Post-Partum Problems? Perinatal Professional, Vanessa Perry, to the Rescue!

*Material in all episodes of Through the Eyes of a Therapist is for informational purposes only and you should always seek the help of your own mental health professional or doctor*

Episode Bookmarks:

• Mental health needs in Alaska- 7:30
• Seasonal Affective Disorder- 9:20
• Vanessa's Personal Struggle with Depression- 11:00
• Surprise!!!!- 15:00
• Childbirth Trauma- 19:30
• Creating a post-partum plan-24:00
• Symptoms to look for- 27:10
• Post-partum Psychosis- 30:00
• Resources- 38:00 www.hopemends.com and http://www.postpartum.net/

Guest Bio:

"Vanessa Priscilla Perry was born and raised in Texas where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Pre-professional psychology and a Master's degree in Human Services Counseling from Southwestern Assemblies of God University. She has worked with college student in career counseling. She's worked in a community mental health agency in Anchorage, Alaska where she worked as a case manager and a clinician helping individuals with severe mental illness like schizophrenia, severe trauma, bipolar disorder and anxiety/depression. She also worked in a rural hospital outpatient center for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders. After having her first child and experiencing pregnancy depression and a traumatic birth and not finding resources in her area, she decided to become an advocate and has been training the past five years to work with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, generally known as "postpartum depression". She opened her private practice last year specializing in helping new parents with the transition that happens during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. Now pregnant with her fourth child, she continues to offer counseling and coaching to parents and parents to be. You can find her on all social media platforms as Hope Mends or hopemends.com "