Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists in Oakland, CA
Whether it be substance abuse, grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, anger or something else, I believe that with the right tools we can grow from these experiences and learn to cope. I strongly believe that everyone wants, can, and has the right, to be a healthy, happy individual who can grow and be successful. However, sometimes life gives us circumstances or unexpected events that make us feel this goal is out of our reach.
Whether it be substance abuse, grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, anger or something else, I believe that with the right tools we can grow from these experiences and learn to cope. I strongly believe that everyone wants, can, and has the right, to be a healthy, happy individual who can grow and be successful. However, sometimes life gives us circumstances or unexpected events that make us feel this goal is out of our reach.
I work with seekers; curious souls navigating the winding path back to health after trauma, chronic illness, grief, or loss. They seek not just relief, but liberation: nervous system regulation, ancestral healing, and a true sense of belonging. Through trauma-informed somatic psychotherapy, I guide clients to reconnect with the wisdom of their bodies, process trauma, and reignite their inner fire. Together, we restore balance between mind, body, and spirit, moving toward embodied wholeness in a world that often encourages fragmentation, reclaiming power and resilience.
Please visit: www.kristinfialkotherapy. com
I work with seekers; curious souls navigating the winding path back to health after trauma, chronic illness, grief, or loss. They seek not just relief, but liberation: nervous system regulation, ancestral healing, and a true sense of belonging. Through trauma-informed somatic psychotherapy, I guide clients to reconnect with the wisdom of their bodies, process trauma, and reignite their inner fire. Together, we restore balance between mind, body, and spirit, moving toward embodied wholeness in a world that often encourages fragmentation, reclaiming power and resilience.
Please visit: www.kristinfialkotherapy. com
My areas of focus include conscious parenting, eating disorders, and postpartum/ perinatal mental health.
I use family systems techniques to heal your inner child and psychodynamic techniques to uncover patterns that are not serving you. This will help you to strengthen the authoring of your future stories. I help you move towards addressing your needs, and developing clarity and solutions using person-centered tenets with evidence-based CBT and DBT techniques.
My areas of focus include conscious parenting, eating disorders, and postpartum/ perinatal mental health.
I use family systems techniques to heal your inner child and psychodynamic techniques to uncover patterns that are not serving you. This will help you to strengthen the authoring of your future stories. I help you move towards addressing your needs, and developing clarity and solutions using person-centered tenets with evidence-based CBT and DBT techniques.
I also work with those exploring pre- and perinatal mental health, birth trauma, motherhood, and psychedelic preparation and integration.
There is something profound and beautiful that happens when you begin—or return to—psychotherapy. The choice itself initiates a journey, a new chapter. One where you are surrounded with care and deeply held as you explore the landscapes of your inner world. Here, a declaration is made—a vow to the self, to the heart, to the body. A commitment to seeking deeper understanding with clarity and ease, and an openness to discovering new or old ways of being—ways that feel more aligned with your authentic self, your wholeness, and the essence of who you are. Psychotherapy is a practice of devotion—to yourself and to all that you touch.
I also work with those exploring pre- and perinatal mental health, birth trauma, motherhood, and psychedelic preparation and integration.
There is something profound and beautiful that happens when you begin—or return to—psychotherapy. The choice itself initiates a journey, a new chapter. One where you are surrounded with care and deeply held as you explore the landscapes of your inner world. Here, a declaration is made—a vow to the self, to the heart, to the body. A commitment to seeking deeper understanding with clarity and ease, and an openness to discovering new or old ways of being—ways that feel more aligned with your authentic self, your wholeness, and the essence of who you are. Psychotherapy is a practice of devotion—to yourself and to all that you touch.
Over the years, I have worked with diverse populations, tailoring interventions to address the unique needs of each client. With an extensive background in clinical social work, I have honed my skills in providing compassionate and evidence-based therapy for individuals facing a range of mental health challenges. My approach integrates a variety of therapeutic modalities to empower individuals to navigate and overcome the complexities of their mental health journey.
Over the years, I have worked with diverse populations, tailoring interventions to address the unique needs of each client. With an extensive background in clinical social work, I have honed my skills in providing compassionate and evidence-based therapy for individuals facing a range of mental health challenges. My approach integrates a variety of therapeutic modalities to empower individuals to navigate and overcome the complexities of their mental health journey.
As a reproductive counselor, I help people struggling with the emotional effects of infertility and perinatal loss ( miscarriage, stillbirth, termination due to medical diagnosis), as well as postpartum depression or anxiety.
I help people cope with life's challenges and build strong, connected relationships. Whether you're struggling with chronic feelings of sadness, wanting to improve communication with your partner or going through a major life transition, I offer compassionate, respectful therapeutic conversations that can help you overcome difficulties and reconnect to your values, hopes and dreams.
