Integrated Family Collective
We Offer
In home and office visits for education, conception, fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, baby, and family support. Our collective offers lactation support, sleep support, birth integration for the whole family, developmental/ attachment support, birth doula/ postpartum doula support, death doula, craniosacral therapy, support with big life transitions, home tending support in the form of nourishing food/cleaning, and so much more.
Vision
We are a village of practitioners dedicated to supporting families throughout their childbearing journey. Through education and compassionate care, we nurture the well-being of parents and children as they navigate one of life's most profound transitions – welcoming a new baby into their family and the world.
At our core, we believe in reweaving the essential layers of support that families need to move from surviving to thriving. We understand that becoming a parent is a sacred rite of passage, one that transforms not just individuals, but entire families, and cultures. Through deep presence and expert guidance, we create a space where families can connect more deeply with themselves, each other, and the unique power of their journey.
In our supportive community, we honor the whole human experience – the healing, the growth, and the beautiful process of becoming. We provide the practical tools, emotional support, and wisdom families need to step into the next phase with confidence and peace. We believe supporting the next generation and families is the best way to create positive change in the world.
Benefits
Evidence shows that postpartum support is preventative medicine for perinatal mood disorders, divorce/separation, digestive health, pelvic floor health and so much more. In home support reduces stress which allows for more capacity for physical, mental, emotional integration for the family when welcoming a baby into the world. Having someone come and cook your nourishing food directly supports your postpartum healing not only in the short-term but in the long term. Normalizing this type of support is essential in making a cultural shifts from “surviving” this stage of life to “thriving” in this formative time.
Support Options
Be supported by the collective as a whole for comprehensive community care or reach out to the practitioners individually.
Comprehensive Community Care Package Option
Option 2
Option 3
Meet the Team
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Clara is a seasoned practitioner with 20 years of experience supporting families through the profound journey from pre-conception to early childhood. With deep sensitivity to each
family’s unique experience, her heart-centered approach emphasizes gentle, baby-led pacing that respects both nervous system development and attachment needs.
Specializing in Craniosacral therapy (CST), Clara does hands on work with:
Feeding challenges including latch issues and reflux
Physical concerns such as arching, body tension, and torticollis, hypertone/hypotone
Sleep difficulties including startling awake and trouble settling, colic
Head shape concerns
NICU experiences and premature baby support
Medical intervention integration
Particularly sensitive cases including failure to thrive and near-death experiences
Support for families experiencing baby loss
As an experienced educator, Clara has spent over a decade teaching 2-3 year practitioner trainings in both Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy and Pre and Perinatal Somatic psychology (PPN). Her work is grounded in extensive study of fetal and infant development, as well as attachment psychology and interpersonal neurobiology.
Clara's comprehensive approach includes:
Bodywork that supports optimal brain and nervous system development
Practical hands-on skills training for parents to support their baby's development, regulation, and somatic integration
Custom baby massage instruction to enhance sensory integration and parent-child bonding
Body-centered, emotionally focused support to help families process birth experiences
Email: claracunningham1008@gmail.com
Phone: 360-483-6192
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Would you like to feel more at ease in your body and breastfeeding journey?
Denise Skinner, RN, IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant), and certified NeuroMovement Practitioner, has over 30 years of experience helping parents and babies thrive.
She knows that being a new parent—especially a breastfeeding parent—requires unique support for success. Often, the birthing process impacts a baby’s body and ability to suckle effectively, leading to breastfeeding challenges. That’s where Denise comes in. Through "Somatic Lactation," she takes a whole-body approach, supporting both the mother’s and baby’s bodies, not just addressing the latch.
She works with the physical transformations mothers go through, recognizing the significant impact of pregnancy and birth. Having breastfed two children, including one with sensory challenges, Denise understands the demands and challenges parents face. With over three decades of experience, she's here to help you reach your goals for a happy, healthy body and baby.
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Grace Flint, of Nurture Human Nature, offers holistic conception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support tailored for new mothers, partners, babies, and families.
Services include:
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
Postpartum education prenatally
Birth Doula Support
Innate Postpartum Care (Postpartum Doula) Support
Closing of the Bones Ceremony
Grace orients to this time of life as a rite of passage.
Her work with Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy helps to prepare for and integrate birth for anyone in the family system.
Through years of experience as a mother, auntie, craniosacral therapaist, and professional birth and postpartum doula, Grace has grown her capacity to hold a wide spectrum of experience and finds fulfillment in connecting with those on their “humanning” journey, however it unfolds.
Emphasizing ancestral wisdom through traditional birth/postpartum care and body-centered healing, Grace is dedicated to nurturing individual, familial, community wellness, and sacred connection to Life.
Website:
Visit www.nurturehumannature.com to get a deeper feel for her work and explore individual support options.
Email: nurturehumannature@gmail.com
Phone: 518-588-4457
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Supporting Families Through Transition:
From a young age, Micaela was drawn to the authenticity of children. Becoming a mother deeply transformed her and her journey with her three children inspired her passion to support other parents. She understands the challenges of navigating parenthood, especially with the added layers of personal trauma and societal pressures.
Micaela offers grounded, compassionate presence to guide families during this important time of transition. Her services include:
Nourishing home tending (cooking, cleaning)
Outside of her family work, Micaela is passionate about:
Co-founding Deeper Currents, a business dedicated to honoring death and grief
Cultivating affordable community living and hosting gatherings
Herbalism and daily meditation practices
Micaela is dedicated to creating spaces of healing, connection, and transformation for families.
Email: Micaela_landry@yahoo.com
Phone: 619-307-3333
A Greater Web of Community Resources
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Hiraman Reynolds
Hiraman is co-director of The Human Development Center. He has been meditating, keeping bees, and doing quantum contact therapy for over 45 years. He is a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and Neurofeedback Practitioner in Bellingham, WA.
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Marcel Janssens
I have been an engineer (computer hardware and software) for most of my life, with a number of detours over the years: more than a decade of Tai Chi/Qigong, certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, full Pilates teacher training, Masters in Counseling Psychology working 6 years as an MFT mainly with children and teenagers and their families, in Biodynamic Craniosacral training since November 2023, and my personal healthy lifestyle journey. Values I try to live by every day: integrity, kindness, curiosity, personal responsibility, critical thinking, unity, and gratitude.
