Sayida Peprah-Wilson, PsyD, PMH-C

Dr. Sayida Peprah-Wilson is a licensed clinical psychologist, educator and full-spectrum doula with nearly two decades of experience in clinical psychology and more than 20 years of experience as an educator and doula. She earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, with a Multi-cultural Clinical-Community Emphasis, from the California School of Professional Psychology, at Alliant International University. She completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology and Religion at Spelman College. She specializes in multicultural psychology, trauma, suicide prevention and maternal mental health, with professional experience across community-based, psychiatric, correctional and private-practice settings.

A nationally recognized trainer, consultant and speaker.  In 2014, she was a featured speaker at the United Nations 65th NGO Conference on the topic of Mental Illness, An Invisible Disability.  Dr. Sayida provides education on cultural humility, implicit bias, trauma-informed care, maternal and perinatal mental health, birth equity, and the impact of historical and transgenerational trauma.  Her work as an educator and trainer has taken her to conferences, healthcare and community settings across the United States, and she has also studied mental health approaches, indigenous cultures and spiritual traditions in Ghana, Mexico, Egypt and India.  She has developed and delivered professional education for healthcare providers, mental health professionals, doulas, birthworkers and community-serving organizations, including training that meets California requirements related to implicit bias and Medi-Cal doula provider education.

Dr. Sayida is the Founder and Executive Director of Diversity Uplifts, Inc., a nonprofit organization focused on improving the well-being of communities impacted by historical trauma and disparities, while increasing competence and cultural humility among providers who serve them.  She also serves as Director of theMaternal Health Network of San Bernardino County.

In addition to her nonprofit leadership, Dr. Sayida is CEO of Dr. Sayida Uplifts, LLC, her independent professional education and consulting practice. She is also a co-founder of Frontline Doulas and a founding member of theSankofa Birthworkers Collective of the Inland Empire.  

An advocate for birth equity and human rights in childbirth, Dr. Sayida is a Movement Partner with the Black Mamas Matter Alliance and a member of Black Women Birthing Justice. She has contributed her expertise to numerous regional, statewide and national maternal health initiatives focused on reducing disparities, improving health outcomes and strengthening community-centered care, including the Southern California Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review Committee, Perinatal Equity Initiative Committees of San Bernardino and Riverside County, and the DHCS Medi-Cal Doula Co-Design and Implementation Workgroup.

Dr. Sayida is dedicated to being an uplifting force in the community and for all humanity.