Victoria Munoz, MSW, PMH-C
Co-Chair
Victoria MSW, PMH-C is a passionate social worker serving in an integrated behavioral health role at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Manchester, NH. She believes that pregnancy and early childhood present critical windows of opportunity to address the multigenerational impacts of inequity, trauma, and adversity. Victoria has been a dedicated member of the PSI New Hampshire Board since 2023 and earned her Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) in 2024. She brings a thoughtful blend of clinical insight and systems-level thinking to her work on the board, where she is committed to advancing equitable, family-centered care.
Jenna Semeiks LICSW, LCSW, PMH-C
Co-Chair
Jenna Semeiks LICSW, PMH-C, Certified EMDR therapist, has over 15 years of experience providing mental health services to diverse populations. Following her own lived experience with a perinatal mental health disorder, Jenna became passionate about working with the perinatal population by volunteering with Postpartum Support International as a virtual peer support group facilitator and getting her perinatal mental health certification. Jenna has a private practice specializing in IFS informed EMDR therapy for the perinatal population. Jenna is excited to serve as the co-chair of PSI NH now that she calls New Hampshire home after living all over the country with her husband, two boys, and dog!
Emma Lynch, M.Ed., M.A.
Treasurer
Emma Lynch is a higher education leader with a background in faculty development, curriculum design, and organizational leadership. She currently serves as Senior Director of Faculty Training and Development at Southern New Hampshire University, where she leads initiatives focused on professional growth, inclusive learning, and student and faculty success. Her work has consistently centered on expanding access, fostering community, and supporting diverse populations through education and collaboration.
Emma brings a strong commitment to community engagement and nonprofit service through her volunteer work and board leadership experience, including serving on the Board of Directors for the Warner House Museum. As Treasurer for PSI New Hampshire, she is excited to support the organization’s mission through advocacy, education, scholarship review, and strategic growth efforts that strengthen support for families across the state.
Jessica Leandri, MA
Secretary
Jessica Leandri is a seasoned healthcare operations leader with a strong track record of working with diverse stakeholder groups on system quality improvement and program implementation. For many years the scope of her work has been peripheral to perinatal health and an area of personal passion. After having her daughter in Spring, 2022 and experiencing postpartum firsthand she was more motivated than ever to engage within her community and statewide to expand resources for new parents. Jessica accepted the role of secretary for the NH state chapter and looks forward to working collaboratively to best support and expand access to resources in NH.
Amy Chouinard, LCMHC, PMH-C, EMDRIA Certified Therapist
Liaison
Amy Chouinard, LCMHC, PMH-C, EMDRIA Certified Therapist, is the Founder and Clinical Director of Perinatal & Women’s Mental Health Counseling, PLLC in Salem, NH. Her passion for maternal and infant mental health began in high school when she became the youngest volunteer at a local crisis pregnancy center, where she supported pregnant and parenting teens by helping them access resources and navigate the challenges of early parenthood. With more than 19 years of experience in women’s reproductive mental health, Amy specializes in supporting individuals and families through infertility, pregnancy loss, pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, and the transition to parenthood. She holds the Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) and has completed advanced training in EMDR, clinical hypnosis, perinatal and reproductive mental health, and evidence-based treatment approaches through the Karen Kleiman Training Institute and the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF. Amy also serves on professional committees and provides consultation, training, supervision and coaching to clinicians and organizations nationwide, helping expand access to quality perinatal mental health care.
Laela Bisgrove, PBHC
Alliance
Laela Bisgrove is our alliance rep. Laela (she/her) is a Perinatal Behavioral Health Coach (PBHC), Integrative Behavioral Health Clinician, Matrescence Coach, community-based and full-spectrum doula, perinatal mental health advocate, group facilitator, and circle facilitator. She serves as the Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator for Postpartum Support International New Hampshire and also serves as a Support Navigator, Lived Experience Specialist, and Peer Mentor for PSI programs, supporting parents and caregivers navigating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders with compassion, cultural humility, and care grounded in lived experience. As a mother of two sets of twins, Laela brings a deeply personal understanding of the complexities of pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, matrescence, and family life into her work. Her leadership is informed by training in perinatal peer support, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented systems of care, integrative behavioral health, matrescence-informed care, group peer support facilitation, mindfulness-based approaches, and community-centered leadership. She facilitates supportive spaces that foster connection, belonging, reflection, healing, and collective wisdom. Laela is especially committed to advancing BIPOC-centered, culturally responsive perinatal mental health support and addressing the systemic inequities that impact access, outcomes, and belonging for historically marginalized families. Grounded in the values of equity, compassion, and community care, she believes that healing happens in relationships and works to create spaces where individuals, families, and communities can feel seen, supported, and empowered.
