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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!

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Alicia Barmon, LCPC, CYT

Frederick, Maryland
ahimsatherapy.com
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Compassionate counseling for individuals, families and couples. Parenting Support, Relationship support, trauma, addiction, mind-body-spirit.
Address: 
256 W. Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 
617-319-1162

Alina Hamrick

Victorville, CA
A Quiet Birth
Health Practitioner
Area of specialty: 
Holistic Women's Health, Homebirth
Address: 

PO Box 702

Victorville, CA 92393

 

Phone: 
(909) 447-9325, (760) 955-8377

Amanda Bude

Gold Coast, Queensland Australia
Groovy Babies
Massage
Midwife
Area of specialty: 
Advanced Maternity and Child Sleep and Settling Consultant, Midwife, Certified HypnoBirthing Educator, Certified Infant Massage Instructor
Address: 

14/145 Palm Meadows Drive, Carrara
Gold Coast, Queensland Australia 4211

Phone: 
+614 0412 238 854

Angela Smith, LPC

Newport News, VA
Angela Ray Smith
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Parenting, Relationships, Professional Development
Address: 

703 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. A-3
Newport News, VA 23606

Phone: 
757-596-7938

Anna TAMÁS, CAHPE, szülő oktató, támogató csoport vezető

Budapest, Hungary
https://www.apait-anyait.hu/kotodo_neveles_oktatas/
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Parenting Educator, Kötődő nevelő csoportok, szülőknek szóló tréningek
Address: 

Budapest, Lóverseny tér 6, 1048 Hungary

Phone: 
36204117441

AP Support group meetings and AATH programs at Budapest and at the Danube bend. Kötődő Nevelés Támogató csoportok szülőknek. "A Szívben összekötve" program oktatása.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009278706600

 

 

Anne Thistleton-- B.Ed; M.REd; M.Couns; Grad Dip Nut Med - Mental Health; Cert EF & TTh; Cert SP & SW; CIME

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Baby Calmer
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Infant and Early Years Sleep Therapist; Parenting Support; Individual, Family and Relationships Counsellor (specialising in birth trauma, post-natal support, PND, PTSD, grief and loss, and early parenting challenges); Sandplay Therapist; Nutritionist - Mental Health; Certified Infant Massage Educator.
Address: 

PO Box 627 Mt. Ommaney

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4074

Phone: 
0420942256

Bridget Dasch

Lexington, KY
A Cut Above Organic
Health Practitioner
Area of specialty: 
Holistic Health
Address: 

Lexington, KY

Phone: 
859-317-8227

Colleen Cavallo

Uttica NY
Family Nurturing Center
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Childbirth Educator; Doula; Nurturing Parenting Program Facilitator
Address: 

Uttica NY

Phone: 
315-292-4874

Connie Pavlik - Zamora, MSW

Boca Raton, Florida
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Counseling
Address: 

1200 N. Federal Highway, Suite 200, Boca Raton, FL 33432

Phone: 
561-368-5311

Registered MSW

Dr Alessandra Biagini

Health Practitioner
Pediatrician
Area of specialty: 
Health care

Doctor, paediatric trainee

Fox Valley Institute for Growth and Wellness

Naperville, IL
Fox Valley Institute
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Fox Valley Institute is a leading provider of numerous counseling services, including individual, children, adolescent, marriage, family and group counseling. Our team also provides life coaching and psychological testing.
Address: 

640 N. River Rd Suite 108

Naperville, IL 60563

Phone: 
630-718-0717

Jan Hunt

British Columbia
The Natural Child Project
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Parent counseling, attachment parenting, child development
Address: 

The Natural Child Project
PO Box 181
Ucluelet, BC V0R 3A0
Canada

 

Jan Hunt, B.A. Psychology, M.Sc. Counseling Psychology, is the Director of the Natural Child Project, an attachment parenting/unschooling counselor, and a member of the Board of Directors of the CSPCC (Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children). She is also a member of the advisory boards of Holistic Moms Network, Child-Friendly Initiative, and Attachment Parenting International. Jan is the author of The Natural Child: Parenting From the Heart and the bilingual children's picture book A Gift for Baby, and co-edited The Unschooling Unmanual with her always-unschooled son, Jason. Many of her articles are available online at The Natural Child.

