 | Therapy and the Postpartum Woman: Notes on Healing Postpartum Depression for Clinicians and the Women Who Seek their Help This book provides a comprehensive look at effective therapy for postpartum depression. Using a blend of professional objectivity, evidence-based research,nbsp;and personal, straight-forward suggestions gathered from years of experience, this book brings the reader into the private world of therapy with the postpartum woman.nbsp;Based on Psychodynamic and Cognitive-Behavioral theories,nbsp;and onnbsp;D.W. Winnicott'snbsp;"good-enough mother" and the "holding environment" in particular, the book is writtennbsp;by a therapist who has specialized in the treatment of postpartum depression for over 20 years. Therapy and the Postpartum Womannbsp;will serve as a companion tool for clinicians and the women they treat. Karen Kleiman, MSW, Licensed, Clinical Social Worker, author ofnbsp;This Isn't What I Expected, The Postpartum Husband and What Am I Thinking? has been working with women and their families for over 20 years.nbsp; A native of Saint Louis, MO., Karen has lived in the Philadelphia area since 1982 with her two children and her husband.nbsp; In 1988 she founded The Postpartum Stress Center where she provides treatment for prenatal and postpartum depression and anxiety. |
