The Midwives Childbirth Services

Alison Roberts is a midwife located in Petaluma, CA. She has a special clinical interest in reproductive health, family planning ( including IUDs, implants), prenatal/postpartum care, and well woman genealogical care ( adolescence to post menopause).

Prior to becoming a midwife, Ms. Roberts had a successful career in environmental policy. Her interest in midwifery was ignited by the skilled and compassionate care she received by a midwife during her first pregnancy over three decades ago. Ms. Roberts was so inspired, she went on to study midwifery and graduated from UCSF in 1997. Ms. Roberts has had an extensive midwifery career working in academic and community health settings. Ms. Roberts has served as faculty at UCSF, lead midwife for a community health center, supervisor of ob/gyn residents at Kaiser, and CNM hospitalist for Sutter. She was instrumental in bring Centering Pregnancy and Parenting to Northern California. Ms. Roberts believes optimal well- being is self determined and best achieved when a trusting, respectful and compassionate partnership is created between the individual and their medical provider. She promises to actively seek and listen to your stated needs and desires and to take your lead in walking your path to health. She wants you to know and feel you are truly cared for.

Naomi Richman, MFT in Petaluma, CA, offers psychotherapy and homeopathy services aimed at helping individuals find balance in their lives. Richman believes that our experiences hold significant meaning, including the painful ones like depression and anxiety, which carry messages from our unconscious that can be decoded through psychotherapy. As a traditionally trained psychodynamic psychotherapist and classically trained homeopath, Richman offers a gentle alternative treatment option suitable for those hesitant to use psychiatric medications. Homeopathy, a complementary medicine with a 200-year history worldwide, is particularly beneficial for drug-sensitive individuals, nursing mothers, and those seeking drug-free solutions for various health challenges. With Richman's expertise, clients can explore their struggles, find meaning, and initiate positive change, bridging the mind-body connection to promote healing when verbal communication alone may not suffice. Generated from the website content