We get by with a little help from our friends
Well-rounded healthcare doesn’t exist in a silo. It takes a community banding together to help you get the very best care. Luckily, we’ve got friends in high places that will help complete your perfect healthcare team.
Each of the referrals below are individuals that I know and recommend personally or that come highly recommended by trusted colleagues.
Our friendly (ever-growing) list of Massachusetts-based providers
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Pelvic Floor Therapists are physical therapists or occupational therapists that help treat problems such as chronic pelvic pain, pain with sex, urinary and bowel problems, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic floor dysfunction due to pregnancy, childbirth or menopause, and more!
Jamaica Plain, MA
Online subscription service and courses for chronic pelvic pain
Newton, MA
Specializes in teen/tween pelvic health, pregnancy and postpartum, lactation counseling, maternal mental health support
Offers workshops about topics like periods and perimenopause
Jamaica Plain, MA
Offers somatic experiencing therapy, experience treating long term chronic pain/genetic predispositions
Hadley, MA
Specializes in treating LGBTQIA+
Randolph/Weymouth, MA
Westford, MA
Natick, MA
Natick, Wayland, Sudbury, Weston, Wellesley, Needham, Sherborn, Dover and Framingham
In home
Beverly, MA
Uplift Physical Therapy & Wellness
Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, Chatham, Harwich, Brewster, Dennis, Yarmouth and Barnstable
In home
Chelmsford, MA
Valencia Physical Therapy and Pelvic Health
Tewksbury, MA
offers in home
Embody Physical Therapy & Wellness
Hopkinton, MA
Specializes in infertility and irregular periods
East Longmeadow, MA
Boston Pelvic Physical Therapy
Melrose, MA
Boston, MA
Wakefield, MA
Offers yoga classes also
The Body Remedy: Dr Linsey Roth
Andover, MA
Also has chiropractic services
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While we offer sex counseling at Ziva, AASECT certified sex therapists are mental health professionals who specialize in more complex, deeper mental and emotional health issues that contribute to sexual dysfunction. They are trained to work with individuals or couples. We also have listed some who specialize in individual and couples therapy.
Heal As You Grow Therapeutic Services
Braintree, MA/Telehealth
Couples therapy, EMDR, trauma
Concord, MA/Telehealth
Couples therapy, sex therapy, discernment therapy
Carla Rosinski, PhD, LMHC, CST
Salem, MA/Telehealth
Sex therapy, LGBTQ+ affirmative care
Telehealth
Anxiety/Depression, OCD, Trauma/PTSD
Telehealth
Couples therapy, sex therapy
Concord, MA/Telehealth
Individual, couple, polyamorous group therapy, sex therapy
Telehealth
Individual therapy, trauma, EMDR, IFS
Fertility Awareness classes and workshops
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Find a NAMS Certified Practitioner
Waves of Awakening: Dr Julianne Arena
Hingham, MA
Sapphire Women's Health: Laura Brown, WHNP
Westford, MA
Plymouth, MA
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BID-Plymouth OB/Gyn and Midwifery
Duxbury, Sandwich and Plymouth, MA
OB/Gyn MDs, NPs and CNMs
Offers waterbirth
Deliveries at BID-Plymouth Hospital
Quincy, Pembroke, Weymouth and Brockton, MA
OB/Gyn MDs and CNMs
Deliveries at South Shore Hospital
Brockton Neighborhood Health Center
Brockton, MA
OB/Gyn MDs, NPs, PAs and CNMs
Accepts MassHealth
Deliveries at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
Quincy, Plymouth and Whitman, MA
OB/Gyn MDs, NPs and CNMs
Deliveries at South Shore Hospital
Mass General Brigham/Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton and Amherst, MA
OB/Gyn MDs and CNMs
Deliveries at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Cambridge, Arlington, Waltham and Brighton, MA
OB/Gyn MDs and CNMs
Deliveries at Mount Auburn Hospital
Essex County OB/Gyn Associates
Beverly, Gloucester and Danvers, MA
OB/Gyn MDs, NPs, PAs and CNMs
Deliveries at Beverly Hospital
Greenfield, Northampton, MA
OB/Gyn MDs, NPs and CNMs
Deliveries at Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Offers waterbirth
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There are a limited amount of birth centers in Massachusetts, who are usually staffed by CNMs (Certified Nurse Midwives) and are in close proximity to a hospital that they are associated with.
There are also multiple CPMs (Certified Professional Midwives) who do home births in Massachusetts.
