Dr. Jessica Zucker is a psychotherapist in Los Angeles specializing in women's health with a focus on fertility, prenatal and post-partum adjustments, transitions to motherhood, identity development, and interpersonal relationships. Jessica works with adults, couples, mothers and daughters, infants and mothers, and developing families. She comes to the field of clinical psychology with a background in international women's reproductive health, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and psychoanalytically-oriented clinical training. Her psychotherapy practice integrates a mind-body health approach with principles of depth psychology. Having worked and lived in Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, West Africa, India, Nepal, Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America, Dr. Zucker brings a global perspective to her work.
Dr. Zucker will be featured in a PBS documentary (2009) on early attachment and bonding which will be distributed to hospitals nationwide as an educational tool for new parents. Jessica is the featured psychological expert on MyBestBirth. "Ask Dr. Jessica" is an interactive forum that addresses dynamic issues related to pregnancy, birthing, postpartum adjustments, and the process of parenthood.

Women's psychotherapy services
Pre-, peri-, and postnatal/reproductive psychology
Preconception planning
Pregnancy ambivalence
Fertility challenges
Pregnancy after fertility struggles
Pregnancy loss
Pregnancy termination
Selective reduction/abortion
High risk pregnancy
Transitions to mothering and motherhood
Prenatal parenting
Childbirth fears
Mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting
Perinatal and postpartum blues, depression and anxiety
Traumatic pregnancy or birth experience
Body image related to pregnancy and postpartum
Parent-infant bonding and attachment, attunement and empathy
Co-parenting support
Relationship issues emerging in light of pregnancy, parenthood, and newborn transitions
Sexuality

Other clinical areas of focus
Identity development
Depression and anxiety
Relationship issues
Pre-marital counseling
Parenthood/work/life balance
Single parenting
Mind-body health
Body image
Mother-daughter relationships
International adoption preparation and adjustments
Mindfulness-based stress reduction
