The right therapist exists
Dr. Sarah Chen
I help new and expecting mothers navigate the overwhelming emotional terrain of early parenthood with compassion, honesty, and zero judgment.
Jen Williams
Perinatal OCD is one of the most misunderstood conditions there is. I specialize in it and will not flinch at what you are afraid to say.
Priya Patel
Becoming a mother changes everything, including who you are. I help you figure out who that is, and love her.
Featured Therapists
Perinatal specialists in New York.
The Mativa Difference
General therapy doesn't speak this language.
Perinatal mental health is its own discipline. The hormonal shifts, identity changes, relationships, and challenges of this stage of life create a unique emotional landscape. This chapter deserves care from clinicians with specialized training and experience in perinatal mental health.
Understands the biology. Hormonal shifts, sleep deprivation, and physical recovery are part of the picture — not separate from it.
Trained in birth trauma and loss. Pregnancy loss, NICU stays, and difficult births require a particular kind of expertise.
Experienced in the challenges of this stage. From pregnancy loss and NICU stays to birth trauma, fertility challenges, and the transition to parenthood, perinatal therapists understand the unique complexities of this time.
Browse by life stage, specialty, or what you're facing right now. Every therapist here specializes in perinatal care. Reach out directly when you're ready. No referral, no waitlist, no explaining yourself from the beginning.
Read profiles written by real people — not just credentials
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WHY MATIVA
Why our Therapists
Built for when timing matters.
Mativa is an intentionally small, dedicated network built exclusively around perinatal care, with therapists who understand the urgency and time sensitivity this work demands.
Why our Therapists
WHY MATIVA
how it works
Mativa exists because the right specialists already exist — they just needed a platform built around their work. If perinatal mental health is your focus, Mativa puts you in front of the people who are specifically looking for what you offer.
Our therapists are only perinatal therapists
Why our Therapists
how it works
WHY MATIVA
Why our Therapists
WHY MATIVA
how it works
Browse by life stage, specialty, or what you're facing right now. Every therapist here specializes in perinatal care. Reach out directly when you're ready. No referral, no waitlist, no explaining yourself from the beginning.
Read profiles written by real people — not just credentials
Why our Therapists
how it works
WHY MATIVA
Built for when timing matters.
Mativa is an intentionally small, curated network built exclusively around perinatal care, with therapists who understand the urgency and time sensitivity this work demands.
Why our Therapists
how it works
WHY MATIVA
WHY MATIVA
Why our Therapists
How it works
Browse by life stage, specialty, or what you're facing right now. Every therapist here specializes in perinatal care. Reach out directly when you're ready. No referral, no waitlist, no explaining yourself from the beginning.
Read profiles written by real people — not just credentials
About 1 in 5 women experience a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder during pregnancy or within the first year postpartum. The majority never receive the care they need — not because the specialists don't exist, but because finding them is harder than it should be.
Stella Mayer built Mativa after years of practicing as a perinatal psychotherapist in Manhattan and witnessing the same problem repeat itself: people in some of the most vulnerable seasons of their lives, handed a general directory and told to search. The platforms designed to help felt overwhelming, inconsistent, and impersonal. The right therapists existed. The people who needed them existed. They just couldn't find each other.
Mativa was created to close that gap — making specialized perinatal support feel simpler, more trustworthy, and more human.
Built because the gap was real.
Founded with a singular focus
The right support,
right now.
For clients
Browse perinatal specialists who already understand where you are. No referral needed. No explaining yourself from the beginning.
Reach clients who
need your expertise.
For therapists
Mativa connects perinatal specialists with a focused, high-intent client base. A smaller directory means your listing isn't buried — it's found.