Guiding Light Doula Services
Birth & Postpartum Doula Support
What is a Doula?
A doula is a trusted guide who provides continuous emotional, physical, and informational support through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I do not replace medical care—I support you alongside it, helping you understand your options, speak up for your needs, and advocate for yourself with clarity and confidence. This is care that supports your body, your voice, and your experience every step of the way.
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, birthworkers, 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.
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, I help you adjust without feeling overwhelmed.
This care includes physical support, emotional grounding, and guidance as you move through the early weeks of motherhood. It is slower, intentional care designed to help you rest, recover, and be supported as you heal.
The Truth About Postpartum
The postpartum period is often overlooked, yet it is one of the most demanding transitions a woman will go through. Your body is recovering, your emotions are shifting, and you are learning how to care for a new life while still needing care yourself.
This work centers the mother—her recovery, her body, and her transition into this new phase.
Postpartum support may include
Support with rest, recovery, and slowing the body down after birth, including guided breathwork and grounding practices
Womb-centered care and body-based support, including womb massage and traditional postpartum practices such as belly binding for healing and integration
Emotional support and steady presence as you adjust to this new phase
Guidance through physical and hormonal changes in early postpartum
Light, non-medical newborn support so you are not carrying everything alone
Space for you to be cared for—not just the one giving care
This is slower, intentional care. You are not rushed—you are supported as you move through it.
Support may also include healing sessions, herbal care, and placenta encapsulation services, depending on your needs.
Birth Support and Care
Preparation Matters
The way you prepare shapes how you move through birth and postpartum.
"A Guide for the Journey through Birth and Beyond" provides foundational education on what to expect, how to advocate for yourself, and how to support your body before and after birth.
This allows our time together to focus on real-time support, guidance, and decision-making.
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Carried in Care
Designed for individuals seeking both traditional doula support and spirit-led guidance, this package provides strength, clarity, and care as you prepare for birth.
A complimentary consultation to understand your needs and goals.
One prenatal visit (virtual or in-person) to explore your needs and prepare for birth.
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 labor and delivery, offering grounded guidance and comfort.
Foundational birth support with spirit-aware guidance.
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Rooted in Care
This plan is created for those who desire emotional, physical, and spiritual support through pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period. It centers preparation, steady presence, and intentional care during the transition into motherhood.
A complimentary consultation to understand your needs and goals.
Two prenatal visits (in-person or virtual), with one visit including an energy-based grounding session.
Support in creating a personalized birth plan.
Unlimited phone, text, and email support during business hours.
24/7 on-call support starting at 37 weeks.
Continuous in-person support during labor and delivery, offering grounded guidance and comfort.
Two postpartum visits within the first six weeks, with one session including a womb massage.
Expanded care grounded in presence and energy support.
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Restored in Care
This care offers structured postpartum support focused on the mother’s recovery, grounding, and transition after birth. It provides continuity through rest, regulation, and integration into this new phase.
A complimentary consultation to understand your needs and goals.
Scheduled in-home or in-office sessions (up to 90 minutes), designed to provide consistent, intentional support.
Grounding support to help regulate the nervous system and bring the body into a more settled state.
Womb-centered and body-based care to support physical recovery and healing.
Guidance through postpartum changes, including recovery, emotional shifts, and early adjustment.
A calm, structured space where the mother is supported, not rushed or expected to perform.
Light, non-medical newborn support so you are not carrying everything alone.
Herbal support, oils, and sitz baths may be incorporated during sessions based on your needs.
Belly Binding (optional add-on) – Traditional postpartum support to assist with physical recovery, core stability, and womb healing.
Closing the Bones Ceremony (optional add-on) – A traditional postpartum ritual that supports physical and energetic containment after birth, focusing on restoration, balance, and integration.
Postpartum support centered on recovery, regulation, and steady care for the mother.
A LA Carte Services
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Placenta encapsulation involves the safe, respectful preparation of your placenta into capsules.
Placenta encapsulation may offer the following benefits: increased oxytocin release, decrease in postpartum depression levels, restoring iron levels, increased breast milk supply, and more!
This service can be an added on to birth doula services, and can also be purchased alone.
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A ceremony preparing, blessing, and honoring the transition into motherhood.
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A ceremony for closing, protecting, and restoring the mother after the passage of birth.