.
Unique trauma-informed skills to create environments of mutual respect, non-judgement, compassion, and safety.
How to incorporate evidence-based approaches of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction in groups.
A strengths-based group approach that ensures an accessible, welcoming, and transformational group experience for all.
How to run groups that support, empower and benefit not only the individuals and communities being served, but the group facilitators as well.

Cost: A limited number of spots are available for WA state residents for a fee of $250.
TRAINING SCHEDULE:

LIVE attendance to 1 opening practicum is REQUIRED.
OPENING PRACTICUM OPTIONS: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm PST

04/01 Opening Practicum
04/02 Opening Practicum
04/03 Opening Practicum

TRAINING MODULES: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm PST Attending training modules LIVE when possible is recommended. Recordings of all modules will be available to registered participants – viewing recorded modules should be completed before the end of the training.

04/08 Module 1: Introduction to GPS and Power of Groups
04/09 Module 2: Mindfulness Rest Stop
04/10 Module 3: Guidelines
04/15 Module 4: Realities & Principles
04/16 Module 5: GPS Check-In
04/17 Module 6: Reflective Listening, Weaving, Grounding & Closing

What You’ll Gain from the Facilitator Training:
Inclusion of Diversity: Learn how to support parents from diverse perspectives and backgrounds and perspectives, including at-risk populations in the perinatal period and BIPOC parents to create environments of mutual respect, non-judgment, compassion, and safety. The GPS model has been successfully utilized and adapted to serve a diverse range of populations.
Evidence-Based Approaches: Acquire skills to effectively use evidence-based methods in peer-led group settings for the perinatal community.
Culturally Responsive Support: Discover a trauma-informed, culturally responsive support group model that is easy to learn and implement in diverse settings. This model provides consistency, structure, and sequence that both facilitators and group members can rely on for safety and comfort.
Empowering Facilitation: Learn how to run groups that support, empower, and benefit parents, both as individuals and communities being served, as well as the group facilitators themselves. This training provides a step-by-step process to create courageous spaces where people can openly share struggles, confusion, fear, trauma, and concerns.
Strengths-Based Approach: Adopt a strengths-based group approach that ensures an accessible, welcoming, and transformational group experience for all. This offers a safe space for perinatal parents to share topics that are often shrouded in stigma and shame, such as feelings of depression, anxiety, OCD, barriers against seeking mental health support, non-bonding with the baby, traumatic birth, and intrusive thoughts.
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* Social Work CEUs are available. Inquire about other continuing educational credits at info@grouppeersupport.org.

Foundations in Perinatal Mental Health
2025-03-26 09:00 - 17:00 | Online
Priority registration for WA state professionals who serve families in Benton, Franklin, Stevens & Ferry counties. A limited number of spots are available for WA state professionals serving other counties.
This training covers key concepts and practices in the prevention, identification and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
(PMADs), as well as how to link parents to support and treatment. In this training we will discuss the risk factors, etiology, and
symptomatology of PMADs, high risk populations for experiencing PMADs, medication in the perinatal period, screening tools, effective referral, and resource and referrals. Community discussion for each county will be held in the afternoon.
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Time: 9am-5pm PST
Location: Zoom
Cost: FREE
Trainer: Lyndsey Williams, MSW, LICSW, PMH-C
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

Learn about the Spectrum of Perinatal Mental Health
Screen a parent for risk factors leading to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least four risk factors.
Screen a parent for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by identifying at least three symptoms.
Describe medications used during pregnancy and breastfeeding to treat perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Learn about local resources for new parent support.

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, March 25 at 12pm.
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Continuing Education:

6.5 CEUs approved for LICSW, LMHC, LMFT
6.5 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 6.5 contact hours.

This free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
About the trainer:
Lyndsey Williams (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) located in Seattle, WA. She currently practices in Washington, Idaho, Maryland and Washington DC. She has worked in various areas of maternal child health since 2012 and has provided reproductive psychotherapy since 2017. She received her bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University and obtained her Masters in Social Work from University of Maryland Baltimore. She has been trained in various aspects of perinatal and conceiving partners’ mental health. She is perinatal mental health certified (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International and Seleni Institute. Lyndsey focuses on empowerment with self-compassion and acceptance through life adjustments associated with reproductive experiences like pregnancy, infertility, endometriosis, pregnancy/infant loss etc. She uses her passion for writing blended with clinical expertise to create healing narrative therapy tools and help women tell their own stories. She provides training to direct care staff on women’s issues like perinatal mental health and domestic violence and anti-burnout wellness workshops. One of Lyndsey’s favorite quotes is from Maya Angelou: “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”

