Oakland Acupuncture Specialist
Dr. Brianna Darcey, DAIM, LAc, RN
Resources
Community & Professional Referrals
Building a trusted referral network with local providers is central to my practice. The folks listed below are clinicians and community partners I know personally and confidently recommend. If you’re unsure who might be the best fit for your needs, reach out—I’m happy to help you choose—or feel free to book directly with any of them.
Doulas: Birth & Postpartum
Veida Bassam
Birth and postpartum doula who serves the Bay Area. In 2025, she also launched Rahmah Roots — a Bay Area-based Muslim birth collective created to connect Muslim families with Muslim perinatal professionals East Bay [rahmahbirths.com]
Leila Mottley
Queer, Black birth worker offering low-cost sliding scale doula care. East Bay [storiedbirth.com]
Nicky Pariser
Postpartum focused, full spectrum doula, providing daytime support. East Bay/SF [doulanicky.com]
Elyse Shroeder
Birthworker/Doula since 2016, and educator and facilitator at East Bay Birth Collective, offering birth and postpartum support. Oakland/Berkeley [thetopknotdoula.com] [eastbaybirth.com]
Rebecca Garcia
Offering packages for pregnancy, birth and postpartum care.
Specializes in Closing Of The
Bones Ceremony “Closing OF Rebozo”. East Bay everevolvingdoula.com
Lenore Musambacine
Birth & postpartum doula with nearly a decade of experience and 300+ births supported across Bay Area homes, birth centers, and hospitals. Oakland; supports Alta Bates, Kaiser San Leandro, Pacifica Maternity Center, and home births. www.lunabirthandwellness.com
Jourdan Sales
gender fluid (they/them pronouns) doula located in the East Bay. My goal is to ensure all those I work with end their birth feeling confident and ready for their journey. www.jourdansales.com
Lactation Consultants
Alexis Harrington-Kihn
Oakland native with 18 years of experience as a Labor and Delivery nurse, and 11 years as a Lactation Consultant. Bay Area [alexishklactation.com]
Ellen Schwerin
provides caring, non-judgmental, professional, and evidenced-based lactation support. East Bay [www.happymilk.us]
Laura Howells
helps families feel confident and supported in the weeks and months after birth especially related to infant feeding. East Bay [www.wovenlactation.com]
Legal & Financial Planning for New Parents
Richard Lee
California State Bar Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate with 40+ years’ experience. Helps new parents set up wills, guardianship, and living trusts; also handles probate & trust administration. Oakland [www.rjleelaw.com]
Liz Lummis
Life insurance & financial professional (New York Life) supporting new parents with affordable term life for growing families, income protection, beneficiary setup, and budgeting. San Ramon/Virtual [www.newyorklife.com/agent/lizlummis]
Eileen Loustau
Certified Financial Planner™ who works hourly to help new parents get the money basics dialed: budget planning for parent-leave, childcare expenses, and future education costs. Start a 529 college savings plan. Balance how to "spend today" and still "save for tomorrow." Virtual [Arcadian Associates]
Midwives
Alana Joy
Ritual Midwifery (Home birth) Holistic, relationship-based midwifery offering home birth and postpartum care (with integrated support for planned hospital births) across the Greater Bay Area; Spanish spoken. Oakland/Bay Area [ritualmidwifery.com]
Morgan West & Evaly Long
Hummingbird Midwifery (Home birth) Cofounders of East Bay Birth Collective offering an incredible opportunity to build trusting relationship with yourself and your healthcare provider through the vulnerabilities of the perinatal period, while receiving evidence-based and human-centered care. [hummingbirdmidwifery.com]
Aimée Tom & Jasmine Swinson
Collective Birth (deliver at Alta Bates) A small, deeply connected Oakland practice providing personalized prenatal, birth, and postpartum care for families.Oakland [collectivebirth.com]
Meal Prep & Delivery
Kitchen Doula
Frozen, scratch-made postpartum & healing meal delivery with Bay Area delivery + regional shipping. Oakland [kitchendoula.com/Brianna15]
Meal Kitty
a prepared meal and provisions pop up. Seasonally inspired with a focus on veggies grown by local farmers. Our meals are fully cooked and can be eaten as is or with a little reheat. Join the email list to find out when it’s happening, usually 1/month. Berkeley [www.hotplate.com/lingerlonger]
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapists
Dr. Karah Charette & Dr. Maryssa Steffen
Somatically informed, pelvic health PTs offering flexible ranges in cost of pelvic services. Oakland [bodyfulphysicaltherapy.com]
Dr. Shaunic Stanford
orthopedic physical therapist specializing in pelvic health. Treats many pelvic conditions, with a particular focus on pregnancy and postpartum care. [sacralpelvicwellness.com]
Dr. Anietie Ukpe-Wallace
— Pelvic floor physical therapist offering cash-based in-person and virtual physical therapy. East Bay [selfcarephysio.com]
Perinatal Chiropractors
Dr. Danika Phillips
Nervous system–focused chiropractor certified in Webster Technique, providing prenatal and postpartum care with experience supporting C-section prep and recovery. Private pay only. Oakland [fikachiropractic.com]
Dr. Ariel Provasoli
Perinatal + pediatric chiropractor at Flow Chiropractic and Family Wellness Center. Provides birth preparation through optimal positioning and balancing the pelvis, and postnatal healing support for parent and baby. Berkeley [berkeleyflow.com]
Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Groups
East Bay Birth Collective
In-person community of perinatal practitioners offering multiple pregnancy support groups. Oakland [eastbaybirth.com]
Dr. Suzanne Mungalez
Queer, Black perinatal psychologist offering virtual support groups through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and beyond. Virtual [itsthemamaspace.com/groups]
Loving Arms
In-person support groups for pregnancy + postpartum. Oakland [lovingarmschildbirthservices.com/support-groups]
Perinatal Psychotherapy
Meredith Isaksen
Therapist offering trauma-informed, compassionate care for individuals and families in the perinatal and postpartum period. Berkeley/Oakland/Virtual [meredithisaksen.com]
Dr. Suzanne Mungalez
Queer, Black perinatal psychologist offering in-person & virtual therapy through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and beyond. Oakland/Virtual [itsthemamaspace.com/therapy]
Tali Korati Biale
Helps new and expecting parents strengthen their partnership during the transition to parenthood. She offers a private 8-week “Tending To Your Twosome” program and a one-day group workshop, in addition to traditional therapy. Oakland/Walnut Creek [tkbtherapy.com/new-expecting-parents]
Gabrielle Theobald-Anderson
Infertility, perinatal & parenting therapist, offering in-person and virtual therapy from pre-conception through parenting. Emeryville/Virtual [sweetoaktherapy.com]
Reproductive Organ/Scar Specialist
Stephanie Wilger
Practitioner of Chi Nei Tsang and McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release (MSRT). Supports C-section scar recovery by releasing adhesions and restoring organ comfort, strength, and mobility. Private pay only. Oakland [stephaniewilgernc.net]