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 well being. While we recommend chiropractic care for all members of the family and especially pregnant people, we also recommend complementary care of acupuncture, massage therapy and nutritional and herbal therapy along with regular contact with your chosen birthing 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 – Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture from a holistic approach
- Grow Family Acupuncture – Women’s health, specialties in perinatal and pediatrics
- Mitchell Family Acupuncture – Lauren Kaneko-Jones & Amy Mitchell – Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine for fertility and pregnancy
Bodywork
- Francine Madrid, Midwife & CMT, Ancestral Bodywork / Abdominal Massage
- Andrea Byers, CMT, CST – Craniosacral therapy for adults, infants and children, Tummy Time classes
Counseling
- Amber Cooley, LMFT – Support during pregnancy and beyond
- 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
Nutrition Support
- Amy Griffith, Certified Health Coach & Nutrition Consultant – Embrace Health and Nutrition – Fix your food first!
Yoga
- Elika Aird, RYT, CD (DONA) – Blissful Bodies Yoga & Birth Services
- Hanna Malm, RYT, CD – Barefoot yoga
Doulas
- The Top Knot Doula – Elyse Schroeder – Birth, Postpartum Doula & birth educator
- Sumistouch – Sumayyah Franklin – Birth, Postpartum Doula, Midwifery care
- Doula Susi, Susan Galloso – Birth and postpartum doula, massage.
- Dahlia Frydman, IBCLC, ACHI Master Doula, PpD – Your Ideal Birth – Birth your way
Midwives
- Michelle Borok, LM, CPM – Nourish Midwifery – Offering the midwifery model of care: Homebirth, Waterbirth, Home Insemination (IUI), Sexual Health Assessment, and Childbirth Education
- Golden Oak Midwives – Ellie Griffinger, CNM & Gwen Haynes, CNM – Personalized care in the hospital setting
- Gingi Allen, LM, CPM – The Art of Mothering – doula, ceremony, & pregnancy movement
Placenta Encapsulation
- Jinny Pagle – Doula and placenta services
Pediatricians
- Dr. Nazia Sheriff- Olive Leaf Pediatrics – concierge, family centered, house calls
Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation
- 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
Resource Centers for New Parents
- The Family Room – Albany – Classes, workshops and gathering space for families
- Oakland Birth and Wellness – Community space for growing families
- Then Comes Baby – Oakland – Supporting strong families, empowering parents, and fostering community connections
- Birthways – Berkeley – A comprehensive pregnancy, birth, and parenting education and resource center
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
