Dr. Laura Sheehan owns and operates Sheehan Chiropractic, a thriving private practice in San Francisco specializing in family wellness and chiropractic care for pregnant women and newborns.

A pediatric nurse, certified massage therapist and Reiki master, Dr. Sheehan draws from many holistic healthcare approaches to treat a wide range of injuries and maladies. Since 1989, when she graduated with a bachelor of science from Dallas Baptist University, she has worked in children's health. Presently, she is on the pediatric ambulance team at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. She serves as an intensive care nurse to stabilize infants and children in transport.

During 16 years as a neonatal and pediatric nurse in the Bay Area, Hawaii and Connecticut, she has seen how the birth process can cause misalignments in the vertebrae of newborns and now advocates for chiropractic care and cranial sacral therapy for infants and mothers. For 10 years, Dr. Sheehan has used cranial sacral therapy, massage and Reiki to treat babies for a variety of conditions. She also works with lactation consultants to identify babies who need cranial sacral therapy.

In 2002, she earned her doctorate in chiropractic from Life Chiropractic College West, where she also received advanced training as an upper spine specialist in Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic, a gentle upper cervical technique that does not involve manipulation. While a student at Life Chiropractic College West, she served as president of the Pediatric Club.

Dr. Sheehan has additional training in iridology and Jin Shin Jytsu, a Japanese acupressure therapy, and has taught Reiki and infant massage for five years.

She frequently speaks to parents and health educators on a range of topics, including stress reduction, vaccinations, vitamins, antibiotics, the benefits of pelvic alignment care for pregnant women, newborn safety and healing the body after a caesarian birth. She also trains doulas and childbirth support professionals on physical comfort techniques for pregnant women and leads workshops on how to avoid back injuries.

Dr. Sheehan is the founding member of the Bay Area Holistic Parents Association.