Kathy Hayden (Kindermusik with Kathy)

Sabrina is a seasoned leader with a love of organization development, with deep expertise in perinatal health and wellness, lactation consulting, and the integrative health best practices that collectively work to strengthen perinatal mental health and new parent resilience.

Sabrina's first "love" is working directly with new families. She has been working in perinatal health education since 2001 and has been a practicing Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 2009. A lifelong learner, Sabrina is deeply committed to continually deepening her practice.

Stephanie Drake, PhD has been a part of the support, education, and non-profit sectors in Santa Barbara County for more than 20 years. Her passion for positive family outcomes grew out of early teaching experiences with under-resourced children in the Bay Area and Southern California. Through her later work with a number of large non-profits in Santa Barbara County, Stephanie was able to secure millions of dollars in funding for gang violence prevention and community support services both locally and internationally.

Stephanie holds a PhD and Master's in Education from UCSB and for the last three years has dedicated herself to educating and empowering families as they navigate their way through pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond. Stephanie’s interest in Developmentally Appropriate Practice and responsive caregiving informs all of her approaches. She believes that Education can be one of the most powerful tools in your parenting tool box! The desire to effect positive change on a Community level is at the core of everything. Stephanie is an appointed Commissioner to the Goleta Public Library Advisory Commission and when not teaching classes at Then Comes Baby or providing perinatal education, Stephanie enjoys going to the beach with her family or getting lost in a good book.

Claire Cetti is a much-loved local Santa Barbara positive parenting coach, who brings both a deep understanding of the many common feelings and experiences that come with being a parent of a little one, with a special skill to hold space and ask the right questions to new parents trying to get their footing and clarity as both a parent and person.

Claire is the parent of four unique, vastly different kids. She was the first of her friends to start her parenting journey, 3,000 miles away from my original family with minimal support and felt isolated and that she didn't know what she was doing. There was so much to figure out, and she questioned every parenting move she made.

Claire's own personal parenting journey of experiencing frequent conflict, overwhelm, and anger as a mama of 4 to becoming a more calm, confident mama who created the strong, close-knit, deeply connected family she has today, is what brought her to parent coaching. She enjoys supporting and guiding those in transition stages of parenting, where she can apply her Masters Level Certification in Parent Coaching through The Parent Coaching Institute (PCI) at Seattle Pacific University.

In her role as a support group facilitator, Claire will bring deep expertise in positive parenting/ positive discipline, as well the hard-earned insights that come from having lived through the challenge and overwhelm. In her role as a Positive Parenting/ Positive Discipline instructor, Claire helps parents who desire to change the parenting patterns that are not serving them, or their kids well, begin to feel calmer, more in control, and connected with their kids, thus creating a peaceful family culture they truly desire.

Taylor is a passionate and dedicated healthcare professional with a calling to community service. Raised in Goleta, Taylor obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Spanish Literature from UCSD before pivoting into a career in medicine. Upon moving back to the greater Santa Barbara area, he became an EMT for the local ambulance company, eventually earning his Paramedic license in 2016.

Then, in January 2018, the local community was rocked by the debris flows in Montecito. Like so many others, Taylor answered the call for help without hesitation by immediately joining the newly created Sheriff’s Volunteer Team. During his time assisting both in the field and at the Emergency Operations Headquarters, Taylor was impressed by the community’s response. Despite being horribly tragic, the individual acts of courage and heroism, as well as the outpouring of community support, only solidified his belief in human resiliency and his passion for community service.

In order to further this passion, Taylor enrolled in Santa Barbara City College’s School of Nursing, earning his Registered Nurse license in 2020. He was hired by Cottage Hospital shortly thereafter and began his nursing career in the ICU at the height of the Covid 19 Pandemic. This proved to be another opportunity for intense personal and professional development, as well as motivation to re-engage with the community in the out-of-hospital setting.

Taylor looks forward to sharing his experience with new mothers and fathers to be, and hopes to lead them to the (re)discovery of their own incredible human resiliency.

Simone is a birth and postpartum doula, a yoga instructor, a chef and a botanical dye artist. She is passionate about Reproductive Justice and has a solid, grounding presence. Her prenatal yoga class focuses on linking breath with movement and bringing strength and flexibility to the areas of the body one needs to call on for labor and for when baby arrives. Another aspect of class is connecting to instinct and to the mental determination required to move through intensity.

She weaves together her knowledge, sensitivity, patience, and decade of teaching yoga into a dynamic class that is slow, nourishing, and strengthening. As a beloved local doula, she is a wonderful resource for all things labor and postpartum.

Lisa is a caring, calm, and extremely patient lactation consultant. She holds a master’s degree in occupational therapy (OT) from San Jose State University, received her lactation training from the University of California San Diego, and completed her lactation fieldwork at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, WA. After the birth of her first child, Lisa experienced difficulty in several areas of breastfeeding and learned first-hand that breastfeeding involves not only focusing on the breast and infant but also the whole mind and body of the parent and infant. In this A-ha! moment, Lisa knew that her 10+ years as an Occupational Therapist could bring a valuable perspective to the lactation world.

Lisa has found her true calling and loves helping families with chest/breastfeeding and the often tricky pumping and bottle feeding journey. After her second son was born with a tongue-tie, Lisa became interested in how oral motor abilities influence infant/child feeding, posture, breathing, and general development through the lifespan. This interest has led Lisa to become certified in the Tummy Time Method, which assists with tissue balance and plasticity. She continues taking educational courses in identifying oral motor abilities while preparing infants/children for frenectomies.

