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Our story

Why we only work with the perinatal months

Quell began when Dr. Lesley Barlow, a Seattle psychologist, noticed how many pregnant and postpartum clients had waited months to say how they were really doing. She built a practice where the first conversation is easy to begin and the schedule bends around feeds, naps and appointments.

Today Quell is four clinicians who share a focus on the months around a birth and the people who go through them together, partners included. Our name means to calm or soothe, and that is what we hope a session is: a quiet hour in a week that is not.

  • PMH-C trained, Postpartum Support International

  • Licensed in Washington: psychology, social work, counseling and family therapy

  • Partners welcome, on their own or as a couple

  • Evening and Saturday hours

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Our Team

Care for the whole family

Four licensed clinicians, each trained in perinatal mental health.

  • A smiling woman in glasses and a white blouse stands with her arms folded

    Dr. Lesley Barlow

    Founder and Clinical Director, PsyD

    • Licensed Psychologist · WA Lic. 000000

    PMH-C trained through Postpartum Support International. Sees parents during pregnancy and in the first year after a birth.

  • A woman with dark hair and a cardigan sits in an armchair in a therapy office

    Younghee Yoo

    Perinatal Therapist, LICSW

    • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker · WA Lic. 000000

    PMH-C trained through Postpartum Support International. Works with new parents on the changes to family, work and sense of self.

  • A woman in a black blazer holds a clipboard and pen, sitting in a clear chair

    Tracey Abernathy

    Perinatal Therapist, LMHC

    • Licensed Mental Health Counselor · WA Lic. 000000

    PMH-C trained through Postpartum Support International. Offers steady company through pregnancy loss, infant loss and a hard birth.

  • A smiling man in a white shirt and tie sits at a desk with a desktop computer

    Roland Davenport

    Couples and Partner Therapist, LMFT

    • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist · WA Lic. 000000

    PMH-C trained through Postpartum Support International. Sees partners on their own and couples in the first year.

What we hold to

Three things we keep to

We want a session to feel like the one hour in your week that asks nothing of you.

  • The parent comes first

    Sessions are about how you are doing, not only how the baby is.

  • Partners are part of it

    The other parent, or the person who loves you, has a place in the work.

  • We know our limits

    We do not replace your doctor or midwife. We help you decide what to bring to them.

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  • 4

    Clinicians, all trained in perinatal mental health

  • 50 min

    Individual sessions

  • 75 min

    Sessions with a partner

  • WA

    Licensed in Washington, for video and in person

Our Space

A quiet place to sit

A calm studio with a wooden desk, a curved chair, a cream sofa and a potted tree
A small potted plant on the sill of a bright misty window
A corduroy sofa in warm lamplight beside a side table and a bookshelf

Sample reflections

Words from parents and partners

  • “The room is quiet and the chair is comfortable, and I never felt I had to explain pregnancy to my therapist.”

    Hira S.Parent

  • “I came because my partner asked me to. I kept coming because someone finally asked how I was doing too.”

    Seth W.Partner

  • “The first time I said the thing I was afraid to say, she just nodded and asked what that was like. Nobody hurried me.”

    Jimena R.Parent

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