ARLENE MAYNARD
Certified Postpartum Doula | Certified Newborn Specialist | Certified Breastfeeding Specialist & Pediatric Sleep Consultant
(347) 678-7125
https://tinyandthriving.com

Arlene Maynard is a Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant who is passionate about helping families reclaim restful nights and develop healthy sleep habits. Arlene offers personalized
sleep coaching services using gentle and evidence based techniques to address a variety of sleep challenges for infants, toddlers and older children up to six years old. With over 27 years working as a Newborn Care Specialist, where one of her main focus was helping families to sleep train their babies, this has helped Arlene in solidifying her education in sleep Science and Child Development.

Arlene believes that sleep is a fundamental need and is dedicated to empowering parents with the knowledge and tools to create positive and lasting routine. In addition to sleep services, Arlene also offers in home services as a Newborn Care Specialist, Night Postpartum Doula, and Certified Breastfeeding Specialist.

ALLEGRA McBANE
Mamatoto Wellness
Postpartum Doula
Certified Lactation Educator Counselor
Holistic Sleep Coach
Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Instructor
Reiki Practitioner
www.mamatotowellness.com

ALLEGRA McBANE is the owner of Mamatoto Wellness LLC. She is a certified Yoga Teacher (500-RYT), a postpartum doula, a Certified Lactation Educator Counselor (CLEC), and a Holistic Sleep Coach.

Allegra is an experienced postpartum doula, facilitating the transition to parenthood by supplying reliable and factual information, emotional support, and practical/logistical help in the home in the early weeks and months postpartum. She is available daytime hours as well as some overnights and weekends.

As a Certified Lactation Educator Counselor (CLEC), she offers feeding support in conjunction with her doula support. This can include supporting the breastfeeding mother with practical and applicable guidance as well as supporting the bottle-feeding parents in best practices for bottle feeding. She offers prenatal breast and bottle feeding courses to expectant parents.

Allegra is a prenatal & postpartum yoga specialist, supporting the expectant mother through breath work, movement, strength, and relaxation, as well as through offerings such as Yoga for Labor & Birth, which she offers privately to expectant parents in their homes. Through postpartum yoga, she empowers the new mother to connect to her body and her breath as she recovers from birth and regains her strength. Allegra is certified in Mindful Yoga Therapy (a trauma-informed teaching approach) as well as meditation and Reiki. She leads prenatal and postpartum classes and support groups in Westchester & Fairfield Counties.

LIZA KAPLAN MONTANINO
Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant and Coach
Certified Special Needs Sleep Consultant
Lactation Educator
(347) 886-4196
liza@rockabyebabysleep.com
www.rockabyebabysleep.com
**Supporting families wherever they are located**

LIZA MONTANINO is a pediatric sleep consultant and coach, special needs sleep consultant, and lactation educator who supports neurotypical and special needs families in getting better sleep for themselves and their children--from birth through age 12. She firmly believes that sleep shouldn’t feel like a luxury for parents, and that it’s possible to establish healthy sleep habits from day one. Liza works with families one-on-one to meet each parent and child's specific sleep struggles by creating personalized sleep plans, offering hands-on support, and maintaining daily communication throughout the process of teaching children to fall asleep, and fall back asleep, independently. She teaches school-wide workshops, small group classes, and sleep support groups on healthy sleep hygiene, the science of sleep, safe sleep practices, positive sleep associations, how to get your baby on a loose schedule, the importance of a steady naptime/bedtime routine, tips to get your baby sleeping longer stretches, and more.

Liza is also the cofounder of the Westchester Mama & Child Wellness Expo, a one-day, large-scale event providing women access to perinatal and pediatric professionals, support systems, and resources in the health and wellness space. Through her consulting service Rock-a-Bye Baby Sleep, Liza aims to help parents meet their children’s sleep needs and achieve their sleep goals so that their whole family can get the rest they need to thrive! She received her certifications through the Center for Pediatric Sleep Management and the Institute of Pediatric Sleep & Parenting. In addition to her work as a sleep consultant, Liza is a special needs mama of two.

