Bio for Heidi Koss, MA, LMHC
Heidi Koss, MA, LMHC, is a psychotherapist in private practice in Woodinville, WA. She specializes in perinatal (pregnancy and postpartum) mood disorders, birth trauma, sexual abuse, and parent adjustment issues. Heidi is a National Leader and Educator in the Field of Perinatal Mental Health – advocating for awareness, assisting to pass legislation (on both state and federal levels), providing continuing education for health care providers as well as direct treatment and prevention services for parent.
Heidi was the WA State Coordinator for Postpartum Support International www.postpartum.net for 15 years and continues to be active with PSI as well as the Marcé Society www.marcesociety.com/ and MONA (Marcé of North America) www.perinatalmentalhealth.com. She has served for over 28 years with Perinatal Support Washington www.perinatalsupport.org including roles as past Executive Director serving on their Board of Directors. She continues to be their Co-Chair for Continuing Education Services and Health Care Providers Trainings. Heidi also was a founding board member for PATTCh – the Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth, www.pattch.org. Heidi was a co-founder of the Northwest Association for Postpartum Support (NAPS), www.napsdoulas.com a postpartum doula organization, as well as the first postpartum doula ever to receive the Doulas of North America (DONA) Penny Simkin Doula Spirit and Mentorship Award. Prior to her psychotherapy career, Heidi was a Postpartum Doula and Certified Lactation Educator for 12 years.
Additionally, Heidi leads clinical consult groups mentoring health care providers to develop their competency and expertise in perinatal mental health issues. These are offered both in-person for local WA providers as well as on a Web-conferencing platform for clinicians to attend from all over the nation. Her consults groups are recognized by PSI to qualify meeting the “advanced perinatal training” requirement to take the National Certification Exam as a Perinatal Mental Health Specialist.
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Heidi Koss, MA, LMHC, is a psychotherapist in private practice in Woodinville, WA. She specializes in perinatal (pregnancy and postpartum) mood disorders, birth trauma, sexual abuse, and parent adjustment issues. Heidi is a National Leader and Educator in the Field of Perinatal Mental Health – advocating for awareness, assisting to pass legislation (on both state and federal levels), providing continuing education for health care providers as well as direct treatment and prevention services for parent.
Heidi was the WA State Coordinator for Postpartum Support International www.postpartum.net for 15 years and continues to be active with PSI as well as the Marcé Society www.marcesociety.com/ and MONA (Marcé of North America) www.perinatalmentalhealth.com. She has served for over 28 years with Perinatal Support Washington www.perinatalsupport.org including roles as past Executive Director serving on their Board of Directors. She continues to be their Co-Chair for Continuing Education Services and Health Care Providers Trainings. Heidi also was a founding board member for PATTCh – the Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth, www.pattch.org. Heidi was a co-founder of the Northwest Association for Postpartum Support (NAPS), www.napsdoulas.com a postpartum doula organization, as well as the first postpartum doula ever to receive the Doulas of North America (DONA) Penny Simkin Doula Spirit and Mentorship Award. Prior to her psychotherapy career, Heidi was a Postpartum Doula and Certified Lactation Educator for 12 years.
Additionally, Heidi leads clinical consult groups mentoring health care providers to develop their competency and expertise in perinatal mental health issues. These are offered both in-person for local WA providers as well as on a Web-conferencing platform for clinicians to attend from all over the nation. Her consults groups are recognized by PSI to qualify meeting the “advanced perinatal training” requirement to take the National Certification Exam as a Perinatal Mental Health Specialist.
Facebook Professional Page: https://www.facebook.com/HeidiKossLMHC/