top of page
  • Instagram_icon
  • Book Now
  • Facebook
  • 4202011_email_gmail_mail_logo_social_icon
Children's Toys

Pura Vida Lactation & more, LLC

Passionate Certified Lactation Counselor & Speech-Language Pathologist
Pura Vida Lactation
IMG_0006.JPG

Welcome...to a space where your baby, your body, and your feeding journey are met with clinical expertise, genuine care, and no judgment. Here, you get more than a lactation consultant. You get a speech-language pathologist, a NICU feeding therapist, and a fellow mama who sees your whole story —
                                                           and stays with you through it.

Meet your therapist...

Cristi is a pediatric speech therapist and certified lactation counselor who is committed to empowering breastfeeding dyads in a supportive, stress-free environment with adequate prenatal education and post-partum problem solving. She is dedicated to supporting families with ongoing care after they transition from the hospital to home. Her medical background in pediatric hospitals and NICU settings, expertise in oral-motor assessment, and treatment with feeding skills across all ages, sets her apart. Cristi's families can guarantee to be set up for success with both their breastfeeding journey as well as age-appropriate development to meet their baby's needs.

Cristi Garfield, MS CCC-SLP, CLC

asha-ccc-color.jpeg
Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice
TOTs trained
CBWS.jpg
National Association of Neonatal Therapists

Billing/insurance:

As a private-pay provider, working outside of insurance allows me to provide longer sessions, flexible scheduling, prevention-focused care, and in-depth parent coaching without the visit caps, authorization delays, or diagnosis requirements often required by insurance companies.

 

To support access to care, I offer structured sliding-scale options, therapy bundles, and payment plans when appropriate. Superbills are also provided for insurance reimbursement.

 

Please reach out directly to discuss available options and determine the best fit for your family.

A4D567A9-B5FB-4A80-A9D0-9BD3AB96A215.jpeg

Social Media & Upcoming Events 

bottom of page