Why I Became a Doula

After birthing all three of my babies in a hospital without medical interventions, I became deeply passionate about helping others feel connected to their bodies, informed about their options, and supported in using their voices.

My own experiences taught me that birth preparation is about so much more than learning what happens during labor. It is about tending to the mind, body, and spirit; understanding the systems we may need to navigate; and building trust in ourselves while making room for the unexpected.

I became a doula to offer the kind of grounded, compassionate presence every person deserves during one of life’s most vulnerable and transformative thresholds. I am not here to tell you how to birth or to define what a “good” birth looks like. I am here to help you feel informed, respected, witnessed, and supported as you discover what feels true for you.

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Doula Services

Full Birth Doula Support

Receive continuous emotional, physical, and informational support throughout labor and birth. Together, we will explore guided relaxation, breathwork, movement, massage, positioning, and other comfort measures that can help you work with the intensity of labor.

I offer a grounded, compassionate presence while helping you and your partner understand your options, communicate your needs, and make informed decisions that feel aligned with your values and birth preferences. My role is not to speak for you, but to help you feel supported and confident using your own voice.

This package includes:

  • Ongoing text support throughout pregnancy

  • Monthly check-ins

  • Two 90-minute prenatal and labor-preparation sessions

  • Continuous support during labor and birth

  • Support for your birth partner

  • One postpartum integration visit

Pregnancy Support

Receive personalized emotional, educational, and body-based support throughout your pregnancy. This offering provides space to ask questions, tend to your changing body, prepare for birth, and feel less alone as you move through this deeply transformative season.

This package includes:

  • Ongoing text support

  • Monthly Marco Polo check-ins

  • Two 60-minute prenatal yoga sessions

  • A four-part labor-preparation series with your partner

  • A library of guided meditations and supportive practices

  • One postpartum integration visit

Labor and birth attendance are not included in this package.

Birth From Within: A Four-Session Labor Preparation Series

This series is not about achieving one particular kind of birth. It is about helping you understand your options, listen to your body, identify what matters to you, and prepare for birth with greater confidence and flexibility.

Through movement, breathwork, meditation, education, self-inquiry, and hands-on partner practice, you will deepen trust in yourself while preparing for the many ways birth may unfold.

Whether you are planning to birth at home, at a birth center, or in a hospital—and whether this is your first baby or your last—this series offers meaningful preparation for you and your birth partner.

This five-hour series is divided into four 75-minute sessions and includes:

  • Exploring what it means to birth from within while navigating Western medical systems

  • Practicing breathing strategies, comfort measures, and hypnobirthing-inspired techniques

  • Learning supportive labor positions, movement, massage, and partner practices

  • Helping your birth partner feel prepared, involved, and confident

  • Practicing informed decision-making and communication with your care team

  • Creating your birth philosophy, birth preferences, and fourth-trimester support plan

  • Preparing emotionally for the unpredictable and transformative nature of birth

Prenatal Yoga & Meditation

Receive personalized movement and meditation practices designed to support your unique body and stage of pregnancy.

Sessions may include adaptive yoga postures, breathwork, guided meditation, restorative practices, and individualized tools to support comfort, nervous-system regulation, body awareness, and connection throughout pregnancy.

Single sessions are available virtually or in your home.

Fourth-Trimester Support

The weeks after birth deserve care, witnessing, and support—not pressure to “bounce back.”

This 12-week offering provides emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual support as you adjust to life after birth and make space for your own healing, identity, and needs alongside caring for your baby.

This package includes:

  • Weekly 30-minute mentoring and integration sessions

  • Three 90-minute yoga therapy sessions

  • Personalized breathwork, movement, meditation, and nervous-system support

  • Space to process your birth experience and the transition into postpartum life

To inquire about availability and pricing, please complete the contact form. Sliding-scale options and payment plans may be available.