I could not recommend Birth You Desire / Ursula / Jenn more. Jenn has been simply the best doula we…read morecould have asked for. During birth, she was able to tell when my husband needed some extra help, asked the hospital staff for what he needed on his behalf when he was not mentally able to, and gave us guidance based off of my preferences and state of mind that led to an incredibly successful birth. Her postpartum care has honestly been the highlight of her services. I did not realize how much help we would need overnight and the help and resources that Jenn provides have been invaluable. Jenn claims she is not magic - but she is. You are in the best hands with Birth You Desire.

I'm located in San Diego and was in need of renting a reliable labor TENS unit. After many…read moreunsuccessful reliable searches online, Birth Your Desires came up and seemed legit and straightforward and it was. She sent me the TENS unit very quickly and included packaging and a return label for easy return after birth.

The womb room is amazing!! They offer so many classes for before baby or after. I took advantage of…read morethe free virtual prenatal yoga classes, pregnancy support group and baby and me yoga. Yoga is so fun to connect with my baby and also other moms. Plus Amanda is a great instructor! Some of their other classes are on the pricey side is the only thing but it's such a great resource for moms! Also their location can be a bit tricky to find but the main door is off Keswick Rd (and is stroller friendly). Walk in past the dress shop and bare to the right. There's a big parking lot in the back.

This review is is for the doula services and support groups (becoming a mom and breastfeeding)…read more I like that the becoming a mom group has a rotation of doulas who lead the group each week. That way you end up inadvertently meeting the different doulas. We went with Cara. She has a ton of experience and super chill vibe. Our hospital was not allowing extra visitors due to COVID so we signed up for a virtual doula service. She met with us a few times before the birth to review questions, birth plan, and provide support. She was also available via email for random questions that came up in between. The day of my labor I reached out to her as needed and she guided me through some of the decisions we had to make. Her support made it so that I could better advocate for myself and my baby during my labor. She was 100% supportive of all my decisions and in the end I ended up having a beautiful and quick birth. I am so happy we got a doula and recommend it to anyone no matter what type of brith you are planning on having. I found the groups to be more helpful towards the beginning of my pregnancy, especially as it was a time that COVID was just ramping up. The only issue is that the people in group vary from week to week. I think it would be nice to be able to connect with the same group from week to week so there is some continuity.

My husband and I took the Baby Bootcamp class in mid-December. The class was conducted via Zoom and…read morewas well-run, informative and interactive. While we would have loved to have taken it in-person in different circumstances, we appreciated having a safe and virtual option in these strange times. Shoutout to Lillian for the Childbirth portion of the class, who was phenomenal. I hope she's working when we go into labor! I did have a little trouble signing up for the class online, as the registration seemed to be down but I emailed them and Taylor, the Stork intern, got back to me right away and helped us get signed up! I would highly recommend the class to anyone looking to get a comprehensive and interesting childbirth/parenting class.

Instructors: 11/10. Wonderful, knowledgeable, and open to questions. You guys rock!…read moreOn the other hand... this class was held at an empty medical office which wasn't the greatest setup for the PowerPoint presentation. We basically sat in the dark for about three hours - totally not the instructor's fault but it was depressing. Great content but the logistics could use some improvement for this price.

I'm surprised to see a low rating for MoCo Counseling Center. They came highly recommended by a…read moreprofessional that I trust and although I didn't sign up for their services, it was only because the owner, Laura Goldstein, took the time to do a thorough assessment of my family's needs and made recommendations that were outside of her practice, while offering to assist if our needs changed at a later time. That's ethical, clearly putting patient before profit. She had space in the program for my child but it wasn't the right time for a good fit. I received valuable information in our conversation and encouragement as a parent. I couldn't ask for more.

Despite receiving multiple bad reviews, MCC has chosen complain to Yelp about the posted reviews…read moreand encourage Yelp to remove reviews rather than to actually improve their service. And what's worse is that the excuse they gave Yelp is that there weren't enough details of my personal experience with the practice in order to ensure that it came from an actual customer. In other words, MCC wants me to break HIPAA rules for them, post our personal experience, so they can then respond that they won't break HIPAA rules but take our feedback seriously. The problem with this practice starts with its owner, who is is concentrated on diversifying income via speaking tours, online pre-recorded courses, and selling you every type of therapy add-on imaginable. All the while maintaining minimal oversight and communication with the largely unexperienced staff. In the meantime, your family suffers. I've been in the healthcare field for over 20 years and was shocked at the lack of bedside manner we experienced. It's one thing to be nickel-and-dimed at every turn, another to deal with that approach in the setting of mental health. Our specific situation was that we had a child who had been recommended to receive DBT therapy and DBT group. It turns out that this therapy center doesn't follow standard DBT group teaching recommendations - which are that the children shouldn't be making friends and interacting excessively in DBT group, since they often amplify each other's misfortunes. At MCC, my child was left to exchange numbers with other clients and build relationships during the large amount of downtime during DBT group. This isn't surprising, since the staff are so inexperienced and may not have even been through DBT training. We had to actually bring up the issue, and later got a phone call that they were only just then (1.5 months into the group sessions) learning about how to encourage healthy boundaries and DBT style rules into their established DBT group class. Then anytime our very young and inexperienced therapist heard anything that sounded at all like negative self-talk from our child, we we would get an urgent call of concern. This happened, despite our having been multiple times by us that that sort of behavior had been going on for a few years and usually just indicated that our child wanted validation and to be heard. It even reached a point where the owner of the practice, who had never met our child or us, called one afternoon to say that if we didn't take our child to the crisis center immediately the owner would call the police and have them come to our house. We obviously didn't go back to MCC after that. And just to emphasize how outside of the standard of care MCC is, our child subsequently attended a different DBT course in Howard County, and then underwent intensive DBT therapy and class, and we were never called with naive urgency, never told that the police would be called on us, and our child's mental health stabilized and she's been doing great at school. So thankfully, our traumatic experience at MCC didn't have a huge impact.

