These mental health professionals have interest and experience working with new and expectant mothers experiencing a range of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Mental health counselors provide guidance, information and resources. Psychiatrists are medical doctors and can prescribe medication as part of treatment.

This list does not serve as a recommendation or endorsement of specific providers, who are responsible for their listed credentials, training and contact information.
Amanda Behrendt, MS, LCPC, NCC
Amanda works with mothers throughout the perinatal period. She offers individual counseling as well as collaborative work with other medical and care team members. As a counselor and parent, Amanda's desire is to provide support, guidance, safety and healing along the journey.
Insurance: BCBS, MT COOP, Allegiance, Cigna, Pacific Source accepted
Contact: / 406-219-1725
Darcy Dobb, LCSW 
Do you feel overwhelmed? Are you struggling? Are you looking to develop more awareness and insight into your underlying motives, defenses and desires? Darcy uses a blend of therapeutic approaches to help you move from “dis-ease” toward ease, “dis-connection” toward connection and “dis-comfort” toward comfort. To move from trudging through life, or feeling stuck, toward thriving. Darcy would love to help you navigate the challenges you are facing. The goal of therapy is to feel empowered to find healing and solutions to navigate life and live more in the present.
Insurance: BCBS, United, MT Coop, Cigna, Allegiance, Tricare accepted
Contact: www.BigSkyHealingMt.com / 406-209-2265
Jennifer Kirk, MS, LCPC
Jen provides counseling and education during the perinatal period using elements of interpersonal, cognitive and supportive therapies to increase self-fulfillment, coping skills and daily functioning. She works with women and their families who have concerns surrounding transitional uncertainties, severe mood disorders, and/or grief of birth trauma and loss. Jen’s approach is gentle, collaborative and nonjudgmental. She draws on her client’s strengths while tending to their unique life challenges that could complicate recovery. 
Insurance: Most major insurance
Contact: www.jenniferviciedo.com / 406-570-3547
Joanna Strub, LCSW, PMH-C
Joanna is a certified perinatal mental health specialist with almost 15 years of post-graduate experience. She has spent most of her clinical career working with people before, during and after pregnancy through perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, pregnancy and infant loss, birth trauma, infertility and other psychosocial stressors related to this time period. Using evidence-based clinical modalities, Joanna works with clients, collaboratively, by providing compassion, support and hope.
Insurance: BCBS, Medicaid, Pacific Source, Cigna Allegiance, Aetna First Choice, United Healthcare, Mountain Health Co-op, Medicaid accepted
Contact: www.jscounseling.org / 406-823-0088
Kate Hestwood, LCSW, PMH-C
Kate is a certified perinatal mental health therapist specializing in women's mental health and trauma. She has worked for 20 years in diverse counseling clinics and schools around the country, which gives her a rich clinical experience in treating vastly different mental health challenges. The family building process can be very different than what we had initially expected. Kate has helped prenatal, postpartum, adoptive and hopeful parents cope with anxiety, depression, scary thoughts, fears, trauma and identity transition issues. As a parent and a therapist, Kate’s hope is for your therapy experience to feel safe, supportive and effective.
Insurance: BCBS, Montana Health Co-op, First Choice, PacificSource, Allegiance/Cigna, Out of Network, Medicaid accepted
Contact: www.katehestwoodlcsw.com / 406-415-4022
Katie Regnier, MS, LCPC
Katie works with clients in all stages of the family-building process. Her practice focuses on providing clients a safe, supportive space whether they are trying to conceive, pregnant, postpartum or have experienced loss. Katie’s training in both infertility counseling and postpartum support have provided her with a perspective on how one’s personal journey to parenthood can influence their transition to this new stage of life.
Insurance: Most major insurance accepted
Contact: www.counselingbozeman.com /
​406-580-6877
Kate Robinett MS, LCPC
​Kate has advanced training in assessing and treating postpartum depression and related perinatal mood disorders. She completed advanced clinical training in the assessment and treatment of postpartum depression in 2009. Kate provides emotional and mental support, counseling and education to women and families who experience any type of difficulty related to pregnancy, pregnancy loss and the postpartum period. Treatment is based on the unique needs of the mother, couple and/or family and offered in a safe, nurturing environment.
