Guiding Light Doula Services
Birth & Postpartum Doula Support
What is a Doula?
A doula is a dedicated birth professional who provides continuous emotional, physical, and informational care throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period.
I do not replace your medical team—I work alongside them to ensure you feel informed, supported, and confident in your care. My role is to help you understand your options, communicate your needs clearly, and advocate for yourself with strength and clarity.
This is intentional, patient-centered support that honors your body, your voice, and your full experience at every stage of the journey.
How I Support You
You are not meant to go through birth alone—in body or spirit. I support you in ways that are both practical and steady:
Helping you understand your options and advocate for yourself
Creating a clear, informed birth plan
Providing physical comfort and grounded support during labor
Holding space for your emotions, fears, and decision-making
Supporting your transition into postpartum with care for your body and recovery
Why Work with Me
Birth has always been a sacred event. Long before hospitals and policies, women were supported by other women—midwives, birth workers, and spiritual keepers of the womb.
I carry that lineage forward today, not as a trend, but as a calling.
As your doula, I walk beside you through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, offering practical, evidence-based care grounded in ancestral wisdom and informed by modern knowledge. I help you understand what’s happening in your body as labor unfolds, speak up for your needs, and stay supported with steady, hands-on care throughout your birth.
This is care that sees you fully—body, mind, and spirit.
Preparation Matters
How you prepare directly shapes your birth and postpartum experience.
A Guide for the Journey Through Birth and Beyond supports the full transition—from emotional preparation and understanding labor to informed decision-making, postpartum healing, and the first weeks of newborn care.
You can purchase the guide separately, and it is included with every birth-support package.
Private birth education is also available and shaped around your specific needs and questions. All education is grounded in current research and supported by my Evidence-Based Birth® training.
Private Birth Preparation Session
Private birth education is available for families who want personalized preparation without full doula support.
A private, two-hour educational session created around your needs, questions, and concerns as you prepare for birth and postpartum.
Instead of a one-size-fits-all class, we will focus on the areas most relevant to you. Your partner or chosen support person is encouraged to attend so that you can prepare together.
Education is grounded in current research and supported by my training with Evidence-Based Birth®.
Your session includes a copy of A Guide for the Journey Through Birth and Beyond.
Two hours | Virtual or in office
Birth Support
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Grounded in Care
Designed for individuals seeking traditional doula support with spirit-aware guidance, this package provides preparation, grounding, and steady care for birth.
A complimentary consultation to understand your needs and goals.
One prenatal visit, virtual or in person, focused on birth preparation.
A copy of A Guide for the Journey Through Birth and Beyond.
A guided spiritual grounding session before labor.
Unlimited phone, text, and email support during business hours.
24/7 on-call support starting at 37 weeks.
Continuous in-person support during active labor and birth.
Foundational birth support with spirit-aware guidance.
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Carried in Care
Created for those who desire emotional, physical, and spiritual support through pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period.
A complimentary consultation to understand your needs and goals.
Two prenatal visits, virtual or in person, with one visit including an energy-based grounding session.
Support in creating a personalized birth plan.
A copy of A Guide for the Journey Through Birth and Beyond.
Unlimited phone, text, and email support during business hours.
24/7 on-call support starting at 37 weeks.
Continuous in-person support during active labor and birth.
Two postpartum visits within the first six weeks, with one visit including a womb massage.
Expanded care grounded in preparation, presence, and energy support.
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Held & Honored
Created for those who desire comprehensive support through preparation, birth, and postpartum, with more time devoted to education and care for the mother.
A complimentary consultation to understand your needs and goals.
Three prenatal visits, including private birth education and an energy-based grounding session.
Support in creating a personalized birth and postpartum plan.
A copy of A Guide for the Journey Through Birth and Beyond.
Unlimited phone, text, and email support during business hours.
24/7 on-call support starting at 37 weeks.
Continuous in-person support during active labor and birth.
Two postpartum visits, including womb-centered care and belly binding when desired and appropriate.
A custom African-print wrap for mothers who choose belly binding.
Comprehensive care that prepares, supports, and honors the mother throughout the journey.
Postpartum Care
After the Birth:
The Mother’s Care Truly Begins
Postpartum Support
Support does not end once the baby is born.
I offer postpartum care centered on the mother—her recovery, her body, and her transition after birth. Through structured, in-home support, grounding care, and steady guidance, you are supported without feeling overwhelmed.
This is intentional, slower care. Space for you to rest, recover, and be cared for as you heal.
The Truth About Postpartum
The postpartum period is one of the most demanding transitions a woman will experience—yet it is often overlooked.
Your body is healing. Your emotions are shifting. You are learning to care for a new life while still needing care yourself.
This work brings the focus back to you.
Restored in Care
Restored in Care offers structured postpartum support focused on the mother’s recovery, grounding, and transition after birth. This work is grounded in African American postpartum care traditions and the understanding that the mother also needs to be mothered.
Care is hands-on and practical. Prepared teas, herbal baths, postpartum oils, gentle massage, and other body-based practices are used to help you feel grounded, supported, and reconnected with yourself.
Womb-centered care and African American postpartum belly binding may be incorporated when desired and appropriate. Mothers who choose belly binding receive a custom African-print wrap for continued use.
Rest, nourishment, guidance through postpartum changes, and light non-medical newborn support are central to this care. Each visit creates room for you to sleep, eat, shower, receive support, and settle into recovery without carrying everything alone. The practices used during each visit are selected according to your recovery, comfort, and needs.
A complimentary consultation allows us to discuss your needs, available support, and the care schedule that will work best.
16 Hours of Care
Four 4-hour in-home visits.
24 Hours of Care
Six 4-hour in-home visits.
Visits are scheduled within the first six weeks after birth.
African American Postpartum Belly Binding
A focused postpartum session combining gentle womb massage with traditional belly binding to support the mother as she reconnects with her body after birth.
The session includes womb massage, application of a custom African-print wrap, womb massage oil, and guidance on safely applying, adjusting, and removing the wrap at home.
Available in your home or at The Vessel’s Spring office.
Sacred Birth Offerings
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Respectful preparation of your placenta into capsules for personal postpartum use. You may arrange this service separately or add it to your birth-support package. An intake and eligibility review is required before we confirm the service.
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A prenatal ceremony created to prepare, bless, and honor the mother as she approaches birth and the transition into motherhood.
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A postpartum ceremony centered on closing the passage of birth, protecting the mother’s energy, and supporting her restoration as she returns to herself after birth.