Postpartum Depression Therapists in Hillsboro, OR

I see postpartum as an illness and work with clients to cope with it and to move out of it as best they can with my support.

We specialize in supporting parents through the emotional challenges of the postpartum period. Therapy offers validation, relief, and tools during this vulnerable season.

Postpartum depression does not always show up as sadness, tiredness, feeling bad about yourself. It shows up as irritability, mood swings, yelling at your husband and kids, feeling like you are the only one doing anything, feeling stuck and suffocated. It can show up as feeling distant and disconnected from your partner and child, feeling bored when playing with your baby and having a hard time feeling that love for anyone especially your baby.

Postpartum therapy focuses on the emotional and identity transformations that accompany motherhood. I help new parents process the complex mix of grief, guilt, love, and loss that can surface after birth, supporting both healing and reconnection with self.

I provide compassionate, evidence-based care for women navigating a wide range of mental health concerns across the lifespan, including hormonal transitions, reproductive health changes, and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders such as postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety. My collaborative approach focuses on supporting emotional balance, reducing symptoms such as mood swings, anxiety, irritability, and overwhelm, and helping clients feel more grounded and supported during times of transition. When appropriate, I integrate medication management with supportive therapy, psychoeducation, and practical coping strategies to promote healing, resilience, and long-term emotional well-being for women at every stage of life.

Hillsboro is home to Intel's largest site and the anchor of Oregon's Silicon Forest technology corridor, hosting a dense concentration of semiconductor, electronics, and technology companies that makes it one of the most significant tech manufacturing hubs in the United States. The city has grown substantially as a result of tech sector employment and has a notably diverse population including significant Latino and Asian communities alongside the technical workforce, many of whom have relocated for Intel or other tech employment. Washington County Mental Health provides public behavioral health services, and a growing private therapy sector serves the professional community. Common therapy concerns include tech industry stress and burnout, immigration and acculturation for the city's large immigrant workforce, economic anxiety amid semiconductor industry cycles, and the relocation and community-building challenges of a workforce that has often moved significant distances for career opportunities.

Gender ID

	89%	Female
	11%	Male

Session Type

	56%	In Person and Online
	44%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

56%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
56%	Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
44%	Psychodynamic Therapy
44%	Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
44%	Somatic Therapy
33%	Christian Counseling
33%	Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Ages Served

100%	Adult
78%	Senior
78%	Young Adult
56%	Teen
33%	Children

Client Focus

89%	Women
67%	Christian
67%	LGBTQ+
56%	Black / African American
56%	Jewish

Postpartum Depression therapists in Hillsboro, Oregon OR

Catherine Saunders

Hannah Nyznyk Christian

Kristina Anzell

Dr. Shelby Kittinger

Shanea McDaniel