JULIETTA APPLETON, MPA, CCE, CHT
julietta@mindplusbodybirth.com
(914) 325-6011
(Speaks Spanish and English)
*Serving families in Northern Westchester and Putnam counties (NY) and Fairfield (CT)* 

JULIETTA APPLETON is a birth doula and hypnotherapist with more than 30 years of experience and attendance at over 200 births. She has helped hundreds of people overcome their fears and limiting beliefs to create positive change and achieve their goals. She is a founding member of HVBN, and is the founder and former director of the first freestanding birth center in Westchester County, NY--The Birth Cottage. She possesses a Masters degree in Public Administration, has trained doulas, helped establish and operate two postpartum doula services, and has worked with individuals and couples as a sex educator, childbirth educator, birth doula, and postpartum doula. Both her children were born in birth centers with midwives, and Julietta continues to be a fierce midwifery advocate.

CAROLYN BERGER, LCSW
35 N Chatsworth Avenue
Larchmont, NY 10538
914-523-2270
www.carolynberger.org

CAROLYN BERGER is a licensed clinical social worker who has been helping couples and individuals create families through fertility treatment and adoption for over three decades.  She supports family building for couples and singles, and has a specialty working with members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Her desire to help those who are struggling to build families comes from her own experience with infertility.  She is the parent of two sons, one through reproductive technology and one through adoption.

Carolyn believes that a successful family building journey continues after the baby comes home.  People often need help transitioning to parenthood.  Many benefit from coaching later on so they can talk to their children about their beginnings.

Carolyn often works with people who embark on a pregnancy after a loss, understanding that they can benefit from extra support.  She has worked with couples and individuals who have experienced miscarriages, terminations, and stillbirths on their journey toward parenthood.

For those who want to consider the child-free option, a new kind of life without children, counseling can help them open a new door to the future.

Carolyn practices in New York State.  She offers the options of telehealth and in-person sessions. 

She is the founding board chair of Path2Parenthood and a board member of Family Equality.  She is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the ASRM Mental Health Professionals Group, and the Adoptive Parents Committee.  She is on the team of The Center for Family Building and is a counselor with the National Council of Jewish Women’s Pregnancy Loss Support Program.

She received her MSW degree from NYU in 1986.  She has a post-graduate certificate in adoption therapy from the Hunter College Graduate School of Social Work.  She is a member of The Academy of Certified Social Workers and the New York State Society of Clinical Social Workers.

Carolyn writes and speaks frequently on fertility and adoption.

ZOE BIRNBAUM, MD
4 Chatsworth Ave, Suite 202
Larchmont, NY 10538
914-809-0940
zoe@zoebirnbaummd.com
www.zoebirnbaummd.com

DR. ZOE BIRNBAUM is a board-certified reproductive psychiatrist serving Manhattan and Westchester who is skilled in treating emotional difficulties across adulthood, with specialty training in perinatal mental health. Dr. Birnbaum's style of treatment is warm, compassionate, collaborative and personalized. She is now accepting new clients virtually and/or in person In Larchmont, NY.

Dr. Birnbaum completed her undergraduate education at Colgate University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Behavioral Neuroscience. She earned her medical degree from NYU Langone School of Medicine, after being inducted into the AOA society. She completed her internship and residency training at NYU Langone Medical Center. She graduated from fellowship in Reproductive Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center / Bellevue Hospital, with a training focus on treating women’s mental health across the life span, with an emphasis on the peripartum and postpartum. She also carried out a psychoanalytic psychotherapy fellowship at Columbia University. Dr. Birnbaum has taught and mentored medical students and residents at NYU Langone School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry. She also founded the psychiatry residency Wellness Committee and narrative medicine curriculum. Dr. Birnbaum is a member of Postpartum Support International, The Women's Mental Health Consortium, The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Hudson Valley Birth Network, and The Marcé of North America Perinatal Mental Health Society.

Dr. Birnbaum believes that fruitful psychiatric care depends on a trusting and warm relationship. She cares for each of her clients with kindness, honesty, and curiosity. She works to support her clients in making substantial improvements in their lives along with gaining a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships. Dr. Birnbaum has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating conditions that impact wellness and happiness including depression, anxiety, life stage transitions, relationship difficulties, and grief. She uses psychotherapy, medication, and lifestyle recommendations to help her patients find meaning.