 

Jenny Sievers, MS, LIMHP, LADC

Lincoln, NE
JennySievers.com
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Attachment disorders, and developmental trauma
Address: 

Plaza West Psychiatrists
2222 South 16th St. Suite 330
Lincoln, NE 68502

Phone: 
402-474-1511

Jerre Ader

San Angelo, TX
Jerre Ader Life Coach
Author
Area of specialty: 
Parenting and Relationships
Address: 

2110 Coyote Bend Rd., San Angelo, TX 76904

Phone: 
325-234-1628

Jessica Warren

Chicago, IL
Flourish Nannies
Childcare
Area of specialty: 
Nanny, Mother’s Helpers, & Postpartum Doula Referral Agency
Phone: 
(872)221-4727

Jorge Lomeli

Culiacan Sinaloa MEXICO
Pediatrician
Area of specialty: 
Pediatrics
Address: 

BUENAL 396 PTE

Culiacan Sinaloa MEXICO, ot 80000

MX

Judy Arnall, BA, DTM, CCFE

Canada
Judy Arnall, BA, DTM, CCFE
Author
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Brain development, child development, temperament, non-punitive education, discipline, attachment parenting in Canada Certifications: Certified Family Life Educator, Attached At The Heart, Terrific Toddlers, P.E.T., Brain Story, Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting
Phone: 
403-714-6766

Karen Walant, PhD

Ridgefield, CT
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Psychologist
Area of specialty: 
Psychotherapy, Dr. Walant is an expert on attachment and intimacy Dr. Walant is a lecturer in the areas of attachment research and neuroscience, empathy, and parenting
Address: 

440 Main St Ridgefield, CT 06877

Phone: 
(203) 438-8602

Member of API's Board of Directors

Katherine Wilson-Thompson, IBCLC, RLC, LLLL

Bristol, VA
Breastfeeding Essentials LLC
IBCLC
Area of specialty: 
Lactation, Breastfeeding, Tongue Tie
Address: 

Online, Home Visits

Phone: 
423-646-0205

Kathy Parkes, RN, IBCLC, FILCA

San Antonio, TX
Breastfeeding Perspectives
Health Practitioner
IBCLC
Area of specialty: 
Lactation, Breastfeeding
Address: 

Online, Home Visits

Phone: 
210-834-5399

Kel Whittaker

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Institute of Sensitive Sleep Consulting
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Supporting attachment parenting families with sleep issues, encouraging approaches that suit the family and respect the mother-child bond. Training consultants in thoughtful approaches that are sensitive to the needs of all parenting styles
Address: 

1/24 SUCCESS CRESCENT
GOLD COAST, QLD 4208
AUSTRALIA 

 

Phone: 
0499200270

Kent Toussaint, M.A. L.M.F.T. L.P.C.C.

Woodland Hills, CA
Teen Therapy Center
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Helping Kids, Teens and Families Live Happier Lives. Kent Toussaint, specializes in repairing and nurturing family relationships. He speaks both languages: Teenager and Parent. Kent is also a Certified Attached at the Heart Program Facilitator through Attachment Parenting International.
Address: 

6400 Canoga Avenue, #312, Woodland Hills, CA  91367, USA

Phone: 
(818) 983-7728

Lara Goodman, LCSW

New York, NY
Therapy New York
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
individual psychotherapy, couples and family therapy
Address: 

215 West 90th Street Suite 1D New York, NY 10026

Phone: 
917-526-0084

Lauren Feder, M.D.

Los Angeles, CA
drfeder.com
Pediatrician
Area of specialty: 
General Medicine and Holistic Pediatrics
Address: 

955 Carrillo Dr.
Ste 108
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Phone: 
323-651-4454

Laurie A. Couture

Laurie A. Couture, LLC
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Attachment Parenting Older Children and Adolescents, Unschooling, Behavioral and Emotional Problems, Adoption, Autism Spectrum and Trauma
Phone: 
603 501-8257

Leanna Rae Scott

Nesconset, NY
Mega Mom Wisdom
Author
Area of specialty: 
Parenting Author - tantrums
Address: 

Nesconsett, NY

Leonidas Erakleous, MA

Limassol, Cyprus
Psychonoisis Centre
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Licensed Counselling Psychologist, with many years of experience working with children, adolescences and families. He provides individual counselling with children/adolescence, and adults. Runs programs in helping and supporting teens at risk for emotional and behavioral problems. He runs parenting groups in the positive discipline approach. Provides consultation and guidance to parents or caregivers of young or old children based on the attachment parenting principles and practices.
Address: 

41 Archiepiskopou Makariou III, Yiannis Court, Office 401 Limassol Cyprus 3065

 

Phone: 
+357 99669173

Lindsay Ashmore, Canadian Certified Counsellor & Psychotherapist, Art Therapist, Somatic Therapist, & Infant Massage Instructor

Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Lindsay Ashmore, Canadian Certified Counsellor & Psychotherapist, Art Therapist, Somatic Therapist, & Infant Massage Instructor
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Massage
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Counseling, Parenting Educator, Infant Massage
Phone: 
780 233-3483

I focus on the Parent-Child Relationship and support parents in their capacity for attunement. Individualized parent coaching sessions are designed to support parents with young children aged one through six, and they are centered in supporting parents in how to create and enhance the parent-child relationship, otherwise know as the attachment relationship. Parents will uncover their strengths and inner resources, and build upon their skills through coaching sessions to best support their child's holistic development through qualities such as presence, playfulness, acceptance, curiosity, and empathy. I also teach parents with newborns (0-12 months) the art of infant massage.

