Find the therapist that best suits your needs.
Meet Our Team
FOUNDER & OWNER
Erin Barbossa, LMSW
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Erin founded Motherhood Supported with a conviction for helping mothers get the support they need to feel relief, heal, and live peacefully. Erin has always challenged the stigma around mental health issues. She wonders why do we go to the dentist 2x a year but we have no routine mental healthcare? She invites moms to feel welcomed to psychotherapy and the nurturing, safe environment it creates. Erin became a therapist after working as an Associate Producer for The Oprah Winfrey Show and says she is still helping women to live their best lives.
Erin received a dual degree from Syracuse University in Television, Radio, and Film Production & Psychology. She went on to receive her Masters in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago with a specialization in children and families. Two of her favorite trainings have been Internal Family Systems, and with Postpartum Support International & 2020MOM: Certificate of Completion in Maternal Mental Health.
THERAPIST
Marianne Boykin, LPC
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Marianne has over 20 years of experience working with women during the most stressful times of their lives. She is a firm believer that you are the authority on your life, and her style is to partner with you while you address your challenges. A message from Marianne: “I believe that every person possesses the solutions they are searching for; they just need someone to help them “mine” the answers. I’ll challenge you and your thoughts by asking questions and offering varying perspectives while at the same time respecting you as the expert on your own life. I provide support, not judgment, as you work towards finding your own answers.” Marianne is ready to be your companion as you undertake the journey of a lifetime: motherhood.
Marianne has received additional training on a wide range of issues including, perinatal mood disorders, parenting/parent child issues, trauma, anxiety, depression, stress reduction/management, inter-relational issues, substance abuse, life transitions, and coping with chronic medical issues.
THERAPIST
Rebecca Malasky, LMSW
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Rebecca knows there are times when life’s challenges become too much to bear on your own. She will partner with you so together you can find your way out of the depths. She wants you to know you don’t have to do this alone. With over 10 years of experience, Rebecca uses a strengths-based perspective and an eclectic approach to help her clients build the skills necessary to work through life’s hardest challenges and transitions.
Whether you are struggling with a life transition or managing a longer-standing issue, Rebecca is confident in her ability to meet you where you are and support you in expanding your coping skills.
Rebecca completed her Master’s in Social Work at the University of Michigan, interning at Michigan Medicine. She went on to work at Michigan Medicine counseling families dealing with grief and loss and chronic illness on the Pediatric Oncology Unit. Some highlights from her training and experience include working abroad in a mother and baby unit in the United Kingdom, and she has completed the Postpartum Support International Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy Training.
THERAPIST
Ronda O’Neal, LPC
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Ronda is a licensed professional counselor with over 15 years of experience supporting women through various life stages and challenges. As a mother, grandmother, and wife, she understands the complexities and joys of these roles. Ronda provides compassionate, empathetic, client-centered care to help women balance personal identity and motherhood. She earned her graduate degree from Spring Arbor University and continues to enhance her knowledge in personal growth and client well-being. Ronda creates a safe, non-judgmental space for women to explore their emotions and aspirations, believing in their inherent ability to heal and reach their potential. Her integrative approach uses various modalities tailored to each client's unique needs.
Ronda has received training in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Couples Therapy, Postpartum Support, Perinatal Mental Health, Trauma-Informed Care, sex trafficking, diversity, and others. Ronda’s commitment to ongoing education deepens her knowledge and equips her with more tools to inspire, empower, and encourage her clients.
THERAPIST
Rebecca Kalkman, MA, LLP, PMH-C
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Rebecca’s primary goal is to establish an environment of warmth, safety, and authenticity with her clients. From there they can collaboratively explore and address whatever is preventing them from the life they desire. Rebecca is a person-centered therapist and most often utilizes a combination of CBT, mindfulness, and ACT strategies while pulling in components of other theories when appropriate to each client’s unique situation.
Rebecca holds a certification in perinatal mental health and has experience working with individuals going through pregnancy, postpartum, parenthood, infertility, and loss. Rebecca also enjoys working with clients to address concerns including depression, anxiety, interpersonal/relational issues, life transitions, and self-actualization. Rebecca holds a master's degree in counseling psychology from Western Michigan University. She obtained her undergraduate degree in biological sciences from Michigan Technological University.
CLIENT SERVICES
May Lin Kessenich, MSW
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In addition to her Client Services work with Motherhood Supported, May Lin recently completed her Postpartum Doula training and is excited to start supporting moms in the postpartum period. May Lin is a passionate educator and has worked at Chicago's elite school, Latin, where she taught Spanish. She's also worked as a customer services specialist at world renown Zingerman's. She loves to travel and has spent time in Ecuador, New Zealand, Australia, and Italy. While traveling, May Lin became more aware that mental health is critical to overall health, and hopes that mental health services can be more available and accessible. She hopes the stigma will shift by the time her three little ones are grown.
CLIENT SERVICES
Suzie Gomez
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Prior to joining the Motherhood Supported team, Suzie spent the last few years working within the client services sphere, aiding medical professionals as well as their patients. As the pandemic highlighted the importance of mental health she became interested in supporting women adjusting to our post-pandemic world. Suzie is a mother and military spouse, with two small children. As a military spouse she has experienced a lot of transition, traveling and moving – navigating new places, people, deployments, and home life! Suzie loves to use her skills of organization, time management, and customer service to make things easier for the whole Motherhood Supported team and all of our clients.