Diane Speier, PhD

Diane Speier, PhD

Diane Speier is a perinatal psychotherapist, specializing in the psychology of parenthood, the psychophysiology of birth, postnatal depression and birth trauma. In an effort to better support new parents internationally, as well as in the UK, she recently collaborated with her daughter, Mariel Sands, and developed a postnatal app called Digital Doula. The app consolidates critical postpartum information, research, articles and videos.

Speier became a certified childbirth educator and also started attending births as a labor companion in 1978, which eventually became doula service for childbirth and postnatal home care in 1995. After training in the facilitation of human potential, The Birth Empowerment Workshop® was born in 1988 as a powerful weekend intensive for pregnant couples seeking a multidimensional and holistic approach to birth and parenting. This workshop evolved into a couple’s retreat designed to deepen intimacy while empowering the family. Before immigrating to the UK in 1998, Speier founded The Family Tree Center for Parents in New York, 1983 – 1998. Speier is presently working on a new book titled, ” The Handbook for the Postnatal Period.”

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