Perinatal Worthiness Healing for BIPOC Providers
Compassionate, skills-based support for therapists, doulas, midwives, lactation consultants, and healers ready to claim their value with integrity.
You give so much to families and communities. Yet imposter feelings, undercharging, second-guessing your expertise, and carrying secondary trauma can make your calling feel heavy. At PathBreak Coaching, we help BIPOC perinatal professionals heal worthiness wounds rooted in early relationships and systemic oppression, release imposter phenomenon that undermines confidence, build a grounded professional identity, and align your rates with the transformation you deliver.
Are these worthiness wounds showing up in your professional life?
Many BIPOC perinatal professionals carry unspoken doubts that impact confidence, boundaries, and sustainability. These can show up as:
Imposter phenomenon: Feeling like you are “not enough” despite advanced training and lived experience, worrying you will be “found out,” or downplaying your expertise in professional spaces.
Self-doubt about qualifications: Questioning whether you are truly prepared to help families with such important issues, even when you hold advanced certifications and years of practice.
Financial undervaluing: Struggling to raise your rates, undercharging for sacred work, or feeling guilty about wanting financial stability in a helping profession.
Comparison wounds: Wondering if you deserve the same compensation or opportunities as your white colleagues, or assuming others are more qualified than you.
Over-giving and burnout: Saying “yes” to too much, taking on unpaid labor, or carrying secondary trauma without adequate boundaries.
These wounds do not mean you are inadequate. They are the predictable impact of systemic oppression, generational messages about worth, and the invisible labor of caring for others. They can be healed, and you deserve to thrive in your calling without sacrificing your wellbeing.
About Dr. Ashley Rodriguez | Perinatal Worthiness Coach for BIPOC Professionals
I am Dr. Ashley Rodriguez, a licensed psychologist and bicultural professional dedicated to helping BIPOC perinatal providers heal worthiness wounds and step into their full professional confidence.
My path to this work began in child welfare, where I spent several years supporting families through some of their most challenging seasons. It was there that I discovered my deep love for supporting parents, and I also learned the transformative power of consultation and mentalization, the ability to reflect on one’s own thoughts and emotions while holding space for the perspectives of others. I applied these skills not only with parents but also in collaboration with colleagues across departments and disciplines.
From there, I moved into the pediatric department, where for several years I supported parents during the critical first three years postpartum. This experience deepened my expertise in early childhood mental health and parent–child relationships, while also strengthening my advocacy for the colleagues walking alongside me in this demanding work.
Over time, I realized that I naturally hold space for both families and fellow professionals. Supporting colleagues, whether through informal consultation, encouragement, or helping them reconnect to their value, became just as fulfilling as supporting parents. This insight led me to expand my work into coaching and consulting, helping perinatal professionals not only serve their clients but also care for themselves, claim their worth, and sustain their calling.
Today, I bring all of these experiences together: child welfare, pediatrics, trauma-informed care, attachment-based training, and a bicultural lens. My mission is to help perinatal professionals break free from imposter phenomenon, heal worthiness wounds, and build practices and careers rooted in dignity and sustainability.
How PathBreak Coaching Helps
We use a culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and attachment-based approach to professional development.
You will learn how to:
Reclaim confidence rooted in your expertise and lived experience.
Recognize and release imposter phenomenon patterns.
Build healthy boundaries that protect your energy and capacity.
Align your work and pricing with the transformation you deliver.
Create a sustainable practice without sacrificing yourself.
My expertise, your liberation
By Dr. Ashley Rodriguez, Licensed Psychologist and Perinatal & Early Childhood Worthiness Specialist
With training in Perinatal Mental Health, Trauma-Informed Care, Attachment-Based Therapy, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, DBT/ACT, and a bicultural lens, I understand how worthiness wounds begin in our earliest relationships and are reinforced by systemic oppression.
I bring this depth of expertise into coaching and consulting to help perinatal professionals like you step into your full worth and lead with confidence.
Coaching, consulting, and therapy — What’s the difference
At PathBreak Coaching and Consulting, I provide coaching and professional consulting, not therapy. While I am a licensed psychologist, the services offered here are distinct from psychotherapy.
