Counseling for Peripartum Depression

Counseling for Peripartum Depression provides counselors and other mental health professionals with a comprehensive understanding of peripartum depression (PPD) and related disorders during pregnancy and after birth.

Isabel A. Thompson, PhD, is a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida and an associate professor teaching and supervising graduate students in the Department of Counseling at Nova Southeastern University. Vanessa Beatriz Teixeira, EdD, is a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida and an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling at Nova Southeastern University. Eric S. Thompson, PhD, is a certified school counselor and registered mental health counselor intern in the state of Florida and an associate professor in the Department of Counseling at Nova Southeastern University.

1. Understanding Peripartum Depression 2. A Strengths-Based Approach to Case Conceptualization 3. Social and Cultural Factors Associated with Peripartum Depression and Maternal Stress 4. Assessing Risk Factors for Peripartum Depression and Enhancing Protective Factors to Support Wellbeing 5. Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth 6. Screening and Diagnosis of Peripartum Depression and Related Disorders 7. Multiple Routes to Motherhood: Role and Identity Changes and Clinical Implications 8. Shift in Couple Dynamics 9. Finding a Rhythm as a Mother and Connecting with Baby 10. Career and Identity in the Peripartum 11. Treatment Approaches for Peripartum Depression