The Intersection of Substance Use Disorders & Perinatal Mental Health (Whatcom County)
2025-03-19 09:00 - 16:30 | PeaceHealth St. Luke’s Community Education Center, Squalicum Parkway 3333, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
*REGISTRATION CLOSED*
This in-person training is open to WA state professionals who serve families in Whatcom County.
This training will provide participants with an understanding of the intersection of substance use disorders and perinatal mental health, including harm reduction principles and their application in the perinatal period. Participants will learn best practices for identifying substance use disorders (SUDs) and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs). Emphasis will be placed on the importance of understanding harm reduction models of care. By the end of this training, participants will have increased knowledge of conducting respectful and nonjudgmental conversations and screenings with perinatal individuals experiencing substance use disorders and perinatal mental health concerns.
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Time: 9am-4:30pm PST
Location:
PeaceHealth St. Luke’s Community Education Center
3333 Squalicum Pkwy, Bellingham, WA 98225
Cost: FREE
Lunch will be provided by Guud Bowls.
Facilitator: Linda Segur, BA, SUDP
Guest panelists:
Shannon Boustead MD, Sea Mar Community Health
Natalie Andrews RN, Cascade Medical Advantage
Rachelle Bellefleur SUDP, didgʷálič Wellness Center
Holly Martinsen, LMHC, SUDP
Megan Brown Douglas MSW, LICSW, Brigid Collins Family Support Center
Jamie Page, ODP Social Service Worker
Ash Woods, Harm Reduction Doulas
Learning Objectives:

Build strong therapeutic relationships with perinatal individuals, fostering trust, empathy, and open communication.
Identify perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and substance use disorders in pregnant and postpartum individuals.
Effectively refer and provide support that addresses the complex needs of perinatal individuals with substance use disorders, incorporating evidence-based and best practices and harm reduction strategies.
Collaborate effectively with other healthcare providers, social service agencies, and community organizations to coordinate care for perinatal individuals with substance use disorders.

Session Topics:
Keynote Address: Overview of SUD in the Perinatal Period
Session 1: Perinatal Harm Reduction
Session 2: Facilitated Parent Panel
Session 3: Screening and Therapeutic Conversations around PMADs and SUDs
Session 4: Best practices in referral and family support

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, March 18 at 12pm.
Register Now
Continuing Education:

6 Contact Hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 6 contact hours.

Presented free of charge by the Whatcom Perinatal Mental Health Task Force with support from a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and Perinatal Support Washington.
Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
Our keynote speaker, Linda Segur, brings over 35 years of experience in human services, specializing in families impacted by substance use, poverty, and mental health issues. She spent 10 years as a Co-Occurring Disorders clinician in the Kitsap Mental Health Pathways program and 14 years providing parenting support through the Kitsap County Drug Court.
Currently, as Clinical Supervisor of the Kitsap site for the University of Washington’s Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) and statewide training manager, Linda applies research on early adversity, early childhood and brain development and substance use disorders to improve professional practices. She is also an active speaker for Kitsap Strong, facilitating discussions on best practices utilizing the NEAR sciences—neuroscience, epigenetics, ACEs, and resilience as
well as the Science of Hope.
Linda has 30 years of experience teaching at Olympic College and has provided staff development training across Washington state since 1992. In 2024, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kitsap County Human Rights Commission and is a Washington State Hope Ambassador.
Linda’s mission is to help individuals, particularly those affected by substance use, understand the impact of childhood adversity and move toward healthier, more stable lifestyles and parenting.

Monthly Peer Supporters' Circle - TUESDAYS at 2PM
2025-03-11 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-01-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Online
Every second Tuesday of each month with alternating times:

10am-11:30am PST: December 2024, February, April, June, August, October, December 2025 (to register for the 10am group, click here)
2pm-3:30pm PST: January, March, May, July, September, November 2025

These groups will provide support for peer supporters, interactive learning, networking with other perinatal peer supporters across the state, and time for questions. These monthly consultation groups are for WA state professionals doing 1:1 peer support or facilitating support groups. Bring your challenges and questions about peer support for perinatal families. Zoom link and reminders sent out monthly and you may choose to attend any session(s). These groups are intended for WA state professionals who have attended a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training or Peer Parent Support Training through Perinatal Support Washington.
Location: Zoom
Cost: FREE
Facilitator: Crystal Gurney
Dates:
Every second Tuesday of each month with alternating times (10am-11:30am & 2pm-3:30pm PST). See months listed above.

Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org

These sessions take place live and a recording will not be sent out after the sessions.
Register HERE

6 Month Perinatal Mental Health Consultation Group
2025-03-11 09:00 - 2025-08-12 10:00 | Online
Open to mental health therapists in Washington state. You’re still able to register for months April-August even though the group has already started.
Join this engaging 6-month professional consultation group dedicated to deepening your understanding and expertise in perinatal mental health. This closed group is designed for mental health professionals seeking to enhance their clinical skills and create a supportive, collaborative learning environment. Open to licensed mental health counselors, therapists specializing in perinatal care, and clinical professionals working with new and expecting parents.
Trainer: Michelle Anderson, LMHC, PMH-C
Dates and times: 2nd Tuesday of the month beginning March 11th @9am-10am PST
March 11th, April 8th, May 13th, June 10th, July 8th, August 12th, 2025
Location: Zoom
Cost: $375 (Cost for attending April-August)
Topics Include:

Adjustment to Parenthood
Perinatal Depression & Anxiety
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Bipolar & Perinatal Psychosis
Pregnancy and Perinatal Loss
Traumatic Birth Experiences and NICU stay
Impacts of Sexual Abuse in the Perinatal Period
Fertility Journey Challenges – Perinatal Impacts
Mobile Mama Strategies for the Perinatal Period

Consultation Group structure will include:

One hour per month for 6 months
First ten minutes of each group focused on PMH topic overview
Fifty minutes for perinatal case consultations
Opportunity for supportive reflection and learning

Learning Objectives:

Provide a safe, confidential space for professional consultation
Foster collaborative learning and peer support
Develop advanced clinical skills in perinatal mental health
Explore complex clinical scenarios and interventions
Create a supportive network of specialized providers

Register HERE
This training does not provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs). This is a live training and a recording will not be sent out.
Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
About the trainer:
Michelle Anderson: Michelle Anderson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and is Perinatal Mental Health Certified. She is the owner of Mobile Mama Therapy, Whatcom County’s Perinatal Mental Health Specialists, located in Bellingham, WA. Michelle provides counseling to women through their winding journey of motherhood as well as supervision, consultation and training related to perinatal mental health throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Monthly Peer Supporters' Circle - TUESDAYS at 10AM
2025-02-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Every second Tuesday of each month with alternating times:

10am-11:30am PST: December 2024, February, April, June, August, October, December 2025
2pm-3:30pm PST: January, March, May, July, September, November 2025 (to register for the 2pm group, click here)

These groups will provide support for peer supporters, interactive learning, networking with other perinatal peer supporters across the state, and time for questions. These monthly consultation groups are for WA state professionals doing 1:1 peer support or facilitating support groups. Bring your challenges and questions about peer support for perinatal families. Zoom link and reminders sent out monthly and you may choose to attend any session(s). These groups are intended for WA state professionals who have attended a Group Peer Support Facilitator Training or Peer Parent Support Training through Perinatal Support Washington.
Location: Zoom
Cost: FREE
Facilitator: Crystal Gurney
Dates:
Every second Tuesday of each month with alternating times (10am-11:30am & 2pm-3:30pm PST). See months listed above.

Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org

These sessions take place live and a recording will not be sent out after the sessions.
Register HERE

