Midwives

Behold Birth

• Lindsey Hughes, CPM (Certified Professional Midwife)
• Attending home births in the Athens are
• Associate Labor Doula Melina
• Rotating apprentices (reduced fee doula support)
• Seeks to empower, educate and encourage women through pregnancy, labor and the postpartum period
• Email: lindsey@beholdbirth.com
• Instagram: @behold_birth
• Website

Piedmont Midwifery & Women’s Center

• Doctors Sunil Alexander, Cassie Campbell, Austin J. Evans,  Casey Evans, Elizabeth Garcia-Cadenas, Larisa Pearlman, Kristen Quick & Kathryn McKinney. 
• Certified Nurse Midwives Toni Anukam, Sandra Brown, Megan Cole, Ellis Greer, Amy Gutermuth, Janna Kersh Jones, Rachel Malmberg, Paula Sisler, Brianna Treaster
• Nurse Practitioners Sarah Harrison, Leah Gumucio and April Webb
• Helps women through the childbirth of their choice in a supportive environment, gynecological services, deliveries, ultrasound, surgery, birth control & treatment of menopause.
• Phone: (706) 475-5700
• Website

Women’s Healthcare Associates

• Certified Nurse Midwives Meredith Turner, Hannah Turner, R. Hannah Cofield, Jerri Walker, Lydia Elliot, Jamie Gallagher, Julia Sacha; PA Sarah Carey; NP Sandi Hayes; Dr. Leache, Dr. Allen, Dr. Lowman, & Dr. Hart
• Provides comprehensive prenatal care, attentive labor and satisfying birth experience.
• Email: wwebsite@awhg.org, Phone: (706) 369-0019
• Website

Doulas & Lactation

AthensBorn Birth Services: Becca Crowe & Kate DeWolf

• Labor Doula Services
• Postpartum Doula Support
• IBCLC lactation support (in-home, office, virtual, insurance options available)
• Placenta Encapsulation
• Childbirth Education & Lactation Support
• Phone: (706) 223-0808
• Email: info@beathensborn.com
• www.beathensborn.com

• Noni Fisher, DONA-Certified Doula & Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, (updated Dec. 2024)  
• Offering functional nutrition support and in-person birth doula support for women in the Athens area
• Helps women feel informed and empowered from preconception through postpartum
• Website: www.nonnawellness.com
• Email: noni@nonnawellness.com

Jane Almand 

• Jane Almand, Certified Birth & Bereavement Doula
• (706) 474-5419 
  
• janealmanddoula@gmail.com
• www.janealmanddoula.com

Anita Brannon

• Supporting birthing mothers since 1997, Pueblo & birthing center experience
• Sonographer, Birth Doula, Herbalism, Prenatal Yoga Teacher, Birth Photos
  
• (404) 840-3162
• abrannon@mindspring.com

Athens Breastfeeding Support

• Cheryle Potterf & Sondra, retired La Leche League Leaders, (began 2023)
• Instagram

The Mom Squad Breastfeeding Group

• Pamela Ramirez-Roca, IBCLC, (began Aug 2024)
• Moms & babies ages 0-18 months meet on the 2nd & 4th Mondays from 9-11 am to support one another through this journey
• Oconee County Health Department, 1060 Experiment Station Road
• 678-471-5675

Piedmont Athens Breastfeeding Support 

• Shannon Romano, IBCLC, (since 2023)
• Mondays & Thursdays 10-12 pm moms & babies meet each week to learn more from one another and receive lactation advice
• PARMC Oconee Campus
• shannon.romano@piedmont.org

Mothers Milk Bank at Austin: Athens Milk Bank Depot

• Providing precious human milk back to NICUs right here in Georgia!
• To Donate Milk, apply here! (updated Aug 2024)
• Approved donors can drop off locally at the AthensBorn Lactation Office

Happily Nursing! Mamas Breastfeeding Support Services

• Liane Varnes, IBCLC  (updated Aug 2024)
• Breastfeeding in-home & virtual consultations in Northeast Georgia
• Email: happilynursing@gmail.com, Phone: (706) 969-0999
• Website

Beyond Breastfeeding 

• Felisha Floyd, IBCLC
• It is my sincere hope for each family I meet to offer warm support, compassionate, non-judgmental gentle encouragement and assist all families with infant feeding, no matter their feeding preferences.  I take pride in approaching my consults with a true sense of empowerment while providing practical evidence-based tools to guide you in your individual experience. 
• Feel free to text or call for questions 850-530-4681

Your Birth Helper 

• Pamela Sauls, birth doula & Bradley Method Childbirth Educator; Nikki Reeves certified labor doula and childbirth educator, (updated Aug 2024)
• Serves expectant couples from planning to conception, pregnancy, labor, birth & beyond
• Email: yourbirthhelper@gmail.com, Phone: (678) 614-5604
• Website

Born Again Doula Services 

• Brittany Morgan, (updated Aug 2024)
• Doula empowering births through physical, emotional, and mental support using an unbiased educated perspective.
• Email: The.crfty.doula@gmail.com, Phone: (706) 255-3134
• bornagainbirthservices.com

Pediatric Services

Children’s Medical Services (Department of Public Health)

• Supports improved health and wellness for children and youth with special health care needs from birth to 21 years of age
• Email: childrens.medical@dph.ga.gov
• Website

ENT of Athens

• Charles Mixson MD, Byron Norris MD, Elizabeth Katz MD, Blake Kimbrell MD, Christian H. Barnes MD, Haley Peeples PA-C, and Morgan Russell PA-C
• Ear, Nose & Throat specialists, including lip & tongue tie issues
• Office location: 150 Nacoochee Ave, Athens, GA 30601 and 8130 Macon Hwy, Athens, GA 30606
• Phone: (706) 546-7908
• Website

