Partner Resources

Bridget has taught the Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth Classes for ten years and also serves as a birth doula. Bridget provides fantastic support to her clients. She can also provide placenta encapsulation services.

Ursula and the Birth You Desire team have over 23 years of combined experience. They offer group, private, and online childbirth education classes, TENS rentals for pain management, as well as birth doula services in many hospitals in the DMV area.

Lindsey combines a unique background in management consulting, clinical hypnotherapy, energy healing, childbirth education, and doula training to assist her clients in having empowered, satisfying, safe, and joyful birthing experiences. Lindsey believes strongly that every family deserves to write their own birth story. As your doula, she will help you understand all your birthing options, then help you create the conditions and strategies most aligned with your preferences. Her office space is in Del Ray, Virginia. 

DC Birth Doulas are a professional group practice supporting families in theMaryland/Washington DC area. They bring many years of collective birth-support experience, compassionate insight, an excellent relationship with local care providers and hospitals, and a reassuring presence to every birth. Their doula practice focuses on helping women and families have a positive birth experience no matter what their birth or pain medication preferences may be, and no matter how the birth unfolds.

Odile has been serving families for the last 18 years (more than 500 families) and has experience with prenatal, birth and postpartum care. She supports natural, and medicated births (high risks, multiples, vbac, planned cesarean birth, etc.). She is trained and certified in France and in the United States. She supports families using different childbirth methods: Lamaze, Hypnobirthing, Hypnobabies, Bradley, Birth Boot Camp, hospital classes, online classes … or just their own intuition!

“I am a solo birth doula in the Washington DC area. Having attended over 250 births in the DMV, I offer personalized support for your prenatal, birthing, and postnatal experiences. My goal is to give you and your family the attention and knowledge you need to make informed decisions about your pregnancy and labor process.
I welcome people of every race, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, physical and mental ability, national origin, or economic situation. Inclusion matters! I celebrate and aim to empower all pregnant people. As a member of the LGBT community, I am uniquely qualified to serve binary and nonbinary families alike.”

Julie Bindeman and Nanci Brown, at Integrative Therapy of Greater Washington in Rockville, MD, have experience working with a variety of areas of concern including: reproductive challenges (infertility, pregnancy loss, and postpartum issues) depression, anxiety, self image, body image, adjustments, and issues around life transitions. Both view effective therapy as a collaborative effort and continually seek out feedback as to how treatment is progressing.

Benta Sims is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and her private practice is located in Falls Church, VA. Her personal journey with postpartum depression and anxiety and recovery led her to change careers to become a counselor. She combines her own personal life experiences with her professional work and training experiences, to bring an optimistic, hopeful, collaborative, non-pathologizing, and respectful approach to working with her clients.

Emily Griffin provides home visits to new & expecting parents in DC and Maryland. She is a mom of four herself, and provides specialized support to help families get off to a strong start. Emily has been working with local families for 15 years, with children of all ages. Emily is a great fit for self-aware individuals who want to ease their transition into parenthood and find practical strategies to cope with current challenges, as well as explore deeper family history that can impact the parent-child relationship. Birth trauma, sleeplessness, co-parenting, and sibling adjustment, and Postpartum Depression & Anxiety are some reasons that families may seek out Emily’s help. Call for your free consultation to learn more. ​

Heather licensed as a Professional Counselor by the State of Virginia. She has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Community Counseling. Her postgraduate studies have focused on treating and understanding Trauma, Maternal Mental Health and Mindfulness training. Her previous mental health work experience includes working with the severely mentally ill in Washington, DC, Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter and Fairfax County Office for Women and Domestic and Sexual Violence Services.

