THE DC SPRING Project Support for Pregnancy – Raising Infants – Navigating Growth
The DC SPRING Project is a new outreach initiative sponsored by the Contemporary Freudian Society. The Project helps expectant and postpartum mothers and their families who are experiencing mood-related problems. Learn more about the Project at www.springproject.org
Treating Underlying Attachment Trauma in Postpartum Depression: Sunday, June 4, 2017, 12:30 to 3:00 pm, BCC Regional Services Center – West Room, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, Maryland
There is urgency to the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD) —to minimize attachment risk and to restore mom and baby to maximum functioning at a critical developmental time. Yet while some new mothers seeking our help recover with traditional psychotherapy, other patients become stuck and confound us with their apparent treatment resistance. Therapists can be reluctant to refer patients for adjunct help, lest they convey that the patient is too much for them to bear.
In this in-depth case presentation, three clinicians present their concurrent work with a woman suffering from PPD as well as Continue reading THE DC SPRING PROJECT: Treating Underlying Attachment Trauma in Postpartum Depression