Hi, I’m Louise Bayly, founder of Balance Bayly Therapy.

I am a Perinatal Therapist who specializes in Women’s and Maternal Mental Health. I am licensed in DC, Maryland, Virginia, New York, and Connecticut.

I earned my license in Clinical Social Work from Columbia University and my Post Master’s Degree in Palliative and End-of-Life Care from New York University. I received advanced clinical training in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the National Institute of the Psychotherapies in New York City.

My passion has always been working with mothers and individuals who identify as female and my area of focus is in Reproductive Mental Health. I have received my Perinatal Mental Health Certification through Postpartum Support International’s advanced-training program and the treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, as well as Perinatal Loss and Grief, through Seleni Institute in New York City.

I served as an inpatient medical social worker for several years in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mount Sinai Hospital and I am devoted to supporting mothers and families navigating unanticipated challenges and stressors in the perinatal period.