We Are Family: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Families Webinar
2025-02-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
Now more than ever, LGBTQIA+ families are holding the stressors of the political climate along with the joys and fears of parenting. In this webinar, we will learn together about the experiences of LGBTQIA+ families in the perinatal period and how perinatal professionals can provide more inclusive care. There will be facts (health disparities!), fiction (common myths!), fun (strengths and strategies!), and food for thought (resources and next steps!). Attendees will come away with concrete examples of how they can incorporate LGBTQIA+-affirming care into their work.
Date: Friday, February 7, 2024
Time: 12pm-1:30pm PST
Cost: FREE
Location: Zoom
Presenter: Lara Hayden, MSW, LICSW
REGISTER NOW
This webinar does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
This webinar will be recorded and available on the Perinatal Support WA webinar page. If you cannot attend in person, you do not need to register. Recording will be uploaded approximately 1 month after the training.
This free webinar is available to anyone working with families during the perinatal period and is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Lara Hayden (they/them) graduated from the UW School of Social Work with a Masters in Social Work in 2010; they are a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and an Approved Supervisor for Washington State mental health professionals seeking licensure. In their private practice, Lara offers evaluations and reports along with groups, clinical supervision and training. Specifically, Lara provides social work home study reports for confirmatory adoptions, fertility and family build support, as well as gender-affirming care documentation. They have worked in multidisciplinary care settings for over a decade, supporting individuals, families, and providers in navigating the complexities of medical and mental health care. Their clinical interests include LGBTQ+ family building, gender-affirming care, eating disorder care, and neurodiversity. Lara is a fat queer agender person who uses they/them pronouns. They are a parent of three kids, an enthusiastic road trip planner, and really into spreadsheets.

Perinatal Mental Health for Indigenous Families
2024-12-13 09:00 - 13:00 | Online
**REGISTRATION CLOSED**
Open to WA state professionals and community members who work with Indigenous or tribal communities and tribal health clinics.
This training is designed to offer foundational teachings on perinatal mental health for people serving and working with Indigenous/Native communities in Washington state. Learning will focus on the unique experiences and needs of Indigenous families and the cultural context for signs and symptoms, barriers to care, cultural practices as both prevention and support, barriers to care, and more.
The day will provide opportunities for discussion and connection, learning from the different professional experiences, different tribal communities and practices, and different professional approaches to support families. Professionals who work with Indigenous or tribal communities and tribal health clinics from a range of child and family professionals are encouraged to attend – doulas, home visitors, RNs, midwives, lactation, mental health providers, case managers, peers, etc.
Location: Zoom
Facilitator: Camie Goldhammer, MSW, LICSW, IBCLC (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyaté)
Date: Friday, December 13th
Time: 9:00am-1:00pm PST
Cost: FREE
Learning Objectives:

Be knowledgeable about common perinatal mental health experiences for Indigenous parents
Know how to support Indigenous parents experiencing PMH concerns that are culturally congruent
Understand how intergenerational trauma and racism impact perinatal mental health for Indigenous parents

** Registrants are encouraged to watch this webinar as an introduction to the training.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQnBSzVR8KA

Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org

This training does not provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs). This is a live training and will not be recorded.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: December 12th at 12PM PST.
REGISTER NOW
Camie Goldhammer, MSW, LICSW, IBCLC (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyaté) is a devoted leader for Indigenous families locally and nationally. She is the founding Executive Director of Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services and is a national leader on topics of maternal mental health, racial equity, birth, and breastfeeding reclamation.
This training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and King County Best Starts for Kids Initiative.

Peer/Parent Support Training
2024-11-19 09:00 - 2024-11-20 17:00 | Online
Learn how to effectively identify, support and care for parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
This two-day training is appropriate for a range of providers who work with childbearing people including peers, home visitors, doulas, community health workers, case managers, SUD providers, midwives, and more.
This training is developed by Perinatal Support WA to help direct service providers support parents who are currently experiencing or are at risk for perinatal mental health complications in a 1:1 model. This training is designed for peers or care providers who are not mental health providers and provides training in culturally respectful screening and evidenced based behavioral health support appropriate for non-mental health providers. This training will be followed by monthly consultation calls to create a community of practice, support additional learning, and practice skills introduced in this two day training.
This is a live virtual training and a recording will not be sent out after the training, please only register if you are able to attend the training in its entirety. This is a highly interactive and participatory training. Learning to create and hold space for people to share their experiences requires learning what it is feels like to be with one another and be present. Learners should plan to be at the whole training, video on for interactive portions, with limited multi-tasking. In our busy world, and with online trainings, it can be very tempting to think that we can do more than one thing. Please give yourself and the community of learners a gift of allowing yourself to be with us each day, fully, and engaged.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 12th AT 12PM PST.
Location: Zoom
Facilitator: Crystal Gurney & Stephanie Valerdi
Dates: Tuesday-Wednesday, November 19-20, 2024
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm PST
Training Objectives:

Provide meaningful and respectful screening
Effectively make referrals and support parents to access resources
Learn to create culturally attuned wellness plans that include effective self-care and wellness strategies to treat perinatal mental health complications
Introduce and discuss mental health care in culturally respectful ways
Introduce and teach coping skills and activities appropriate to common perinatal mental health concerns.
Listen to and support families with barriers or reservations about formal mental health therapy
Walk with families as they navigate complicated mental health care systems

Continuing Education Units (CEUs):

12.25 Contact hours available for RNs. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 12.25 contact hours

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 12th at 12PM PST.
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COST:
$275 General Registration
$225 PS-WA Member
With funding from Best Starts for Kids Initiative, we are able to provide King Co based programs attendance free of charge, please complete this application form. Applications will be reviewed beginning October 16th, and we will review applications on a rolling basis until the training is full. Please apply early.
Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
This training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).

Embracing Grief: Integrative Approaches for Addressing Perinatal Loss
2024-10-16 09:30 - 13:30 | Online
Open to WA state providers who practice in WA state.
In this 4 hour training for providers working with people in the perinatal period in WA state, Gabrielle Pendley, LCSW, CADC, PMH-C will address the profound impact of perinatal loss. Loss is one the most painful experiences within the perinatal community, for ourselves and for our affected clients. Perinatal loss is often not spoken about, leading the grieving person to suffer in silence. Given the unique demands of working with perinatal loss, we will be dedicating our time to clinical approaches and treatment methods. We will honor and understand this experience and the complexities of healing, cover the different types of perinatal loss and their rates of occurrence, subsequent possible mood, anxiety or trauma-related disorders, and therapeutic approaches and healing rituals. Our hope is to shed light on this often daunting topic and give clinicians tangible tools to treat the grieving parent.
Date & Time: October 16th from 9:30am-1:30pm PST
Location: Zoom
Cost: FREE
Trainer: Gabrielle Pendley, LCSW, CADC, PMH-C
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

Define and provide psychoeducation on various types of perinatal losses and their occurrence rates
Acknowledge the clinical impact on presenting issues from a trauma-informed lens
Review effective treatment modalities and interventions with this population
Explore and acknowledge various types of rituals that may aid in the healing and meaning making process for grieving parents

Continuing Education:

4 CEUs for LICSWs, LMHCs, and LMFTs approved.
This Program has been approved for 4 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.
4 Contact hours available for RNs. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 4 contact hours

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Registration Deadline: October 15 at 12pm.
Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
This is a live virtual training and a recording will not be sent out after the training, please only register if you are able to attend the training in its entirety.
This training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
About the Trainer:
Gabrielle Pendley, LCSW, CADC, PMH-C, is psychotherapist and the Perinatal Mental Health Program Manager at Wildflower. She is also Perinatal Mental Health Certified through Postpartum Support International and completed the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s Mental Health Professional Training Course, focusing on Infertility. Gabrielle specializes in working with individuals and couples on the journey to creating a family, from fertility struggles to those in the transition to parenthood. As the manager of Wildflower’s Center for Perinatal and Family Mental Health, she oversees mental health services, educational programming, and outreach related to perinatal and reproductive mental health. You can find more information about Gabrielle at www.wildflowerllc.com.

Promoting Your Peer Support Group
2024-09-24 09:30 - 12:30 | Online
Open to WA state professionals leading perinatal mental health support groups in WA state.
One of the most important parts of creating community support groups is getting the word out to the people who most need it, and helping the community to become familiar with the resource(s) being offered. This training will help support group facilitators create a plan for promoting their groups, come up with new and fresh ways to get information out, and connect with others doing similar work to share ideas and brainstorm together. We will cover topics like: print materials, social media promotion, how to network and connect with possible referring partners, what information should be shared, do’s & don’ts of promotion, and other fun ideas, skills, and tools that can help get information OUT and attendees IN, so that people can connect to the support being offered.
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 24th from 9:30am-12:30pm
Cost: FREE
Location: Zoom
Facilitator: Crystal Gurney
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This training does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and will not be recorded.
This free training is available to WA state professionals working with families during the perinatal period and is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).

Best Practices in Prevention, Identification & Treatment of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders
2024-06-03 09:00 - 2024-06-11 12:30 | Online
This training is open to Washington state providers. A limited number of spots available for King County providers.
Learn how to effectively identify and screen parents experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. This training takes place over 4 days and is appropriate for a range of providers, including OBs, pediatricians, midwives, RNs, social workers, mental health therapists, doulas, public health employees, home visitors, IBCLCs, and more.

