Cup of Thoughts Therapy
A Safe Healing Journey
Meet Our Perinatal Therapists
Our team of perinatal therapists provides compassionate, specialized care for parents and parents-to-be across Wisconsin. We understand how emotional changes during pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood can impact every part of life. Each therapist has completed advanced, evidence-based training through Postpartum Support International (PSI) — a leading organization in perinatal mental health education — and offers a warm, supportive approach to help you feel understood, grounded, and cared for as you navigate this season of change.
Deanna Stadler, MS, LMFT
Deanna is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who brings warmth, insight, and a deep understanding of family systems to her work with parents and caregivers. She specializes in supporting individuals and families navigating pregnancy, postpartum transitions, adoption, and perinatal loss. With extensive training in Family Systems Therapy, CBT, and mindfulness-based approaches, Deanna helps clients strengthen their emotional resilience, deepen family connections, and rediscover balance during life’s biggest transitions.
Becky Schroeder, MS, LPC-IT, PMH-C
Becky is a PSI-Certified perinatal therapist dedicated to helping parents find calm, confidence, and self-compassion through the challenges of pregnancy and postpartum life. She supports clients experiencing birth trauma, depression, anxiety, rage, intrusive thoughts, or perinatal loss. Her approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness in a compassionate, down-to-earth style that empowers parents to feel more like themselves again. Becky also brings a powerful advocacy background as the co-founder of Moms Mental Health Initiative, a Wisconsin nonprofit connecting families to perinatal support.
Faith Beckley, MSW, LCSW
Faith provides affirming, inclusive care for parents and parents-to-be navigating the emotional ups and downs of the perinatal period. She specializes in supporting individuals with ADHD as well as LGBTQIA+ parents, helping them manage postpartum anxiety, overwhelm, and self-doubt with compassion and practical tools. Her approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to foster emotional balance and self-understanding. Faith’s therapy space is collaborative and nonjudgmental, a safe place to process, rebuild confidence, and find steadiness in early parenthood.
Melinda Pedersen, MS, LPC, NCC
Owner & Founder
Melinda is the owner and founder of Cup of Thoughts Therapy and a trauma-informed perinatal therapist. She specializes in helping parents process unresolved childhood trauma, birth trauma, pregnancy or infant loss, and the emotional complexities of pregnancy and postpartum life. Her compassionate, grounded approach blends psychodynamic therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness to promote healing and emotional regulation. Melinda believes that creating safety is the foundation for transformation and guides clients toward peace, clarity, and connection through every stage of parenthood.