You're holding something most people don't know how to talk about.
Specialized therapy for women navigating pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, pregnancy loss, trauma, and life transitions — in Oakland and online across California.
You don't need a therapist who does a little of everything. You need someone who knows this territory deeply.
You’re exhausted in a way that’s hard to explain to people who haven’t lived it. Maybe you’re deep in fertility treatments and terrified to hope again. Maybe postpartum has felt nothing like you expected, and you’re ashamed to say that out loud. Maybe you’ve experienced a loss that no one around you seems to know how to hold. Maybe you’re a therapist or physician who takes care of everyone else while quietly running on empty.
I also work with women navigating depression, anxiety, relationship stress, trauma, and major life transitions beyond the perinatal experience.
Whatever brought you here — you don't have to keep managing it alone.
My Specialty Areas
I provide trauma-informed therapy for adults navigating pregnancy, postpartum, fertility challenges, parenting stress, perimenopause, trauma, and major life transitions.
Pregnancy & Postpartum Therapy
Support for postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts, birth trauma, NICU stress, and identity shifts after becoming a parent .
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Fertility & Pregnancy Loss Support for IVF, fertility challenges, pregnancy loss, and the emotional stress of trying to conceive.
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PANDAS/PANS Parent Support
Emotional and practical support for parents navigating the complexity and chronic stress of PANS/PANDAS.
Physicians & Health Care Professionals
Support for therapists, physicians, and helping professionals navigating burnout, secondary trauma, and the cost of always being the one who holds it together. Learn More
Perimenopause & Menopause Mental Health
Therapy for mood swings, identity shifts, and stress during perimenopause or menopause.
Brainspotting & Brainspotting Intensives
Focused support for trauma, overwhelm, anxiety, grief, and stuck emotional patterns. Learn More
Meet Dr. Elizabeth Gayner
I'm Dr. Elizabeth Gayner, a licensed psychologist in Oakland, with over 30 years of clinical experience. I'm Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C), Brainspotting Certified, and I completed a Fellowship in Reproductive & Integrative Psychiatry. I specialize in reproductive mental health, trauma, Brainspotting, and support for women navigating complex emotional and life transitions. Clients describe me as warm, direct, authentic, and genuinely present. I show up as a real person, and I create space for you to do the same.