Emily Guarnotta

Parents navigating the emotional terrain of fertility struggles, pregnancy, and the postpartum period have a dedicated advocate in Emily Guarnotta, a licensed psychologist based in Phoenix, Arizona. Her practice, Phoenix Health, was built specifically for people who found themselves without adequate support during one of life’s most demanding transitions — parents who are sleep-deprived, overwhelmed, and quietly wondering why no one told them it could feel this hard.

Emily works with individuals and groups facing perinatal mental health challenges: the grief of pregnancy loss, postpartum depression and anxiety, birth trauma, and the identity shifts that accompany new parenthood. She and her team draw on cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-focused approaches, mindfulness, and psychodynamic methods — not as a fixed protocol, but assembled around each person’s particular needs and history. For parents already stretched thin by the logistics of modern family life — refereeing bedtime battles with devices, staying present when everyone’s attention is elsewhere — sessions are available entirely via telehealth, accessible from home without arranging childcare or transportation.

Every provider at Phoenix Health carries specialized training in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International, and many hold the Perinatal Mental Health Certification. The goal Emily describes is straightforward: help people move from simply getting through each day to genuinely finding themselves again.