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Prenatal and postpartum therapists & psychiatrists in San Francisco, CA
Top prenatal and postpartum therapists and psychiatrists in San Francisco, CA
Navigate postpartum mental health with Headway's network of compassionate providers across San Francisco, including the Mission District, Marina District, and Castro. Sessions are flexible, often available within days, and many patients pay as little as $0 through insurance.
As a licensed therapist with both an MSW and a PhD in clinical practice and research, I bring a depth of academic knowledge and real-world experience to my work with individuals and couples. My approach is rooted in compassion, collaboration, and evidence-based strategies tailored to meet each client’s unique needs.
I specialize in helping people navigate life transitions, relationship challenges, emotional resilience, and self-exploration. Whether you're seeking personal growth or looking to strengthen your connection with a partner, my goal is to create a safe, affirming space where meaningful insight and change can emerge.
Chenda Dyck is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She's in the final stretch of her PhD in Marital and Family Therapy, and she finished her master's at Fresno State back in 2016.
Chenda was born in Ratanakiri, in Cambodia's northern highlands. Families there hold together through a lot, and she watched how that works long before she had any language for it. She arrived in the U.S. in 2003, sponsored by an adoptive American family. What she learned in those years is the thing she still builds her practice on — that one safe relationship can redirect an entire life.
Her work centers on Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), grounded in systemic and attachment theory and carried by a social-justice lens. Diverse, multiracial, and immigrant families are where she does her best work — families managing cultural pressure and emotional strain at once. In session and in supervision, she holds to the same standards: respect for culture, honesty about feelings, and the relationship kept at the center.
Perhaps you are visiting today to obtain answers to confusion, peace in the torment, clarity from the chaos, healing from the pain. Maybe you just want someone to understand your pain. You might be feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or hopeless. Whatever your reasoning may be, I am dedicated to help you achieve hope and healing. Thank you for taking the first step to work toward your personal healing journey.
Stuck? In pain? Contemplating a life change, or just had one thrust upon you? Let's explore your options and make things easier.
I have 20+ years of experience helping demoralized adults back to high functionality. I specialize in helping develop motivational skills in those are dealing with depression, anxiety and adjustment issues (including relational and gender identity issues).
About our therapists who support maternal mental health in San Francisco, CA
- 100%Maternal mental health
- 98%Anxiety
- 94%Depression
- 92%Stress management
- 86%Women's issues
- 98%Aetna
- 82%Carelon Behavioral Health
- 78%Cigna
- 75%Anthem Blue Cross California
- 62%Blue Shield of California
- 96%English
- 18%Spanish
- 2%Farsi
- 1%Tagalog
- 1%Mandarin
- 89%Online only
- 11%In-person or online
- 94%Woman
- 6%Man
- 44%Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist
- 30%Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- 12%Nurse Practitioner
- 7%Clinical Psychologist
- 6%Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
- 100%Individual therapy
- 43%Family therapy
- 27%Couples therapy
- 20%Child or adolescent therapy
Frequently asked questions
Find an expert who truly understands maternal mental health
Headway helps you find expert-guided support for every stage of motherhood — from finding the right therapist or psychiatrist, to understanding costs, to scheduling with ease.
Factors to Consider When Choosing a Postpartum Therapist in San Francisco
Finding postpartum therapists in San Francisco starts with looking for someone whose training fits what you want to focus on. Postpartum care can include support for postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, birth-related stress, identity shifts, and relationship strain. Some therapists also have perinatal mental health training or a perinatal mental health certification, often listed as PMH-C. Reading specialties and bios can help you see whether a therapist has experience with new parents, prenatal therapy, postpartum couples therapy, or related concerns.
San Francisco has many therapy options across neighborhoods like the Mission District, Noe Valley, the Marina, and the Castro, which can make the search feel less clear at first. For new parents, practical fit matters too: appointment times, commute or transit access, virtual availability, and whether the therapist is accepting new patients. Virtual care can make it easier to meet from home when schedules shift, infant care changes, or physical recovery affects travel. Before booking, review each profile for details on communication style, session structure, and whether a free phone consultation is available.
Therapy in San Francisco can be a significant investment without insurance. Using in-network insurance is one of the most reliable ways to reduce session costs and understand what you may pay before care begins. Headway helps you find therapists who work with postpartum concerns and are accepting new patients, and you can enter your insurance details to confirm what coverage is available for your specific plan in San Francisco. You can enter your insurance details, compare estimated out-of-pocket costs, read bios, and book directly when you’re ready.
If you're experiencing or worried about violence, threats, or coercion in your relationship, couples therapy isn't usually the right starting point — individual support is safer. The National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788\) can help you think through next steps.
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