About Us
- This group was created in 2002 by a group of five women who work with pregnant and parenting women. All facilitators are volunteers who want to support women in their recovery from postpartum depression.
- A former participant of our group developed an annual fundraiser for the PPDSG of Ann Arbor. This enables us to more widely advertise our community resource and make it accessible to more women.
- Our group is a member of Postpartum Support International.
Emily Gutmann, LMSW, has worked in aspects of women’s health since 1988. She has focused on reproductive health and maternal-child health in both clinical and administrative capacities. Emily works as a Clinical Social Worker at the University of Michigan Health Center, specifically with pregnant and postpartum women.
Hanna Kitchens, MA, MSW candidate, University of Michigan. Since 1992 she has worked with children and families as a child care provider, consultant, child birth educator, infant massage instructor and infant mental health specialist. In her most recent work and education she has focused on pregnancy, birth and postpartum support.
Terri S. Pickett, LMSW, is a clinical social worker. She has worked with families from pregnancy to adolescence as a therapist, group facilitator and childbirth educator for more than 10 years. Terri currently facilitates Birthing From Within childbirth preparation classes and postpartum support classes for mothers of newborns.
Lily Sacks-Hubbard, LLMSW, is a maternal child health social worker at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, working specifically with pregnant and postpartum women and families with babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. Lily is also a practicing postpartum doula and partner of My Nanny Rocks, LLC, placing in-home childcare for families.
Melisa Schuster, LMSW, ACSW, CCE, is a psychotherapist in private practice specializing in prenatal and postpartum depression and anxiety, healing traumatic birth experiences, childbearing losses, and child guidance.
Valerie Wood, LMSW, is a psychotherapist in private practice in Ann Arbor. Valerie specializes in infertility, postpartum transition issues, women’s reproductive health and sexual health.