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Becoming Mental Health counseling is team of licensed mental health counselors dedicated to providing mental health support to parents in their journey though family planning to new parenthood, with a special focus on perinatal mood disorders. It was in my journey to parenthood that I learned how important having a "village" was. I also learned how limited access to mental healthcare and specially trained providers was. It was from there that I decided my way of contributing back to the village was going to be by creating a safe and accessible place to find mental health support. Its hard enough to ask for help but making a commitment and getting yourself somewhere can feel too overwhelming. We want you to have the support you deserve so sessions are offered in home and via video, as well as in office. We are also happy to be able to provide group options for postpartum as well as pregnancy and infant loss. Supporting parents in this time is so important and I am grateful to have this team of dedicated practitioners holding space and supporting parents wherever they are. - Elise Derevjanik, Practice Owner

I am a mom, educator, Certified Wellness Coach, and Certified Mindfulness Teacher. I support moms to feel fulfilled and in control so they can be present, show up as the mom they wish to be, build a motherhood they love, and enjoy their lives.

Pam Skop is a licensed mental health counselor whose focus is on women’s mental health issues, with a particular interest in the infertility, pregnancy, the postpartum period and parenting. Pam also focuses on working with those who have struggled with their relationship to food and their bodies. Pam has received additional training in behavioral therapies. She is also a vinyasa and prenatal yoga teacher, teaching from a trauma informed perspective, and postpartum doula. Her practice focuses on the importance of the mind-body connection.

Charlotte is a Certified Pilates Instructor and the Founder of Charlotte Blake Pilates, a boutique Pilates studio in Greenwich Village, New York City. Charlotte helps women and birthing bodies heal their bodies after birth, no matter how long ago that was. She is an expert on healing abdominal diastasis, pelvic floor, and general postpartum physical recovery. It is Charlotte's intention that what you learn during a postnatal one-on-one session or group class will ripple out into your everyday life so that you can feel more confident in your body and your new life.

My unique approach is all about teaching and inspiring you in H.E.A.L.T.H! Healthy eating, Empowerment, Action, Love, Transformation, Happiness. I am skilled in the process of health behavior change. I will guide you to reach your health and life goals by showing you how to implement self care in all facets of your life. You’ll learn how to make step by step changes to your food and lifestyle, through clearly defined goals, small steps, repetition, and personal accountability. My role in your transformation is to work with you to set goals, to derail roadblocks and to help you take action to achieve and sustain health-supporting behaviors.

Through empathic listening, warmth, humor, and genuine engagement, I help people gain insight into their unique ways of thinking and operating and then work to build up strong, self-affirming thoughts and compassionate feelings to combat negative patterns. Therapy is hard work, but so worth the investment!

I'm a certified sleep consultant and mom to three boys. A former nanny and daughter of a child psychologist, it wasn't until I had my own child that I realized how difficult it is to sleep train a child when they are your own.

As an advocate for preventative care and family wellness in the urban community, Dr. Olga Alvarez was recognized at the Women that Transcend Global Conference by Hand Foundation NJ and the New Jersey Senate. Hoboken Chiropractic + Wellness resonates with her mission of providing integrative, holistic care to families. Preventative health begins with the family, and the family is the core for our community.

I provide warm, unbiased support and education for all families; birth doula care for your transition through pregnancy and birth, placenta encapsulation to nourish your body, postpartum doula services to help you settle in and grow with your newborn and lactation counseling to feed your baby. Each option is tailored specifically for you. Your new family deserves the best birth and beyond possible.

I am a DONA (Doulas of North America) trained and certified postpartum doula (since 2006) and a Certified Lactation Counselor (since 2010). I came to this work as a second career after seeing a dear friend go through a severe postpartum depression following the birth of her first child. Quite simply, her experience convinced me that more support is essential for all parents of newborns. As a postpartum doula and Certified Lactation Counselor, I love helping parents grow into their new roles and build their confidence by providing them with practical and emotional support. In a recent article, The New York Times described me as “a modern Mary Poppins: a combination friend, teacher and spirit guide…” I teach a prenatal Breastfeeding & Newborn Care Class and I enjoy working with nursing parents; demonstrating infant massage and “baby wearing;” and supporting parents who are struggling with postpartum mood disorders, including postpartum depression and anxiety. I am also certified in infant and child CPR. I regularly pursue continuing education opportunities and am always deepening my knowledge about newborn care, lactation support and postpartum parents. I've been lucky to work with a diverse range of families, including single, adoptive, and LGBTQ+ parents. I'm a former documentary maker and my films about body image and family issues have been broadcast on PBS, HBO and beyond; my short radio pieces can be heard on This American Life; and an autobiographical essay of mine was included in the anthology Out of the Ordinary: Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Parents. I am the proud mother of a son born in July 2007 and I live with my family in Kensington/Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. (In my profile pic, you'll see me wearing my son. The picture is 10+ years old, but I love it! And I bring that same black stretchy wrap to my postpartum doula visits, so you might get to see me wearing YOUR baby in it some day!)