Cambridge, MA
currently closed
Boston, MA
coming soon, hopefully in 2025!
Seven Sisters Midwifery & Community Birth Center
Florence, MA
South Shore, MA
Eastern MA
Eastern MA
Worcester, MA
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Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health
Devon Alvaro, NP- Milford, MA
sees ages 11-29
Kristen Penney, NP- Plymouth, MA
Krista Quick, NP- Pembroke, MA
Denise Brown, MD- Holbrook, MA
Elizabeth Mitchell, NP- Newton, MA
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Doulas are trained professionals who provide continuous physical, emotional and informational support to their client before, during and shortly after childbirth to help them achieve the healthiest, most satisfying experience possible. Doulas can be present at your birth, and/or help you through the postpartum transition. Some doulas are also IBCLC (lactation consultants) who can help with your breast/chest feeding journey as well if you choose to do so.
Krishyon Young: South Shore, MA
DONA Certified Doula, IBCLC, CAPPA Certified Childbirth Educator
Accepts insurance
Jocelyn Albertson: South Shore, Cape Cod, South Coast, & Greater Boston.
DONA Certified Doula, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, Certified Postpartum Placenta Specialist, PAIL Advocate, Rebozo Certified, Trained Babywearing Educator
Offers placenta encapsulation and belly binding
Cheyenne Bell & Aleksandra Ramsay: Boston area and beyond
Black owned, focus on empowering women of color and embracing cultural nuances
Offers placenta encapsulation
Katie Flaherty, RN, IBCLC
Lactation support with a “fed is best” focus
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Chiropractors are licensed health care providers who use manipulation and adjustments to realign the bones, muscles and joints to reduce pain and discomfort. This can be really helpful in pregnancy, and some chiropractors are certified in the Webster Technique (to help encourage a breech baby to turn). All of the below providers have experience with and passion for treating pregnant patients.
Family Chiropractic of Westboro
Westboro, MA
Chiropractic functional neurologist
Out of hospital birth friendly
Wayland, MA
Whole food based approach to nutrition
Westwood, MA
Certified in Webster technique
Wakefield, MA
Certified in Webster technique
Community Chiropractic of Acton
Acton, MA
Certified in Webster technique
Worcester, MA
Certified in Webster technique and pediatrics
Wholesome Healing Chiropractic
Needham, MA
Certified in Webster technique and pediatrics
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Cultivating Well Being Nutrition
Telehealth
Specialty in healthy weight loss, mindset shifts around nutrition
Also offers personal training services
Telehealth
Specialty in disordered eating, body acceptance, intuitive eating, HAES
MetroWest Nutrition and Therapy
Framingham, Newton and Westborough, MA
Specialty in disordered eating, intuitive eating, HAES
Offers behavioral health therapy in addition to nutrition counseling
Hingham, MA
Specialty in GI issues, diabetes prevention/management
Dedham, MA
Specialty in diabetes
Woburn, MA
Specialty in HAES (health at every size), intuitive eating
Nutrition & Whole Health Solutions
Stoneham, MA
Functional medicine focused, offers energy facilitation/Reiki, nutrition response testing
Telehealth
Specializes in preconception, pregnancy and postpartum nutrition
Telehealth
Specializes in integrative/functional medicine, autoimmune disorders, chronic diseases/GI disorders, mental health, weight management
Natick, MA
Integrative/Functional approach, specializes in menopause, PCOS, ADD/ADHD and gastrointestinal health
Wenham, MA
Holistic focus incorporating functional medicine strategies
Telehealth
Specializes in disordered eating, HAES, changing relationship with food
Amherst, MA
Specializes in disordered eating, HAES, changing relationship with food, nutrition during perimenopause
Additional
Resources
Books, postpartum must-haves, lubricants, toys, websites, apps & more:
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Here are sites to get accessible, evidence based, FDA approved menopause treatment from home if you cannot receive it from Ziva Wellness.
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Here are some resources to get lab work you need done without a provider’s order. If you plan to use quest, go through Ulta Lab Tests first for discounted rates.
Planned Parenthood STI Testing
Evvy Vaginal Microbiome Testing
Lets Get Checked Hormone Panel
Quest UTI- in person
Quest UTI- at home
Quest Menstrual Irregularities Panel
LapCorp Vitamin D, B12, Folate
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Pregnancy, postpartum and infant feeding support with registered nurses, daytime and overnight nursing care, sleep consults, and more!
Massachusetts Birth Connections
An all encompassing list serve of various birth related resources and providers in Massachusetts