This page is an abundant list of women’s health care practitioners in the Hudson Valley.
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Acupuncturists
Dr. Abby Paloma, Hudson
Golden Light Acupuncture, New Paltz
Jennifer Crane, Kingston, offers Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective, acupuncture, thermography, infrared sauna
Margaret, Hallisey, Columbia County, five element acupuncture
Woven Bodies, Kingston, offers acupuncture, placenta encapsulation, childbirth education classes, and somatic therapy
Biodynamic Therapists
Elsie White, MA, LMT, BCST, RCST, Chatham, NY. Elsie is a well experienced practitioner who offers massage, biodynamic craniosacral therapy, intuitive healing, and astrological insight . Elsie’s grounded approach and knowledge background are felt during the sessions.
Tenth House Health- biodynamic healing center, offering yoga, meditation, and Feldenkrais
Birth Doulas
Erin Jaramillo
Gwendolyn Sloane
Indigo Muñoz, RN and birth doula
Regina Kelly
Woven Bodies, Kingston
Bodyworkers
Alexandria Gianakos, LMT-Alexandria specializes in Abdominal, Therapeutic and Shiatsu Therapies. Rooted in Chinese Medicine her therapy addresses the whole person.
Allison Downey, LMT- Rosendale, she specializes in five element shiatsu, myofascial release, thai yoga massage and pregnancy and postpartum massage
Ben, LMT HND + TMPL, New Paltz, Rhinebeck and NYC- Ben is a massage therapist and sound practitioner. Offering deep tissue, prenatal, and sound bath experiences.
Christine Winus, LMT- Wappingers Falls. specializing in Mayan Abdominal Massage, Arvigo practitioner, womb healing, holistic pelvic care, pre and postnatal massage and crainosacral
Diana Brenes Seiler, LMT- Diana is trained in Thai Yoga, body tuning and reading, health coaching, yoga instructor, and herbal studies. She offers abdominal massage, thai yoga massage, deep tissue medical massage, integrative therapeutic massage, and professional trainings for thai yoga.
Hands Condon, Hudson Valley, Hands playful and intuitive approach to massage supports the entire well-being.
Leigh Scott- baby somatic practitioner, certified Child’Space and Feldenkrais Method Practitioner, bringing body/brain connection of babies to parents focus
Ruthie Fraser, Germantown, NY, Ruthie is a skilled Rolf-er offering this method in her sessions. As well as somatic experiencing.
Sierra LMT, visit Sierra at The Emerson in Mount Tremper, NY
Suzu Kawamoto- Rhinebeck, Suzu offers pregnancy and postpartum massage, arvigo abdominal massage, deep tissue massage
Yiska Obadia- offers massage, acupuncture and comforting touch bodywork modality. She is also a doula, an active birth worker resource-er, and she offers home visits.
Books
A Mind of Your Own-Kelly Brogan
Awakening Fertility-Heng Ou
Birthing from Within-Pam England
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth-Ina May Gaskin
Mothering from Your Center-Tami Lynn Kent
Move Your DNA-Katy Bowman
Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage-Rachel Reed
The First Forty Days- Heng Ou
Womb-Leah Hazard
Community Support
Low Cost Food Resources Map for Kingston
Craniosacral Therapists
Ari Rosen, DO- Dr. Rosen treats newborns and children who are navigating birth trauma, tongue ties, ear infections, skull trauma. He also treats pregnant women helping them ease symptoms of pregnancy
Fatherhood/Men’s Support
Dan Doty- Dan leads online support groups, an informative podcast, and coaching.
Dude Nation- Ben leads men’s circles in the hudson valley, retreats, and support groups.
Sacred Sons Podcast hosted by Adam Jackson
The Way Forward Podcast hosted by Alec Zeck
Foreskin and Circumcision Resources
Your whole baby - an advocate for bodily autonomy
Grief Support
Fruits of Time- sacred spaces and objects for life’s thresholds
Hudson Valley Hospice , offers support groups and end of life doulas. Hudson Valley Hospice asks that a person set up an initial assessment appointment prior to joining a group. For more information, please call (845) 473-2273, ext. 1179
The Compassionate Friends- grief support for family members who have lost a child. There is a Catskill chapter and also online support groups.
Greene County Chapter
United Methodist Church
40 Woodland Avenue
Catskill, NY 12414
Meets second Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm
Contact: Al, (518) 225-5851
The Threshold Choir- harmonic voices singing to people who are on the threshold of death. Please reach out to me if you know someone who would benefit from this therapy.
Herbalists
Common Abundance - Alyssa and H.e
Fukiko Ostensen- Poca Poca Steam. Fukiko is an herbalist and pelvic steam therapist
Good Witch Studios also offers movement classes
Medicine Gardens- Ustya, based in High Falls
Upstream Medicine- Dina is an herbalist and holistic integrative nurse practitioner blending western and eastern medicine, offering health coaching
Lactation Consultants
LGBTQ+ conception, pregnancy and postpartum
Virtual queer parents and parents to be
LGBTQ+ Pregnancy to Parenting
My Fertility Coach – LGBTQ and ttc
Queer Parents
Meal Support and Nutritional Resources
Full Heart Foods, Jodi Silberstein
It Takes a Village, Rowan Willigan, organic meal delivery service, nourishing and nutrient dense meals
Joona Kitchen, organic, delivery from Kingston to surrounding areas
Kate Pope, Wild Nutritionist, Mama-Baby and Toddler Nutrition courses
Midwives
Beacon Community Midwifery- A team of 3+ midwives and birthing assistants
Judith Levinrad, CM, CPM, LM - Jhude has been a midwife for over 15 years. She is also a certified practitioner of The Arvigo Techniques of Mayan Abdominal Massage. Advocate for reproductive wellness for all families.
Moon Song Midwifery- Julia Hausman, CNM.
Sarah Gillett, CNM with Optum
Naturopathic Medicine
Pelvic Therapists
Ashley Hocutt, Poughkeepsie
Catherine Leonard, Rhinebeck
Kenzie Travers, greater Boston and New England
La Femme Pelvic Health and Rehab, Kingston
Lotus PT New Paltz
Poca Poca Steam (see Fukiko Ostensen under herbalists)
Pregnancy Release/Abortion Resources
Early Options Hudson Valley- Located in Hopewell Junction
Molly Dutton-Kenny, CPM- Molly has personally walked this path and offers her clients many options around herbal abortion, miscarriage, and other options that are available.
New York Abortion Access Fund. State wide support for access to abortion. They have a hotline (212) 252-4757 which provides compassionate support in english and spanish
Samantha Zipporah— self proclaimed citizen scientist and mystic, Samantha has over 20 years studying the happenings of the womb. she has an amazing resource list
Psychotherapy
Postpartum Support
Regina Kelly, INNATE Postpartum Care Certified Practitioner, Regina offers birth attendance and well rounded postpartum support
Nati Zuniga- INNATE Postpartum Care Certified Practitioner, in addition to postpartum care, she also offers birth support, end of life care, and dream work
The Motherhood Center- Located in NYC, The Motherhood Center has in person and virtual support groups for mom’s navigating postpartum depression, anxiety, and psychosis.
Tracy, night support
Yoga
A Tree Told Me, Red Hook
Lava, Catskill and Hudson, pre and post natal yoga classes
Libby Nicholaou teaches Saturdays and Sundays in Kingston
Moonlight Sanctuary with Jess Blake, Red Hook
Stone Wave Yoga - prenatal yoga, New Paltz and Gardiner
The Living Seed, New Paltz, yoga, tai chi