Emma Basch is a licensed clinical psychologist and writer. She maintains a private practice in Washington DC where she specializes in working with pregnant and postpartum women and their families. She also works frequently with clients experiencing reproductive concerns, pregnancy loss, and parenting concerns. Emma offers groups and workshops for expecting and new parents and provides phone/Skype based sessions as needed. For more about her practice check out dremmabasch.com

Robyn E. Brickel, MA, LMFT is the clinical director and lead therapist at Brickel and Associates, LLC in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, which she founded in 1999. With in-depth experience in trauma-informed care, Robyn Brickel works with clients experiencing issues related to family systems, substance abuse, eating disorders, PTSD, fertility, PPD, and more.  Robyn also works with clinicians and other therapists as a case consultant, speaks and teaches at various therapeutic institutes and organizations. ​

​Virtual Postpartum Therapy is a convenient Online Therapy Option for residents of DC, MD and VA.  Leslie C. Kilpatrick, LLC is an established psychotherapy practice that provides this video-based therapy service to families in transition.  Leslie C. Kilpatrick, LLC always seeks to build positive therapeutic outcomes based on a “good fit” between the therapist, the services provided, and each client.  To determine if this therapy modality may be a good fit for you, please visit her website (click on her logo).

Erin Peterson, PH.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing near Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. She provides individual and group psychotherapy for adolescents and adults facing a range of presenting issues. Though she practices as a generalist, she has a subspeciality in women’s reproductive health with a focus on the transition to parenthood, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, reproductive loss, and infertility. Additionally, she runs first time mom’s groups for Parent and Community Education (PACE) in the DC and VA.

Nicole Grocki, MS, LMFT, LCMFT, owner of Maternal Wellness Services, is a local therapist specializing in Perinatal Mental Health.  She offers in-home counseling and support in DC, MD and VA to new and expectant mothers who are having difficulty adjusting to becoming or being a new parent.  Mothers who are feeling anxious or depressed, and/or who feel overwhelmed about motherhood reach out to Nicole for support so they can feel like themselves again. She helps guide new and expectant mothers in their journey with warmth and compassion.  Nicole has a Certificate in Maternal Mental Health and training in Perinatal Mood Disorders from Postpartum Support International.  She is also a Certified Bringing Baby Home Educator.

Brittany offers office visits in Vienna, VA and in-home visits in the Fairfax County area. In her work with adults she specializes in Perinatal Mood & Anxiety disorders, Postpartum Depression, PTSD and Grief and Loss. She offers individual therapy and couples therapy to address anxiety and depression and other issues that extend beyond what initially feels like the baby blues.​​

Keith Miller, LICSW is the clinical director and owner of Keith Miller & Associates Counseling, in DuPont Circle and Bethesda. This private-pay practice specializes in relationship and marriage counseling as well as trauma-informed care for depression, PTSD, post-partum depression or anxiety, compulsions, substance abuse, and stress-reduction. Keith is a certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist, an evidence-based psychotherapy for treating anxiety and depression based on systematic mindfulness.

Donna J. Schwartz, LICSW is a licensed clinical social worker for over 25 years and maintains a private practice in Washington, DC.  She has extensive experience treating individual and couples and specializes in treatment of anxiety, postpartum anxiety and depression, infertility, pregnancy loss, and relationship difficulties.  In addition to being a prominent psychotherapist, Donna is an Assistant Clinical Professor at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Dr Kelly Kit is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in working with adolescents and adults. She takes a strength’s based approach to therapy, utilizing insight-based therapy along with cognitive-behavioral techniques to promote growth in clients. She specializes in using solution-focused, multicultural, attachment-based, and client-centered therapies. She especially enjoys working with professional women, mothers, college students, and diverse populations, including people of color and the LGBTQ community.

Joya was trained by Kim West – “The Sleep Lady” using her Gentle Sleep Coaching program. She brings her expertise as a Certified Doula and Certified Lactation Counselor when drafting personalized sleep plans to cater to each family’s specific needs. She works with families from pregnancy through 6 years of age to help children and families get more sleep.

Jessica Dodson of Starlight Sleep Coaching is a Gentle Sleep Coach based in Washington DC. She trained with and is certified by Kim West, aka ‘The Sleep Lady’, to work with families of children from birth to 5 years old to help them get the rest they need. Jessica’s focus is on understanding each family’s unique situation, goals, and parenting philosophy, and working with them to develop a plan that makes sense for them.

