Chelsea Kunapuli, Registered Associate MFT, PMH-C
Perinatal & Postpartum Therapy in California
For moms experiencing postpartum anxiety, overwhelm, intrusive thoughts, or feeling unlike themselves after having a baby.
You don’t have to keep feeling this way. Support can help you feel calmer, clearer, and more like yourself again.
Insurance Accepted: Carelon (Gold Coast Medi-Cal), Aetna, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare (Optum)
About Chelsea
Chelsea supports moms and couples navigating postpartum anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and the transition into early parenthood.
Many of her clients come in feeling anxious, disconnected, or as if they’re just trying to get through the day, and leave feeling more grounded, clear, and confident in themselves and their relationships.
Common reasons clients reach out to Chelsea:
Postpartum anxiety or intrusive thoughts
Feeling overwhelmed or constantly on edge
Disconnection from yourself or your partner
Difficulty adjusting to motherhood
Who Chelsea Is a Good Fit For
You might be a good fit for Chelsea if:
New and expecting parents experiencing postpartum mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), overwhelm, or depression
Couples in the postpartum stage struggling to reconnect, communicate, or parent as a team
Moms struggling with bonding, identity shifts, or navigating emotional needs alongside care responsibilities
Whether you’re feeling like you’re ‘just surviving’ or longing for steadiness and meaning in this transition, Chelsea helps you find grounding and confidence in your experience.
She is a good fit if you’re looking for a thoughtful, emotionally attuned perinatal therapist who specializes in the transition to parenthood rather than general therapy or surface-level coping strategies.
Chelsea’s Approach
If you’ve tried to “push through” or talk yourself out of how you feel, Chelsea’s approach goes deeper, working with both your emotional experience and your nervous system.
Chelsea’s style is steady, collaborative, and attuned to both emotional experience and nervous system regulation. This approach is especially supportive for postpartum anxiety, birth trauma, and difficult or unexpected birth experiences.
She blends trauma-informed, evidence-based methods with practical skills, offering:
Brainspotting and experiential processing to help release stored stress and trauma
Mindfulness and somatic practices to soothe anxiety and nervous system reactivity
Relational work to strengthen communication and connection within couples
She creates a therapy space that feels safe, non-judgmental, and reflective of your authentic experience, not clinical or distant.
What Clients Can Expect
Working with Chelsea can help you:
Feel seen, supported, and less alone in your perinatal journey
Build practical tools for anxiety, overwhelm, and stress regulation
Deepen your connection to your partner, your baby, and yourself
Move toward more confidence, calm, and emotional resilience
Chelsea believes healing is steady, relational, and rooted in lived experience — not rushed or forced.
What it’s like to work with Chelsea
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you work with clients outside the perinatal or postpartum period?
Chelsea’s practice is focused specifically on pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood.
Do you offer couples therapy?
Yes. Chelsea provides postpartum couples therapy for partners navigating communication, disconnection, and parenting stress.
You don’t have to keep feeling this way
Not sure if Chelsea is the right fit? We can help match you with a therapist.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or not like yourself, therapy can help you feel steadier and more supported.
A consultation is simply a conversation — no pressure or obligation.
Services, Availability, & Insurance
Session Format: Virtual perinatal and postpartum therapy across California
Availability: Weekday evenings & select mornings
Insurance Accepted: Carelon (Gold Coast Medi-Cal), Aetna, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare (Optum)
Supervised by Allison Lieberman, LMFT, PMH-C, #100073