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PREPP
The PREPP program is backed by clinical research. It is effective at reducing a mother’s risk of postpartum depression, which is the MOST COMMON medical complication of pregnancy and childbirth.
Your Mental Health Is Our Mission
As a psychiatrist in Charlotte, I believe that every woman is special and should be treated that way. Unique by design, a woman is instilled with purpose and potential. At Women’s Transitional Healthcare in Charlotte, we appreciate and nurture those unique characteristics thus, allowing a woman to bloom into her natural state of beauty.
– Samantha Suffren (Head Psychiatrist)
Women's Mental health
DID YOU KNOW? Beginning at adolescence, women face an increased risk for mental illness. Women are 2 to 3 times more likely than men to develop depressive disorders.
What you can expect when you see us...
Experience
Experienced staff with a wide range of expertise in multiple areas of mental health medicine, dedicated to your overall well-being.
Unique Care
We appreciate and nurture each patient’s unique characteristics thus, allowing a woman to bloom into her natural state of beauty.
Professional Training
Our team draws upon their professional training and education to deal with the distinctive mental, emotional and relational needs of each person.
Wellness Plans
We will formulate a wellness plan designed specifically for you based on our experience and professional assessment of you as an individual.
The COSP Program For Parents
The Circle of Security® Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened.
Meet Our Team
SAMANTHA SUFFREN
Neuropsychiatric Board Certified Physician
Dr. Suffren is a neuropsychiatric board-certified physician with over 20 years of experience, including 18 years focused on perinatal mental health. She takes a whole-person, science-driven approach, utilizing pharmacogenomic and biomarker testing to design truly personalized care.
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LAURA SMITH
Fully Licensed Professional Counselor
Laura provides individual and group therapy for individuals of all ages dealing with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders. She is trained in EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to support healing.
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KATIE WARREN
Certified Physician Assistant
Katie Warren PA-C has specialized in women’s mental health since 2019, providing medication management and supportive psychotherapy. She utilizes an integrative approach with a special interest in nutritional psychiatry to support her patients' overall well-being.
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ERIN KIRSCH
Perinatal Occupational Therapist
Erin is a Perinatal Occupational Therapist with specialty training in working with pregnant and postpartum women. As a certified provider of PREPP, she helps new moms develop practical coping strategies and improve their daily functioning with compassionate support.
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JESICA DEMUMBREUM
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Jesica is a doctoral-trained PMHNP with two decades of experience caring for perinatal women. She takes a holistic, integrative psychiatry approach, blending conventional treatment with tools like hormone and precision genetics testing to promote sustainable wellness.
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LAUREN DAVENPORT
MSN, PMHNP-BC, IBCLC
Lauren is a board-certified PMHNP specializing in women’s mental health across the reproductive lifespan, including ADHD, postpartum, and peri-menopause. She takes a warm, collaborative, and evidence-based approach to tailor treatment to each patient's unique needs.
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KATHERINE MCDERMOTT
PMHNP-BC
Katherine provides comprehensive, trauma-informed psychiatric services for adult and geriatric populations. She utilizes a collaborative, integrative model, blending traditional medication management with holistic, lifestyle-driven wellness strategies for patient-centered care.
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Female Group Therapy
Group therapy can be very positive because it assures us as women, that we are not alone, and that others share similar problems and struggles.
What Our Patients Say About Us...
“I have been seeing Dr. Suffren for many years and I can tell you that she has helped me tremendously. I suffered from depression issues that really made it hard for me to do just about anything. I am doing really well now with it. I can say she gave me back my life.”
S. Brown
(Patient)
“I am very happy with the treatment I have received from the team at Women’s Transitional Healthcare. I started seeing them a year ago for anxiety problems. I can’t even imagine where I would be if I hadn’t taken the plunge and seeked treatment from them.”
M. Clarck
(Patient)
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