Directories for Providers of color
Directories for Providers of Color
Fertility & Conception
Fertility & Conception
- Maia Midwifery: Fertility & IUI services
- Village Midwifery & Family Care: Fertility, preconception, prenatal, and postpartum care
- Rob Reed, CNM: IUI and preconception visits at Swedish First Hill
- Angharad Hollingworth: Queer fertility doula
- Moss the Doula: Virtual fertility support
- A Complete Guide to Transmasculine Reproduction
- ORM Fertility
Birth Workers & Doulas
Doula Directories
- Open Arms Perinatal Services: No-cost doula services
- Global Perinatal Services: No-cost doula services to low-income, immigrant, and refugee families
- Hummingbird Indigenous Birthkeepers: No-cost services to American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander families birthing in King County
- BLKBRY: Community doula directory
- DoulaMatch.net: Database of doulas in your area
- Meela: Doula directory
- NAPS (Northwest Association for Postpartum Support)
Virtual Support
Birth Doulas
- Village to Village Doulas
- Josie Wright-Mulhair: Seattle Central Birth
- Kiona Nessenbaum: Birth as We Know It
- Van Bussell: Butterfly Birth
- Jasmyne Bryant: Jazzy Bean Doula
- Briana Singh: Bee Heard Doula
- Lauryn Bell: Lo.holistics
- Alice Arden Doula Services
- Bri Music: Abiye
- Eli Seibel: Ombligo Birthkeeping
- Jin Moon: Grounded Hearts Doula Services
- Alanna Cotton: Imperfect Mama Doula Services
- Rachel Koszka: The Moody Doula
- Jess Artigliere: Ritual Birth
- Caellyn Everson: Held in Arms
- Ashley Weyers: Rove Perinatal
- Christina James: Big Fat Pregnancy
- Ken McGee: B3 Physical Therapy & Birth Support
- Ashley Castillote: Metamorphosis Birth
- Helena Fiorini: The Shape of Water
- Harm Reduction Doulas
Postpartum Doulas & Newborn Care Specialists
- Erika Davis: Whole Body Pregnancy
- Jazmin Williams: BLKBRY
- Jasmyne Bryant: Jazzy Bean Doula
- Jess Artigliere: Ritual Birth
- Alice Arden Doula Services
- Helena Fiorini: The Shape of Water
- Malia Hudson: Baby Talk
- Alanna Cotton: Imperfect Mama Doula Services
- Aimee Strader: Sound Babies (Seattle only)
- Lily Post: Bulb to Bloom Doula
- Jessica Mascher, LMT & Perinatal Services
Photo of birth workers Tiffany Renee, Jess Artigliere, Rachel Koszka, Aimee Strader, Lily Post, and Ashley Weyers (left to right) by Alec Mills Photography
Pregnancy Support
Pregnancy Support Groups
- Maia Midwifery: Pregnancy & Parenting Education & Support
- Moss the Doula: No-Cost Trans & Gestating Support Group
- Postpartum Support International: Online Support Meetings (includes support for all stages of childbearing)
- Love Over Fear Wellness: No-Cost LGBTQ+ Pregnancy Drop-In Group
- JustBirth Space: Various support groups, including herbal support, pregnancy support, prenatal infant feeding, and more
Childbirth Education
Childbirth Education Classes
Childbirth Education
- Erika Davis: Whole Body Pregnancy Childbirth Preparation Classes for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ families
- Vanessa Bussel: Tacoma Hypnobirthing
- Open Arms Perinatal Services: No-cost pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support
- Esther Darms: Private and group classes
- Alice Arden
- The Heart of Mindful Birth: Mindfulness-Based Childbirth Education Classes
- Parent Trust for Washington Children: Childbirth education, Parenting Classes, Newborn Care, Sibling Preparation, Infant CPR and more. Free classes and computers/Wi-Fi hot spots are available for qualified families!
- The Educated Birth: Comprehensive, inclusive multi-week program
- Mama Bear Midwife Care
- Thresholds: Birthing from Within & Birthing Again (Scholarships available)
- Pronatal Support: Labor 101, Prep Your Push, Postpartum Planning, & more!