Dr. Birnbaum has special expertise in treating women who are pregnant, who are thinking about becoming pregnant, or who are undergoing fertility treatments. She also works with women who suffer from postpartum related mood changes, menstrual cycle related mood changes, grief related to infertility and pregnancy loss, trauma related to childbirth, sexual difficulties, chronic pelvic pain, challenges in bonding and attachment to newborn, adjusting to parenthood, mood changes in menopause and other mental health difficulties that can present throughout women's lives. Sessions focused on medications and lifestyle while pregnant, postpartum, breastfeeding, or during fertility treatment are available as well.

Dr. Birnbaum has experience in advanced psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, sex therapy for couples, emotionally focused therapy for couples, motivational interviewing, and supportive therapy.

ELIZABETH BRETZ, LCAT, LCSW, PMH-C
Elizabeth Bretz LCSW, P.C.
142 Main St Suite 115
Nyack, NY 10960
(845) 202-9881
www.elizabethbretz.com
liz@elizabethbretz.com

Telehealth and in-person sessions available

ELIZABETH BRETZ is a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed creative arts therapist, and certified in perinatal mental health. She specializes in supporting parents during pregnancy and postpartum with a variety of challenges including depression, anxiety, grief/loss, birth trauma, fertility, bonding with baby, and life transitions. Babies are welcome in the Nyack office!

Liz believes that connection is at the heart of her work and offers a warm, supportive environment free of judgment (often with a healthy dose of humor thrown in) for parents to find their footing. Her approach is individualized and strengths-based and she enjoys working collaboratively with providers and family members to help parents feel better.  New parents benefit from a team of helpers and Liz enjoys connecting clients to additional supportive services. Liz offers individual therapy, parent coaching and consultation, and sessions to support bonding with baby. Approaches include talk therapy, mind-body techniques, CBT, mindfulness practices, movement, self-compassion, creative arts, and sandtray.

Liz has advanced training in perinatal mental health with Postpartum Support International, Karen Kleiman (The Art of Holding in Therapy) at the Postpartum Stress Center, Amy Wright Glenn (Perinatal Grief and Loss), and the Internal Family Systems Model. Liz is a current member of Postpartum Support International. When she is not at her private practice, she enjoys educating creative arts therapists and social workers and has been a guest speaker to undergraduate and graduate students at St. Thomas Aquinas College, NYU, Yeshiva University, and Nyack College.  She has also had the honor of being a special guest at the New Moms Circle at Nyack Hospital.

SHARA M. BROFMAN, Psy.D.
646.450.4831
www.drsharabrofman.com

Office Locations:
4 Chatsworth Ave
Larchmont, NY 10538

145 Palisade Street
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

DR. SHARA M. BROFMAN is a licensed psychologist whose work centers around reproductive and perinatal mental health. She supports people before, during, and after pregnancy, as well as those struggling through the postpartum period, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, termination, infertility, and navigating family building through Assisted Reproductive Technology (e.g. IVF), third-party reproduction (e.g. egg, sperm, or embryo donation and surrogacy), adoption, and fertility preservation. She is also happy to work with a variety of concerns in therapy, including depression, anxiety, grief, relationships, career and social pressures, and life transitions.

Dr. Brofman incorporates warmth, humor, and a realistic, down-to-earth perspective in her work. She welcomes individuals, couples, and families representing diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities. Dr. Brofman actively supports LGBTQIA+ individuals and families, single parents and parents-to-be, and families built without children.

Dr. Brofman provides assessment, short-term and long-term psychotherapy, and counseling. She also teaches educational workshops, runs trainings, gives talks, and provides clinical consultation in reproductive and perinatal mental health. From 2016-2018, she served on the faculty at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she built and taught a master's level course on perinatal mental health.

Dr. Brofman is a member of a number of local and national professional organizations. In particular, she has been an active member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's Mental Health Professional Group since 2011 and served on its Continuing Education Committee in 2015-2019, chairing the committee in the last year.

TIFFANY CALLEGARI, CBD, CPD, CFD, CBE
Holistic Full Spectrum Doula
Certified Fertility Doula
Certified Hypnobirthing Childbirth Educator
718-781-0798
tiffany@birthdoulabestie.com
IG: your.birth.bestie

Tiffany is a mama of two and a passionate birthworker, living in Orange County, NY. She absolutely loves birth and all the phases that lead up to birth. Full-heartedly supporting mamas for a fearless, life-changing birth is one of her favorite things to do!

