Directories for Providers of color
Directories for Providers of Color
- Providers of Color Washington
- Birth for the People
- Black-Led Support: Resource guide by BLKBRY
Fertility & Conception
Fertility & Conception
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 Doulas: No-cost services to American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander families birthing in King County
- DoulaMatch.net: Database of doulas in your area
- Meela: Doula directory
- NAPS (Northwest Association for Postpartum Support)
Birth Doulas
- Vanessa Bussell: Butterfly Birth
- Ginny Maria
- Jasmyne Bryant: Jazzy Bean Doula
- Briana Singh: Bee Heard Doula
- Bri Music: Abiye
- Eli Seibel: Ombligo Birthkeeping
- Aijanae Young: Beautiful Beginning
- 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
- Ryah Jo
- Angharad Hollingworth
- Harm Reduction Doulas
Postpartum Doulas & Newborn Care Specialists
- Erika Davis: Whole Body Pregnancy
- Candace Martin: Birth Bound Support
- Jazmin Williams: BLKBRY
- Jasmyne Bryant: Jazzy Bean Doula
- Jess Artigliere: Ritual Birth
- Alice Arden Doula Services
- Alanna Cotton: Imperfect Mama Doula Services
- Aimee Strader: Sound Babies (Seattle only)
- Lily Post: Bulb to Bloom Doula
- Jessica Mascher, LMT & Perinatal Services
- Cori Hartunian: Cori the Doula
- Angela Matesky Ertel: Tula Doula
- Ryah Jo
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
Childbirth Education
Childbirth Education Classes
Global Perinatal Services: Free trimester-specific virtual childbirth classes
- First Trimester: Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEscOyqrDspGNd4jDRvf2_JbhK88_AaKbag
- Second Trimester: Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0udOmqqjgrHtJsNLB7ZeA94T9M2CJscLDw
- Third Trimester: Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclcOyhqz8jGNFNDKRq_uYqG9I_j0Pk86Kb
- Fourth Trimester Class--Life after giving birth: Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpdO2sqzspEtzjaBiNsaec1vdGNj2pWPOc
Childbirth Education
- Erika Davis: Whole Body Pregnancy Childbirth Preparation Classes for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ families
- Vanessa Bussel: Tacoma Hypnobirthing
- 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!
- Penny Simkin: Classes for birth at home or birth centers
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Femme and Them: Perinatal therapy for all genders and family types
- Maria Turner-Carney, LICSW: Feminist Therapy for All Genders (Tacoma)
- Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA): Behavioral health services
- MyTransHealth: Directory of qualified, affirming medical & mental healthcare providers
- Washington Counselors of Color Network: Director of multicultural counselors
- UpLift: 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)
- Multicultural Counselors: Database of counselors by ethnicity, language, religion, and location
- Swedish Center for Perinatal Bonding and Support
- Lytle Center for Pregnancy and Newborns at Swedish
Resources & Support Groups
- 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.
- 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
- Hike It Baby: Community support to connect families with young children to the outdoors.
Trauma Support Groups
- A Healing Passage for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Trauma
- 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
- Babyinheaven: An infohub for grieving parents
- LGBTQ+ Reproductive Loss
Bodywork
Bodywork
Massage
- Myesha Mitchell: My Time for Massage
- The Heart of Mindful Birth
- Edgewood Natural Health (accepts some insurance)
- Northwest Wellness (Federal Way, accepts some insurance)
Chiropractic
- Interurban Chiropractic
- Lumos Chiropractic
- Fife Chiropractic
- Edgewood Natural Health (accepts some insurance)
- Urgent Care Chiropractic
- Life and Health Chiropractic
- Northwest Wellness (Federal Way, accepts some insurance)
Pelvic Floor
- PelvicRehab.com: Directory of pelvic rehabilitation practitioners
- Katie McGee: B3 Physical Therapy. Gender-affirming PT
- Empower Physiotherapy: Pelvic floor & general PT, specializing in supporting LGBTQ+ folks
- Dr. Peg Maas: Swedish Cherry Hill
- 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
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
- Faisa Farole, LM: Global Midwifery Services
- The Perfect Push: Virtual options, covered by insurance!
- Joy McTavish, IBCLC: Sound Beginnings. Queer-affirming lactation care, offering virtual options & insurance options.
- Camie Goldhammer, IBCLC.
- Jazmin Williams: BLKBRY Prenatal and postpartum lactation and feeding support
- Tiffany Renée, CLC: Mahogany Point - Prenatal and Postpartum Lactation Counseling, offering in-home and virtual visits.
- Emily Ager, IBCLC: Fern Lactation. Accepts Regence, Premera, BCBS and Cigna. Prenatal lactation visits available.
- Ceci Córdova, CNM: Sacred Good Medicine
- Teresa Evans: The Heart of Mindful Birth
- 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.
