Professional Memberships:
 
​Licensed by the State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health, License #1364
Professional Member of Postpartum Support International
Professional Member of American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Professional Member of Connecticut Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
 
Recent Trainings:
 
January 2017, New Haven, Connecticut
“Supporting Families through Perinatal Bereavement” hosted by Ann Beck Price, APRN, IAAP and Elisabeth T. Schneider, LMFT
 
February 2017, Jacksonville, Florida
Postpartum Support International’s “Perinatal Mood Disorder: Components of Care” two day certificate of completion program. Hosted by Wendy Davis, PhD, Birdie Gunyon Meyer, RN, MA, and Phyliss Nicole Taylor, MD
 
March 2017, Meriden, Connecticut
“Perinatal Support Group Facilitator Training” hosted by Postpartum Support International’s Connecticut Chapter

April 2017, Farmington, Connecticut
“Mind Over Mood Initiative Training” hosted by Nurturing Families
 
September 2017, Rosemont, Pennsylvania
12 hour post-graduate PPD training—hosted The Postpartum Stress Center and lead by Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW

​Volunteer Work:

March 2017 to Present
​Postpartum Support International Warmline Volunteer (1-800-944-4773 (4PPD))

May 2018 to Present
Chapter Liaison for Postpartum Support International--Connecticut Chapter
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Education:

​The University of Connecticut at Storrs                                                                                2007
Master of Arts in Human Development and Family Studies, Marriage and Family Therapy
Thesis Title: How Social Location Affects Women’s Perceptions of Dominant Discourses on Motherhood: Using In-depth Narratives to Understand Mothers’ Lived Experiences as Analyzed from a Feminist Perspective
 
Berry College at Mount Berry, Georgia                                                                                 2004
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Cum Laude