Location: Zoom
Cost: FREE
Trainers: Kendra Flores-Carter, DSW & Dretona Maddox, RN, PHN, LCSW
Dates & Time:
Mondays & Tuesdays, June 3-4 & 10-11, 2024
9am-12:30pm PST
Please Note:

This training is similar to our Perinatal Mental Health for Home Visitors Training and our Promoting Parental Resilience Training. If you have attended either of these, please don’t register for this training as they cover similar content.
To participate in this training you must attend live, the training will not be recorded.

This free training is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Objectives of this training:

Understand the “real” transition to parenthood.
Know the spectrum of perinatal mental health disorders.
Know the risk factors for PMADs.
Know key prevention strategies.
Understand high risk populations and health disparities.
Become knowledgeable about the impacts of perinatal mental health on families and communities.
Know the components of a treatment plan.
Be able to effectively talk about, and screen new/expectant parents for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Understand the impact of birth experiences on postpartum emotional health.
Become knowledgeable about risk and symptoms for partners and fathers.
Become knowledgeable about psychiatric medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Become knowledgeable about supporting families in the NICU
Become knowledgeable about feeding issues and perinatal mental health.
Understand the impact on infant and children.
Understand impacts on partners and relationships.

Registration Deadline: 12pm on May 30th
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Continuing Education Credit:

12.5 CEUs pending for MSWs, MAs, MFTs.
12.5 Contact hours approved for RNs: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 12.5 contact hours.
This training also meets the training requirements for the national Perinatal Mental Health Certification through Postpartum Support International.

Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
This is a live virtual training and a recording will not be sent out after the training, please only register if you are able to attend the training in its entirety.

Stronger Together: Community Care for Black Maternal Mental Health
2024-05-31 09:00 - 16:30 | Online
Open to WA state providers who serve Black families.
Join us for a day of insightful discussions and empowering presentations at the Black Maternal Mental Health Conference, dedicated to addressing the unique challenges faced by Black mothers in maternal mental health care. This conference aims to raise awareness, foster dialogue, and promote action to improve the mental health outcomes of Black mothers and birthing individuals. Hosted by The Shades of Motherhood Network in partnership with Perinatal Support Washington.
Date & Time: Friday, May 31, 2024 from 9am-4:30pm PST
Cost: FREE
Location: Zoom
Presenters:
-Sandra Igwe, Founder, The Motherhood Group
The Shades Of Motherhood Network | Black Maternal Health Resource Network
-Dr. Melissa Mace | Owner- Executive Director – Clinician
-Shakesha M. Costict, PhD, LMHC, NCC, CMHS | The Importance of Representation Within the Counseling Field
-Nathan Jones | Associate English Professor
-Ervin Jones | Certified GPS Support Group Facilitator, First Aid Mental Health Specialist, CHW
Conference Highlights:

Panel Discussions: Featuring experts in mental health tools, motherhood, and
fatherhood, discussing strategies and insights to support Black maternal mental
health.
Workshops: Interactive sessions providing practical tools and resources for
supporting Black mothers and birthing individuals.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded individuals and
organizations dedicated to improving Black maternal mental health.
Keynote Address: Sandra Igwe will share her insights and experiences in
supporting the Black maternal experience and addressing racial injustice in
maternity care.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the unique mental health challenges faced by Black mothers and
birthing individuals.
Explore strategies to reduce stigma and increase access to mental health
support within Black communities.
Gain insights into culturally sensitive approaches to maternal mental health care
for Black women.
Identify ways to advocate for policy changes that improve maternal mental health outcomes for Black mothers.

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Continuing Education Units:

6.25 CEUs pending for LICWs, LMHCs, and LMFTs.
6.25 Contact hours available for RNs
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 6.25 contact hours

