API Professional Colleagues and Associates Directory
The following professionals or associations have committed to upholding the Eight Principles of Parenting in their profession as well as being fully supportive of Attachment Parenting International. Although these individuals have committed to Attachment Parenting philosophy and to Attachment Parenting International, we do not endorse any of these professionals or colleagues and encourage you to research them fully to ensure that they are the right fit for your family.
Our API Professional Colleagues and/or Organizations have pledged their commitment to API's Eight Principles of Parenting and are denoted as such by having this symbol displayed next to their listing.
Gillian Beerman
MobyWrap.com
Chico, CA
Specialty: Baby Carriers Wrap-style
Contact Information:
2280 Ivy St Suite 170
Chico, CA 95928
Phone: 530-898-8200
Email: info@mobywrap.com
Hypnobabies
Hypnobabies.com
Stanton, CA
Specialty: Hypnosis for Childbirth
Contact Information:
7108 Katella Ave
Ste 241
Stanton, CA 90680
Phone: 714-952-BABY (2229)
Email: info@Hypnobabies.com
Hypnobabies is a complete childbirth education course that uses hypnosis techniques, cues and relaxation to eliminate fear and pain from childbirth. It really works!
Rod Kochtitzky, M. Div.
Couples Therapist
Getting the Love You Want Workshop Presenter
Nashville, Tennessee
Specialty: Imago Relationship Therapy, Past API advisory Board Member
Contact Information:
RodK.net
GettingtheLoveYouWant.com (International Web Site)
Email: Rod@RodK.net
The best attachment parents are first securely attached to each other. The coupleship comes first. Learning to stay connected to your partner will help you be the best parent and you will parent with connection during the attachment phase and beyond as your child grows into adulthood. Odds are if you are not connected to your partner you will not parent out of connection and you will eventually end up in a power struggle with your child as your child approaches adolescents if not before.
(Click here to read an API interview with Rod)
Linda Folden Palmer, DC
Author of Baby Matters, The Baby Bond
TheBabyBond.com
San Diego, CA
Email: LFPalmer@BabyReference.com
Dr. Robert Sears, M.D., FAAP
AskDrSears.com
Capistrano Beach, CA
Specialty: Pediatrics
Contact: Dr. Robert Sears, M.D., FAAP
26933 Camino de Estrella
Suite A
Capistrano Beach, CA 92624
Phone: 949-493-5437
Email: Drbobsears@cox.net
My philosophy: I provide a combination of traditional pediatrics with a natural and non-invasive approach to medicine. I am supportive of alternative vaccine schedules and options for parents who want to vaccinate more carefully. I am not contracted with any insurance providers.
Shanghai JYB Holistic Health Salon
JYBChina.com
SHANGHAI, China
Specialty: Holistic health salon
Contact Information:
Room 1206
NO.1 building
Jinhui Garden
Lane 18 Wending Rd
Shanghai, XUHUI 200030
China
Phone: 86-21-51036965
Email: inch_sha@hotmail.com
Rachel Van Cise
Snoqualmie, Washington
Specialty: Individual/Adolescent/Family Therapist
Contact Information:
38579 River Street
Suite 18
Snoqualmie, Washington 98065
Phone: 206-963-0809
Email: rachel@bloomandgrow.us
Philosophy: I practice psychotherapy based on attachment theory, working with clients to assess their attachment style and then intervening when necessary to help work through current and past issues. I am passionate about preventing attachment injury through parent education and counseling.
Attachment Parenting Doctor
AttachmentParentingDoctor.com
Specialty: Pediatrician and Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Contact: Susan Markel, M.D.
Phone: 860-690-6305
Email: consult@AttachmentParentingDoctor.com
Big Apple Doula
bigappledoula.com
Blue Grass, IA
Area of Specialty: Birth and Postpartum Doulas, Childbirth Education and Lactation Counseling
Contact: Alecia White Scharback, ICD, CLC, LCCE
301 E. Mayne
Blue Grass, IA 52726
Phone: 917-502-7587
Email: bigappledoula@yahoo.com
The Breastfeeding Center
TheBreastFeedingCenter.com
Massillon, OH
Specialty: cloth-diapering, breastfeeding, attachment-style parenting
Contact: Elizabeth Studer, RN, MSN, IBCLC
The Breastfeeding Center
2800 Lincoln Way East
Massillon, OH 44646
Phone: 330-837-0220
Email: elizabeth@thebreastfeedingcenter.com
Gila Brown, M.A.- Child Development Specialist & Parent Educator
GilaBrown.com
Sherman Oaks, CA
Specialty: AP for school-age kids
Contact Information:
14960 Dickens St. #212
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone: 310-497-7461
Email: gilabrown@me.com
Celestial Awakenings
Sinking Spring, PA
Specialty: Occupational therapist; sensory integration pediatrics / John Barnes Myotascial Release
Contact: Celeste Schoen
15 Illinois Ave
Sinking Spring, PA 19608
Phone: 610-670-6274
Email: Celestial-Awakenings@comcast.net
Children's Garden Preschool
Minot, ND
Specialty: Preschool Education
Contact: Sara Brentrup
1512 3rd Ave SW
Minot, ND 58701
Phone: 701-833-8980
Email: childrens.garden@hotmail.com
Chrysalis Counseling Services/Juliana Nason Ashe
ChrysalisCounselingServices.com
Everett, WA
Specialty: Counseling for the childbearing years, including mood disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum period, infertility, miscarriage and neonatal loss, preparing abuse survivors for birth, healing from birth trauma, facilitating attachment and bonding, and parenting consultation and support. Also providing therapy for children and adults for a wide variety of issues, with a focus on depression and anxiety, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, as well as foster care and adoption therapy.
