Prenatal/Postpartum counseling can help women cope with stresses, fears, and sadness relating to pregnancy and childbirth. Women preparing for birth who have had a traumatic first birth (cesarean section, unexpected emergency, or other disturbing situation) or who have experienced past physical or sexual abuse may especially benefit from prenatal counseling. These counselors may include hypnotherapy, marriage and family counseling, or other types of visits or practitioner. Postpartum depression (PPD) can often be resolved with counselors trained in working with postpartum women.
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Midwives of Santa Cruz
Kate Bowland, CNM
Santa Cruz , CA 95065
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| Homebirth midwifery. Free interview. Kate is one of the pioneer homebirth midwives. She has worked for over three decades to make homebirth safe, legal, and available to women. She is the mother of two homeborn sons. Educated as an artist, a nurse, and a midwife, she feels it is an honor to serve women by providing homebirth services. |
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Flourish Integrative Health
Vladi Starkov
People's Integrative Medicine and Acupuncture
4170 Gross Rd Ext, suite 6
Capitola , CA 95010
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| I am a California board certified Acupuncturist and Herbalist who specializes in Fertility and Reproductive Health. My greatest joy is to help mothers to be align with that new vibration of becoming a healhty radiant mom! I do this by utilizing time tested Chinese Medicine Tools such as Medical Qigong (Chinese Medicine's Energetic System), Acupuncture, Herbs, Massage, Coaching and Visualization to unblock any blocks: physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and realign your body, speech and mind's congruency in achieving that which you most long for. I look forward to working with you! |
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Allison Gilbert, LMFT
Offices in Santa Cruz & Soquel , CA | |
| Pregnancy and motherhood don't always meet our expectations. There might be periods of elation but sometimes we may feel shame over not being able to enjoy the job. Pregnancy and caring for very young children can be highly stressful at times. It's a 24 hour job - with no bathroom breaks. But you are not alone. Counseling can be a great support for you. |
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HAND of Santa Cruz
Kristie Shulman, Facilitator
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| HAND of Santa Cruz (Helping After Neonatal Death) provides peer support and information to parents who have experienced the loss of a baby before, during or after birth. We offer phone support, grief support meetings, subsequent pregnancy support meetings, resource library, quarterly newsletter, volunteer trainings, and inservice seminars for healthcare providers. All services are free. |
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Family Wellness for the Childbearing Years
Maggie Muir LMFT, IBCLC
5905 Soquel Dr.
Suite 350
Soquel , CA 95073
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Compassionate care for expectant and new families. As a family therapist, lactation consultant and doula, I have had the privilege of supporting new families for over 15 years.
I also lead the postpartum wellness support group (for mothers healing from postpartum depression /anxiety), though Sutter hospital. Please call for more info. |
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Vivian Gay Gratton, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Vivian Gratton
108 Locust St., #15
Santa Cruz , CA 95060
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| In 1998, I helped found Birth Network and am glad to see it flourishing. As a body-centered psychotherapist I provide body-mind integrated support for working through anxieties and traumas that may affect pregnancy and birth, as well as resolving issues from previous births, and supporting couples and families. |
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Whole Birth Resources
Robin Sale
Santa Cruz , Ca | |
| Robin Sale, CHT. CYT., is the founder of WHOLE® BIRTH YOGA. She also teaches MAMA-BABY YOGA AND SUPPORT CLASSES, offers COUPLE’S MINDFUL PARENTING RETREATS locally and the WHOLE BIRTH® YOGA TEACHER TRAINING nationally. Her prenatal counseling & hypnotherapy practice helps individuals and couples heal issues related to birth and parenting. |
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