As a reproductive counselor, I help people struggling with the emotional effects of infertility and perinatal loss ( miscarriage, stillbirth, termination due to medical diagnosis), as well as postpartum depression or anxiety.
I help people cope with life's challenges and build strong, connected relationships. Whether you're struggling with chronic feelings of sadness, wanting to improve communication with your partner or going through a major life transition, I offer compassionate, respectful therapeutic conversations that can help you overcome difficulties and reconnect to your values, hopes and dreams.
Often life shows us our humanity in the most unexpected and uncomfortable of ways! A stress deep in the body, a conflict, an emotional tension that just won’t go away. Maybe you aren’t feeling like yourself, unsure of how to deal with feelings that may leave you overwhelmed or depleted. It could be you just had a new baby or have gone through a painful breakup. Or perhaps you find yourself in a life stage that is challenging to your identity such as parenting and career stress or aging. Maybe you are struggling with your relationship to others or, more profoundly, struggling with the relationship that you have with yourself.
Often life shows us our humanity in the most unexpected and uncomfortable of ways! A stress deep in the body, a conflict, an emotional tension that just won’t go away. Maybe you aren’t feeling like yourself, unsure of how to deal with feelings that may leave you overwhelmed or depleted. It could be you just had a new baby or have gone through a painful breakup. Or perhaps you find yourself in a life stage that is challenging to your identity such as parenting and career stress or aging. Maybe you are struggling with your relationship to others or, more profoundly, struggling with the relationship that you have with yourself.
I work with adults throughout the lifespan and have specialized knowledge and skills supporting new parents, parents with perinatal mood disorders, and adults and parents of children who are experiencing medical crises.
Sometimes, things happen in life that cause us significant pain, whether this stems from early life experiences, life transitions, mental illness, interpersonal difficulties or unexpected crisis. Navigating through these experiences in a therapeutic setting can make the difference between tolerating the pain (or even resorting to methods of easing the pain that create more problems) and coming through it more resilient with the ability to live a life with meaning.
I work with adults throughout the lifespan and have specialized knowledge and skills supporting new parents, parents with perinatal mood disorders, and adults and parents of children who are experiencing medical crises.
Sometimes, things happen in life that cause us significant pain, whether this stems from early life experiences, life transitions, mental illness, interpersonal difficulties or unexpected crisis. Navigating through these experiences in a therapeutic setting can make the difference between tolerating the pain (or even resorting to methods of easing the pain that create more problems) and coming through it more resilient with the ability to live a life with meaning.
I specialize in working with individuals suffering from symptoms of anxiety and depression, both circumstantial and life-long, perinatal/maternal mental health struggles, challenging life transitions and developmental stages, relationship building/separating, parenting, first-time, brave therapy seekers and an essential desire to be understood.
I offer my curiosity and nonjudgemental stance both infused with warmth, earnestness, humor and care. This pursuit of understanding and making meaning can help lessen symptoms and clarify patterns. Working in this mindset can generate further clarity about your relationship with yourself and with others, in hope that you find more choice in your life.
I specialize in working with individuals suffering from symptoms of anxiety and depression, both circumstantial and life-long, perinatal/maternal mental health struggles, challenging life transitions and developmental stages, relationship building/separating, parenting, first-time, brave therapy seekers and an essential desire to be understood.
I offer my curiosity and nonjudgemental stance both infused with warmth, earnestness, humor and care. This pursuit of understanding and making meaning can help lessen symptoms and clarify patterns. Working in this mindset can generate further clarity about your relationship with yourself and with others, in hope that you find more choice in your life.
Topics I enjoy supporting include: relationship and family challenges, adjusting to major life changes, young adulthood, navigating the world as BIPOC individuals, and perinatal mental health.
As a Christian-identified therapist, my approach includes helping people bridge their faith with tangible mental health practices. I focus on how your environment, support systems, and background shape your identity and impact your mind. Regardless of how you identify, I’d love to help you explore your mental health through a lens that includes the spirit.
Topics I enjoy supporting include: relationship and family challenges, adjusting to major life changes, young adulthood, navigating the world as BIPOC individuals, and perinatal mental health.
As a Christian-identified therapist, my approach includes helping people bridge their faith with tangible mental health practices. I focus on how your environment, support systems, and background shape your identity and impact your mind. Regardless of how you identify, I’d love to help you explore your mental health through a lens that includes the spirit.
I have a special interest in supporting clients building families with children and am certified in perinatal mental health.
I've worked in medical and mental health settings as therapist, supervisor, and researcher. I will be an active, empowering, and genuine participant in your therapy, and you can expect to deepen self-knowledge, make new meaning of experiences, and practice healthy alternatives to patterns of thinking and behavior that no long serve you.