ELLEN REIS
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Sleep Consultant
Parenting Touch INC
www.parentingtouch.com
parentingtouchny@gmail.com
(845) 217-0885

ELLEN REIS is a birth and postpartum doula (working on her DONA certification), lactation counselor, and baby-led sleep consultant. She knows how important the birth and postpartum period is for a good start in parenthood. She helps families to thrive during the most beautiful and challenging phase of our lives. She believes that everyone has the right to make their own decisions without judgment, empowered by knowledge, during pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and parenting.

She is very experienced working with first time families, very knowledgeable about the latest evidences in birth, postpartum, and newborn care.

She is located in Dutchess County, and she is helping families in Westchester, Ulster, Orange, Rockland, and Putnam counties, as well Danbury, Sharon, Kent, West Woods, Sherman, and New Fairfield, CT.

Some fun facts about her:
• She was born and raised in Brazil, and has been living in the USA for over 10 years.
• Her husband, Miguel, is Portuguese and they met during a ski trip in Vermont. They have a beautiful daughter who is 3 years old.
• She has a stepson who is already a teen. (Where time went?!).
• She loves CrossFit and have been practicing it for almost 10 years.
• She is a huge fan of How I Met Your Mother and constantly use their quotes for important moments in her life.

ANGIE ROTHING
Parent with Pride
917-426-1622
angie@parentwithpride.com
www.parentwithpride.com

ANGIE ROTHING lives in Westchester, NY with her wife and their twin girls. Along with her Certification as an Infant and Child Sleep Consultant from the Family Sleep Institute, Angie holds a BA in Psychology from Ramapo College of New Jersey with a focus on Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. After the birth of her girls, Angie discovered a passion for all things motherhood and parenting related.

Angie believes in the importance of healthy sleep and how it contributes to an all-around healthy lifestyle. She has a family-centric approach where she puts the needs, desires, and beliefs of the families she works with first and foremost. Angie thrives on helping families to overcome the parenting challenges they are going through and to become the best version of themselves as a family unit.

In her “free time”, you can find Angie practicing her stunning Aerial Silks skills at the gym, crafting and coming up with fun activities for her girls, reading a thousand page fantasy novel, and playing board games with her wife.

LAUREN TETENBAUM, LCSW, JD, PMH-C
Therapist & Advocate for Women
www.TheCounseLaur.com
914.721.0329
Lauren@TheCounseLaur.com

LAUREN A. TETENBAUM, LCSW, JD, PMH-C is a Westchester County-based mom of two, a writer, a former lawyer, and a social worker specializing in supporting millennial moms and young women through life transitions.

Through her counseling practice, Lauren facilitates psychoeducational groups and coaching workshops to empower postpartum and other women in corporate settings, provides therapy to individuals and couples in New York, Connecticut, and Florida, and contributes thought leadership on topics like maternal mental health, gender equity, and working parenthood. Learn more about Lauren at www.TheCounseLaur.com or connect with her on Instagram (@thecounselaur) or LinkedIn.

KRISTIN YAROSCAK, PCD (DONA)Owner | Western CT Doula
Postpartum Doula & Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant
(203)733-6256
kristin@westernctdoula.com
www.westernctdoula.com
Serving families throughout Western Connecticut with in-home postpartum doula support and virtual postpartum support & pediatric sleep consulting nationwide.

KRISTIN YAROSCAK. PCD(DONA), is a certified postpartum doula and pediatric sleep consultant with more than 30 years of experience supporting babies, young children, and their families. She founded Western CT Doula to provide the kind of compassionate, judgment-free support every new parent deserves.

Whether you’re preparing for your first baby, adjusting to life with a newborn, or wondering if you’ll ever sleep again, Kristin offers practical, evidence-informed guidance tailored to your family’s unique needs. Her support includes newborn care, infant feeding, postpartum recovery, emotional support, and gentle, individualized sleep coaching for babies and young children.

Kristin provides in-home postpartum doula care throughout Western Connecticut and virtual postpartum support and pediatric sleep consulting for families nationwide. Parents appreciate her calm, reassuring approach and her ability to help them feel more confident, rested, and supported during one of life’s biggest transitions.

As both a mother and a professional, Kristin understands that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to parenting. Her goal is to help families find solutions that align with their values so they can spend less time worrying and more time enjoying their growing family.