RightStart Therapy Services

• Ashley Galletta SLP, L. Ansley Crisler SLP, Lindsay Price SLP
• Offers speech therapy, occupational therapy, support for reading & writing difficulties, and free speech-language screenings
• Phone: (770) 609-6295,
• Email: info@rightstarttherapykids.com
• Website

Sunshine Pediatrics

• Dr. Dana Hogan MD
• Sunshine Pediatrics is a comprehensive pediatric practice for ages 20 and under, focusing on preventative care by using vaccines, good nutrition, herbal therapy, and allergen avoidance.
• Phone: (706) 769-9410
• Website

Mental Health

Athens Parent Wellbeing

• Promoting the mental well-being of mothers and families throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period in the Athens area by providing group support, peer support, therapy, and doulas
• Offers free and sliding pay scale services
• Phone: (706)549-8900
• Website

Athens Center for Counseling & Play Therapy

• Bethany Rogers, LPC & Licensed Play Therapist, Leigh Ellen Magness, LCSW & R-PT, Healthier Hastie, LMSW
• ACCPT caters to children, teens, and families’ needs.
• Phone: (706) 363-3352
• Website

Counseling Associates for Well-Being

• Aline Robolin, LPC, Jennifer Boone, LCSW
• Offers a range of therapeutic approaches and comprehensive services from couple and relationship therapy to individual specialized treatments as well as groups and workshops
• Phone: (706) 425-8900
• Email: info@ca2wellbeing.com
• Website

Mamas Mosaic

• Desiree Logan, black maternal mental health advocate
• At Mamas Mosaic, we recognize that the path to motherhood is multifaceted, encompassing physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions. We understand the unique challenges pregnancy and postpartum may yield. Therefore, we have created a nurturing environment where women can openly express their fears, frustrations, and joys without concern of judgment or dismissal.
• Meets virtually on the 3rd Sunday of the month
• Instagram

Meredith Casada Counseling

• Meredith Casada, LCSW
• As a certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy practitioner, Meredith provides support and hope to children, teens, and families in the challenges of daily life.
• Areas of expertise: trauma, anxiety, depression, divorce, adoption, foster care, school difficulties, and relational/ family challenges. She can also provide Christian counseling if interested.
• Phone: (706) 389-5055, Email: meredith@meredithcasadacounseling.com/li>
• Website

Stonegate Counseling

• Stephanie Atkinson, MS, APC & Academic Life Coach
• She has a passion for walking with women through miscarriage, infertility, postpartum, hormonal changes, life circumstance changes and other challenges women may face.
• Phone: (706) 546-7550
• Email: SAtkinson@stonegatecounsel.com
• Website

Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health of Georgia

• Trasie Topple, PhD, LCSW
• Social emotional development and parent-child relationship support, therapeutic parenting groups, and reflective supervision and training for professionals working with children ages birth to five years old.
• Email: tatopple@uga.edu

Catherine Bell Therapist

• Caty Bell, LPC
• An integrative facility focused on mental health and well-being providing counseling and therapy for individuals and couples
• Phone: (706) 206-5291
• Email: catybell.lpc@gmail.com
• Facebook

Mindful Hypnotherapy

• Melissa Yonce-Hayes
• Specializing in anxiety, anxiousness for children & adults
• Email: melissa.a.yonce@gmail.com, Phone: (404) 317-5775

Coaching & Parenting

Inherent Parent Coach

• Leigh Ellen Magness, LCSW, RPT-S
• The Inherent Parent Coach free Facebook page
• Talking to Kids About Sex & Safety Facebook group
• theinherentparentcoach@gmail.com
• Athens Center for Counseling & Play Therapy
• Online Classes
  • Positive Parenting for Behavior Change
    
  • Supporting Your Anxious Child
    
  • Teaching Emotional Regulation
  • One Week To Less Yelling

• Kim Rochwick
• WildflowerCoachingCo@gmail.com
• Specializes in burnout coaching for working parents & caregivers, LGBTQIA+ & marginalized communities affirming
• Executive functioning skills coaching for adolescents & adults with ADHD, autism, OCD, anxiety, or other challenges caused by hormonal changes, head injuries or stroke.
  
• Website

Non-Profits

Athens Area Diaper Bank

• Erin Campbell
• We collect diapers from generous organizations and friends to provide diapers for families in the Athens area.
• Phone: (706) 621-7265, Email: diapers@athensareadiapers.com

Bright Paths First Steps/Healthy Families

• Jennifer Henderson
• Non-profit dedicated to promoting healthy families in Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oglethorpe & Oconee, hospital & home visits
• Phone: (706) 546-9713, Email: jhenderson@pcaathens.org
• Website

• Ed & Kim Keegan
• Non-profit dedicated to ending generational cycles of poverty by helping to educate women by providing technical scholarships & materials support.
• Website

• Non-profit that helps neighbors in financial crisis
• Provides housing rent/mortgage and utilities assistance to Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe & Oconee County residents as well as budget planning & financial literacy/microloans through Common Wealth Athens
• Phone: (706) 548-8115
• 9-12:30 pm Monday-Friday
• 640A Barber St. Right across from ReBlossom & Athens Parent Wellbeing
• Website

• Kim Easterling Ramos
• Non-profit that provides food boxes to Clarke County residents, up to 3 times in a 6-month period 
• Phone: (706) 353-8182
• 9-1 pm Monday-Friday
• 640 Barber St. Right across from ReBlossom & Athens Parent Wellbeing
• Website

Events

Athens Macaroni Kid

• Jess Sweeney, Publisher
• An Athens-area online family event calendar, e-newsletter, & blog
• Email: jessicasweeney@macaronikid.com