Choosing the type of practitioners involved with your health, your family’s health or your pregnancy and birthing process is crucial for your experience of healing and well being. While we recommend chiropractic care for all members of the family and especially in pregnancy/postpartum, we also recommend complementary care of acupuncture, massage therapy and nutritional and herbal therapy along with regular contact with your chosen birth team.
Below is a list of practitioners in the area whom we love. Some provide individual care, most provide services for new families. If you need further recommendations please ask at your next visit or fill out our contact form.
Acupuncture
- Luminae Wellness – Ivy Lee, L.Ac. Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture from a holistic approach
- Mitchell Family Acupuncture – Lauren Kaneko-Jones, L.Ac. – Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for fertility, pregnancy and children
- Dr. Brianna Darcey – Acupuncture and Bodywork – Fertility, Perinatal and Burnout
- Octagon Community Acupuncture Clinic – sliding scale community acupuncture
Bodywork
- Francine Madrid, Midwife & CMT, Ancestral Bodywork / Abdominal Massage
- Andrea Byers, CMT, CST – Craniosacral therapy for adults, infants and children, Tummy Time classes
- Tsadae Neway – Souly Body – Massage, Birth Doula Support, Nutrition.
Counseling
- Amber Cooley, LMFT – Support during pregnancy and beyond
- The MaMA Space – Dr Zann – Perinatal Therapy and EMDR for Birth Trauma
- Natashia Fuksman, MA, MFTi – Women and Couple’s Therapy focused on Intimacy & Connection through mind-body awareness
- Ashley Reynolds, LCSW – Self Compassion for Peace
- Gena McCarthy, RN, MFT – Birth Spirituality & Healing
Fertility Awareness Method
- Whitney Miley Price, FAE – Cycle charting with FAM for natural birth control, hormonal health and conception support
Naturopathy
- Dr. Vera Singleton – Naturopathy for hormones
- Women’s Vitality Center
Nutrition Support
- Kitchen Doula – Nourishing Meals for postpartum, healing and beyond
Yoga
- Daughter of Samoa – Leonora Willis – Prenatal and Postpartum w/ Babies Yoga, Birth Doula, postpartum support
- Annemaria Yoga – Prenatal Yoga and Postnatal Core & Pelvic Floor Recovery
- Hanna Malm, RYT, CD
Doulas
- Luna Birth + Wellness – Lenore Musambacine – Birth Doula and Childbirth Education
- Asian Birth Collective – Birth & Postpartum Doulas and Resources
- The Top Knot Doula – Elyse Schroeder – Birth Educator
Midwives
- Homestead Homebirth – Jinny Pagle, LM – Holistic Midwifery
- Collective Birth Midwifery – Aimee Tom, CNM & Jasmine Swinson, CNM – Private practice midwives at Alta Bates Hospital.
- Michelle Borok, LM, CPM – Nourish Midwifery – Homebirth, Home Insemination (IUI), Sexual Health Assessment, and Childbirth Education
- Sumistouch – Sumayyah Franklin – Birth, Postpartum Doula, Midwifery care
- Gingi Allen, LM, CPM – The Art of Mothering – doula, ceremony, & pregnancy movement
- Amma Midwifery – Anjali Sardeshmukh – Midwifery and Lactation Support
Placenta Encapsulation
- Please reach out for recommendations
Pediatricians
- Dr. Nazia Sheriff- Olive Leaf Pediatrics – concierge, family centered, house calls
- Pediatric Alternatives – Dr. Ashley Edwards
- Glenview Pediatrics – Dr. Gary Bean
Pelvic Floor PT / Rehabilitation
- Self Care Physio – Dr. Anietie Ukpe-Wallace, DPT
- Sacral Pelvis Wellness – Dr. Shaunic Stanford, DPT
- Karen Hodges, DPT, Concierge PT for pre and postnatal
- Sirena Masket – Craniosacral & Holistic Pelvic Floor Health
Lactation Support
- Happy Milk Lactation Support, Ellen Schwerin, IBCLC
- East Bay Lactation Associates
- Breast Friends Lactation
Regenerative Health
- Sol Regenerative Wellness – Dr Ariel Provasoli, CRHP – Root Cause Healing for Digestive Repair, Hormonal Balance including preconception through perimenopause and for children.
Resource Centers for New Parents
- East Bay Birth Collective – Community, Classes and Care for Families
- Asian Birth Collective – Resource for Asian / BIPOC birthing people
Self-Care Retreats
- Globalivity – The Caribbean Cleanse with Dr. Tracey Wright, DC
Photography
- Ellen Keith Shaw – Maternity, Family/Newborn sessions
- Olivia Smartt Photography – Fun Fine Art Photojournalism
- both of these photographers are featured on this site
