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Parenting Support Groups

New Moms Support Group
White Plains
Nicole Wagner
Lotuspsych.com
914-505-7855

Rivertown Mamas
Thursdays, 10:30-12, Hastings NY
Hilary Baxendale   Facebook.com/RivertownMamas

Mothers Talking
A Support Group for New Mothers
Carol Merle-Fishman, M.A., CMT
914-736-0218

New Moms & Infant Support Group
Katherine Whiteside – Postpartum doula
Beautifulmamas123@gmail.com
Croton library – Thursday mornings
Ossining library – Monday mornings

Baby Lab
Connecting mamas and babies through movement and touch
Tami J Hindin
914-478-1452
info@INSPIREmindbodyspirit.com

Positive Birth Group
Croton-on-Hudson
Jenpiferdoula@gmail.com
917-734-0813

Positive Birth Group
Parchment
Joyce_havinga@hotmail.com
914-207-5511

New Mom’s Group
Peekskill
Shellywiermanmaternityservices.com
Shelly.wierman@gmail.com
914-261-7184

Holistic Moms Network
Rye, Ny
www.holisticmoms.org

Sleepy on Hudson
Sleep specialist
Brooke Nalle
917-885-2594
brooke@sleepyonhudson.com

Parents Place
Tarrytown
Essentialmomwestchester.com
914-631-2513

New Mama Support Group
Portchester
Pranayogaandmeditation.com/newmamasupportgroup.html

ICAN: International Cesarean Awareness Network 
Inspire Mind Body Spirit, Irvington
Weeknight evenings, 1x/month
Katherine Anderson and Cathy Gallagher, co-leaders, 914-844-1660T www.ican-online.org (great articles!)

Website for baby-soothing
www.thehappiestbaby.com/DVD can be ordered online for about $20 Baby-wearing www.metrominis.com – a store in NYC with a large variety of baby wearing supplies and very helpful staff Cord Blood Info www.parentsguidecordblood.com/content/usa/banklists/publicbanks_new.shtml

Breastfeeding

Beth Shulman, IBCLC
Prenatal and postpartum home visits
Breastfeeding support group, Hastings
Every Wed, 10-11:30am
914-478-7046

Julie Bouchet Horwitz, IBCLC
914-391-3407
jbouchet@optonline.net
Irvington

Linda Lemon, IBCLC
914-734-3896
Peekskill

Gretchen Farrell, RN, IBCLC
Full Circle Family Care
914-391-2974

Mona Gabbay, MD, IBCLC
Breastfeeding Medical Consultants of Westchester
(914) 632-7999
Pelham, NY

Breastfeeding Resources
www.breastfeedingresources.com
lactation consultants, pediatricians and family practitioners
Stratford,CT
203-375-5812

Pauline Nardella, IBCLC
integrativelactation@gmail.com
845-323-1830

Erica Charpentier, IBCLC
Prenatal and postpartum in-home visits
Ericacharpentier.com    914-861-5228

Anne Brown
Valleypediatricsofgreenwich.com
203-622-4301

Breastfeeding Support Group – mondays
Deirdre McLary – 845-323-8977
www.breastfeedingarts.com
Nyack, NY

www.kellymom.com
www.breastfeedingonline.com

Postpartum/ Adjustment and Depression

Rebecca Abramson, PhD
914-288-0905 – home
914-997-6490 – work
or at Full Circle Family Care
914-421-1500

Kira Bartlett – A Bridge Home:
In Home Psychotherapy for New Moms

White Plains and NYC
dr.kirabartlett.com
917-697-5153

Carol Merle-Fishman, LMHC
Individual, Group or Couples Counseling
Cortlandt Manor
914-736-0218

Layne Prosperi Raskin, PsyD
Edparenting.com
DrLayneRaskin@gmail.com
914-319-1024

Rachel Gerstein, PhD
Mount Kisco
914-265-0462
Mtkiscobt.com
Individual therapy and Mindfulness-Based Support Groups
for Parents of Children with Special Needs

Jennifer Dembo, LMSW
JenniferDembo@EDParenting.com
914-269-8450

Dr. Emily Treat Atwell
Greenwich, CT
Emily@treatwellpsychotherapy.com
Emilyatwelltherapy.com
212-847-0149

Suzanne Burger, Psychologist
Drsburger.com
914-764-5582

Alexandra Devin, Psychotherapist
Beacon
alexandradevin.com
347-730-7356
Alexandra.devin@gmail.com

www.depressionafterdelivery.com

www.postpartum.net – postpartum support international

www.postpartumNY.org – the postpartum resource center of NY

Postpartum Doulas

Valencia Andrews
Doulavalencia.com
914-365-8854

Audelle Bodie
Postpartumproject.com/listing/audelle-bodie
301-580-5288
audellethedoula@gmail.com

Johanna Boot
Johannaboot.com
Jboot62@gmail.com
914-327-1043

Silvie Falschlunger
scfalschlunger@optonline.net
914-686-3477

Margie Ford
margieford4@verizon.net
914-374-0581

Merrile Green
merrile@gmail.com
914-522-6092

Emily Harding
Hardinghatchlings.com
Emily@HardingHatchlings.com
914-519-8305

Jeni Howe
Jenihowe76@gmail.com
610-764-8116

Kayla Johnson Skonberg
Thehowtomama.com
845-458-1252

Kelsi Kennedy
www.doulakelsi.com
kelsi@doulakelsi.com
731-676-5253

Maya Krishnasastry
mayakmassage@gmail.com
516-286-8925

Sarah Ludwig
sarah@baby-to-go.com
914-999-BABY (2229)

Nicole Peluso
Birth bungalow.com
Nicole@birthbungalow.com
323-585-4006

Lauren Taylor
Naisseur1@aol.com
Motherpampering.com
914-472-7658

Nicole Wagner
Westchesterdoulacare.com
Nicdoula1@gmail.com
917-821-1149

Laura Wanamaker
Laurawanamakerdoulas.com
845-536-2163

Alexandra White
Brooklynframdoula.com
Brookframdoula@gmail.com
914-893-2007

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