Learning Objectives:

1. Describe biological, emotional, and psychological challenges impacting family functioning during perinatal period.

2. Assess and develop perinatally appropriate solutions for common perinatal relational stressors

3. Utilize psychoeducation on perinatal mental health to mitigate risk for relational distress during perinatal period

4. Identify ways to engage non-birthing family members in perinatal support planning process.

More about Hilary:

Hilary Waller, LPC specializes in reproductive and parental mental health and treatment of related disorders. After earning dual Bachelor’s degrees at Columbia University and The Jewish Theological Seminary, Hilary worked with adolescents in both formal and informal educational settings. This experience piqued her interest in parent-child relationships and led her to pursue a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with a specialty in marriage and family therapy. Hilary trained with Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW at The Postpartum Stress Center for over ten years where she provided therapy services and developed professional trainings. Currently she is member of the teaching faculty for PESI Training, FamilyWell Health, and Gwynedd Mercy University. Hilary is the author of The Perinatal Patient: A Compassionate Approach to treating Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, and Related Disorders (PESI Publishing, 2023) and a co-author of the revised edition of Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts (Routledge, 2020).