Many families have asked me about therapists for post-partum
depression, preschool and elementary school age child issues, and
marital relationship strains --- looking for counselors who are wide
open to parenting practices such as extended breastfeeding and cosleeping.
The below I know personally and feel to be special finds.
Mary L. Obata, M.A.
Mary
L. Obata, M.A. is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern (IMF
37700) at The Inner Path, A Center for Women's Wellness in Kensington.
She works with individuals, couples, and groups and offers an affordable
fee. Her experience as a mother led to a special interest in working
with pregnancy and postpartum issues and she practices attachment
parenting herself.
Mary
facilitates "Mothers Supporting Mothers" and "Women
Empowering Women" Groups and her specialties include: self-esteem
and empowerment, relationships and intimacy, life transitions/parenthood,
depression/anxiety, anger management, and trauma/abuse. She uses cutting-edge
techniques to help resolve trauma called EMDR and EFT, which can help women
heal more quickly and completely from losses, disappointments, and
traumas that may have occurred during the birth experience or at other
times in a woman’s life.
She
has given numerous presentations on topics such as: Emotionally Preparing
for Parenthood; Adjusting to Motherhood; Postpartum Depression and
the Range of Postpartum Adjustment; and Balancing Act: Nurturing Our
Families, Nurturing Ourselves. Mary serves on the Board of Directors
of the Postpartum Health Alliance and the Steering Committee of the
Earliest Relationships Network: Mental Health Providers for Infants,
Toddlers, & their Families. In addition, she publishes The
Therapist Directory of San Diego. She would be happy to talk with
you to see how she may be of help. Mary L. Obata, M.A., MFT Intern,
can be reached at 619-220-4680 or mobata@san.rr.com.
Danielle DeLuca-Mendoza
MA in Counseling
Labor Doula
“Birthing from Within” Childbirth Preparation Mentor
I truly enjoy working with pregnant and parenting women as I believe childbirth is a truly transformative time. My son was born in September 2007 and this journey has greatly influenced my work. I have my Masters in Counseling and I have worked for years with women and children, and families. I enjoy combining my Counseling background with my “birth work” and have worked with pregnant and parenting women and teens as they empower themselves to find their strength, power, and healing.
Counseling Services: As a Counselor, I provide Individual and Group Support. I enjoy working with women, teens, and families; and specialize in working with women and teens through their pregnancy and postpartum. I work in collaboration with the client to provide emotional support by addressing stresses; lifestyle issues such as drug abuse or violence; as well as previous traumas that my affect birth and parenting. I offer Individual Counseling Sessions, Teen Support, Belly2Belly Pregnancy Support Group, Mothering Circle Postpartum Support Group, and Postpartum Counseling Home Visits.
Pediatric Life Coaching 
Adelaide
L. Zindler, B.S.
"All"
interactions impact our most vulnerable little ones, and Pediatric
Life Coaching is a strength-based health care service designed
to restore optimum well being in childhood. This specialty is tailored
to the unique needs of children from preschool to elementary age.
Through a family designed alliance, on-site coaching points young
clients toward the goal line (of mental health) from home to the
classroom. Adelaide
and client
It has been
through the foundational work of the late Thomas Joseph Leonard,
that Adelaide L. Zindler, B.S. gained her initial exposure
to this innovative process. She is the first to consider pediatric
emotions and overall health in the context of life coaching. She
incorporates family dynamics, nutrition, and the environmental influences
that impact early childhood.
Gaze
through the PedsPlay.com site and then call or e-mail Ms. Zindler for more information.
Once you speak with Adelaide over the phone, you will recognize
what a valuable treasure she is.
Need more names? E-mail Dr.
Linda Palmer for a referral list collected from comments of
San Diego's Natural and Attachment Parenting families.
More
San Diego Natural Parenting Resources
This
resource page provided by Dr. Linda Folden
Palmer, DC, author of Baby Matters, What Your Doctor May Not Tell
You About Caring for Your Baby
Please let
me know about any changes or additions to the list. lfpalmer@babyreference.com