- Betsy Hoffmeister, IBCLC. Offers virtual and in-home visits throughout King County. In-network with Aetna. Sliding scale available.
- Seattle Breastfeeding Medicine
- Virginian Mason Franciscan Health Lactation Consultants: Lactation clinics located in Federal Way (St Francis Medical Pavilion), Tacoma (St Joe's Medical Pavilion), and Puyallup. Accepts insurance, including Apple Health.
Support Groups
- Open Arms virtual lactation lounges
- La Leche League (LLL) of Washington: List of support groups, helpline, array of information about breastfeeding
- LLL Inducing Lactation and Relactation Facebook group
- Birthing and Breast or Chestfeeding Trans People and Allies Facebook group
Classes
- The Perfect Push: Breastfeeding Class
- The Practical Parents' Guide to Nursing a Newborn
- Nourishing Newborns
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, milk expression, breastmilk storage and more
- International Breastfeeding Center: Videos, information sheets, and blog
- KellyMom: Infant feeding and parenting blog
Food & Nutrition
Food & Nutrition
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
- South King County Coronavirus Mutal Aid: Financial support for groceries
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
- Jacoby Ballard Yoga: Queer and Trans prenatal yoga on Mondays
- Expecting and Empowered
- ProNatal Support: Online Movement Classes
- ProNatal Support: Personal Training
- NonNormative Body Club
- BirthFit
- MuTu: Core and pelvic floor workouts and support for pregnancy and postpartum
- Joyn
Herbal resources
Herbal Resources
- Everyday Goddess: Herbal products from PNW doula Rhea Harrison
- 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.
- Herbs with Rosalee: In depth online herbal resource.
- The Best Regional Books for Plant Identification and Foraging Wild Foods and Herbs: Book list from the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine.
- A Wild Light Apothecary: Local herbalist with products for sale
New Parent Resources
New Parent Resources
Support Groups
- Queer/Trans Early Parenting Support (QEPS)
- Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS)
- PEPS Affinity Programs: LGBTQIA+ parents, single parents, working parents, and more
- Global Perinatal Services: Mom's Corner
- Global Perinatal Services: Father to Father Support Group
- 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!
- LGBTQbith.com: No-Cost LGBTQ+ new parent drop-in group (LGBTQbirth.com)
- Femme & Them: Bringing Baby Home
- Thresholds: Bringing Baby Home
- Parent Trust for Washington Children: Parenting Classes, Newborn Care, Sibling Preparation, Conscious Fathering Classes, Infant CPR and more
- Sound Beginnings: Offers an array of new parent classes as well as lactation support
- 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.
- 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
- Co-sleeping Safely
- Car Seat Safety: Including a list of car seat inspection sites in King County
- Perinatal Support Washington Resources & Referrals for Dads
Resources & Financial Assistance
Resources & Financial Assistance
- FindHelp.org: Search for food assistance, help paying bills, and other free programs by zip code
- 211: Call or search for services near you.
- ParentHelp123: Extensive directory of resources for pregnancy, parenting, and life.
- Global Perinatal Services: Call 206-679-0782 for baby supplies.
- WestSide Baby: Diapers
- Wellspring Family Services Baby Boutique
- 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.
- King County Rent Assistance
- Federal Way CARES: Emergency bill pay, financial counseling & services
- Federal Way Black Collective: Free one-on-one meetings to connect residents to community based organizations and services
- Community Coalitions Empowerment Project: Childcare, case management, developmental screenings, and more.
- COVID-19 Childcare Support
- 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.
- Sound Outreach: Assistance, resources, and training for Pierce County residents.
- CHPW Baby Bassinet Box Program Free bassinet, baby essentials and safe sleep education for CHPW insurance carriers.
- Vine Maple Place Help with housing, counseling services, behavioral health, workforce development, budgeting, and child services.
Pediatricians
Family Docs, Pediatricians & Newborn Health
Pediatricians
- HealthPoint Auburn
- HealthPoint Midway
- Federal Way Naturopathy
- Renton Pediatric Associaties: Daniel Friedman
- Woodcreek Pediatrics: Mary Bridge Children's
- Southwest Pediatrics Burien
- Valley Children's Clinic (Renton)
Circumcision providers
- Dr. Elias Kass
- Dr. Mark Grubb (Woodcreek Pediatrics)
- Dr. Witz (Certified mohel on Mercer Island)
Tongue Tie Revision
- Dr. Elias Kass (Accepts some Apple Health)
- Renton Kids Dentistry
- AirSync Integrative Dentistry
- Docere Integrated Medicine
- Lytle Center for Pregnancy and Newborns at Swedish (Accepts Apple Health)
- Seattle Breastfeeding Medicine (Accepts Apple Health)
- Small to Tall (Accepts Apple Health)
- Fern Valley Natural Health (Accepts Apple Health)
- Health:Latch