Postpartum Support Virginia offer support groups for mother’s who are finding the postpartum experience to be different than they had expected.

Run by postpartum doula Whitney, this group is designed to provide an intimate and comfortable setting so that everyone has a chance to express themselves and ask questions. Enrollment is limited to just 6 new moms. The group offers a variety of local experts as guest speakers. Snack provided each week and the series runs for 8 weeks. Lemon Tree Playgroup is in the Dupont neighborhood of Washington DC. 

This open and supportive group of moms navigating parenthood will help get your questions answered, provide space to offer tips to others, and create lasting friendships for you and your little one. You’ll also be welcomed into a virtual Mamas Circle of over 30 moms who have been a part of the in-person group for support between sessions. Group meets weekly. This group is a 6 week series in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington DC. 

P.A.C.E. offers support groups for new mothers as well as second time around moms. Groups are led by professional mental health educators trained in the fields of infant development, parenting skills, family relationships and group dynamics. There is a specific topic discussed each week. Some time is set aside so that members may share their experiences and discuss subjects of mutual concern.

Mamistad was born in 2006 in Falls Church VA to help first-time pregnant moms find each other. Your first pregnancy can be exciting and daunting at the same time. Having mom friends to share the joys, the fears, the nerves and the excitement of this once-in-a-lifetime experience can truly change everything. Mamistad pregnancy groups are formed by joining up to 12 moms who are due within 3 months of each other and have similar work plans after delivery.  We’ve now had over 2000 NOVA/DC moms join Mamistad during their first pregnancy. Check us out at Mamistad.com -we’re expecting you!

Anna Carson DeWitt is an NC and DC-based photographer specializing in newborns and families with young children.  She loves to create vibrant, playful natural-light lifestyle photographs that embody relationships and personalities. . With a mixture of candid and posed shots, she documents children and families with a detailed, loving eye.

Kelly is a “photographer of families” – from new (weddings), to growing (babies), to established – she will capture your unique joy and spirit in a way that allows you to forget you are being photographed.  Her goal is to tell a story with the photos she takes of your family – how you lived, what you did.  One thing is for certain, life’s routine will always change.  Her camera is “the only way I know how to slow time, even if only for an instant.”

Kelly Bell is lifestyle photographer in Washington DC and specializing in newborns and families. She takes natural portraits of families that capture the truth of this chapter in your story. Her images highlight moments of natural beauty and love, with a focus on candid and honest interactions between families.

Heidi Daniels is a maternity, birth, and newborn photographer serving the DC area. She believes in stories – living them, telling them, cherishing them, remembering them. Every image she takes is about the emotion of your story – becoming a mother, loving on your littles, drinking them in as they change before your eyes. Heidi was the first photographer in the DC area to specialize in capturing birth stories and has photographed and filmed more birth stories than any other photographer to date.

Allison Corrine is a lifestyle photographer specializing in all things motherhood; maternity, newborns, and families all over Maryland and Northern Virginia. Her favorite images capture the tranquility amidst the highs and lows of motherhood, where we revert to our sincerest selves. As your photographer, her hope is to make art of the beautiful ordinary, so that in time, those moments that seem mundane and routine will be remembered and yearned for.

Childbirth education classes taught in many convenient locations in the DC metro area.  Classes are from 6:30-9:30 pm in the evenings or Saturday mornings. They have four class offerings: childbirth education, baby care and CPR, breastfeeding and Family Steps, Baby Steps. Classes are fun and relaxed with light appetizers served. Parking is convenient at all locations and all parents go home with our Stork Survival Guides, with trusted resources once home including lactation consultants, therapists, support groups and packing list for mom. Classes are taught by registered nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician’s assistants with many years of experience from local area hospitals including Sibley Memorial Hospital and Georgetown University Hospital.
Use promo code “metro” for 10% off!

