Amanda Freeman, PhD is a Perinatal Mental Health Certified clinical psychologist in Encinitas and the founder of Headway Therapy Group at 169 Saxony Road near Encinitas Boulevard. The PMH-C credential signals specialized training in postpartum depression, anxiety, and perinatal mood disorders, with pediatric developmental coordination routed through Children's Primary Care Medical Group for infants and children of treated mothers. As a board member and training chair for the Postpartum Health Alliance, the practice contributes to regional provider education on maternal mental health screening and intervention. Treatment populations span teenagers through adults, with clinical focus on mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, and the psychological dimensions of infertility and pregnancy loss. Somatic trauma responses and postpartum musculoskeletal pain are addressed through rehabilitation referrals to Gaspar Doctors of Physical Therapy for patients requiring concurrent physical recovery. Highest-complexity protocols include structured perinatal psychotherapy integrating Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale monitoring, trauma-focused CBT for birth-related PTSD, and psychoeducational group facilitation for new-parent adjustment disorders.