About Jill
Dr. Jill Diana Chasse is an author and health consultant specializing in maternal/perinatal mental health and wellness. She has been working with the mother-baby dyad in birth and psychology for over 20 years
She is the founder of Baby-Empowered Birth Education (BEBE) ©
(the Magic of Motherhood method) and "Womb Baby Learning ©"
early bonding and stimulation.
Jill Chasse was certified in 1996 for counseling and hypnosis for childbirth by the International Association for Counselors and Therapists (IACT) and has since been working with families to prepare for birth and parenthood. She has received training and a certificate as a Birth Assistant, trained as a birth doula with CAPPA, and has studied midwifery at both Ancient Arts Midwifery Institute and Institute of Holistic Midwifery. She utilizes this training in her consulting/counseling practice.
She is a member of Childbirth & Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA), the American Psychological Association (APA). She is the founder/moderator of the Perinatal Psychology group an outreach project of BEPE-East, with professional members and leaders in the field from all over the world. Dr. Chasse has conducted lectures, led discussions, published numerous articles, and written several books, including Baby Magic which has sold in 8 countries and her latest book Womb Wonders.
Jill focuses on the mother-baby relationship before birth, working with the parents to stimulate brain development and bonding. She has done research and had clinical time in maternal mental wellness, developmental psychology and grief and bereavement.
FOR AUTHOR APPEARANCES, SEE JILL'S GOODREADS Profile Page.
Baby Empowered Birth~ empowering
mother & child
Dr. Chasse holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Behavior, a Master's degree of Public Administration, a Master’s of Science in Psychology and a PhD in Health Administration.
Jill is a certified advanced clinical hypnotherapist. She also holds 30 credits (3.7 GPA) in a doctoral psychology degree program from the APA accredited Harold Abel School of Psychology at Capella University.
She has served as co-chair of the Communications and Development Committee for the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health,and is on the Board of Directors of Season's of Life Women's and Birth Center and Birth Options Alliance, a support and education group for families in the national capital area.
Jill has earned numerous certificates including: parenting, AIDS, advanced clinical hypnotherapy, alternative childbirth education, infant mental health, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, breastfeeding, depression, grief counseling, SIDS, genetics, baby massage, and multiple Public Health classes from Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health.
'experience, understand, and enjoy the Magic of Motherhood'
"Jill is an energized, passionate voice for wellness who puts her all into making things happen. Her thinking processes are clear, her communication is on target, and she makes a positive difference in people's lives. We need more people like Jill who can bring in more HEART -- both for the mother and for the child." -Rochele HC Hirsch, MS
