AMANDA MACDANIEL (SHE/HER)
I am a birth and postpartum doula who specializes in caring for multiples. As a mom of twin boys, I have been a member of Austin Parents of Multiples (APOM) for the past six years. As a doula, I believe that it is my job to advocate for my clients by educating them starting in the early days of pregnancy and continuing through postpartum. My family is hugely important to me. My Husband and I just recently celebrated our 10 year anniversary. We have twin boys; a Pyrenees mix Samwise; and two cats Trixi Mattel and Chocolate Milk.
Training Organization: International Doula Institute and Austin Baby Guru
Phone: 210-837-7937
Molly McConnell (She/Her/Hers)
Molly has been providing non-judgmental, compassionate, and empowering care during families’ unique pregnancy and parenting journeys since 2019. Honoring birth no matter what it looks like is her JAM! Her gentle, and (sometimes) funny, emotional approach to support is a direct effect of being raised by a therapist (thanks, mom). From working on advocacy skills, sharing the latest evidence-based information, and holding space for processing experiences, she loves helping families build the foundation they need to be able to bring life into the world.
Molly is a birth and postpartum doula, childbirth educator, cat-mom, sister, friend, daughter, soft-place-to-land, forever- learner, and advocate.
Training: Doula Trainings International (DTI), Birthing From Within, Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings (BADT), Austin Baby Guru.
Additional Training: Slow Doula Method, Birthing From Within Childbirth Mentor, BADT Full Spectrum Doula training, BADT Childbirth Educator Training, Austin Baby Guru Postpartum Doula Training, Anti-Racism and Implicit Bias in Maternal Health. BA in Sociology, BA in Feminist Studies.
Email: molly.healingbirthwork@gmail.com
Phone: (281) 813-3153
Website: http://healingbirthwork.com
Mia Mendoza (She/Her)
Mia is a certified birth and postpartum doula based in Austin, Texas. She began practicing in 2017 and has attended over 100 births. She specializes in low-intervention hospital births, but enjoys supporting families no matter where they choose to birth. As a VBAC mom herself, she loves supporting other moms through VBAC.
Training: DONA International, Austin Baby Guru
Additional Training: Massage/Acupressure for Labor Support, Spinning Babies, Rebozo for Labor Support
Email: mia@matriarchdoulacare.com
Phone: (832) 655-0766
Website:http://Matriarchdoulacare.com
Camilla Morgan (She/Her)
Hi, I'm Camilla, a certified doula. I believe in the power of love and support during the beautiful journey of pregnancy and childbirth. My passion for assisting families stems from my background as a newborn care specialist, where I witnessed firsthand the profound impact of nurturing care. Every expecting mother deserves to feel empowered, informed, and surrounded by compassion. I am here to provide guidance, encouragement, and a calming presence as you navigate this transformative time in your life.
Training Organization: Stillbirthday
Additional Training: Postpartum certification, Lactation/Infant feeding, Baby ASL
Location: Austin, Texas 78717, United States
Phone: (385) 266-9268
Email: sunshine.moonbeamsdoulacare@gmail.com
Website: http://Earthsidedoula.org
CIARRA MORGAN (SHE/HER)
My name is Ciarra and I am a HypnoBirthing Practitioner, Birth and Postpartum Doula, and Pediatric Sleep Consultant. I had my daughter in a hospital with an epidural and my son in a birthing center, unmedicated, with a doula. My goal is to help people have the birth THEY desire, no matter what that looks like. I would love to meet with you and see if we would be a good fit.
Training organization: Tiny Love Doula Certification, Stillbirthday Certified Doula
Additional Training: HypnoBirthing Certified Educator, Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant, Spinning Babies, TENS for labor
Email: Ciarra@EmpoweredBeginningsATX.com
Phone: 512-939-9163
Website: www.EmpoweredBeginningsATX.com
MACY MORROW (SHE/HER)
Parenthood is one of the most transformative experiences of life, yet the journey leading up to it, and the process after are hardly spoken of in candor. Through aiding my doula clients, I have found such reward in normalizing the unexpected, which frequently becomes the expected. It is my hope to facilitate an environment where clients feel informed and trusting of their body during birth. (However that looks like for them!)
Training: Doula Trainings International
Additional Training: Trauma Informed Care, Evidence Based Birth Instructor, Reproductive Health Coach, Implicit Bias in Perinatal Health
Phone: (806) 316-3465
Email Address: hellomotherlift@gmail.com
Website: www.motherlift.com
Carrie Murphy (She/Her)
I am a full-spectrum doula, writer, mother, herbalist, and advocate. I've been attending births since 2012 and have worked as a doula in Washington DC, Albuquerque, and New Orleans. I believe that every birthing person has an inner source of courage, strength, and intuition— it’s an absolute honor to witness and hold space during this life-changing transition. I believe that all people should have access to knowledge, tools, and support in order to make decisions for themselves.
