Services For New Parents
Marin Perinatal Therapy (MPT) provides the following services:
Psychotherapy
Finding a therapist on your insurance panel
A resource list of Marin perinatal providers
Sliding scale therapy
Birth planning for survivors of childhood abuse, sexual assault or previous disappointing or traumatic births
MPT helps you develop a new perspective and the skills to manage anxiety and depression in several ways including:
Educating about mood disorders and understanding stressors
Adjusting expectations and minimizing judgement
Expressing feelings and improving communication strategies
Learning coping skills to manage the demands of motherhood
Creating empowerment and social support systems
Services For Medical Community
MPT is a referral source for a mother or family that is struggling with:
Infertility: difficulty conceiving, exploring medical intervention and evaluating family building options
Pregnancy loss: miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death and medical termination
Perinatal mood disorders: depression or anxiety during pregnancy or within the first year postpartum
Birth trauma: grieving the birth experience and healing trauma
A high score on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
Services For Clinicians:
MPT aims to be an organizing body of the Marin perinatal community by offering these services:
An annual, complimentary directory of perinatal providers in Marin.
▸ Directory will be distributed to Marin ob/gyns and pediatricians as well as local parent hotspots. The directory will be updated and distributed annually.
▸ If you would like to be included in the directory please visit our For Perinatal Professionals Page.A listserv for the Marin perinatal community. To be added to the listserv please contact support@marinperinataltherapy.com
Annual gatherings for the Marin perinatal and medical community to discuss an interdisciplinary topic in a salon style gathering. These events build community and enhance education about perinatal issues.