- Evidence-Based Birth: Free "Birth in the Time of COVID-19" YouTube course
- Evidence-Based Birth: Childbirth class
- JustBirth Space: Childbirth education for queer families
- Embodied Birth: Queer & Trans Evidence-Based Childbirth Education
- Katie Byron: LGBTQ-centered, body-positive, and trauma-informed childbirth education
- Big Fat Pregnancy: Individualized Childbirth Education
- Moss the Doula: All Genders Birth Class
- Maia Midwifery: Childbirth Class for LGBTQ+ and single-parent families
- Center for Indigenous Midwifery: Virtual Childbirth Education
- Natural Birth Compass
- Mama Natural Birth Course
- Calm Birth: Meditation-based childbirth education for all genders
Refresher classes
- Parent Trust: Better Birth Refresher class
- Sharon Muza: Labor Your Way class
- Thresholds: Birthing Again Refresher
- Esther Darms: Private Refresher class
Emotional & Mental Health
Emotional & Mental Health
Therapy
- Perinatal Support WA Online Therapy
- Open Path Psychotherapy Collective: Low-cost, online psychotherapy
- Valley Cities Behavioral Healthcare: Mental health, psychiatric, and substance use support
- Seattle Roots Community Health: Behavioral Health
- Shelterwood Collective: In-person and virtual therapy with sliding scale options.
- MEND Seattle: "Therapy services dedicated to social change." Sliding scale available with intern therapists.
- Re-Member Counseling: Virtual therapy, in-network with some insurance.
- Jordan Alam Therapy
- Madeleine Cushman, LMHC: Infant & Perinatal Mental Health Therapy
- Femme and Them: Perinatal therapy for all genders and family types
- Integrated Therapy NW: Perinatal therapy, accepts some Apple Health plans. Click here to be added to the waitlist.
- LifeStance: Locations throughout Washington. Many insurances accepted.
- Maria Turner-Carney, LICSW: Feminist Therapy for All Genders (Tacoma)
- Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA): Behavioral health services
- Washington Counselors of Color Network: Director of multicultural counselors
- Joon: TeleTherapy for teens and young adults 13-21, sliding scale available.
- Therapy Decolonized (Bryanna Boyd): Sliding scale options
- Therapy for Black Girls: Resources, podcast, and provider directory.
- Therapy for Black Men: Resources and provider directory.
- Reflective Counseling Service (Janine Julien, MSW, LICSW)
- Find Black Therapist
- Swedish Center for Perinatal Bonding and Support
Resources & Support Groups
- Deconstructing the Mental Health System: Comprehensive resource list
- She Matters: Digital platform for postpartum support for Black postpartum parents.
- Action Plan for Depression & Anxiety Around Pregnancy
- Perinatal Support Washington: Warmline, support groups, and local therapists
- Postpartum Support International: Helpline, support groups and resources.
- Postpartum Support International Online Support Meetings
- Resource list: Large list of resources related to interpersonal violence, substance use/abuse, disordered eating, childhood sexual assault survivors
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Washington: Online support groups
- Liberate Meditation: Free meditation app by and for POC
- Breathe Easy: Radically Inclusive Movement, Breath, and Rest Practices for Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum
- Teen Link: Confidential & anonymous helpline for teens
- Washington Warm Line: 1-877-500-WARM (Peer support line for emotional and mental health challenges)
- Postpartum Men: Resources for non-gestational parents experiencing postpartum mood disorders
- King County 24-hour crisis line: 1-866-4CRISIS (immediate interpretation in 25 languages)
- National Maternal Mental Health Hotline 1-833-9-HELP4MOMS: 24/7 free, confidential hotline in English and Spanish
- OutGrown: Community support to connect families with young children to the outdoors.