I learned new skills and approaches to parenting my son that had a positive impact on my parenting…read moreand on our relationship and communication improved.

My experience with PEP is that they are simply the absolute best of the BEST in supporting families…read morein raising responsible children in a respectful and nourishing way. I am so very grateful to PEP for their guidance, knowledge, and support while raising my three young boys. PEP was my "how to guide" to maintain my own sanity, set limits to keep them safe and accountable, and somehow to even get their homework done (at times)!! I can't say enough good things about who PEP is as an organization and how much they contributed to the well being of my family and me. Thank you PEP for all that you do. You are AMAZING!! Sincerely, "Just a Parent""

Better Together Family Therapy is the go to place for all of your mental health therapy needs…read more Robin is knowledgeable and has hired an amazing team of therapists that can provide individual or family therapy. Robin is great at helping determine what time of therapy is most needed and then matching the client with the right therapist. I highly recommend Better Together Family Therapy.

Better Together Family Therapy is my go to for compassionate creative and comprehensive mental…read morehealth care for children and their families. When my own practice is full or a family needs services that I can't provide, Better Together is my first stop!

Mama's Circle is a wonderfully supportive judgment-free space that Elizabeth does an excellent job…read moremoderating. She is a wonderful group leader. Each week she helps new moms probe the questions and concerns they have by facilitating group discussion. In doing so, she adds lots of her own useful knowledge as well as gathering thoughts from the group, striking the perfect balance between a wise mentor and friend.

One of the best decisions I made as a new Mom was join Elizabeth's Mama's Circle! It's a great…read moreopportunity to connect with other mamas, share in this journey, and speak your mind in a warm + welcoming, supportive space. As a mom herself, Elizabeth leads each class with experience and an attitude towards being a parent (and life in general) that is refreshingly honest. Having also taken her prenatal and postnatal yoga classes, I can't say enough good things about her. Thank you, Elizabeth, for creating this awesome "village" of mamas!

We took the childbirth education and cpr classes…read more I'd recommend them. One class was held at Nidhi's residence (separate from her home) and another was at an office location in Arlington. The instructors were great. Nidhi is very knowledgeable, friendly, and open. The class sizes were pretty small and you're encouraged to ask lots of questions. There were also snacks and water which are important to me since i was pregnant and didn't want to go 2+ hours not eating/drinking anything. My husband and I brought sandwiches to one class and we were able to eat them during the class (it was around dinner time/6pm) so atmosphere is casual which I appreciate. You get an online resource packet after the class that summarizes everything covered. Should probably look at that again as i am typing this before my gassy, ornery newborn wakes up.

My husband and I attended the Newborn Care and Infant CPR Class. It was super informative and the…read moreon hands practice and activities were delightful and much appreciated. I am sure our "Nested Grad" is thrilled we learned how to swaddle him appropriately and we were well equipped first time parents. I really appreciate Nidhi (who is my dr and has been for the past 5 years plus) and team and look forward to their services again in the future! Thank you ladies for giving us first time parents the knowledge and practice we so need in those special months leading up to a life changing event!

We wish we had hired Caryn sooner!!!…read more We went from an exclusively contact/motion napping and co-sleeping baby to having a baby who genuinely LOVES her crib, and that is not an exaggeration. She no longer sleeps a full cycle in her stroller or car anymore. She only wants her crib now! When we were first searching for a sleep consultant, the biggest selling point for us was that Caryn provides continuous support the entire time, not just the first night like many others. And she absolutely exceeded that expectation. She was so supportive and responsive the entire time. She even stayed up past her normal texting hours to help us and would actually respond almost immediately to all my texts every day. Our quality of life has dramatically changed because of Caryn. We're better parents and partners because we're finally getting sleep. Don't hesitate! Caryn is truly AMAZING!!!

Working with Caryn at Sleep Tight Tonight was one of the best things we ever did! Our daughter was…read moredependent on us rocking her to sleep, and at 22 months it was taking longer and longer up get her to sleep each night. My husband and I felt like we barely saw each other. We have a second child on the way in October and we knew something needed to change. In just 4 nights using our new sleep plan our to girl learned how to put herself to sleep independently!!! Best thing we ever did!

I like their offerings for woodworking and I am going back to take more classes…read more I am the type to want to do something and before I take the plunge to incorporate a hobby, I want to test it out and know about it before just going with it. After the fundamentals course, I enjoyed working with wood and the end result was fun to the touch. I didn't know wood could end up being so smooth. They carry Festool tools here and have a section for it. I am debating how much I should jump in. The people here are nice and helpful. They made me feel like I belong there.

Not only is this a huge retail store, but it's also a membership wood-maker club. It's been around…read morefor over a decade and I am only just now discovering it. I came for their Oktoberfest, which had many vendors selling unique woodwork items. I actually needed quality wood glue to repair a wooden dresser I inherited that was my 90 year old mom's childhood dresser in England. I think wood glue should work, and this place had several to choose from. I bought the smallest size as I don't need much. The workers are helpful and friendly. I didn't see if there were rooms in back for people to work or take classes, but judging by the name of this place, I assume so. They also had the cutest resident pug chilling out in the middle of the store. I was going to take a picture, but he moved on.