Birth Doula Support in Los Angeles
Offerings designed to help you move forward with confidence, one step at a time.
What I Offer
My focus is on preparing families for the physical and emotional twists and turns that birth may take. I teach a holistic approach to birth preparation that honors both the physiological needs of the laboring dyad alongside the emotional and psychological needs using mindfulness breathing techniques, visualization, guided meditation, body balancing, relaxation techniques and hands-on coping tools to meet each labor wave.
While it may be tempting to chase the perfect birth of your dreams by using the same methods of control and management that have worked for you throughout your life, I find the real preparatory work is around learning to stay connected to yourself while moving through uncertainty and vulnerability. I invite expecting parents to prepare not only with information, but with an embodied surrender to whatever this birth may ask of them, knowing they will have the tools and the support they need when the time comes.
Birth is a rite of passage that requires flexibility, resilience, mindfulness and surrender. Modern parents are deeply capable people who are used to meeting the challenges of holding their lives together. Birth often asks for the planner and manager in us to step aside and make way for the part that can soften it’s grip and allow the intensity of transformation to take place.
In my childbirth education workshop, I teach evidence-based information, role playing, birth rehearsals and body balancing optimal fetal positioning stretches so that you leave class feeling empowered and prepared instead of overwhelmed. We discuss how to make informed decisions from a place of grounded clarity rather than panic, with an emphasis on bodily autonomy, true informed consent and the full acknowledgement that there is no one right decision to make at any given moment. Grounded decision-making is a central element to this method. Many parents have spent years being taught to defer to outside authority and benefit from setting the intention to shift their perspective of who gets to have the final say over their body back to themself.
In my Postpartum and Lactation Workshop, you’ll take an honest look at the early weeks with a newborn and expand your expectations of what may be needed to meet those challenges. We explore the first hours and weeks of life with a newborn, how to soothe a newborn while focusing on your own healing and how to prepare ahead of time for the relationship shifts that often catch couples off guard. We learn hands-on lactation education with practical tips and thoughtfully chosen recommendations to support feeding. This includes interactive tools, games, and journaling prompts that help you integrate the information and prepare more fully.
I am there to support you in finding the choices that align with your needs and values in each moment. I work with families whose choices vary from home birth to planned cesarean, co-sleeping to sleep training. My goal is to expand the ideas of what birth and postpartum experiences may require of you, and to assist you in gathering the tools that help you to keep moving forward.
I reserve space for only one birth each month, so that I can remain deeply present, well-rested, and fully available when your care calls for me. During your on-call window, I remain local so I’m close by when you need me.
This allows me to steadily support your family with continuity as you move through the threshold of pregnancy, birth and the postpartum transition.
Explore my Birth and Postpartum Packages:
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Our work begins with four private prenatal sessions, creating the space to explore your values, hopes and concerns while building. a relationship of trust. These include an intake session where we lay the foundation for our work together, a private childbirth education workshop, a postpartum and lactation focused workshop, and a birth planning session round out our prenatal preparation. In addition, regular check-ins by phone keep us connected along the way.
Beginning at 37 weeks of your pregnancy, I am on-call and available for your birth. Because I only reserve space for one birth each month, I am able to offer your family exceptional availability and attentive, continuous care.
When you’re ready for support in labor, I offer a calm, reassuring presence, hands-on comfort measures and optimal fetal positioning techniques in addition to a range of tools we explored in our work together.
Once your baby has arrives, lactation guidance and a personalized postpartum visit tailored to your needs offer practical care and room to reflect on your birth and shifting identity.
A virtual weekly postpartum circle on zoom is a space to share openly, be heard, ask questions, and find connection with others in the same life season.
You are also invited to reach out with questions via text or email throughout your first year postpartum.
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The Radiance package includes everything in First Light, with the added continuity of two postpartum visits each week for the first three weeks as you get to know your baby and find your footing.
Each visit takes shape around what you need that day: feeding or latching assistance, support for your physical recovery, and help deciphering your baby’s cues, soothing and settling techniques. I happily offer help with house work while you rest, and this is also an unhurried time to talk through your birth, ask questions, and explore the emotional changes of early parenthood.
Across these six visits, we build on what is working, tend to stressors andd concerns, and nurture your confidence in your ability to care for your baby while ensuring that you, too, feel held and nurtured.
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For parents who seek the ultimate focus on birth and postpartum nourishment and maternal healing to help them move through this life-changing transition feeling deeply supported.
Full Circle includes everything in First Light and Radiance, alongside additional offerings that bring warmth, ritual, and continuity to your care.
Four private prenatal sessions give us time to explore your values, hopes, and concerns while building practical skills for birth and early parenthood. These include an intake session, private childbirth education, a postpartum and lactation workshop, and a dedicated birth-planning session, with regular phone check-ins throughout our work together.
On-call support begins at 37 weeks. When you’re ready for in-person labor support, I join you with hands-on comfort measures, positioning techniques, and the tools we’ve practiced together. Throughout your birth, I offer steady companionship and support for informed, autonomous decision-making.
Two postpartum visits each week for the first three weeks provide six opportunities for personalized care as you recover and get to know your baby.
Visits may include breast or bottle-feeding support, newborn care, help understanding your baby’s cues, soothing techniques, and light household tasks that make space for rest.
There is also time to reflect on your birth and talk honestly about the emotional shifts of early parenthood.
Gentle sleep guidance helps you understand newborn sleep, explore settling techniques, and find rhythms that support your family’s wellbeing.
In addition, each postpartum visit in this package also includes:
A belly binding ritual and abdominal massage to stabilize your core and encourage your organs to shift back into position, leaving you feeling held and supported through the first 40 days of your postpartum journey.
An Ayurvedic-inspired meal and snack, adapted to your preferences and dietary needs.
An herbal sitz bath to soothe and aid in healing of the perineum.
Placenta encapsulation and tincture preparation are also included, should you choose them.
A weekly virtual postpartum circle offers a place to share your experience, ask questions, and build relationships with others navigating the same season of life.
My clients are welcome to contact me with questions via text or email throughout the first year postpartum.
The Process
Pregnancy Support
You’ll have ongoing and unlimited phone, text, or email access for the big feelings, questions, concerns. Each package includes a private intake session, a Transformational Childbirth Education Workshop, a Postpartum and Lactation Workshop, and a birth planning session.
Labor Support
When you need support in labor, I’m right there with you holding space, offering comfort, and bringing practical tools like positioning support, breathwork, and guided meditations. Whether you’re planning a home birth, birth center birth, or a hospital birth, I help you stay centered and in tune with your body’s deep wisdom.
Postpartum Support
With hands-on lactation and infant feeding support, weekly support circles, monthly meetups and nourishing home-cooked meals, I tend to your healing and integration during the postpartum shift. We stay connected as you settle into your new rhythm.