Trauma Support Groups
- Imani's Light: Navigating Perinatal Loss for BIPOC families
- A Healing Passage for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Trauma
- Postpartum Support International: Trauma Support Group
- Postpartum Support International: Birth Trauma Support for Black, Indigenous, Person of Color (BIPOC) Birthers
- Birth & Trauma Online Support Group
- No-Cost Birth & Trauma Support Group
- No-Cost Support group for partners of those who experienced traumatic birth
Processing Difficult Births
Reproductive Loss
Miscarriage, abortion, adoption, infertility, and other reproductive loss
Full-Spectrum Doulas
Therapy
Resources & Support Groups
- Katie Byron: LGBTQ+ Reproductive Loss Group
- Thresholds: Pregnancy + Birth Loss Healing Circle
- Northwest Abortion Access Fund
- All-Options: Judgement-free support for reproductive decisions
- International Stillbirth Alliance
- The Compassionate Friends
- Sisters in Loss
- Babyinheaven: An infohub for grieving parents
- Return to Zero (RTZ) HOPE
- RTZ HOPE for LGBTQ+ Families
- LGBTQ+ Reproductive Loss
Bodywork
Bodywork
Massage
- Myesha Mitchell: My Time for Massage
- Kaarin Lysen: Stone Lake Massage
- Federal Way Muscular Therapy (accepts some insurance)
- Within Balance (in-home perinatal massage north of Renton)
- Edgewood Natural Health (accepts some insurance)
- Northwest Wellness (Federal Way, accepts some insurance)
Chiropractic
- Interurban Chiropractic
- Lumos Chiropractic
- Fife Chiropractic
- Marconi Chiropractic
- Edgewood Natural Health (accepts some insurance)
- Urgent Care Chiropractic
- Life and Health Chiropractic
- Northwest Wellness (Federal Way, accepts some insurance)
- Twin Lakes Chiropractic (Federal Way, accepts some insurance)
- Swanson & Seepersad Chiropractic and Massage Therapy (West Seattle)
Pelvic Floor
- PelvicRehab.com: Directory of pelvic rehabilitation practitioners
- ATI Physical Therapy
- Olympic Sports & Spine
- Madrona Physical Therapy
- Highline Physical Therapy
- Ken McGee: B3 Physical Therapy. Gender-affirming PT
- Empower Physiotherapy: Pelvic floor & general PT, specializing in supporting LGBTQ+ folks
- Dr. Peg Maas: Swedish Cherry Hill
- Renew Physical Therapy
- Life in Balance Physical Therapy
- Katie Spataro: Sacred Womb Services. Holistic Pelvic Care
- Inner Rhythm Wellness
- Peak Sports & Spine
- Valley Medical Center
Acupuncturists
- Community Acupuncture Project (sliding scale)
- Acupuncture NW
- Tacoma East Asian Medicine
- Mother Evergreen Acupuncture (accepts some insurance)
- HealthPoint
- Edgewood Natural Health (accepts some insurance)
Craniosacral therapists
Placenta Options & Photographers
Lactation & Infant Feeding
Lactation & Infant Feeding
Lactation Consultants & Counselors
- Open Arms Lactation Support Program: No-cost lactation and infant feeding support that starts during pregnancy and continues throughout baby's first year.
- The Lactation Network: Database of insurance-covered lactation care
- Nurturing Expressions: IBCLCs that offer home visits. Also has a store in West Seattle that offers feeding supplies and hosts an in person lactation lounge every Wednesday from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM.
- Cedar Sage Lactation Services, Kathleen Salisbury, IBCLC
- Joy McTavish, IBCLC: Sound Beginnings. Queer-affirming lactation care, offering virtual options & insurance options.
- BLKBRY, Jazmin Williams: Prenatal and postpartum lactation and feeding support; Community Milk Sharing for Black families
- Tiffany Renée, CLC: Mahogany Point - Prenatal and Postpartum Lactation Counseling, offering in-home and virtual visits.
- Fern Lactation. Accepts Regence, Premera, BCBS and Cigna. Prenatal lactation visits available.
- River Lactation, Zoe Ruaboro, IBCLC
- Suckle & Spritz, Jodi Nussbaum, IBCLC
- Sacred Good Medicine, Ceci Córdova, CNM
- Betsy Hoffmeister, IBCLC. Offers virtual and in-home visits throughout King County. In-network with Aetna. Sliding scale available.
- CHI Fransican Lactation Clinic: Lactation clinics located in Federal Way (St Francis Medical Pavilion), Tacoma (St Joe's Medical Pavilion), and Puyallup. Accepts insurance, including Apple Health.