I have a special interest in supporting clients building families with children and am certified in perinatal mental health.
I've worked in medical and mental health settings as therapist, supervisor, and researcher. I will be an active, empowering, and genuine participant in your therapy, and you can expect to deepen self-knowledge, make new meaning of experiences, and practice healthy alternatives to patterns of thinking and behavior that no long serve you.
People come because something isn’t working, even if they can’t fully say why. A pattern has taken hold. This often shows up in work, in relationships, or in the transition into parenthood. Sometimes it’s a sense that you’re functioning well on the surface, but something underneath isn’t working. Together, we’ll pay attention to what keeps returning across relationships, work, and inner life. Over time, what once felt fixed begins to loosen, and new ways of relating to oneself and others can emerge.
People come because something isn’t working, even if they can’t fully say why. A pattern has taken hold. This often shows up in work, in relationships, or in the transition into parenthood. Sometimes it’s a sense that you’re functioning well on the surface, but something underneath isn’t working. Together, we’ll pay attention to what keeps returning across relationships, work, and inner life. Over time, what once felt fixed begins to loosen, and new ways of relating to oneself and others can emerge.
Are you concerned about your child’s behavior? Are you struggling to understand what is happening for your child? Are you finding parenting overwhelming? I work with children and parents to help them make meaning of life’s challenges and work with children and parents, both individually and together. I bring more than twenty years of experience providing therapy, consultation, and assessments with children and their families to my clinical practice. I have experience working with children and families around many issues including, loss, attachment, adoption, anxiety, depression, atypical development, learning differences and trauma.
Are you concerned about your child’s behavior? Are you struggling to understand what is happening for your child? Are you finding parenting overwhelming? I work with children and parents to help them make meaning of life’s challenges and work with children and parents, both individually and together. I bring more than twenty years of experience providing therapy, consultation, and assessments with children and their families to my clinical practice. I have experience working with children and families around many issues including, loss, attachment, adoption, anxiety, depression, atypical development, learning differences and trauma.
My highest aim as your therapist is to co-create a lasting and genuine healing relationship, one where you feel supported to express yourself authentically and make the changes necessary in your life to live, love and work wholeheartedly. Together we will explore the issues, concerns and challenges that are coming up for you and how they are getting in the way of you living the life you want.
My highest aim as your therapist is to co-create a lasting and genuine healing relationship, one where you feel supported to express yourself authentically and make the changes necessary in your life to live, love and work wholeheartedly. Together we will explore the issues, concerns and challenges that are coming up for you and how they are getting in the way of you living the life you want.
Maybe you tried therapy in the past but you often felt alone and adrift in the process, without any direction or real means to better explore the deeper, long standing issues you suspect are at the root of your distress. Or perhaps you tried couples therapy only to find that it led to more arguments, which left you both feeling discouraged.
Therapy shouldn’t leave you feeling more alone and adrift! It should be a place where you feel fully seen, understood, and encouraged to deeply examine the issues that are holding you back from the life and relationships you long for.
Maybe you tried therapy in the past but you often felt alone and adrift in the process, without any direction or real means to better explore the deeper, long standing issues you suspect are at the root of your distress. Or perhaps you tried couples therapy only to find that it led to more arguments, which left you both feeling discouraged.
Therapy shouldn’t leave you feeling more alone and adrift! It should be a place where you feel fully seen, understood, and encouraged to deeply examine the issues that are holding you back from the life and relationships you long for.
I work with adults with a wide range of difficulties, from anxiety and depression to struggles in relationships to prenatal and postpartum challenges to concerns around self-esteem and identity.
It takes a great deal of courage to begin therapy, and thus I strive to create a space in which individuals feel truly seen, heard, and deeply understood. I believe that people are intrinsically resilient, and I will work with you to gain a deeper understanding of yourself so that you can make meaningful changes in your life. Together, we will work toward navigating difficult transitions, improving the quality of your relationships, and developing more effective coping skills. My style is warm and collaborative, and I always tailor treatment to individual needs.
I work with adults with a wide range of difficulties, from anxiety and depression to struggles in relationships to prenatal and postpartum challenges to concerns around self-esteem and identity.
It takes a great deal of courage to begin therapy, and thus I strive to create a space in which individuals feel truly seen, heard, and deeply understood. I believe that people are intrinsically resilient, and I will work with you to gain a deeper understanding of yourself so that you can make meaningful changes in your life. Together, we will work toward navigating difficult transitions, improving the quality of your relationships, and developing more effective coping skills. My style is warm and collaborative, and I always tailor treatment to individual needs.