Contact: Juliana Nason Ashe, MA, LMHC, NCC, CMHS
2804 Grand Avenue, Suite 300
Everett, WA 98201
Phone: 206-604-0996
Email: juliana@chrysalis-counseling.com
Stephanie Dupras, IBCLC, RC
MamaDearest.ca
Laval, Quebec
Specialty: Certified Lactation Consultant, Doula, Perinatal Educator
Contact Information:
662 Avenue Bellevue
Laval, Quebec H7C 1T8
Canada
Phone: 514-996-8280
Email: doulaibclc@mamadearest.ca
Sarah Edmonds, PhD
PrescottMentalHealth.org/therapist_edmonds.html
PrescottMommy.com
Prescott, AZ
Specialty: Licensed Psychologist, parenting based on non-violent communication
Contact Information:
143 N. McCormick St. #103
Prescott, AZ 86303
Phone: 928-778-4745
Email: sedmonds@cableone.net
Nancy B. Franklin, LCSW, LMFT
San Antonio, TX
Specialty: Clinical Social Work, working with adults, children and families. Registered Play Therapist/Supervisor.
Contact Information:
4203 Gardendale, Suite 221C
San Antonio, Texas 78229
Phone: Phone: 210-593-4100
Email: NBFLLL77@aol.com
Melodie Creager Good
Psychotherapist
Tampa, FL
Specialty: families, couples, children 8 and older, adolescents
Contact Information:
2805 W. Busch Blvd, Suite 113
Tampa, FL 33618
Phone: 813-935-7955
Email: creager_good@earthlink.net
Good Beginnings of Central Vermont
centralvt.goodbeginnings.net
Northfield, VT
Area of Specialty: Free home visitation program for families of birth and adopted infants for up to three months in Central Vermont.
Contact Information:
1406 West Hill Road
Northfield, VT 05663
USA
Phone: 802-485-8430
Email: snevin@tds.net
Joyful Attachments
JoyfulAttachments.com
New York, NY
Specialty: parent education and life coaching
Contact: Rosie Centeno
95 Park Terrace East, #5F
New York, NY 10034
Phone: 917-312-9331
Email: rosie@joyfulattachments.com
Susan Martinez, MA, LMFT
SusanMartinezLMFT.com
Broken Arrow, OK
Specialty: Licensed Marital and Family Therapist
Contact Information:
PO Box 985
Broken Arrow, OK 74013
Phone: 918-630-2201
Email: Email@SusanMartinezLMFT.com
Beth Morton, CPC
BethMortonLifeCoach.com
Burke, Virginia
Specialty: New Parent Coach. Coaching available via telephone and email.
Contact Information:
Burke, Virginia
Phone: 703-323-1726
Email: beth@bethmortonlifecoach.com
The Natural Parenting Way
NaturalParentingWay.com
Los Angeles, CA
Specialty: Support groups, phone consultations, and home visits focusing on parent-infant attachment and bonding and infant mental health
Contact: Elaine Barrington, LCSW
Phone: 310-570-8219
Email: elaine@naturalparentingway.com
The New Born Baby
thenewbornbaby.com
Sterling, MA
Area of Specialty: Lactation Consultations, Support and Infant Bonding
Contact: Debbie Page
31 Taft Road
Sterling, MA 01564
Phone: 978-422-9070
Email: Debbie@thenewbornbaby.com
9 Months and Beyond, LLC
ninemonthsandbeyond.com
Brentwood, TN
Area of Specialty: birth and early parenting
Contact Information:
Phone: 1-877-365-MAMA (6262)
Email: info@ninemonthsandbeyond.com
Open Heart Counseling Service, Inc.
louisedelmaestro.com
Annandale, VA
Area of Specialty: attachment parenting, adoptive families, behavior problems, spirituality
Contact Information:
5015 Dodson Drive
Annandale, VA 22003
Phone: 703-256-0007
Email: delmaestro@verizon.net
Seattle Postpartum Support
seattlepostpartumsupport.com
Shoreline, WA
Area of Specialty: Doula, Lactation Specialist
Contact: Anna Cabrera
Phone: 206-941-7426
Email: annacabrera@hotmail.com
Seeds of Joy Village and School
seedsofjoyonline.com
Redondo Beach, CA
Area of Specialty: Early childhood outreach program
Contact Information:
1102 Camino Real
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Phone: 310-308-9797
Email: mail@drjennifer.com
Sharon Storton, LMFT
Licensed Psychotherapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist
SharonStorton.com
Campbell, CA
Specialty: Women's wellness; trauma recovery; perinatal mental health
Contact Information:
621 East Campbell Avenue, Suite 14
Campbell, CA 95008
Phone: 408-370-7311
Email: sharonstorton@gmail.com
Synergic Health
SynergicHealth.com
Richmond, VT
Area of Specialty: Chiropractor, Applied Kinesiology
Contact Information:
1151 West Main Street
Richmond, VT 05477
Phone: 802-434-5437
Email: info@synergichealth.com
Ways to Change
waystochange.com
Carlisle, MA
Area of Specialty: aware parenting
Phone: 978-369-4797
Email: uschi@waystochange.com