- MultiCare Breastfeeding Support
Support Groups
- Open Arms virtual lactation lounges
- La Leche League (LLL) of Washington: List of support groups, helpline, array of information about breastfeeding
- LLL Tacoma - Virtual meetings
- LLL Inducing Lactation and Relactation Facebook group
- Birthing and Breast or Chestfeeding Trans People and Allies Facebook group
Classes
Resources
- Global Health Media: Many great videos about hand expression, latching, positions, and infant feeding
- Lytle Center for Pregnancy and Newborns at Swedish
- La Leche League: Support for Transgender and Non-Binary Parents
- Milk Junkies: Breastfeeding and parenting from a trans perspective
- Bodyfeeding videos from Stanford Medicine: Latch, hand expression, breastmilk storage and more
- University of Washington: Expressing Milk Before Giving Birth
- International Breastfeeding Center: Videos, information sheets, and blog
- KellyMom: Infant feeding and parenting blog
- Mama Natural: Paced bottle feedings
Food & Nutrition
Food & Nutrition
Nutritionists and Dietitians
Food Assistance
- WIC (Women, Infants, and Children): Nutrition support for pregnant and postpartum people and their children up to 5 years of age.
- Multi-Service Center: Federal Way Food Bank
- FoodPantries.org: Search for food pantries and reduced-cost groceries by location
- The Little Free Pantries: Neighbor-supported, 24/7, zero-barrier access to food and hygiene products
Farmer's Markets that accept SNAP/EBT and WIC
- Auburn (Sundays at Les Gove Park, June - September)
- Burien (Thursdays at Burien Town Square Park, year-round)
- Des Moines (Saturdays June - September)
- Federal Way (Saturdays at the Commons Mall parking lot, May - October)
- Maple Valley (Saturdays July - October)
- Renton (Tuesdays at Gateway Park, June - September)
- Tukwila (Wednesdays at Tukwila Village Plaza, June - October)
Movement & Activity
Joyful Movement
In-Person
Online
- Body Ready Method
- Jacoby Ballard Yoga: Queer and Trans prenatal yoga on Mondays
- Expecting and Empowered
- ProNatal Support: Online Movement Classes
- NonNormative Body Club
- BirthFit
- MuTu: Core and pelvic floor workouts and support for pregnancy and postpartum
- Joyn
Herbal resources
Herbal Resources
- Grounded Hearts Doula Services: Free herbal support for BIPOC
- Shelagh Brown
- Canoe Journey Herbalists
- Herb Pharm: Online resource for herb purchases
- Rainbow Natural Remedies: Herb store in Seattle
- Solidarity Apothecary: Online resource of herbal knowledge, including a directory of plant profiles.
- The Best Regional Books for Plant Identification and Foraging Wild Foods and Herbs: Book list from the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine.
New Parent Resources
New Parent Resources
Support Groups
- MAIA Midwifery
- Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS)
- PEPS Affinity Programs: LGBTQIA+ parents, single parents, working parents, and more
- Global Perinatal Services
- Families of Color Seattle: No-cost support groups for new parents, Black moms, parents of children with disabilities, Native families, queer & trans families of color, and more!
- Fern Lactation: Support groups include Melanin & Milk, Peer Support for Babies in the First Year, and Wild Babies
- Family Connects - Pierce County: Free support groups for families with babies up to 12 months. Offerings include Spanish-speaking and LGBTQIA+ groups.
- LGBTQbith.com: No-Cost LGBTQ+ new parent drop-in group (LGBTQbirth.com)
- Thresholds: Bringing Baby Home
- Parent Trust for Washington Children: Parenting Classes, Newborn Care, Sibling Preparation, Conscious Fathering Classes, Infant CPR and more
- Rainbow Families of Puget Sound Facebook group
- Puget Sound Queer Families Facebook group
- Seattle Gay Families Facebook group
- Queerspawn Resource Project
Home Care
- Nurse Family Partnership offers first time parents who meet income requirements a partnership with a registered nurse from pregnancy through to their child's second birthday.
- Step by Step: Pregnancy Support
- Early Head Start: Home visits during pregnancy and from birth through age 3.
- Ina Maka Home Visiting Program: One-on-one home visits for families raising Native children
Resources
- Parent Trust Family Help Line: 1-800-932-4673
- Fussy Baby Network: Support for families with fussy babies
- Postpartum Lying In Plan
- Parent's Guide to Paid Family and Medical Leave Plan
- Car Seat Safety: Including a list of car seat inspection sites in King County
- Perinatal Support Washington Resources & Referrals for Dads
- Diaper Stork: Free cloth diapering classes and video series
Resources & Financial Assistance
Resources & Financial Assistance
- Alternatives to calling 911
- Health Insurance Enrollment Help
- Help Me Grow WA: Help with insurance, food, healthcare, and more
- Family Ways: Peer support for education, resources, and essentials.