Are you a worrier? Overwhelmed? Anxious about challenges in your life? I offer individual talk therapy so you will feel better, find your strengths, and can be yourself. Therapy is a focused time, place, and person to think things through with. It helps you gain perspective, feel connected, and feel understood. I use warmth and creativity to help you find compassion and insight to draw upon, especially for when you are preoccupied by your worries and dilemmas.
Are you a worrier? Overwhelmed? Anxious about challenges in your life? I offer individual talk therapy so you will feel better, find your strengths, and can be yourself. Therapy is a focused time, place, and person to think things through with. It helps you gain perspective, feel connected, and feel understood. I use warmth and creativity to help you find compassion and insight to draw upon, especially for when you are preoccupied by your worries and dilemmas.
I am most passionate about supporting folks navigating fertility journeys or pregnancy loss, during pregnancy, and in early parenting.
Seeking support can feel vulnerable – especially when the culture around us glorifies “self-made” success stories and aspires to a seemingly effortless, perfectly curated social media existence. The reality of course is that life is messy, transitions are hard, and that we all benefit from support. We are impacted by world events, our environments, relationships, the histories of our people (our families, ancestors, communities), and our own unique collection of lived experiences. As a therapist I view my role as that of an ally, confidant, collaborator, collector of resources - and very occasionally a guide.
I am most passionate about supporting folks navigating fertility journeys or pregnancy loss, during pregnancy, and in early parenting.
Seeking support can feel vulnerable – especially when the culture around us glorifies “self-made” success stories and aspires to a seemingly effortless, perfectly curated social media existence. The reality of course is that life is messy, transitions are hard, and that we all benefit from support. We are impacted by world events, our environments, relationships, the histories of our people (our families, ancestors, communities), and our own unique collection of lived experiences. As a therapist I view my role as that of an ally, confidant, collaborator, collector of resources - and very occasionally a guide.
I prioritize making the therapeutic environment active and flexible, creating space for all the overlapping spheres of the human experience. Between relationships, career, family, and the rest of the world, our lives and struggles are intertwined, making it sometimes hard to understand where one challenge starts or ends. By exploring the history and interconnectedness of our challenges and strengths, we can develop new understanding and identify strategies that feel nuanced, meaningful, and empowering. I maintain a client-centered approach allowing the client to work in a framework and pace that feels best for them.
I prioritize making the therapeutic environment active and flexible, creating space for all the overlapping spheres of the human experience. Between relationships, career, family, and the rest of the world, our lives and struggles are intertwined, making it sometimes hard to understand where one challenge starts or ends. By exploring the history and interconnectedness of our challenges and strengths, we can develop new understanding and identify strategies that feel nuanced, meaningful, and empowering. I maintain a client-centered approach allowing the client to work in a framework and pace that feels best for them.
I specialize in supporting individuals navigating life transitions, women’s issues, and perinatal mental health.
I take an integrative, personalized approach to therapy, pulling from Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic principles, and Mindfulness practices — always tailoring our work to fit what you need in the moment.
I specialize in supporting individuals navigating life transitions, women’s issues, and perinatal mental health.
I take an integrative, personalized approach to therapy, pulling from Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic principles, and Mindfulness practices — always tailoring our work to fit what you need in the moment.
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Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists
What are the most effective ways to address pregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum concerns?
The most effective way to address pregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum concerns is by finding a therapist who has prior experience helping other patients overcome the challenge being faced. For example, a marriage and family therapist may have experience helping couples adjust to their new relationship dynamic. An anxiety specialist may have experience helping with phobias or illness anxiety related to the child’s health. A depression specialist may have experience treating postpartum depression.
When should I seek treatment for prenatal or postpartum concerns?
Pregnancy and the postpartum period involve intense physical and mental changes; a degree of upset and instability is normal. However, if these changes impair daily functioning, it may be time to seek help. This distinction is pertinent for postpartum depression: A period of teariness, irritability, and distress is difficult but normal in the one to two weeks after childbirth (sometimes called the “baby blues.”) But if feelings of sadness and hopelessness persist beyond that period, the person should seek treatment.
How do I manage worries during pregnancy or the postnatal period?
A therapist can help patients develop the tools they need to manage anxieties during or after pregnancy. Cognitive behavioral therapy can help people identify and reframe harmful patterns of thought, and change their behaviors. Other techniques and skills can allow people to develop acceptance, psychological flexibility, self-compassion, communication skills, and more.
Are there specific medications for postpartum depression?
In 2019, the FDA approved the first medication designed to treat postpartum depression. The medication is called brexanolone and is delivered intravenously by a medical professional over the course of a few days. However, typical antidepressants, which are more accessible, can also treat postpartum depression. The disorder is often best treated through a combination of medication and therapy.