Dr. April Hunziker | Psychiatry
Perinatal Psychiatry | Perimenopause & Menopause Psychiatry | Women’s Mental Health
Specialized reproductive and integrative psychiatry for women navigating pregnancy, perimenopause, menopause, bipolar disorder, and complex mental health concerns.
I help women who feel dismissed, exhausted, and disconnected from themselves reclaim their health, confidence, and quality of life through comprehensive psychiatric care that treats the whole person, not just a diagnosis.
I believe healing happens when women finally feel heard, understood, and valued, and when mental health is treated as part of the entire human experience rather than in isolation from the body.
Specialty Areas
• Perinatal Psychiatry (Pregnancy, Postpartum, Family Planning)
• Reproductive Psychiatry
• Mental Health Support for Fertility Treatment, Infertility & Pregnancy Loss
• Perimenopause & Menopause Mental Health
• Bipolar Disorder Across the Reproductive Lifespan
• Women's Mental Health
• Complex Psychiatric Conditions with Overlapping Medical Conditions
• Anxiety Disorders
• Depression
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Trauma-Related Conditions
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Integrative Psychiatry
Accepting New Patients
Serving patients in-person at my Seattle office in the heart of Madrona’s business district and via secure telepsychiatry appointments throughout Washington.
Meet Dr. Hunziker
I am a University of Washington-trained board-certified psychiatrist, with training that spans psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology. I earned my medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine, followed by two years of Obstetrics and Gynecology residency training. I then completed my psychiatry residency at the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, earning Distinction in Perinatal Psychiatry.
During my OB-GYN training, I gained a deep understanding of pregnancy and women's health, and the utmost respect for my surgical colleagues. Our patients received superb OB-GYN care — but despite our best efforts, their mental health needs often went unmet, due to how few psychiatrists were both available and comfortable managing patients throughout pregnancy. I found myself consistently drawn to those patients, and ultimately chose to transition to psychiatry, where I felt I could have the greatest long-term impact by providing the high-quality mental health care these patients need and deserve.
After completing my psychiatry residency, I chose to work in consultation-liaison psychiatry to continue to expand my medical and psychiatric knowledge and experience. My early career focus was practicing in a busy acute care hospital setting, including serving as Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, caring for medically complex patients whose psychiatric symptoms often stemmed from conditions like infection, autoimmune disease, drug reactions, delirium, and catatonia. I developed particular expertise in treating catatonia, and became known for my success with treatment-resistant and medically complex cases.
To my surprise, throughout my career as a psychiatrist, I encountered countless women navigating the confusion and complexities of perimenopause and menopause. They were struggling to find providers who could understand the effects on their physical and mental health, struggling to find real answers and lasting solutions, and too often struggling to be heard at all. This, my earlier experience in OB-GYN, and the joy I genuinely feel when I solve a difficult clinical puzzle or help a patient build a life of peace and purpose, led me to reproductive psychiatry.
As I imagined my private practice, I knew the paths I'd taken were meant to lead here — and to the patients I was meant to serve. Welcome.
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap,but by the seeds you plant.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Who I Support
Do you feel like no one is looking at the whole picture?
Have you seen multiple providers, yet don't have answers that truly explain what you're experiencing?
Have you been told your symptoms are "normal," but you know something isn't right?
Perhaps you're navigating pregnancy, planning a family, or adjusting to life after having a baby, and it's not what they told you to expect?
Are you struggling with fertility treatments, infertility, or pregnancy loss — and needing more support but finding it hard to share your full experience with those closest to you?
Are you trying to manage a mental health condition while balancing the countless demands of everyday life?
A stage of life that was supposed to feel freeing and exciting — but perimenopause or menopause has you feeling not only different, anxious, exhausted, but dismissed and alone?
You are not imagining your symptoms.
You are not "just stressed."
You are not failing.
Most importantly, you are not alone.
My practice is designed for women who want more than temporary fixes or symptom management. Together, we look beyond individual diagnoses and explore the full picture of your mental health, physical health, hormones, relationships, life circumstances, and long-term goals. My goal is to help you understand what is happening, find solutions that make sense for your unique situation, and help you create a life that feels meaningful, healthy, and fully your own.
Accepting New Patients
I offer in-person appointments at my office conveniently located in Seattle’s Madrona business district and I serve patients throughout Washington via secure telepsychiatry appointments.
I invite you to review the services page to get a sense of appointment types and fees.