- FindHelp.org: Search for food assistance, help paying bills, and other free programs by zip code
- 211: Call or search for services near you.
- The Nest: Guaranteed income for Indigenous families
- Global Perinatal Services: Call 206-679-0782 for baby supplies.
- WestSide Baby: Diapers
- Wellspring Family Services: Family Store
- Multi-Service Center (Federal Way, Kent, Burien): Food, energy, rent, housing, and other assistance
- Trans Lifeline Microgrants: Covers the cost of updating names and pronouns on legal documents
- Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA): Employment and vocational training, housing and homelessness prevention, legal services, and more.
- United Way of King County: Rent assistance
- Center for Strong Families
- Federal Way Black Collective: Wrap-around support program
- Childcare Aware: Affordable childcare resources
- Community Health Access Program (CHAP): No-cost, confidential program connecting families to healthcare and other services
- Maternity Support Services (MSS) and Infant Case Management (ICM): No-cost health education and counseling until your baby is two months old
- Nurse-Family Partnership: No-cost support by a visiting home nurse during pregnancy and through your child's second birthday.
- Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave
- YWCA: Programs for housing, health & safety, and economic development
- DSHS: Food, cash, and medical assistance
- Hopelink Medicaid Transportation Services: Gas cards, ORCA cards, and reimbursement for tolls and parking
- Pregnancy Aid of Washington: Free support, referrals, and supplies in Auburn, Des Moines, Kent, and Tacoma.
- Muckleshoot Family Resource Center (for tribal members): Food, clothing, emergency assistance, and supplies.
- UTOPIA: Grassroots support and resources centered around the needs of Queer & Trans Pacific Islanders.
- Vine Maple Place Help with housing, counseling services, behavioral health, workforce development, budgeting, and child services.
Pediatricians
Family Docs, Pediatricians & Newborn Health
Pediatricians
- Rainier Valley Natural Medicine: Dr. Leah Spellen
- Pediatrician Specialty Practices: Dr. Nauman Ahmad
- Nurturing Wellness: Naturopathic doctors in Federal Way
- Federal Way Naturopathy: Naturopathic doctors in Federal Way
- Renton Pediatric Associaties: Daniel Friedman
- Woodcreek Pediatrics: Mary Bridge Children's (clients love Devyn Cameron, ARNP!)
- Southwest Pediatrics Burien
- Vigil Family Medicine: Dr. Pat Vigil
- Valley Children's Clinic (Renton)
- Franciscan Medical Group: Dr. Ginnie Taylor
- Mary Bridge Children's: Dr. Rebecca Taxier
- HealthPoint Auburn
- HealthPoint Midway
Circumcision providers
- Dr. Elias Kass
- The Gentle Clinic
- Dr. Mark Grubb (Woodcreek Pediatrics)
- Dr. Witz (Certified mohel on Mercer Island)
- Swedish (multiple locations)
Tongue Tie Revision
- Fern Valley Natural Health (Bellevue; Accepts Apple Health)
- Tacoma Pediatric Dentisty (Tacoma, accepts most insurance including Apple Health)
- Pacific Wellness (Everett; Accepts Apple Health)
- Renton Kids Dentistry
- Small to Tall (Olympia; Accepts Apple Health)
- Step by Step Pediatric Dentistry (Puyallup)
- Docere Integrated Medicine
- CHI Franciscan Lactation Clinic
- Charles Kim Dentistry (Tacoma)
- The Gentle Clinic (Northgate)
- Lytle Center for Pregnancy and Newborns at Swedish (Accepts Apple Health)
- Seattle Breastfeeding Medicine (Accepts Apple Health)
- Dr. Elias Kass (Seattle; Accepts some Apple Health)
- AirSync Integrative Dentistry (Issaquah)
- Health:Latch (Bellevue)
- Cascadia Kids Dentisty (Maple Valley, Kent, and Issaquah)
- A Kids Place Dentisty (Renton and Seattle)