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a movement dedicated to advancing Black maternal mental health. Register now to secure your spot at the conference!
This is a live virtual training and a recording will not be sent out after the training, please only register if you are able to attend the training in its entirety.
Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
Sandra Igwe is a Black maternal health advocate, Government Policy Advisor, and is the Chief Executive of The Motherhood Group, a leading organization that supports the Black maternal experience by delivering community-based events (Black Mum Fest), maternal training workshops and conferences (Black Maternal Health Conference UK), peer-to-peer support, national campaigns (Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK), and culturally sensitive programs commissioned by NHS England. The Motherhood Group also has a community hub in Lambeth Town Hall as a safe space for Black mothers and families. Sandra is a Trustee for Birthrights, the guiding charity on human rights in pregnancy and childbirth and the Co-Chair of their National Inquiry into Racial Injustice in Maternity Care. Sandra is the author of My Black Motherhood: Mental Health, Stigma, Racism and the System. In this book, she uses her voice, and many other Black mothers’ experiences to demand that Black women are listened to, believed, and understood by healthcare professionals. Sandra is a leading voice that bridges the gap between the community of Black mothers and service providers, policy-makers and organizations. a key-note speaker for Facebook (now META), Dove, MBRRACE-UK, Nike Women, UBS and other notable corporations.

Beyond the 4th Trimester Webinar
2024-05-21 09:30 - 11:00 | Online
With an understanding that birth is a moment and postpartum is forever, Whole Body Pregnancy owner and founder, Erika Davis, will lead a discussion on the importance of extended postpartum care for birthing people. If you are part of the village supporting people in their reproductive journey, join Erika for the free webinar, Beyond the 4th Trimester on May 21, 2024, and take part in the conversation on the importance of extended postpartum care for birthing people.

Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Time: 9:30am-11am PST
Cost: FREE
Location: Zoom
Presenter: Erika Davis
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This webinar does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
This webinar will be recorded and available on the Perinatal Support WA webinar page. If you cannot attend in person, you do not need to register. Recording will be uploaded approximately 1 month after the training.
This free webinar is available to anyone working with families during the perinatal period and is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Hi, I’m Erika Davis, the owner and founder of Whole Body Pregnancy. From where I sit, I believe that the reproductive journey is one that needs space, time, love, and attention. The journey to get pregnant (losses and fertility journey), pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are interconnected markers on a long and never-ending path. When I say, “birth is a moment, postpartum is forever” I mean it. It is vital that we not only care for babies, but that we spend more time, care, energy, and effort caring for the people who birthed them.

Perinatal Mental Health for Indigenous Families
2024-05-16 09:00 - 17:00 | Online
Priority registration is given to WA state professionals who identify as Indigenous/Native. A limited number of spots are available for non-Indigenous/Native professionals who are members of an Indigenous community clinic or tribal health clinic located in WA state.

This 1 day training is designed to be a space for community connection, discussion, and learning about perinatal mental health for Indigenous professionals in Washington state. Learning will focus on the unique experiences and needs of Indigenous families and the cultural context for signs and symptoms, barriers to care, cultural practices as both prevention and support, barriers to care, and more. The day will provide opportunities for discussion and connection, learning from the different professional experiences, different tribal communities and practices, and different professional approaches to support families. Professionals who identify as Indigenous, and providers who are non-Indigenous members of an Indigenous community or tribal health clinic from a range of child and family professionals are encouraged to attend – doulas, home visitors, RNs, midwives, lactation, mental health providers, case managers, peers, etc.
Date & Time:
May 16th, 9:00am – 5:00pm PST
Location: Zoom
Cost: FREE
Trainer: Stacy Lookout, LPC, PMH-C and Camie Goldhammer, LICSW, IBCLC
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Registration Deadline: 12pm on May 15
Learning Objectives:

Be knowledgeable about common perinatal mental health experiences for Indigenous parents
Know how to support indigenous parents experiencing PMH concerns that are culturally congruent
Understand how intergenerational trauma and racism impact perinatal mental health for Indigenous parents

Continuing Education Information:

6.5 CEUs pending for LICWs, LMHCs, and LMFTs.
6.5 Contact hours available for RNs
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17084 for 6.5 contact hours

This is a live virtual training and a recording will not be sent out after the training, please only register if you are able to attend the training in its entirety.
Questions regarding the training, please email: training@perinatalsupport.org
Stacy Lookout is a licensed professional counselor and certified perinatal mental health provider from the Osage Nation Reservation in Pawhuska, OK. Her personal experience with postpartum anxiety and the lack of resources for new parents within her community
led Stacy to devote the last decade to serving her people and advocating for perinatal mental health. Beyond her professional life, Stacy is an active member of the Native American Church and enjoys traveling with her husband and three kids.