Tiffany first knew that she wanted to support women as a doula over ten years ago, after having her first-born. She was in massage therapy school at the time, working, and adjusting to being a new mom. It was challenging to balance it all, so as God would have it, many years went by until she pursued that dream of hers. She was planning to have her second child when she finally became a doula in January 2021. There were no mistakes made in the way things unfolded because little did she know that God would plan it this way so that she could also prepare herself for a life-changing birth that she would have just 10 months later. Through the journey of becoming a birthworker, she was able to work on her own fears and insecurities around birth. This laid the foundation for the work Tiffany does with all of her pregnant mamas. She also created a birth workbook called Fearless Mama Birth, which is given to all of her birth doula clients as a birth prep guide.

Tiffany's own health challenges led her on a holistic path since 2011. She was able to heal from endometriosis and fibroids. She realized that she wanted to help other women who struggle with fertility challenges. Her education in holistic health, herbs, and homeopathy has allowed her to help women trying to conceive and who struggle with fertility challenges.

Tiffany is honored to be a part of each and every birth experience she’s invited into. She looks forward to connecting with more mamas in the Hudson Valley!

DENA GOLD, L.Ac., LMT, MSAc, MSCH, CD, CLC
917-719-2728
https://www.innernature.co/
Dena@innernature.co
Habla español
מדברת עברית
بتحكي العربية
說國語

DENA GOLD is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, massage therapist, DTI-certified full-spectrum doula (covering fertility, birth, postpartum, and abortion), certified lactation counselor, Spinning Babies®-aware practitioner, and certified Hypnobirthing® childbirth educator.

Dena holds masters degrees in both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology. While she treats a wide range of imbalances and concerns, her specialties in her acupuncture practice include women's/uterine health, psychoemotional concerns, trans health, fatigue syndromes, and pain management. She is trained in a wide array of acupuncture styles and techniques, and is in long-term study with a master practitioner. Her herbal training included considerations of the interactions of herbs with medications and/or particular health conditions to support safety and further enhance patient health. She is trained in customizing herbal formulations for each individual presentation.

Dena is trained in a wide array of massage techniques including trigger points release, deep tissue, shiatsu, Thai yoga massage, Arvigo® abdominal massage, and craniosacral/dynamic body balancing (for adults and infants). She has a wide range of experience in different areas, including pain management and prenatal massage. She also offers sessions particularly oriented towards breech body balancing, which incorporate a mix of massage therapy, acupuncture, moxibustion, craniosacral, and spinning babies techniques.

As a doula, she brings her years of clinical experience to her clients, using hands-on support to help enhance physical comfort during birth. She is able to keep a calm presence, while helping parents understand what their providers present and supporting them as they navigate potentially changing terrain. Dena is passionate about preserving agency and bodily autonomy throughout the birthing process, which she knows looks different for each individual. In her postpartum work, her approach is to follow parents' lead, while offering education and resources to support infant safety and comfort, as well as family bonding. For those who feel uncertain she is happy to offer as much support as needed to help them learn and feel confident in their new role. This period can be a big transition and she values being able to help families navigate this sometimes unpredictable period.

Dena focuses on evidence-based lactation solutions grounded in high level research and a physiological understanding of the science of lactation, while keeping in touch with the emotional and intangible aspects of the bodyfeeding experience. She brings her detailed clinical eye to the diagnosis of any issues, and offers clear solutions, helping families find ways to implement them that fit their unique needs.

DANIELLE GUILLET, LMT, E-RYT, P-RYT
www.TreeofLifeHealingArts.com
danielle@TreeofLifeHealingArts.com
(914) 362-8636

I began practicing as a Licensed Massage Therapist in 2002 and I specialize in fertility, prenatal, postpartum and infant massage. I also offer Reiki, Yoga, Childbirth Education and Postpartum Doula support.

My love and study of traditional healing arts coupled with an educational background in biology offers a me a unique approach to working with clients and students alike. I attended the Finger Lakes School of Massage in Ithaca, prior to which I earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology and studied herbal medicine at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine. I received advanced training in Perinatal Massage, Infant Massage, Medical Massage, Reiki, and Anatomy Trains. Once I began working with pregnant mothers, I became enchanted by this sacred time in a woman's life.

My own journey of pregnancy began with my son, who was born in 2008. I quickly learned that the sacred time of pregnancy can be scary and challenging. In walking this path as a single mother, I decided to learn and research traditional birth practices. I found an amazing yoga teacher, went to weekly prenatal yoga and attended childbirth education. These experiences grounded me and allowed me to feel at ease, confident and grateful during my pregnancy. I had a powerful and transformative birth experience where I was supported by my yoga practice, a birth doula and a nurse midwife. Having traveled the sacred journey of birth, I wanted to help other women and families.

