Supporting Perinatal Mental Health

Dr. Hoffman is a national speaker on the topics of perinatal mental health and perinatal peer support. She is a former labor and delivery nurse, doula, childbirth educator, breastfeeding educator, and community education specialist. She earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the University of Kansas and certification as a Perinatal Mental Health provider. Dr. Hoffman works as a reproductive Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner integrated into an OB-GYN clinic in Lawrence, Kansas. She serves as a perinatal mental health content expert on grant-funded collaborative initiatives in Kansas. She founded Build Your Village and has served as a volunteer for Postpartum Support International for 17 years, providing peer support to help-seekers across the state. She served as the first Chair of the Postpartum Support International Kansas chapter and continues to serve on the PSI KS board in an advisory role.