Carissa Gustafson
Perinatal Psychologist
Dr. Carissa Gustafson is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, and perinatal mental health specialist based in Los Angeles. She specializes in helping individuals navigate infertility, pregnancy loss, pregnancy, postpartum, and Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), providing evidence-based psychotherapy to adults throughout California via telehealth.
Dr. Gustafson is Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International (PSI), has advanced training in pregnancy and infant loss, and holds a mental health certification through the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). She is also a founding therapist at Lavela, a virtual reproductive mental health practice specializing in fertility, pregnancy, and reproductive loss.
Her work is grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and self-compassion, helping clients develop psychological flexibility and resilience during some of life’s most challenging transitions. She is the author of Reclaim Your Life: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in 7 Weeks and the creator of Reclaim Your Life After Birth, an ACT-based self-paced online course for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders.
Episodes for this expert
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Revitalize Your Rest: Sleeping Tips for Moms
Newbies host Kaile Garcia discusses sleep tips for new mothers with Carissa Gustafson a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in perinatal mental health. Gustafson shares her own experiences with gestational diabetes, a traumatic first birth involving breech presentation and nuchal cord, and subsequent pregnancy losses before having her second child. The conversation emphasizes sleep as a key factor… Continue Reading