Maria Papafilippou

Athens, Greece
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Synthetic/systemic counseling for individuals, teens and families, prenatal and perinatal counseling and support for expecting mothers/couples, attachment parenting psychoeducation and support.
Address: 

Efranoros 34, Pagrati
Athens, Greece 11635

Phone: 
0030-6936524523

Maureen Chambers

Saint Charles, IL
Maureen Chambers, Licensed Professional Counselor
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Anxiety, depression, grief, overcoming trauma, post partum anxiety and depression
Address: 

Owens & Associates Counseling and Therapy

1118 E Main Street, Saint Charles, IL 60175

Phone: 
847-854-4333

Meredith Silversmith, MA, LMFT

Garden City, NY
Nassau Wellness
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Couples Therapy, Relationship Coaching, Specializing in the transition to parenthood
Address: 

243 Nassau Blvd. South

Garden City, NY 11530

Phone: 
516-350-0975

Milli Schaeffer, IBCLC

Medford, NJ
Milli Schaeffer, IBCLC
IBCLC
Massage
Area of specialty: 
Lactation Consultant, Home Visiting, Infant Massage
Address: 

Medford, NJ

Phone: 
856-905-9012

Lactation services offered at the client's home or through telehealth.

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Morghan Milagrosa, CNM

Anchorage, AK
One Family Birth Center
Midwife
Area of specialty: 
Certified Nurse Midwife Women's Health & Midwifery
Address: 

1108 E Northern Lights Blvd
Suite B

Anchorage, AK 99508

Phone: 
907-349-3054

Ms. G. Bijur

West Midlands, United Kingdom
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Parent Coaching, Non-Violent Communication

Ms. G, Bijur has expertise guiding parents  through various stages of childhood to address specific child/parent needs. Methods Ms. Bijur uses will create peaceful, strong, lasting and enjoyable relationships between children, parents and caregivers with further benefits to all relationships within and outside the family.

Ms. Bijur is trained in parent coaching and non-violent communication, CRB approved, and most importantly, a mom.

 

Nancy Franklin, LCSW

San Antonio, TX
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Clinical Social Work

Natasha Brockhaus

Colombus, IN
IBCLC
Area of specialty: 
IBCLC, Breastfeeding
Phone: 
812-374-2746

Patricia Mackie, LPC Intern

Tualatin, OR
Everyday Counseling
Author
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Marriage Counseling, Parenting
Phone: 
503-308-1159

 

 

 

 

 

Patricia Mackie, MCP

Bolingbrook, IL
Connecting 1 Day at a Time
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Marriage Education, Attachment Parenting

Peter Haiman, PhD

Berkely, CA
PeterHaiman.com
Psychologist
Area of specialty: 
Child Rearing Therapist, Child Custody Cases - Court Expert Witness, Parenting Education
Address: 

1725 Shattuck Ave, Ste. 306

Berkely, CA 94709

Phone: 
510-665-5513

Philippa Murphy

North Canterbury, New Zealand
BabyCues
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Preventing and remedying Newborn/Infant Digestive Issues with Bio-logical Care
Address: 

233 King St., North Canterbury, New Zealand, 7400

Rachael Kullmann

Aeschi b. Spiez, Bern, Switzerland
Sweet Babydreams Sleep Coaching, Kullmann Schlaf Coaching
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Peaceful Sleep for the Whole Family. Rachael specializes in sensitive sleep coaching and encouraging healthy sleep habits in children aged newborn plus. Rachael finds creative sleep solutions that suit the individual family, and which respect and strengthen the child-parent bond. Coaching is available in English and German.
Address: 

Scheidgasse 59
Aeschi b. Spiez
Bern
Switzerland 3703

Phone: 
0041335250338 (work) 0041799536991 (mobile)

Rachel L. Richter, LMHC

Snoqualmie, WA
Rachel L. Richter, LMHC
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Counseling, Home Visiting
Address: 

PO box 107; Snoqualmie, WA 98065

Phone: 
206-963-0809

I have been teaching, coaching, and counseling parents for 13+ years. I also use attachment-based therapies in working with children, adolescents, and adult clients with attachment injuries. I am currently consulting via VSee, but plan to continue home visits once we are free to travel again. I have practiced in Snoqualmie/King County, but recently relocated to Skagit County. I am willing to work with families, individuals, or organizations in King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, or Island counties. My website is www.bloomandgrow.us

