New Podcast Episode Explores Perinatal Mental Health Challenges
December 14, 2023
In the latest episode of Disruptors at Work: an Integrated Care Podcast, host Dr. U. Grant Baldwin, Jr., DBH, Director of the Doctor of Behavioral Health (DBH) program at Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies, speaks with Tandie Myles, a license clinical social worker and owner of Anchored in Hope Therapy Services, LLC. Tandie shares the benefits of integrated approaches for expecting and new mothers, addresses the risk factors contributing to perinatal mental health challenges, and dives into strategies for reducing stigma and promoting mental wellness.
Thank you to our subject matter expert:
- Tandie Myles, LCSW, IMH-E®, RPT/S, PMH-C
Listen to the episode below.
About the Expert:
Tandie Myles, LCSW, IMH-E®, RPT/S, PMH-C
Tandie Myles is a license clinical social worker, the owner and therapist of Anchored in Hope Therapy Services, LLC. Tandie specializes in relationship-based therapy services with caregivers and children. She also provides mental health services to pregnant and postpartum women as well as general mental health therapy services to women, children, and families. Tandie provides mental health consultation to community organizations and programs and provides trainings on infant mental health, pregnant and postpartum issues, child development, and other related topics to parents, professionals and community organizations. Tandie started her career in clinical social work in 2005 and earned her Masters of Social Work (MSW) degree from Arizona State University 2005. She completed the two-year Infant/Family Clinical Practice program with the Harris Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Training Institute in 2009 and received her endorsement by the Infant Toddler Mental Health Coalition of Arizona as an Infant Mental Health Specialists (Level 3 Clinical). Tandie has also completed training and experience in providing play therapy to earn certification as a Registered Play Therapist with the Association of Play Therapy. Recently, she has been able to become certified in Perinatal Mental Health by Postpartum Support International. Tandie is also a licensed minister and has over 30 hours of credit towards her Master of Divinity in Family Ministry with Phoenix Seminary.
Ms. Myles has worked as an Integrated Behavioral Health Consultant and Supervisor in Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers in many departments and truly enjoyed working in the women’s and pediatric clinic. Her unique lens in perinatal and infant mental health allowed her to provide her expertise in helping caregivers understand their needs as well as the needs of their children. Her approach is rooted in child development, attachment theory, informed by neuroscience and trauma informed research, to provide developmental and relationship-based therapy. In her work, Tandie Myles hopes to address challenges while promoting resilience and wholeness in parents and children to reach their full potential.