Alison Palmer, MS, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Advocacy
Alison Palmer, APRN combines over 25 years of nursing experience as a bedside labor and delivery nurse, perinatal clinical nurse specialist, and advanced practice nurse practitioner in OBGYN and reproductive mental health. She became involved in this work after struggling with postpartum anxiety over 18 years ago. Alison was a former NH state coordinator for PSI. She has a passion for innovative program development that supports the mental health of growing families and is invested in evidence-based clinical training of healthcare providers to effectively care for these individuals. She is the owner of Palmer Perinatal and Women’s Wellness, PLLC.
Lindsay Smith, DNP, CNM
Member At-Large
Lindsay Smith worked as a nurse midwife for 25 years, in New York City and Miami, Florida. The Covid pandemic led her to seek extra training in perinatal mental health and from a patient she learned about Postpartum Support International. After completing PSI’s provider trainings and relocating to New Hampshire, Lindsay began volunteering as one of PSI’s NH regional coordinators. Since 2022, she has taught obstetrical nursing at Keene State College and Cheshire Medical Center. Lindsay has 2 daughters who are in their 20s. In addition to spending time with her family and friends, she loves to hike, ski and play pickle ball.
Rose Hitchings, PsyD
Member At-Large
Rose Hitchings is a member-at-large, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 20 years of experience in reproductive and perinatal mental health. Her work in integrated behavioral health began in 1999 at Dartmouth Cheshire Medical Center, where her doctoral dissertation focused on integrating psychological services into OB/GYN care. Trained as a doula by Penny Simkin, Rose has spent nearly two decades teaching, supervising, and mentoring clinicians in perinatal and infant mental health. She currently practices within Dartmouth Health OB/GYN and in private practice, is pursuing EMDRIA certification, and is part of the inaugural Perinatal Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) training cohort. Her professional work, along with personal experiences of birth and pregnancy loss, informs her passion for supporting early relationships and expanding compassionate, evidence-based care for families across New Hampshire.
Samantha Palmer, LICSW, PMH-C
Member At-Large
Angela Peters, DNP(c), PMHNP-C, is the founder of Northern Lights Psychiatry Services, LLP in Bedford, NH. With more than 25 years of nursing experience, including extensive experience in maternal and women’s health, Angela specializes in the evaluation and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, including postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, OCD, trauma, and reproductive mental health concerns.As both a psychiatric nurse practitioner and mother of six adult children, Angela understands the profound challenges and transitions that can accompany pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, pregnancy loss, and parenthood. She has a special interest in innovative treatments for depression and OCD, including emerging and evidence-based therapies for treatment-resistant conditions.Angela lives in Southern New Hampshire with her wife, two dogs, one cat, and approximately 200 fish. Her approach combines evidence-based psychiatric care with compassion, authenticity, and a deep commitment to supporting individuals and families throughout their perinatal journey.
Amanda “Rose” Hitchings 
Member At-Large
Rose Hitchings, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 20 years of experience in reproductive and perinatal mental health. Her work in integrated behavioral health began in 1999 at Dartmouth Cheshire Medical Center, where her doctoral dissertation focused on integrating psychological services into OB/GYN care. Trained as a doula by Penny Simkin, Rose has spent nearly two decades teaching, supervising, and mentoring clinicians in perinatal and infant mental health. She currently practices within Dartmouth Health OB/GYN and in private practice, is pursuing EMDRIA certification, and is part of the inaugural Perinatal Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) training cohort. Her professional work, along with personal experiences of birth and pregnancy loss, informs her passion for supporting early relationships and expanding compassionate, evidence-based care for families across New Hampshire.