Rod Kochtitzky M.Div

Nashville, TN
RodK.net
Psychologist
Area of specialty: 
Imago Relationship Therapy
Address: 

1024 Noelton Ave

Nashville, TN 37204

Phone: 
615-385-3838

Former API Advisory Board Member

Ronnie Falcoa, LM, MS, CPM

Mountain View, CA
Gentle Birth
Midwife
Area of specialty: 
Home Birth, Holistic Midwifery Care
Phone: 
650-961-9728

Ruby Sibal

New York, NY
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Newborn care; parent coaching
Phone: 
347-601-6931

Sara Kurdi

Khelda, Amman, Jordan, 962929
Parent Child Academy
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Parenting and Nutrition Education
Address: 

Klelda, Amman, Jordan, 962929

Phone: 
00962798834613

Sarah Joy

U.A.E.
SERVIAM JOY
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Parenting Educator, Clinical Hypnotherapist

Emotional Intelligence Development Coach - Founder and CEO of SERVIAM JOY. Internationally Accessible Online (Physically located in the U.A.E) Parenting Educator, Positive discipline parent educator - Clinical Hypnotherapist - Neurolinguistics Programming Coach - My Body Is My Body Global Ambassador - Irest meditation teacher - Premediation Coach

Sheila Jordan, M.Ed. RBT

Crozet, Virginia
Prosper Parenting
Health Practitioner
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Health care, Parenting Educator
Address: 

1068 Old Trail Dr. Crozet, VA 22932

Phone: 
703-507-3253

Prosper Parenting provides parent-focused coaching for parents of children with special needs. We help parents better understand their children and assist in designing a health and wellness program that benefits both the child's and the parents' needs.

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Shillina Phua

Singapore
Mom n Baby LLP
Massage
Area of specialty: 
Infant Massage, Massage-in-schools
Address: 

372 Bukit Batok St 31 #02-376 Singapore 650372

Phone: 
+659180 9142

Stephanie Marshall, M. Ed, LPC, NCC

Hilliard, OH
Stephanie Marshall, M. Ed, LPC, NCC
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Counseling, Parenting Educator
Address: 

4010 Main Street Hilliard, OH. 43026

Phone: 
614-535-8696

Licensed, board certified counselor with a focus on all stages of parenthood and reproductive health. 

Susan Esserman, MSW, LCSW

Midland Park, New Jersey
Susan Esserman
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Health Practitioner
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Counseling, Parenting Educator, Birth Education, Perinatal Mental Health Specialist
Address: 

24 Godwin Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07456

Phone: 
201-218-5206

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (MSW and LCSW), Susan has worked with women and their families around issues of pregnancy, birth and parenting for over 30 years. Susan counsels individuals and couples on a variety of issues. She has in-depth experience in the areas of women and children's health including pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenting issues as well as pediatric health concerns -- illness, palliative and hospice care. She has led parenting groups that focus on new motherhood as well as bereavement groups for parents. She also teaches childbirth education classes, parenting classes and breastfeeding classes all with a focus on tuning into your own natural, intuitive nature.

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Susan Martinez, MA, LMFT-S

Colleyville, TX
Colleyville Therapy and Counseling
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Counseling - Marriage and Family Therapy Supervisor
Address: 

 609 Cheek-Sparger Rd Suite 104 Colleyville, TX 76034 

Phone: 
817-823-7311

Tara Bulin, LCSW

Sayville, NY
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Area of specialty: 
Area of Speciality: Trauma/PTSD, Pregnancy and Birth Related Trauma, Attachment Parenting, Distance/SKYPE Therapy
Address: 

23 Candee Avenue

Sayville, NY 11782

Phone: 
631-682-5931

Victoria LeBlanc, MS, LCPC

Nashville, TN
http://www.attachedparenting.com
Counselor/ Social Worker/ Therapist
Parenting Educator
Area of specialty: 
Parenting Educator, Parenting Coach
Address: 

Nashville, TN

Attached Parenting is focused on supporting families through life's transitions and challenges. Offering parent coaching and classes on a variety of parenting topics, available both online or in-person (if local to Mid-Tennessee). Free initial consultations are available.

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Wendy Hanevold, Ph.D.

Roswell, Georgia
Woven Families
Psychologist
Area of specialty: 
Attachment Focused Coaching, Counseling , Therapy and workshops for stepfamilies and adopted/foster families
Address: 

555 Sun Valley Dr. M-1
Roswell, Georgia 30076 USA

Phone: 
404-583-7333

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