About Cynthia Good Mojab
Cynthia Good Mojab, MS clinical psychology (1996), is a clinical counselor, private researcher, author,
educator, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), and Registered Lactation Consultant
(RLC) focusing on issues related to culture, psychology, and the family—particularly as they relate to
breastfeeding and the needs of women during their reproductive years.
Cynthia’s approach is eclectic and collaborative. She values forming a partnership with clients and their other
health care providers. Within this partnership, clients identify and use their inherent strengths and
capabilities to move toward learning, healing, and growth.
Cynthia completed a year-long internship in solution-focused brief therapy as part of her training in clinical
psychology at Illinois State University. In addition to this therapeutic approach, she uses the concepts and
techniques of interpersonal psychotherapy, cross-cultural counseling, family systems theory, grief
counseling and therapy, cognitive therapy, nonviolent communication, and other approaches.
As a cross-cultural researcher, Cynthia understands the impact of culture on birth, breastfeeding, and
mothering—and on the counseling process itself. As an IBCLC, she brings the concepts, techniques, and
ethics of lactation consulting to her work with women, health care providers, and institutions. Well-versed in
the evidence base of breastfeeding management and support, she provides counseling and consulting
services that incorporate the importance of maternal-child attachment and breastfeeding. She is keenly
aware of the intertwined development and well-being of mother and child. Her services seek to meet the
needs of mothers and their children without sacrificing one for the other.
As one of a small group of mental health care providers in the world who are also IBCLCs, Cynthia has a
strong interest in lactational psychology. She is the founder and moderator of LactPsych, an email
discussion group for professionals working in this emerging field. As a member of Mothering magazine's
web site's Expert Panel, she answered questions about breastfeeding and maternal mental health. She has
experience providing both psychological and breastfeeding counseling. Cynthia is also a nationally
recognized speaker on breastfeeding, culture, parenting, and psychology. She is an award-winning
researcher whose multicultural work was recognized in 1995 by the American Psychological Foundation. Her
other website, Ammawell, offers breastfeeding and parenting information and support, including access to
her older publications. Her work has been translated from English into Spanish, German, Italian,
Portuguese, Polish, Croatian, Hungarian, and Chinese.
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Member of the International Lactation Consultant Association
Member of the United States Lactation Consultant Association
Member of the Oregon Washington Lactation Association
Member of the Portland Breastfeeding Coalition
Member of the Breastfeeding Coalition of Oregon
Member of the International Cesarean Awareness Network
Member of Postpartum Support International
Member of the Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance
Member of La Leche League International
Member of the Northwest Association of Adoptive Families
Member of the American Academy of Experts on Traumatic Stress
Member of the Premier Speakers Bureau, National Center for Crisis Management
Member of the National Center for Crisis Management
Member of the LactSpeak speakers bureau
Member of the International Lactation Consultant Association speakers directory
Affiliate of the Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children
Endorser of the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative
educator, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), and Registered Lactation Consultant
(RLC) focusing on issues related to culture, psychology, and the family—particularly as they relate to
breastfeeding and the needs of women during their reproductive years.
Cynthia’s approach is eclectic and collaborative. She values forming a partnership with clients and their other
health care providers. Within this partnership, clients identify and use their inherent strengths and
capabilities to move toward learning, healing, and growth.
Cynthia completed a year-long internship in solution-focused brief therapy as part of her training in clinical
psychology at Illinois State University. In addition to this therapeutic approach, she uses the concepts and
techniques of interpersonal psychotherapy, cross-cultural counseling, family systems theory, grief
counseling and therapy, cognitive therapy, nonviolent communication, and other approaches.
As a cross-cultural researcher, Cynthia understands the impact of culture on birth, breastfeeding, and
mothering—and on the counseling process itself. As an IBCLC, she brings the concepts, techniques, and
ethics of lactation consulting to her work with women, health care providers, and institutions. Well-versed in
the evidence base of breastfeeding management and support, she provides counseling and consulting
services that incorporate the importance of maternal-child attachment and breastfeeding. She is keenly
aware of the intertwined development and well-being of mother and child. Her services seek to meet the
needs of mothers and their children without sacrificing one for the other.
As one of a small group of mental health care providers in the world who are also IBCLCs, Cynthia has a
strong interest in lactational psychology. She is the founder and moderator of LactPsych, an email
discussion group for professionals working in this emerging field. As a member of Mothering magazine's
web site's Expert Panel, she answered questions about breastfeeding and maternal mental health. She has
experience providing both psychological and breastfeeding counseling. Cynthia is also a nationally
recognized speaker on breastfeeding, culture, parenting, and psychology. She is an award-winning
researcher whose multicultural work was recognized in 1995 by the American Psychological Foundation. Her
other website, Ammawell, offers breastfeeding and parenting information and support, including access to
her older publications. Her work has been translated from English into Spanish, German, Italian,
Portuguese, Polish, Croatian, Hungarian, and Chinese.
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Member of the International Lactation Consultant Association
Member of the United States Lactation Consultant Association
Member of the Oregon Washington Lactation Association
Member of the Portland Breastfeeding Coalition
Member of the Breastfeeding Coalition of Oregon
Member of the International Cesarean Awareness Network
Member of Postpartum Support International
Member of the Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance
Member of La Leche League International
Member of the Northwest Association of Adoptive Families
Member of the American Academy of Experts on Traumatic Stress
Member of the Premier Speakers Bureau, National Center for Crisis Management
Member of the National Center for Crisis Management
Member of the LactSpeak speakers bureau
Member of the International Lactation Consultant Association speakers directory
Affiliate of the Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children
Endorser of the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative
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