Lindsey combines a unique background in management consulting, clinical hypnotherapy, energy healing, childbirth education, and doula training to assist her clients in having empowered, satisfying, safe, and joyful birthing experiences. She offers many different types of birthing classes and workshops, including Hypnobirthing, Blissful Birthing, Labor and Birth techniques, and more.

Kim’s childbirth classes use the Your Birth Experience curriculum. This approach to birth education recognizes the importance of your individual needs and personality in birth. Your Birth Experience gives you information, tools, and resources to help you be an active participant in your birth. Classes are taught at her home in Capitol Hill.

Ursula and the Birth You Desire team have over 23 years of combined experience. They offer group, private, and online childbirth education classes, TENS rentals for pain management, as well as birth doula services in many hospitals in the DMV area. ​

Odile has been serving families for the last 18 years (more than 500 families) and has experience with prenatal, birth and postpartum care. She supports natural, and medicated births (high risks, multiples, vbac, planned cesarean birth, etc.). She is trained and certified in France and in the United States. She supports families using different childbirth methods: Lamaze, Hypnobirthing, Hypnobabies, Bradley, Birth Boot Camp, hospital classes, online classes … or just their own intuition!

DC Birth Doulas comprehensive classes help give you the tools you will need for a normal physiological vaginal or cesarean birth in an interactive learning environment. They prepare you to navigate and use modern medicine wisely – using evidence and not fear. Classes include videos of stages of birth, group work, games, plenty of time to practice and explore comfort tools, massage, and breathing techniques. Fee includes pregnant person plus a support person.

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The midwives at NOVA Birth Collective provide full-spectrum care for families wishing to birth their babies at home.  They offer regular prenatal care on a regular schedule, online scheduling, home birth, and postpartum care up to 8 weeks postpartum.  The midwifery model of care is based on client choice and autonomy and shared decision making, and relies on current evidence.

Women who have taken the Mindful Return e-course report that they feel “SO much more prepared for my return, from an emotional and logistical perspective” and that the lessons and being in the community helped them “get to a mental space of calm empowerment.”  If you are pregnant, on maternity leave, or about to return, consider joining Lori for the next session of the course!

Megan Anderson has a doctorate in physical therapy and is also a registered yoga teacher. She balances these two elements to offer an integrative, total body approach. Megan offers home visits in the DC Metro area.

Dr. Pany Nazari has been a physical therapist close to 25 years. Aside from her proficiency in orthopedic issues, she has focused her career on women’s health for the past 14 years.  Treating moms before, during and after their delivery is her passion, as she believes those are the most fragile years of the woman’s health and wellness. She believes that each person is extremely unique, therefore every treatment should be suited to address their needs. She practices in McLean VA and has a direct access license.

Katie Bayer (PT) has been focusing on pregnancy, postpartum, pelvic floor for the last 3 years. Her focus is on manual work and functional strengthening. She treats a variety of issues ranging from C-section incision, pelvic floor, diastasis rectus, breathing mechanics, postures, and dysfunctional movement patterns- always with the goal to return to prior level of function and exercise. She is licensed in DC, MD, and VA and does home visits.

Sigri Reyes, PT, DPT is a pre/postnatal rehab and exercise specialist. She offers telehealth services which allows you to attend physical therapy follow up appointments from the comfort of your own home! Common problems she treats include diastasis recti, pelvic floor issues, posture dysfunction, sciatica, low back pain, and pubic symphysis dysfunction to name a few. Her passion for fitness has led her to create customized exercise programs to ensure you are able to maintain a healthy pregnancy and lead to an easier postpartum recovery. She practices and is licensed in Maryland.

Ohana wellness offer pregnancy and postpartum massage in their office space in Bethesda, MD, or in your home. They also offer infant massage classes where new parents can learn infant massage which socializing in a group setting with other new parents.

