Supporting Perinatal Clients in Counseling Environments

This episode is eligible for CE credit - Counselors & Social Workers

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As awareness of perinatal mood disorders and loss increases, clinicians are addressing these issues more frequently in the course of treatment. In today's episode, we'll talk with Perinatal Mental Health Specialist, Kayce Hodos about her work with perinatal clients. Today's episode centers the experiences of white, cis-gendered, heterosexual mothers. Stay tuned for our upcoming episode on supporting Racially and gender-diverse birthgivers.

Learning Objectives

• Identify common beliefs about motherhood that could be impacted by PMADS
• Examine aspects of social conditioning around motherhood that may predispose birthgivers to PMADS
• Describe types of pregnancy loss, and specific impacts of loss at various stages of pregnancy
• Consider counseling styles that can strengthen rapport with perinatal clients

Meet our guest

Kayce Hodos, LCMHC, PMH-C

Kayce is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and National Certified Counselor with a Master of Education in Counseling from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. She has received special training in perinatal mental health through PSI (Postpartum Support International), and is a proud supporter of the Secular Therapy Project. 

Although she’s been working in the mental health field as a licensed therapist for over 16 years, it was her  own experience with postpartum depression and anxiety that led her to focusing on the perinatal population. Once she had recovered, she jumped into educating herself through books, trainings, and earning the perinatal mental health certification.