Lisa is humbled to provide early education for chest/breastfeeding and ongoing support and intervention. When she’s not helping other families thrive, Lisa can be found baking up a storm, testing new recipes, paddle boarding, or hiking with her dad-joke-loving husband, two energetic children, and two (oldie but goodies) fur babies.

Dr. Gonzales works with Then Comes Baby New Family Resource in two capacities: helping guide us as a Board member, and as a Group Facilitator for various support groups we offer.

Dr. Gonzalez is a staunch advocate for new and expectant parents and sees first-hand why the services we provide are an important addition to our community. As a licensed clinical psychologist, she maintains a private practice focused on enhancing the well-being and mental health of families by treating maternal mental health. Her specializations include, maternal mental health, trauma-informed therapy, and multiculturally-sensitive therapeutic services. She also works as a psychologist at the University of California at Santa Barbara, her alma mater.

We feel honored that Dr. Gonzalez is sharing her passionate advocacy and group facilitation skills with us and know that you'll be in good hands with her providing support and insight through our moms groups or in her private practice.

Kathy Hayden is the Director of Kindermusik! with Kathy & Friends, a much loved early childhood music program that serves the local Southern Santa Barbara County area. Kathy joins us with decades of experience and multiple awards and accolades, but it's her infectious love of music and it's role and impact in helping families grow and play together while supporting infants and toddlers in their sensory, motor, and brain development development that makes us thrilled to partner with Kindermusik! and bring their program to our classroom.

Catelynn has worked in sexual and reproductive health across the globe- from small town Kentucky to Atlanta, from the Caribbean and Central America to East Africa- landing with her feet in the sand along the California Central Coast. She holds her MPH in Behavioral, Social, Health Education Sciences as well as a Maternal & Child Health graduate certificate. Catelynn has worked in sexual and reproductive: health education, program management, and evaluation as well as biomedical, behavioral, psychological, health outcomes, and service access research from the individual through population-levels. She’s a research and data nerd who loves building bridges among local academic, nonprofit, research, and healthcare entities- so be sure to reach out!

Erin joins us after 20+ years of experience in the health, wellness, & fitness world, where she has thrived as both a fitness instructor and a leader.

As with so many, her pregnancy and postpartum experience – with both Diastasis Recti and pelvic floor changes – inspired change and growth in her life: she developed an impactful business, Foundation Training, where she served as Program Director for six years before shifting to other roles.

Erin continues to find great joy in helping individuals uncover physical possibilities to enjoy the things they love in life. She understands firsthand that healthy moms are the core of healthy families and communities. You can see more of the special work she does with Goula Gals.

Erin’s curiosity of human anatomy and physiology was born at UCSB, where she earned a BS in Biopsychology.

Siddhi Ma is the co-founder and lead trainer of Sattva Prenatal Yoga Teacher Trainings, certified in the Khalsa Prenatal tradition and became a Paramana Doula under the guidance of Dr. Michel Odent. Siddhi has been teaching prenatal yoga since 2003 in Santa Barbara. Siddhi is mother of three and a grandmother to one.

Siddhi shares:
"I have been teaching Prenatal Yoga since 2003.In each class I am touched by the courage and vulnerability to face the journey into the unknown. Through the Sattva Teachings, we create the WE space in which each pregnant person feels welcomed, safe and listened to.The yoga, consisting of asanas, movement, pranayama, mantra & meditation provides the experience of expansion and allows for a gentle growing into motherhood.

"Each expectant birthing person's physical, mental, emotional and spiritual need will be addressed and incorporated in class and no yoga experience is needed to join and all pregnant people are welcome."

Caley Mark joins us with a rich history supporting families in the Santa Barbara area. Her career began as an infant/toddler teacher and she grew to become the Director of Children’s Programs at a licensed infant care center. Caley joins as a both a Parent Educator and our Childcare Program Manager. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience as a caregiver, advocate, teacher, and trainer. Caley believes that building supportive relationships and community connections for families with infants and toddlers is instrumental in not only their development and ability to thrive, but the ability of a community itself to thrive as well. She knows this first-hand: In 2020, Caley and her husband welcomed their first child at the beginning of the pandemic! They learned just how important it is for new families to have a network of support during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

Dr. Olson is a clinical psychologist who has a passion for maternal mental health and supporting parents and families. She earned her doctorate from UC Santa Barbara in their Counseling/Clinical/School Psychology program. During graduate school, she had the opportunity to train at CALM in their Great Beginnings Program, where she was able to support mothers experiencing Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) through both group and individual therapy. Dr. Olson spent her internship year at the University of New Mexico in their Early Childhood track, where her passion for supporting the bond between children and their caregivers grew. She has worked locally for the last decade, most recently opening up a private practice that focuses heavily on parenting support, perinatal care, and working with children and their families. Her dream is that mothers and other parenting folks can feel fully supported in their parenting journey, allowing them the space and safety to engage in their own healing and to develop secure attachment relationships with their children.

Nikole is a quiet, grounded force for good in the local birth community. She comes to us 2+ decades into an impactful career: as a midwife at the Santa Barbara Birth Center who helped open their doors a decade ago, as a former doula and founder of the Central Coast Doula Association, and as a long-time birth educator.

As our Senior Perinatal Health Educator, she brings both pragmatism and a real-world groundedness to her classes, mixed with a warm approach and the ability to really listen to "the question under the question" that expectant parents ask. While her midwifery work is in an out-of-hospital environment, she is deeply knowledgeable about all birth environments in the area and is committed to helping families mentally, physically, and emotionally prepare for their birth.

Like the rest of us at TCB, she knows that all parents do the best they can with the information and the support they have. She cares deeply about helping parents make informed decisions based on their values and personal circumstances as they explore the complexities—and often the "gray" areas—of pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum.

Bio coming soon!