Meet our Moms! Krisztina Dihen - Therapist & Peripartum Specialist

Meet Krisztina - Therapist, Peripartum Specialist and Mom of 5 year old Barnabash, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Tell us about your background and experience.                                            

Having witnessed numerous family systems, definitions of family health and motherhood, as well as various methods of coping and adapting, I love providing a service that draws from these experiences to support maternal mental health. 

My family migrated from Europe to the United States. This exposure moved me toward a B.S. in Medical Anthropology and an M.S. in Counseling and Rehabilitation. 

I have provided community mental health for women and kids in San Francisco through residential, outpatient and home based settings. I've practiced as an outreach clinician for UCSF and Brown & Toland for 9 years. 

Currently I am a therapist with Kaiser Psychiatry where I support individuals, facilitate a peripartum group, and provide peripartum specialty consultation to the ObGyn department. 

Tell us how you manage to juggle life as a busy working Mom?                         

Barnabash is 5 and a half and constantly moving so I have to prioritize keeping myself healthy and agile to keep up with him! I also try to stay flexible and creative so that I’m not bogged down by too many self imposed rules. Asking for help, checking in around my reserves and counting my blessings help especially during challenging times. And a solid community of strong women! 

You can find out more about Krisztina on her website Roots and Anchors Therapy