Old Town Massage Center, in Alexandria, VA was founded by Jette Hansen in 2001. They only employ experienced, Nationally Certified and state-licensed massage therapists. They offer, and are trained in, prenatal and postpartum massage along with many other techniques and styles. ​

Lunar Massage has a therapist, Marq Few, who has completed the Nurturing the Mother (TM) training to specialize in pregnancy and postpartum massage. Many women get prenatal massage for aches and swelling but postpartum massage can be hugely beneficial for recovering from birth. Compounding the body changes are sleep deprivation, breastfeeding, and carrying strain. Metropolitan Doulas clients enjoy $20 off their first 60 minute ($98) prenatal or postpartum session with Marq using code “doula”. LM have several therapists who do prenatal massage, and only Marq is certified in Nurturing the Mother (TM) and this special applies to him only.

​The Well is an integrative wellness center in Mount Pleasant, DC that specializes in perinatal care. Their acupuncturist, Seth Shaman L. A. Dip. Lac. is board certified and has extensive experience in perinatal and postpartum care using acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and nutritional therapy. Their additional perinatal services include massage, psychotherapy, and a weekly “Well Mama, Well Baby” women’s circle.

Dr. Malgorzata Booth is a graduate from the Maryland University of Integrative Health. She is a licensed acupuncturist, certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), offering acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and wellness coaching. She is also well versed in adjunctive treatment modalities, such as gua sha, cupping, and moxibustion.

Tetsuhiro Ueno is nationally licensed and board certified in both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. He has strong interests in treatments for reproductive and gynecological conditions, insomnia, depression and internal diseases. He is an active member of the American Pregnancy Association, and has over ten years’ experience working as an acupuncturist at an integrated medicine clinic in Arlington, VA collaborating closely with medical doctors and chiropractors.

The Back To Health Center in Alexandria, VA is a trusted natural and alternative health center offering a full range of holistic health services, including chiropractic treatment, acupuncture, and massage therapy.

Their professional staff of experienced, licenced, practitioners work with clients to address common pregnancy and postpartum issues such as pelvic and/or lower back pain, neck/upper back pain, headaches, carpal tunnel, pubic symphysis dysfunction (PSD), breech, and wellness.

Falls Church Wellness Center have two Chiropractors on staff. Their space is wonderful and they have many other providers with varying backgrounds who work together to provide a holistic approach to healthcare. Parking is very easy and convenient.

Got Your Back Total Health (GYBTH) is a full-service chiropractic facility offering cutting-edge technology to accurately diagnose and treat a wide variety of health conditions. GYBTH also offers massage therapy, personal training services, and a list of other features, including a Movement Room and “Play Pen” area for kids.  Dr. Darrien Jamar has a particular passion and expertise for working with expecting mothers and pediatrics.  He believes we each have the innate capacity to heal and thrive when our nervous system is free of interference and our spines are properly aligned.

Real Diaper Association offer user guides, local resources, and lots of information about the usage, cleaning, and benefits of cloth diapering.

2 The Root diaper service, provides the rental and eco-friendly laundering of their custom designed diapers, covers, inserts, and wipes. Metropolitan Doulas clients will receive 5% off their entire first order.

​Well Nest offer cleaning services using non-toxic, safe products Their scheduling and payment is online and convenient. The currently serve the Virginia area.

​Baby Proofing Montgomery provide safety consultations and in-home evaluations. They are are trained to identify potential hazards and provide solutions to make the home safer for children. They will look at your home’s unique features to determine the level of child protection needed, and work with you to determine the most appropriate solutions for you and your family.

Maria Tadic is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Specialist in Obesity & Weight Management and Women’s Health Coach.  We pride ourselves on providing our clients with researched-based, medical nutrition therapy to help guide them before, during and after pregnancy.  You’ll work one-on-one with our dietitians on a weekly or monthly basis to help you meet your goals.  We will design a personalized wellness or weight loss plans or design a customized meal plan that’s unique to your needs.  We make it easy for you to fit in time to put your health first.  At Virago Nutrition we’ll help you take control of your fertility, shine through a wonderful pregnancy and become a strong and healthy mother.