My next steps were clear.... I completed a 200-hour Yoga teacher training, attended Pre and Postnatal Yoga training, trained as a Lamaze Childbirth Educator, Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, and Infant Massage Educator. Through my journey I have cultivated a deep respect for the innate wisdom and healing ability of the body, mind and spirit. I am extremely thankful for my teachers, students, clients and colleagues alike. I am the founder of Tree of Life Healing Arts, a Westchester based wellness practice offering Massage, Reiki, Yoga, Childbirth Education and Postpartum doula support.

DR. MELISSA KERAS-DONAGHY, DPT, WCS, CLT
Board Certified in Women's Health Physical Therapy
In-person and telehealth appointments available @ Full Circle
450 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 414
Harrison, NY 10528
914-421-1001
kerasdonaghypt@gmail.com
kerasdonaghyphysicaltherapy.com

DR. MELISSA KERAS-DONAGHY, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT (she/her/hers) earned her doctorate in physical therapy from Simmons College and has over 30 years of physical therapy experience. She specializes in all aspects of pelvic floor dysfunction, including pelvic pain, treating adults and children of all genders. Other areas of interest include urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence, biofeedback assessment and treatment, post-surgical treatment, pre-natal and postpartum pain and dysfunction, diastasis recti rehab, new Mom guidance for return to running and fitness and post-mastectomy and breast cancer rehabilitation. Dr. Keras-Donaghy is board certified in women's health physical therapy from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). She is also a board-certified Lymphatic therapist, treating all aspects of lymphedema including upper extremity, trunk, and lower extremity lymphedema in adults and children. She has extensive teaching experience in pelvic floor physical therapy. She currently collaborates with her midwife colleagues to care for adults with sexual pain.

RACHEL LEMONIK, Psy.D.
Offices in Pleasantville, Manhattan, and Online
914-488-4343
Dr.Lemonik@gmail.com
www.pleasantvilletherapy.com

DR. RACHEL LEMONIK is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in maternal and child mental health. She provides psychotherapy and support to women and families throughout pregnancy and postpartum, exploring feelings related to pregnancy, infertility, growing your family through reproductive technologies, childbirth, managing personal and societal expectations, developing coping skills, and managing the many challenges of the postpartum period and new motherhood.

Dr. Lemonik's approach is practical, warm, solution focused, and collaborative in nature. She supports people who are seeking therapy for emotion and relationship-based challenges, including depression, anxiety, self-esteem, assertiveness, adjustment, life transitions, stress management, sexuality/identity, social anxiety, parenting, and marriage. Dr. Lemonik has received specialized training in treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders through Postpartum Support International and offers several weekly virtual new mother support groups virtually in collaboration with local libraries.

ANGIE MORDECAI M.S., M.Ac., L.Ac., Dipl.OM (NCCAOM)
596 Warburton Avenue
Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706
(917) 670-8564
angie@ketermedicine.com
www.ketermedicine.com

ANGIE MORDECAI is a doctor of Chinese medicine, acupuncturist, and herbalist. She is especially skilled at creating highly refined customized herbal prescriptions, and using constitutional five element acupuncture for the treatment of anxiety, depression, digestive disorders, and menstrual and reproductive difficulties. Her interest in health and in the wider human experience began after discovering yoga and meditation at age 15. Since then, she has pursued training in yoga therapy, Ayurvedic bodywork and herbalism, Western herbalism, prenatal movement, birth support, and human development. She especially enjoys working with women prior to conception and during pregnancy to nourish strength and health for labor, birth, and the postpartum period. She sees patients in person for acupuncture, and virtually for health consultations and herbal medicine prescriptions. She is also available to make house calls for those who cannot travel in Westchester County.

REV. MARITDAY RODRIGUEZ
Amaritday- The Sacred Health Doula
(978) 480-0773
info@amaritday.com
www.mhvdoula.info
www.facebook.com/MHVDoula
IG: amaritday

REV. MARITDAY RODRIGUEZ is a full spectrum doula providing support to women in the Mid Hudson Valley, Westchester County and NYC area. Maritday believes that motherhood starts before conception through a conscious connection between a couple and a spirit baby. She offers the technology of Yoni Steaming, Womb Blessing™, IET® Integrated Energy Therapy and meditation as methods of supporting a woman in conscious womb awareness, fertility and conception. Maritday’s practice is based in New Paltz, NY, however she also supports clients 1:1 virtually, in your home, semi-private and public venues.

