Kate Kripke, LCSW, PMH-C
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
20+ yrs experience
Updated August 27, 2026 How we verify
About
Kate Kripke is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and PMH-C certified perinatal mental health specialist based in Boulder, Colorado, with more than 20 years of experience supporting mothers through postpartum anxiety and life transitions. She founded the Postpartum Wellness Center of Boulder in 2007 and now runs a national coaching and consulting practice built around her Calm Connection System program.
Services
- Postpartum anxiety
- Postpartum depression
- Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
- Maternal mental health
- Mom guilt
- Nervous system regulation
- Mom rage
- Guilt
- Overwhelm
- Maternal burnout
- Disconnection from child
- Coaching informed by neuroscience and attachment theory
- Calm Connection System (nervous system regulation)
State licenses
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Colorado · License #1669 · LCSW Active
expires 2027-08-31
In the field
Media
Interviews
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 13 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Listing shows Kate Kripke, MSW/LCSW-type credentials, PMH-C, Los Angeles CA and New York NY offices, virtual-only sessions, and specialties in postpartum anxiety/career-driven mothers (psychologytoday.com)
provider website (katekripke.com)
- Bio, credentials (LCSW, PMH-C), education (BA Sociology CU Boulder; MSW Smith College), Boulder CO address, founding of Postpartum Wellness Center of Boulder (2007), Calm Connection System (katekripke.com)
- Practice contact phone, booking link, current professional photos (katekripke.com)
- Press/media mentions: CNN Health, HuffPost, USA Today, Sleep Foundation (katekripke.com)
former practice site (parentfamilywellness.com)
- Confirms Kate Kripke founded Postpartum Wellness Center of Boulder in 2007 and left that practice (leadership passed to Emily Horowitz) in April 2023 (parentfamilywellness.com)
NPPES registry
- NPI 1477804102 for Katherine Shaw Kripke, LCSW, taxonomy 1041C0700X (Social Worker, Clinical), license 1669 in CO, Boulder CO addresses (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
state licensing board open data (CO DORA / Colorado Information Marketplace)
- Katherine Shaw Kripke holds active CSW/LCSW license #1669 (issued 2010-09-07, expires 2027-08-31); prior LSW #464 (cancelled) and NLC #10597 (cancelled) (data.colorado.gov)
book retailer (Amazon)
- Author of 'Reinventing Supermom: Support, Encouragement and Strategies for New Mothers Who Feel Lost' (amazon.com)
- Professional profile for Kate (Shaw) Kripke, LCSW, PMH-C, Boulder, Colorado; associated company page 'Kate Kripke Consulting' (linkedin.com)
- Personal account @katekripke described as Maternal Mental Health & Parenting Coach (instagram.com)
podcast platform (Motherhood Uncut)
- Co-hosts weekly podcast 'Motherhood Uncut' with Deb Rubin, LCSW (katekripke.com)
YouTube
- Motherhood Uncut Podcast YouTube channel (youtube.com)
press (Postpartum Support International)
- Colorado State Coordinator for Postpartum Support International (postpartum.net)