The Art of Holding Perinatal Distress
A Gateway to Treatment
For Medical Providers and Maternal Care Professionals
This specialized training equips medical professionals with practical, evidence-based strategies to facilitate patient self-disclosure, apply Holding-informed interventions, and improve maternal and infant outcomes. It is part of the Collaborative Care Education Program, presented by Kristina Guerrero Ledlow and adapted from Karen Kleiman's The Art of Holding in Therapy.
Built for You
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One-hour session
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Virtual or in-person
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Scheduled to accommodate your team
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Content tailored to your clinical setting & patient population
What You'll Learn
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What it means to Hold perinatal patients - a clinically informed, relational approach that creates safety, engagement, and honest self-disclosure, reducing maternal distress
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How Holding, a method developed by Karen Kleiman, provides concrete skills to recognize and respond to both visible and invisible signs of distress
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Why perinatal patients may appear fine despite significant symptoms - and why affect and presentation are unreliable indicators of mental health
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How Holding skills promote earlier self-disclosure, leading to timely diagnosis, appropriate referral, and improved outcomes for mothers and infants,