Community Resources

Partners in Pause offers integrative health and wellness coaching focused on helping individuals create sustainable lifestyle changes that support greater balance, resilience, and overall well-being. Founded by Amanda Westlake, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, mindfulness educator, and integrative health coach, Partners in Pause combines evidence-based coaching with mindfulness practices to support stress reduction, healthy habit formation, emotional wellness, and lasting behavior change. Coaching sessions are collaborative, compassionate, and designed to help clients reconnect with what matters most while building realistic practices that fit into everyday life.

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Dr. Milan Lassiter has the experience of approximately 19 years of private and group practice. He is a sports chiropractor and works with many local athletes and athletes from VCU sports teams. He often combines chiropractic techniques along with unique soft tissue therapies. These techniques are either unavailable or hard to find elsewhere in the Richmond area.

They are located near the VCU campus.

What has always stood out about Dr. Shepherd and River City Chiropractic is that each time one of our team members has visited the office, we are seen uniquely as we are that day and adjustments are provided accordingly. From Dr. Shepherd, “We thoroughly evaluate & treat all of the contributing root factors related to your issue. This includes, but is not limited to, your work and home stressors, overall body condition, nutrition, genetic & postural habits, emotional connections and patterns that are held in your muscles.”

They are located on 12th Street in Shockoe Slip between Cary and Main.

Massage for pain relief & prevention, Resolve Bodyworks specializes in providing custom care for all bodies. We find Resolve’s vision for care in alignment with Humble Haven’s and impactful to our larger Richmond community. From Resolve, “We envision a wellness community in which the needs of the individual are the primary consideration when making decisions about their treatment, spanning all realms of healthcare. We envision a world in which the individual is supported in deeply understanding the nature of their ailment and can sustainably embrace autonomy in pain management and wellness. We envision a world in which we are treated like people, not products.”

They are located on Cary Street, not far from Carytown.

Vital Qi offers community style acupuncture in Richmond, VA. They believe the power of acupuncture to heal individuals and communities. Their community clinic located at 6 S Robinson St in the Fan offers small group, semi-private acupuncture sessions. Payment assistance packages are available.

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Jennie Ray Hart began her path in recovery from alcoholism December 1, 2016.  She has a Sponsor with whom she meets weekly and serves as a Sponsor to several women. She is a member of the local recovery community and is connected with several 12 Step programs.  If you have questions about 12-Step recovery programs in Richmond or are even "sober curious", feel free to reach out.

Every Table is a community of faith specifically formed by and for LGBTQIA+ people who have experienced marginalization at the hands of the church. Community is the cornerstone of Every Table. They lead with the belief that we cannot exist without each other. Every Table meets every Sunday at 2405 Jefferson Ave (and online) at 5pm.

A curated collective of local practitioners providing an array of services for the diverse needs of the Richmond community. Members of the collective provide services that support experiences through fertility, pregnancy, birth, parenting, and ongoing wellness.

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A Richmond native, Abigail Lewis offers cranio sacral therapy and massage. Abigail is a licensed massage therapist, certified infant massage instructor, and trained postpartum and birth doula, offering services that cater to individuals and families during the transformative periods of pregnancy, birth, and new parenthood. Her prenatal massages are tailored for each trimester, providing relaxation and relief from pregnancy-related discomforts, while postpartum sessions focus on aiding recovery and may include infant massage instruction. Additionally, Abigail offers acupressure sessions, particularly beneficial in late-term pregnancy to prepare the body for labor and birth.

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Margo Tacey, founder of Upstream Therapy & Consulting, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist and Yoga Teacher. Margo specializes in working with adults, small businesses, and large systems to help increase resilience and build capacity for healing. Upstream’s services include consultation and training focused on increasing trauma-informed resiliency focused systems and teams, as well as, individual therapy and coaching.

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Soar365 is a local non-profit organization that services individuals with disabilities and their families in Central Virginia. They provide pediatric therapy services, after school programs for youth, adult day support, career exploration, training and job placement services for youth and adults with disabilities, respite care, and summer camps. 

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