Insurance: All major companies and Medicaid accepted
Contact: 406-581-9050

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Lexi Frank Newhall Therapy, MA, LCPC, SEP
In practice for more than a decade, Lexi loves working with moms on issues such as challenges getting pregnant, IVF, miscarriage, traumatic birth experiences, medical trauma, marital issues, feeling conflicted about going back to work or a family history of substance use. No matter what your journey, Lexi will bring a warmth to your personal exploration and healing process. She is a somatic experiencing practitioner (SEP) and certified prenatal yoga teacher. She has also completed her certifications in Hakomi, somatic resilience regulation (SRR) and embodied recovery. In addition to her counseling practice, Lexi runs Mindful Mamas workshops in Bozeman, supervises two interns and is the secretary on the board of Roots Family Collaborative.
Insurance: BCBS accepted
Contact: www.lexifranknewhall.com / 415-465-400
Meira Alon LCPC, LAC, LADC 
Meira has experience helping moms who are struggling with unresolved past traumas, childbirth trauma or trauma resurfacing as a parent. Meira is passionate about getting positive results, helping moms through the frustrations, worries, fears, mood disorders and breastfeeding stresses that arise through pregnancy and postpartum experiences. Meira will provide you a safe place with no judgment and a neutral space to talk. Meira, a mother of two young boys, draws from evidence-based techniques including EMDR.
Insurance: BCBS, Medicaid, Montana co-op, Allegiance, PacificSource accepted
Contact: www.healingoaktherapyllc.com / 406-426-1450
Meredith Hood, EdD, LCPC
Meredith is an empathic psychotherapist with 10 years of experience. She has extensive training in supporting individuals with a wide array of issues including depression, anxiety, life transitions, identity formation, trauma and grief. She enjoys working with women during the perinatal period as well as supporting couples as they grapple with shifting relationship dynamics that parenthood ushers in.
Insurance: BCBS, Cigna, Aetna, Allegiance, Pacific Source accepted
Contact: meredithhoodtherapy@gmail.com / 406-412-3767
Nadine Grayl MA MSSA SWLC 
Nadine has been working with mothers, fathers, and families during the pregnancy and postpartum period for seven years. She draws on training in a variety of evidence-based practices to provide an integrated approach to counseling in the areas of perinatal mental health, birth trauma, perinatal loss, and infertility. Treatment plans are made from a holistic perspective in collaboration with her clients to promote wellness, healing, and recovery. She is a member of Postpartum Support International.
Insurance: Allegiance, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna
Contact: nadinegrayl406@gmail.com
Sarah Knell, LCPC, SEP 
Sarah specializes in women's health issues with an emphasis on birth transitions and perinatal support. She has been in practice for 25 years. In addition to perinatal support, Sarah works with anxiety/depression, eating disorders, attachment issues, relationship issues, chronic illness and somatic concerns. The transition to motherhood is life changing for women and families. Sarah looks forward to providing the needed support for this important transition.
Insurance: BCBS, Pacific Source, Allegiance, MHCC, Aetna accepted
Contact: evolution.sknell@gmail.com / 406-586-5161
Sarah Webb, LCSW 
Sarah has been active in the world of perinatal mental health services for the past seven years in Bozeman and the state of Montana. In her counseling practice, Sarah finds that supporting mothers and families in this community is a rare generosity she appreciates of her clients. Sarah works with moms individually or in collaboration with partners. She is trained in and utilizes mindfulness, conscious parenting, body-centered work and expressive therapies.
Insurance: BCBS, Pacific Source, Medicaid accepted
Contact: www.counselingwebb.com / 406-578-1535
Ali Gearhart, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMH-C 
As someone who has personally experienced postpartum depression, Ali has made it her goal to collaborate with, and support, others on their parental journeys. She is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with an additional certification in perinatal mental health (PMH-C) and an active member of Postpartum Support International (PSI). Regardless of the symptom presentation (depression, irritability, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, etc.), an integrative and mindful approach to treatment always serves as best practice while on the road to recovery. The help Ali received gave her world back to her; let her do the same for you.
Insurance: BCBS, Allegiance/Cigna, United accepted
Contact: www.grit-grace-mt.com / 406-551-2699
Rebecca "Becka" Pogoda, MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC 
Becka Pogoda is a certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with a Master of Science in nursing from the University of Colorado. She evaluates, diagnoses and treats mental health concerns with a mix of medication and therapy. Becka has experience working with people of all ages but currently focuses on working with adults. She is passionate about helping women and parents during various stages of life including pregnancy and postpartum. When not working directly with patients, she manages the clinical aspect of the Psychiatric Mental Health Doctor of Nursing Practice program at MSU.
Insurance: BCBS, Aetna, Pacific Source, Allegiance, Cigna accepted
Contact: www.rebeccapogoda.com / 406-404-6769