Supporting Autistic Parents During the Perinatal Period from a Neurodivergent Affirming Lens Webinar
2024-05-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Time: 10am-11:30am PST
Cost: FREE
Location: Zoom
Presenter: Jane Kosloff, LICSW, PMH-C
With the increasing knowledge available around the range of autistic experiences, more adults have been learning that they are autistic in recent years. Most support strategies for people in pregnancy and early parenthood have been designed with neurotypical (non neurodivergent) parents in mind, which makes it harder to find neuro-inclusive support at a pivotal phase of life.
This webinar focuses on the lived experiences of autistic individuals in pregnancy and early parenthood. By building a better understanding of the needs of autistic parents, perinatal professionals will be better prepared to offer care that’s more inclusive and supportive.
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This webinar does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
This webinar will be recorded and available on the Perinatal Support WA webinar page. If you cannot attend in person, you do not need to register. Recording will be uploaded approximately 1 month after the training.
This free webinar is available to anyone working with families during the perinatal period and is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Jane Kosloff, LICSW, PMH-C is a neurodivergent therapist in private practice in Mountlake Terrace and virtually in Washington State. Jane began her career in community mental health and has worked in primary care settings as a behavioral health consultant and a social work clinical supervisor. Jane’s clinical interests include perinatal anxiety, OCD, trauma and supporting neurodivergent clients. Jane is an instructor at the Touchstone Institute and teaches on neurodivergent affirming care and perinatal mental health.

Striving for the 'Ideal': Eating Disorders & Disordered Eating in the Perinatal Period Webinar
2024-04-17 09:00 - 10:30 | Online
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate among all mental health complications. Like conditions in the perinatal period, eating disorders are often not screened, properly diagnosed, or treated. The messages dominant culture gives us about what people are supposed to look like during pregnancy and postpartum reinforce an ideal based on the oppression and the reality of growing and birthing a baby. This training session explores the prevalence and difference between eating disorders and disordered eating. The session covers skills and interventions that providers can use to support clients who may be dealing with body image and other concerns.

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Time: 9am-10:30am PST
Cost: FREE
Location: Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Meyleen Velasquez, LCSW, LICSW, PMH-C, RPT-S™, IMH-E®
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This webinar does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
This webinar will be recorded and available on the Perinatal Support WA webinar page. If you cannot attend in person, you do not need to register. Recording will be uploaded approximately 1 month after the training.
This free webinar is available to anyone working with families during the perinatal period and is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Dr. Meyleen Velasquez, LCSW, LICSW, PMH-C, RPT-S™, IMH-E® is an immigrant Latina psychotherapist specializing in perinatal and infant mental health. Meyleen has a doctorate in social work and focused her research on anti-racist and anti-oppressive mental health services. Her practice supports birthing people and clinicians working from an anti-oppressive framework. Meyleen identified as a Brown person for most of her life until several years ago when Vitiligo changed how she navigates the world.

Apoyando La Salud Mental Perinatal: Perinatal Mental Health in Spanish Speaking Communities Webinar
2024-03-21 09:00 - 10:30 | Online
This webinar provides an overview of the perinatal period and the mental health complications that can impact birthing people. Attendees will be able to identify risk factors, potential concerns, and ways to support the perinatal individual. This session is in Spanish.
Esta capacitación proporciona una descripción general del período perinatal y las complicaciones de salud mental que pueden afectar a las personas que dan a luz. Los asistentes podrán identificar factores de riesgo, posibles preocupaciones y formas de apoyar al individuo perinatal. Esta sesión es en español.
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
Time: 9am-10:30am PST
Cost: FREE
Location: Zoom
Presenter: Dr. Meyleen Velasquez, LCSW, LICSW, PMH-C, RPT-S™, IMH-E®
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This webinar does not provide any Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
This webinar will be recorded and available on the Perinatal Support WA webinar page. If you cannot attend in person, you do not need to register. Recording will be uploaded approximately 1 month after the training.
This free webinar is available to anyone working with families during the perinatal period and is offered by Perinatal Support WA through a grant from Strengthening Families Washington at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF).
Dr. Meyleen Velasquez, LCSW, LICSW, PMH-C, RPT-S™, IMH-E® is an immigrant Latina psychotherapist specializing in perinatal and infant mental health. Meyleen has a doctorate in social work and focused her research on anti-racist and anti-oppressive mental health services. Her practice supports birthing people and clinicians working from an anti-oppressive framework. Meyleen identified as a Brown person for most of her life until several years ago when Vitiligo changed how she navigates the world.