Certifications:
NYS Licensed Aesthetician
NYS Registered Ordained Minister
Institute for Integrative Nutrition - Certified Holistic Health Coach
Integrated Energy Therapy Master instructor/Practitioner
Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis Doula
Integrated Energy Therapy Master instructor/Practitioner
The Matrona Full Spectrum Holistic Doula Training
The Matrona Tending the PostPartum Psyche
The Matrona Advanced Holistic Childbirth Education (180 hours)
Women’s Herbal Intensive with Aremisa, known as the Indigenous Doula of Indigenous Remedies
Certified Birth Spirituality and Healing Coach - Gena McCarthy
WOMB BLESSING™ Attunement - Female Energy Awakening - Level 1 Moon Mother
Yoni Steam Institute® Yoni Steam For Personal Care
Steamy Chick Vaginal Steam Facilitator Certification
Traditional Postpartum Practitioner - Valerie Lynn - The Mommy Plan

SHOSHANNA ROME, LMHC (she/her)
838-900-2876
www.shoshannaromecounseling.com
insight@shoshannaromecounseling.com
*currently accepting new clients

SHOSHANNA ROME is a licensed mental health counselor specializing in perinatal/postpartum mental health and infant, early childhood, and family mental health. If you are finding yourself in this area of life, and feeling hopeless, overwhelmed, and not like yourself, you do not have to suffer alone. Shoshanna will work with you to discover meaning and insights from your experiences and provide you with the individualized and culturally sensitive care you deserve. Therapy is a vulnerable yet rewarding process and she will be honored to have the opportunity to walk this path beside you.

Before embarking on her counseling career, Shoshanna served as a doula for countless families, offering holistic support during the sacred process of childbirth and postpartum. Shoshanna earned her Bachelor's degree in Holistic Psychology from Lesley University, setting the stage for an integrative understanding of mental well-being which led her to pursue a Master's in Counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Shoshanna was then a fellow at the capstone program through the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Infant, Early Childhood, and Family Mental Health, where she engaged in a yearlong training in this area of expertise. She is also trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Attachment Theory.

Shoshanna is currently accepting new clients and is offering telehealth at this time.

JOANNA ROSENBLATT, LCSW
Infertility/Perinatal/Postpartum Psychotherapy
jrosenblattlcsw@gmail.com
JoannaRosenblatt.com

JOANNA ROSENBLATT is a licensed psychotherapist based in Westchester and currently offering teletherapy sessions.  Joanna provides psychotherapy and support to women experiencing infertility struggles, and those managing the many challenges related to pregnancy, the postpartum period and motherhood.

Joanna’s multi-pronged therapeutic approach treats anxiety, the impacts of acute and long-term trauma, postpartum depression and anxiety, and the stressors related to infertility using multiple evidence based interventions, including:CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

• EMDR for trauma (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)

• Mindfulness and Meditation

• Interdisciplinary collaboration with medical and psychiatric providers

• EXRP for OCD (Exposure and Response Prevention)

She is certified in EMDR for processing traumas including those experienced during infertility, pregnancy, labor/delivery, or postpartum.  Joanna has also received specialized training in treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders through Postpartum Support International.

After coping with her own unexpected journey of infertility, she has a deep understanding of just how distressing and upsetting this can be.  Joanna’s approach is practical, warm, solution focused, and collaborative in nature.  Her practice is inclusive and affirming, helping her clients  build self confidence, resiliency and healing.   

LISA SCHNEIDER, LCSW
www.acalmplace.net

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience working with those struggling with emotional, physical, and medical issues. I have extensive medical social work experience, including NICU experience and birth trauma, and I specialize in women’s issues and parenthood spaces. Together, let's explore new approaches for managing feelings of sadness, loneliness and anxiety, seeking balance and building healthier boundaries. Our journey can bring fresh perspectives on your attachments, career, motivation and relationships and forge new paths in life. I'm here for those struggling with infertility journeys, postpartum anxiety and depression along with parenting (and relationship!) adjustment. Life changes can bring up past wounds, and dating, weddings, college, careers, fitness, pregnancy, marriage and friends can be impacted.

Schedule a chat through my website and let's get started today!