Bringing Baby Home

The first year after your baby is born is often the most difficult on your relationship. This program, designed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, helps you maintain a strong relationship with your partner while giving your baby solid, consistent love and care.

This two-day workshop is best suited for expecting couples and parents of infants to help you:

• Stay connected with your partner
• Ensure that both partners stay involved in parenting
• Better understand early childhood development and the emotional needs of your child
• Improve your interactions with your baby
• Create a caring and nurturing home

Two out of three couples experience a dramatic increase in conflict and hostility after the birth of a child. These issues have a profoundly negative effect on children and a lasting impact on their development. Couples who have taken the Bringing Baby Home workshop show a significantly lower rate of postpartum depression and a much higher level of relationship satisfaction.

What to expect

Each workshop is led by a counselor holding a master's degree in social work, counseling, or other related field. See our Calendar of Parenting Groups and Workshops at the top of this page for our upcoming schedule. We welcome all expecting or new parents to join.

New Parents Services Staff

• Veronique Burke, LICSW

  With a Master's degree in Social Work from Simmons College in Boston, Veronique specializes in the treatment of pregnancy and postpartum mood disorders as well as mother-infant psychotherapy, and reflective parenting consultation informed by attachment theory. She has dedicated herself to developing services and support for healthy pregnancies and the transition to parenthood. She is a Listening Mothers group leader and a Bringing Baby Home Certified Gottman Educator.

• Sharon Eiler, MA, LMFT

  Sharon is a Master's level, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with training in both systemic and psychodynamic perspectives, enabling her to consider both the "inner and outer" influences on happiness and relational health. From either perspective, attachment is a core issue for adults and children alike, making new parenthood a time of massive change, reassessment, and self-discovery for all family members. Sharon enjoys helping parents and infants thrive in their "new normal."

  Sharon has been working in the mental health field since 1990, and as a psychotherapist for individuals, couples, and children since 2002. She is a Bringing Baby Home Certified Gottman Educator.

• Louise Harris, MC, LMHC

  Louise has been a Licensed Mental Health Counselor for eleven years and has a Master's in Counseling from Seattle University. Her years of providing therapy to children and families have given her a strong awareness of the importance of healthy infant attachment. Louise helps people with mood and adjustment concerns as they learn their new role as parents. She is a Bringing Baby Home Certified Gottman Educator.