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Kimberly Durdin James, IBCLC Director of Lactation Services
Maura Moynihan
Chiropractor & Cranial Sacral Practitioner
Kimberly is an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Birth and Postpartum Doula, Speaker, Trainer and aspiring Midwife. A mother of five breastfed children, Kimberly first began helping women breastfeed shortly after the birth of her first child over 16 years ago. Since then Kimberly has helped thousands of families create powerful connections with their children guiding them with her wisdom and intuitive knowledge throughout the birthing, breastfeeding and postpartum experiences.
Kimberly is a former La Leche League Leader, and has served families in New York City, Washington, DC metro area (where she was named one of 2004 Best Lactation Consultants by Washington Families Magazine) and Los Angeles.
Kimberly has worked with families from a wide variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds and has discovered that all families yearn for and are worthy of experienced and loving assistance in the demanding, yet gratifying path of parenting.
Maura Moynihan graduated from Southern California University of Health Sciences with her Doctorate in Chiropractic in December 2004. She has studied extensively with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association with over 100 hours of practice treating pregnant women, infants, and children, and is certified in the Webster Technique for turning Breech Babies. Maura is also certified to practice Craniosacral Therapy and continually trains with the Upledger Institute to broaden her skills and techniques which she utilizes regularly in treating infants, children and adults. In addition, Maura recently received her M.A. In Spiritual Psychology and is completing the degree with emphasis on Consciousness, Health and Healing.
Maura is the loving mother of two boys; Caden, 4 and River, 2. Maura had a natural hospital birth with Caden. This birthing experience inspired her to claim her ideal birth experience, which she had with River, as a home water birth with The Sanctuary’s midwives. She is excited to be serving the natural family community of Los Angeles and to be working with the amazing midwives and practitioners of The Sanctuary.
Luree Nicholson, C. Ht
Hypnotherapist
Luree Nicholson, C.Ht is a Master Certified, Clinical Hypnotherapist, specializing in medical and childbirth hypnosis. She is a graduate of the only nationally accredited school of hypnosis with over 1000 hours of education and training. Luree is a co-founder of a childbirth hypnosis program and has over 12 years experience with childbirth hypnosis. More than a hundred couples have benefited from her childbirth hypnosis program. Using hypnosis, Luree has stopped/reduced extreme morning sickness, stopped premature labor, turned breech babies, started stalled labor, and helped mothers to produce more milk. She has also helped new mothers overcome post partum depression without medication. In the case of unavoidable cesareans, Luree has helped mothers to use less medication and heal faster with hypnosis.
Luree is a mother of five and is both personally and professionally familiar with unavoidable complications of pregnancy, labor and birth. Luree’s children were all born in a hospital "naturally" (without drugs), one was breech, one posterior, and 2 were premature. These experiences motivated Luree to begin down the path of learning natural ways to prevent and address these birth issues. Luree is excited and inspired to be working with The Sanctuary to support families down their path to parenthood.
Molly Jarchow graduated from Bastyr University in Seattle, WA where she completed
a 5 year intensive medical program in Naturopathic Medicine, including 3 years of
supervised clinical practice. Molly chose to become a Naturopathic Doctor because
of her desire to provide full family natural healthcare.
Molly discovered midwifery when she was eighteen, captured by the magic of Ina May
Gaskin’s book, Spiritual Midwifery, and began her training immediately through courses
offered by the Seattle Midwifery School. Her formal midwifery training began in
2005 at Maternidad La Luz Midwifery School and Birthing Center in El Paso, TX. Knowing
that she wanted to become a Naturopathic Doctor, she continued studying natural childbirth
while attending Bastyr University. After working with several midwifery practices
in Seattle, Molly traveled to the island nation of Vanuatu in the South Pacific to
volunteer in the local hospital and complete her midwifery training. She believes
that she was gestated here in the States, but was born as a midwife in the South
Pacific, where she was blessed to witness a spectrum of birth experiences in the
busy Port Vila hospital.
As a Naturopathic Doctor, Molly’s philosophy is rooted in the cultivation of health,
rather than the treatment of disease. She empowers clients to make the best choices
for their health and that of their families, approaching each person as an individual.
As a family doctor she happily sees people of all ages, providing full physical
exams, well child visits, and laboratory work as necessary. Her therapeutic toolbox
includes botanical medicine, clinical nutrition, homeopathy, hydrotherapy and lifestyle
counseling. As a recent addition to the Sanctuary’s midwifery and wellness teams,
she is excited to be part of a new model of healthcare.
Dr. Molly Jarchow, ND, LM
Naturopathic Doctor, Licensed Midwife