Coaching with PathBreak
Growth-oriented and future-focused
Supports professional confidence, boundaries, pricing, and leadership skills
Helps BIPOC perinatal professionals heal worthiness wounds that impact business and career sustainability
Uses structured exercises, frameworks, and accountability for transformation
Best for individuals seeking professional development and aligned action steps
Consulting with PathBreak
Collaborative and solution-focused
Designed for organizations, clinics, and perinatal teams
Addresses systemic issues such as equity, burnout, clinician retention, and worthiness culture in the workplace
Involves training, workshops, and tailored recommendations to support both staff wellbeing and service outcomes
What these services are not
Coaching and consulting are not therapy
They do not diagnose, assess, or treat mental health conditions
They do not replace psychotherapy, psychiatry, or medical care
They are not crisis services
When therapy may be more appropriate
If you are experiencing significant distress, trauma symptoms, or mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, therapy may be the right support. Therapy is designed to diagnose and treat mental health conditions, explore unresolved trauma, and provide clinical healing in a regulated healthcare setting.
PathBreak services are coaching and consulting for professional growth and organizational change. They are not psychotherapy, mental health treatment, or medical advice.
Reclaim Your Power Toolkit
This free toolkit will guide you to:
Recognize the signs of overgiving and self-sacrifice
Understand what healthy boundaries look and feel like
Use proven scripts to communicate your boundaries clearly
Navigate feelings of guilt and pushback with self-trust
Strengthen your connection to your intuition and reclaim your space
Why digital products for perinatal professionals?
Accessibility
Professional support should not be limited by your location, schedule, or access to traditional therapy. Digital resources ensure BIPOC perinatal professionals everywhere can access tools for confidence, worthiness, and sustainability.
Flexibility
Learn and practice at your own pace, without adding to your already full schedule. Digital offerings allow you to integrate reflection and growth into your daily life as a provider.
Professional Connection
These resources are designed for perinatal professionals who understand the unique pressures of serving families. Digital products give you the chance to connect with others navigating similar worthiness wounds and imposter feelings, so you never feel like you’re doing this work alone.
Let's work together.
Let's work together.
Current offerings for perinatal professionals
Whether you are navigating imposter feelings, questioning your value, or searching for practical tools to protect your energy, I’m here to support you. Together, we can break generational worthiness patterns, reclaim professional confidence, and build careers and practices rooted in dignity and sustainability.
Explore my current offerings:
Roots to Resilience Toolkit
A starter guide for identifying inherited worthiness wounds and reclaiming confidence in your professional identity.Professional Worthiness Workbooks
Self-guided resources with reflective prompts and tools to address imposter phenomenon, strengthen boundaries, and align your work with your true value.Mini Course Launching Soon: Legacy Reset for Perinatal Providers
A guided experience to release imposter patterns, restore maternal and professional confidence, and build a sustainable foundation for your work.Coming Soon: Advanced Trainings and Community Workshops
Group spaces designed for BIPOC perinatal professionals to deepen self-worth, increase visibility, and step into leadership roles without burnout.
Thank you for allowing me to walk alongside you. I believe in your expertise, your value, and your power to transform both your own life and the lives of the families you serve.
Speaking & Panels
Dr. Ashley Rodriguez's speaking engagements reflect a deep commitment to collective healing, intersectional empowerment, and the psychological liberation of Latinx and BIPOC communities. From healthcare settings to college campuses, she creates space for truth-telling, dialogue, and transformation.
Featured Engagements
Redefining Strength: Challenging Societal Expectations for Latina Women
A powerful presentation challenging dominant narratives of strength and inviting Latina women into a more liberated, self-defined relationship with identity and resilience.
Oak Street Health
Dickinson College
Color Me Wellness Panel
A community conversation exploring the intersections of race, identity, and mental health, with a focus on how students of color can cultivate healing and wellness within academic institutions.
Evidence-Based Treatment Dissemination Center (EBTDC)
Promoting Culturally Responsive Clinical Practice with Latinx Migrant Families
A training webinar for clinicians addressing the unique needs of Latinx migrant communities through culturally attuned, justice-informed care.
Scholarly Contributions
Dr. Rodriguez’s clinical and scholarly work is grounded in both evidence-based practice and cultural relevance. She is deeply committed to expanding access to inclusive, affirming care and elevating Latinx voices within the mental health field.
Editorial Board Member,
Journal of Latinx Psychology
Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional (PMH-C)
Featured Guest
Tune in to hear Dra. Ashley Rodriguez share her insights on healing, generational trauma, and self-empowerment as a featured guest on top podcasts. Explore her conversations and discover practical tools to reclaim your power and embrace your future self.
Everything you need to reclaim confidence and lead with worthiness starts here
Unlock tools designed to help BIPOC perinatal professionals release imposter feelings, heal worthiness wounds, and build sustainable confidence. Begin your worthiness journey today.