local SUPPORT

Finding trusted providers for your family shouldn’t feel overwhelming. We know how much time and energy it takes to search, ask around, and hope you’ve landed in the right place. To make it easier, we’ve gathered a curated list of local resources and vendors and organized them by category, so you can quickly find the support, services, and offerings that fit your family’s needs.

Meet local doulas

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    Kelly Cox, Cox Pregnancy and Birth Support

    Kelly Cox is a 500 E-RYT, RPYT, Birth Doula who has been teaching pre and postnatal yoga for 17 years. She trains others to teach prenatal yoga and attends births in Charlottesville. Connect with her through Cox Pregnancy and Birth Support.

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    Sandra Crawford, DoulaSand

    Sandra Crawford is a birth and postpartum doula as well as an Evidence Based Birth® instructor serving Charlottesville and the surrounding area.

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    Abby Davis, Doula Services

    As a birth and postpartum doula, Abby offers comprehensive birth preparation services, continuous in-person support through labor and birth, and postpartum care.

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    Katie Dowd, Birth Doula

    Katie is a Birth Doula and Film Photographer based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

MEET LOCAL LACTATION SUPPORT

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    Flow Lactation, Ashley Fore, IBCLC

    Offers evidence-based strategies to help you reach your breastfeeding goals. We empower families in the Charlottesville area with accurate information to take the mystery out of lactation.

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    La Leche League of Charlottesville

    Offers peer breastfeeding support, education, and encouragement for parents and expecting parents. We welcome you to our meet-ups or you may contact our trained, accredited Leaders anytime for breastfeeding help, information, and support. All our services are FREE!

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    Milk & Cradle LLC, Tikara Cannon IBCLC

    Offers home, office and virtual lactation support throughout your journey from pregnancy and beyond.

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    Share the drop

    Share the Drop™ is a web app connecting women with excess milk to families in need.

MEET MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

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    Alexis Azzam, LMFT, PMH-C

    Alexis is a somatically based, attachment-focused, and trauma-informed psychotherapist. Her practice, both in person and virtual, centers on support for women and families during the perinatal period. 

  • Sara Dillon, Golden Hour Therapy and Wellness

    Sara provides virtual therapy services to those needing support during the perinatal period- before, during, or after pregnancy.

  • Hannah Hazel, MSW

    Hannah offers individual and group therapy focused on pre/postnatal mental health, intimacy challenges, and relationships dynamics.

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    Shannon Noe, LPC, PMH-C

    Shannon has been working with parents, children, youth, and families since 2008.  She is a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional with a special interest in working with moms in the perinatal period. 

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    Micaela Raine, Integrated Wellness Coaching

    Micaela is a trusted guide for parents and moms, supporting them in cultivating balanced, fulfilling lives while nurturing the wellbeing of the whole family through personalized coaching and community learning.

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    Lynn Wolf, CNM, PMHNP-BC

    Lynn specializes in women’s mental health across the lifespan, providing compassionate, evidence-based care that honors the connection between mind, body, and hormones.

  • Mother Tree Wellness

    Mother Tree Wellness offers maternal wellness coaching for every season of motherhood through private coaching, support & strategy groups, and workshops.

  • REGION 10

    Region Ten Community Services Board is part of a statewide network of 40 Community Service Boards working to provide mental health, developmental disability and substance use services where they are needed – in the local community.

  • The Women's Initiative

    The Women's Initiative offers trauma-informed, culturally responsive mental health counseling and programs for women who experience financial or other barriers to care. They also offer services designed to meet the unique needs of Black, BIPOC, Latine, and LGBTQ+ communities. Their programs are always free.

  • UVA PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC

    UVA Health’s Perinatal Mental Health Clinic offers help for perinatal mood disorders. We have therapy, medication, and support dedicated to your experience. The entire perinatal period is full of physical and mental changes and challenges. If you’re struggling, you’re not abnormal, and you’re not alone.

Meet local providers

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    Charlottesville pediatric dentistry

    A kid-friendly, state-of-the-art pediatric dental office located at Hollymead Town Center and Spring Creek Business Park. Their goal is to provide patients with optimal dental health care and a lifetime of beautiful smiles.

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    Elena Gomez, Elena Acupuncture

    Elena is a nationally board certified acupuncturist, licensed by the Virginia board of medicine; she offers new-patient and follow-up acupuncture treatments at Kindred, as well as monthly group acupuncture events.

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    Foundations Pediatric Therapy and Wellness

    Dr. Rachael Carreon is the owner of Foundations Pediatric Therapy and Wellness. A mom of two and pediatric physical therapist with over 11 years of experience, she specializes in supporting infants with oral ties and feeding challenges, torticollis, plagiocephaly, body tension, and gross motor delays.

  • Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville

    Our practice offers comprehensive care from infancy to young adulthood. The physicians at Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville have spent many years training to take care of children. With our experience and expertise we can guide you through the complexities of raising healthy children and making recommendations when your child is sick.

  • Piedmont Pediatrics

    Piedmont Pediatrics, serving Charlottesville and Crozet, strives to provide personalized, comprehensive, family-oriented care for the children in our practice from birth through the college years. Listening to and collaborating with families, our pediatricians focus not only on the physical, but also the emotional health of our patients.

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    Shannon Wagoner

    Shannon is a RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) Intern and an infant-toddler teacher at Our Neighborhood Child Development Center. As part of their work in the RIE approach, they offer parent-infant guidance classes for children and their families up to age three and attuned caregiving classes for families and professionals.

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    Women in Motion Physical Therapy and Wellness

    Women in Motion is a speciality rehab clinic that offers physical therapy, occupational therapy and lactation services. Our clinicians have specializations in Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Pelvic Health, Oncology, and Lactation (IBCLC)

PLAY AND CONNECTION

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    Musicology is a play-based, parent/child music class designed specifically to encourage and support early development in children newborns to 4 years old!

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    Puffling Play

    Puffling Play provides stress-free play rentals for beautiful toddler parties. Whether your party is at home or at a venue, we take the guesswork out of planning a party activity your little one will love!