Annalise Elsasser, MSW, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Project RESPECT at Boston Medical Center. Annalise earned her Master of Social Work from Boston College with a focus in clinical mental health in 2023. Her clinical approach integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and trauma-informed care to support perinatal mental health and parenting dyads. Annalise has experience supporting birthing individuals with substance use disorders, serious mental illness, and those involved with the incarceral system. Her clinical work has a particular focus on the intersection of mental health and parenting, working collaboratively with systems to support family unity and wellness.