Great Lakes Perinatal Wellness is a team of experts who come together with a common dedication to the wellbeing of parents, children, and families in our communities.
You deserve to thrive, and our providers are here to support you in doing so. Our care is grounded in safety, respect, deep listening, and acceptance. You can expect our providers to consistently show up for you with compassion, humility, understanding, and skill.
We believe Perinatal Mental Health Support Should Be:
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Safe
We know that trust and safety are the foundation of any effective therapeutic relationship. Healing happens best when you know that you are safe. Our providers are committed to creating a safe and trustworthy environment through clear communication, confidentiality, cultural responsiveness, and a consistent willingness to address your questions and concerns.
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Affirming
You deserve to be celebrated and affirmed in all of who you are! Our therapists are committed to getting to know you, celebrating your unique values and identities, and holding a non-judgemental space for you to show up as your full self-your beauty and strength along with your challenges. We know life can be complicated, confusing and messy sometimes, and we’re here for all of it.
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Accessible
Everyone deserves access to high-quality, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive perinatal care. Great Lakes Perinatal Wellness is committed to expanding access through low and no-cost offerings, accepting a wide range of insurance plans (including Medicaid), and creating sustainable employment, training, and professional development opporttunities for perinatal wellness professionals who are committed to reproductive justice and community care.
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Inspiring
Family building, pregnancy, and parenting are times of tremendous change and new beginnings. This can be a great time for self-discovery, learning new ways of being, exploring your values, and charting a course for the future. Even when pain, struggle, and suffering are part of the picture, we hope that with good support you can also experience joy, wonder, and celebration during this time in your life.
Meet the Founder, Sierra Hillebrand
Sierra Hillebrand MA, MLP (she/ they) is a psychotherapist, doula and perinatal educator who has worked with new and expectant parents for over two decades. Sierra brings a wealth of experience to her work, alongside a strong commitment to ongoing learning and professional growth.
Sierra believes deeply in the power of knowledgeable and compassionate support to help people reduce symptoms, break free from negative patterns, and build more joyful and fulfilling lives. She is committed to building models of care that prioritize access, sustainability and justice, and in which clients and care providers alike are valued, encouraged and supported within a community of care.
As a therapist, Sierra’s approach includes humanistic, relational, and solution-oriented psychotherapy. Sierra is also trained in eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based modality used to treat trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. In their clinical work, Sierra is particularly attuned to the needs and experiences of trauma survivors, neurodivergent parents, healthcare workers and LGBTQIA+ parents and families.
As a masters limited psychologist in the state of Michigan, Sierra provides mental health services under the supervision of licensed psychologist, Rebekcca Grekin, PhD.
Our Providers
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Yemisi Odetoyinbo
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: She/ Her
Expertise in: Infant Mental Health, Somatic therapy, PMADs (Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders)
Credentials: Licensed Master’s Social Worker, Infant Mental Health Endorsement (III)
Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Complete, Priority Health, Optum/United, Aetna, McLaren, Michigan Medicaid, Medicare, Meridian Health Plan, Lyra
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Olga Blum
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: She/ Her
Expertise in: Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, trauma-informed perinatal and postpartum care, humanistic psychotherapy, EMDR.
Credentials: Masters Limited Psychologist - TELL (Temporary Educational Limited License)
Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, McLaren, Priority Health
Bilingual services: English and Russian
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Vartika Singh
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: she/her
Expertise: Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, postpartum adjustment, work/life balance, low self esteem, relationship issues, extended family relationships
Credentials: Licensed Master’s Social Worker
Insurance: Blue Care Network, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Priority Health, Optum/United, Michigan Medicaid
Bilingual services: English and Hindi
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Giselle Kalnasy
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: She/her
Expertise in: Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, trauma and PTSD, substance use disorders (harm reduction or abstinence based recovery), cognitive behavioral therapy, and EMDR.
Credentials: Licensed Master Social Worker
Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug CounselorInsurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Care Network, Blue Cross Complete, Optum/United Behavioral Health, Priority Health, Aetna, Meridian Health Plan, Michigan Medicaid, McLaren, Lyra
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Brooke Gabriel
Psychotherapist
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Expertise: Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Trauma and PTSD, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Child-Parent Psychotherapy
Credentials: Licensed Master’s Social Worker
Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Complete, Priority Health, Optum/United, Aetna, McLaren, Michigan Medicaid, Medicare, Meridian Health Plan
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Rebecca Grekin
Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, Survivor Moms Companion Tutor & Supervisor
Pronouns: She/ Her
Expertise in: Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based therapies.
Credentials: Licensed Psychologist
Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Care Network, Blue Cross Complete, Aetna, McLaren, Optum/ United Behavioral Health, Priority Health, Michigan Medicaid
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Tiana Tutu-Anokye
Massage Therapist, Survivor Moms Companion Tutor
Pronouns: She/ Her
Expertise in: Prenatal and Postpartum Massage, Perinatal Education, Lactation Support, Trauma, and Post-traumatic stress.
Credentials: Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Perinatal Educator, Certified Doula
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Lisa Norgren
Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Instructor
Pronouns: She/ Her
Expertise in: Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga
Credentials: RYT-200, Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher
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Anjail Mohammed
Practice Manager, Survivor Moms Companion Tutor
Pronouns: She/ Her
Expertise in: Business Administration, Prenatal and Postpartum Support, Trauma and Post-Traumatic stress
Credentials: Certified Doula, Bachelors of Business Administration
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Sierra Hillebrand
Founder, Psychotherapist & Survivor Moms Companion Supervisor
Pronouns: She/ They
Expertise in: Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, trauma and post-traumatic stress, EMDR for birth trauma.
Credentials: Limited Licensed Psychologist, Certified Perinatal Educator
Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Care Network, Blue Cross Complete, Aetna, McLaren, Optum/ United Behavioral Health, Priority Health, Michigan Medicaid
