Perinatal Support Washington

03/23/2026

Check out this event benefiting our friends at Rachel's Gift to provide education on infant loss/bereavement. The 5k walk/run on May 30th will take place at Bradley Lake Park in Puyallup. See you there!

03/18/2026

Today, we're hosting an important training in Whatcom Co. to deepen providers' understanding of perinatal grief and loss, build practical, trauma-informed skills to support families, and advance a shared community standard of compassionate care.

At the end of today, participants will understand the spectrum and impacts of perinatal grief and loss, including how systemic inequities shape experiences and access to care.

For more of our upcoming trainings please check out: perinatalsupport.org/perinatal-trainings

03/12/2026

Check out the upcoming Black Maternal Health Conference featuring our very own Clinical Therapy Program Manager, Lyndsey Williams! The virtual event will take place on 4/16 as part of Black Maternal Health Week 2026. Register today!

The Black Maternal Mental Health Conference is a powerful gathering dedicated to healing, connection, and community-centered systems change in Black maternal mental health. Hosted by Shades of Motherhood Network (SOMN) during Black Maternal Health Week 2026, this conference creates an affirming s**c...

03/10/2026

📣It's the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance Advocacy Day!📣

Over 100 people across the country are joining together to meet virtually with our elected officials. Today our team met with Senator Steve Daines, Senator Maria Cantwell, and more to fill them in on the maternal mental health crisis and how they can help get funding to fight this epidemic!

👉How YOU can help:
Visit mmhla.org/day-of-action to use the Online advocacy Tool to contact your representatives and tell them to protect maternal mental health resources like the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline and the Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Program.

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03/06/2026

Interested in an Internship with Our Clinical Therapy Program?

We offer a graduate-level internship and practicum training program for students seeking specialized experience in perinatal mental health. This program is designed for master’s-level graduate students in Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy (LMFT), and Social Work programs.

Our Clinical Therapy internship program combines structured clinical training, supervised practice, and systems-based learning, while expanding access to perinatal mental health care for individuals and families across Washington State.

We're accepting applications now! Check out our website for details: perinatalsupport.org/intern-extern

03/04/2026

Our Parent Resilience Program Manager, Elizabeth, will be speaking at this one-hour webinar on 3/24 hosted by BSK. It's a great way to connect with community!

This event is for anyone curious about how to adapt a program in collaboration with multiple partners, whether that’s in a pilot program or to be responsive to evolving community needs. If you’ve been working with or leading programs for some time, this event could give you new ideas on how to use pilot programs to build relationships with partners or improve programming.

Register at:

SAVE THE DATE: The Infant and Early Childhood and Mental Health Summit is happening May 15 - 16, 2026!Registration opens March 13, 2026. Find out more about it here.

03/03/2026

💫☎️YOU can be the voice on the other end of the line☎️💫

Meet Stephanie, whose lived experience inspired her to volunteer on the Warm Line. She takes calls from parents who are experiencing emotional distress, just like she once did. If you're considering volunteering with the Warm Line, learn more about our next training scheduled for March 28 & 29: perinatalsupport.org/event/warm-line-volunteer

Receiving and providing peer support is unique and powerful for both the volunteer and parent!

Volunteers offer support, find resources, share stories and just listen. But, you won't do it alone, we provide all the training and guidance needed to be a volunteer and part of a team.

02/25/2026

👉2025 was a BIG year for PS-WA! We wanted to share our successes with the people like you who supported us in making it happen:

✨1272 Warm Line Calls
✨1632 Therapy Sessions
✨904 People Trained
✨And more!

Check out the report today!https://perinatalsupport.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Annual-Report-2025.pdf

02/23/2026

📣Priority Deadline is March 1st! We’re Hiring!

Perinatal Support Washington is looking for passionate people to join our team and support families across Washington in the perinatal period!

We currently have openings for:
✨Peer Support Specialist – Supporting Perinatal Loss Families
✨Peer Support Specialist – Supporting East African Families
✨Peer Support Specialist – Supporting Latinx/Spanish-Speaking Families

These roles are all about providing compassionate, relationship-based support, lived experience, and culturally responsive care to parents and caregivers during pregnancy, the postpartum period, and beyond. No professional clinical credentials required for peer support roles—just heart, empathy, and a desire to make a difference.

📩Interested? Learn more and apply by sending your resume and cover letter as directed on our website https://perinatalsupport.org/join-our-team/

👥Help spread the word by sharing and tagging people who would be a great fit!

02/20/2026

Did you know we offer free, confidential support? Our Warm Line is staffed by parents who have lived experience with a perinatal mental health issue such as postpartum depression, birth trauma, and many others. Now on the other side of it, they are here to support families who are in the thick of it, walking alongside each caller in their journey to healing.

Call or text us at: 1-888-404-7763 or email us at: WarmLine@perinatalsupport.org (se habla español). You are not alone! 📱

02/17/2026

Join us NEXT Thursday for our How to Inquire and/or Respond to a Disclosure webinar.

Thursday, February 26th from 10am-12pm.
*** In order to get the most out of this training, participants will ideally have attended the Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period training offered on February 19th***

Presenter: Selena Shelley, MA, LMHC, CD, LCCE is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, with a psychotherapy and consultation practice in the Seattle area. She specializes in working with pregnant and postpartum trauma survivors. In addition to her clinical work, Selena is the Executive Director and Lead Trainer for the When Survivors Give Birth organization. Selena was trained and mentored by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus, authors of the groundbreaking book When Survivors Give Birth. She facilitates trainings for perinatal health and mental health professionals – including nurses, psychotherapists, doulas, midwives, social workers, doctors, and sexual assault advocates. Selena has been working with pregnant, birthing, and postpartum trauma survivors for over 25 years – first as a case manager with teen parents, then as a doula and childbirth educator, and for the past 14 years as a psychotherapist and trauma consultant.

Webinar Overview: An important component of providing trauma-informed care to your clients is learning whether and how to inquire about their sexual trauma history, and how to respond to a client who discloses a history of sexual trauma to you. You may be surprised what you learn about the inquiry and disclosure process during this training and how that impacts your practice moving forward.

More info and registration here: https://perinatalsupport.org/event/pmh101-webinars2026/

02/16/2026

Join us this Thursday for our Intro to the Impacts of Sexual Trauma on the Perinatal Period webinar.

February 19th from 10am-12pm

Presenter: Selena Shelley, MA, LMHC, CD, LCCE is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, with a psychotherapy and consultation practice in the Seattle area. She specializes in working with pregnant and postpartum trauma survivors. In addition to her clinical work, Selena is the Executive Director and Lead Trainer for the When Survivors Give Birth organization. Selena was trained and mentored by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus, authors of the groundbreaking book When Survivors Give Birth. She facilitates trainings for perinatal health and mental health professionals – including nurses, psychotherapists, doulas, midwives, social workers, doctors, and sexual assault advocates.

Webinar Overview: Given the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault in this country/world and the impacts that sexual trauma has on the perinatal period, it is imperative that professionals working with pregnant, birthing, and postpartum people better understand how to support and work with trauma survivors. Join us to learn more about the potential impacts of sexual trauma on your clients, and how to ensure you are providing truly trauma-informed care in your practice.

Learn more and register here: https://perinatalsupport.org/event/pmh101-webinars2026/