Training: Ancient Song, Embodied Doula Trainings
Additional Training: Certified Breastfeeding Specialist, Spinning Babies, rebozo, TENS, postpartum nutrition, trans-affirming care, systemic racism and implicit bias, placenta encapsulation
Location: Austin, TX 78745
Email: carriemurphydoula@gmail.com
Phone: (443) 722-5182
Website: http://carriemurphydoula.com
Meagan Noble (she/her)
Meagan is a full spectrum doula, student midwife, and childbirth educator. Following the home births of her three children, she shifted her career to birth work and now helps families find joy and flow in their birth journeys. Meagan’s approach is caring, intuitive, and education-focused. She believes deeply in the power of birth to transform women and families, and strives to bring deeper connection and trust to families in the birthing room.
Training organization: Doula Trainings International (DTI)
Additional Training: Student Midwife with Association of Texas Midwives; Rebozo Certified; CPR, First Aid, & NRP Certified
Email: meagan.noble@gmail.com
Website: www.meagannoble.com
SARAH PARENTE (SHE/HER)
Sarah is a native Texan and has been attending births since 2008 when she began her training to be a doula. With years of experience, she supports clients in hospital, birthing center, and home birth. Bringing her wisdom to each experience, she supports each client in the birth that is right for them. Birth is transformational and everyone deserves to feel empowered in that experience.
Training: Childbirth International
Additional Training: Mercy in Action midwifery assistant training
Email: sarah@sacredworkdoula.com
Phone: (512) 827-1857
Website: www.sacredworkdoula.com
CARLEY PEARSON (SHE/HER)
Serving Austin families since 2017, Carley is a DONA certified labor doula and lifestyle photographer who specializes in maternity, birth, and newborn photography. Whether you're new to this whole parenthood thing, growing your family for the second time, or just needing to update your family portrait, Carley's passionate about embracing the authentic and helping families feel empowered at all stages of parenthood.
Training organization: DONA International
Additional Training: Certificate of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health from the University of Texas Health Science Center, TENS Certified through DONA International, Implicit Bias in Perinatal Health
Phone: (210) 859-2026
Email Address: carleyephotography@gmail.com
Website: www.carleyephotography.com
alejandra prusaitis
Alejandra is a doula, bodyworker, and professional birth photographer. She is a calm, supportive, reassuring presence who sees her role as more than just someone who assists in birth, but instead as a part of the birthing team, helping each woman transition into motherhood. She believes birthing people deserve the utmost support – both physically and emotionally -- throughout pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period, and it's her honor to offer mindful, evidence-based and heart-centered care throughout.
Training Organization: Dona
Additional Training: Body Ready Method, CranioSacral Therapy, Reiki II, Myofascial Release
Phone: (512) 855-1780
Email: contact@doulajandra.com
Website: www.doulajandra.com
Hailey Pyle (She/her)
Hailey is a true “birth nerd” and is passionate about supporting new parents during a truly intense and transformational time. Hailey supports families in all birth settings, including in the hospital, at a birth center, or at home. She believes every family deserves to be treated with respect and given full autonomy over their birth experience and loves to help empower her clients to achieve their best birth. Hailey serves family all over Austin and the surrounds areas.
Training: ICEA
Additional Training: Spinning Babies, lactation + pelvic floor basics
Email: birthwithhailey@gmail.com
Phone: 832-366-4935
Website: www.birthwithhailey.com
Courtney Rebold
Hey there! I’m Courtney and I am a birth & postpartum doula, wife, mother. Having always been interested in birth work, I knew that I had to follow the calling after the birth of my daughter. Pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period is a transformative time that needs a special kind of care. I will use all of my training, experience, and passion to ensure that you have all the support you need and that you feel heard and wholly nurtured.
Training Organization: DTI (Doula Trainings International)
Additional Training: CPR/First Aid, Slow Doula Method (DTI)
Email: boldbirthdoula@gmail.com
Kimmi Schonhorst (she/her)
Kimmi has been serving Austin families since 2021 as a birth & postpartum doula. She strives to provide non-judgemental, trauma-informed support that is rooted in love, care, and compassion. As she works with clients, she provides evidence-based information, guides you to feel confident in your decisions, and holds space for the complexities of emotions that may arise. As a survivor of sexual violence, bodily autonomy and reproductive justice are core values of Kimmi's practice.
Training Organization: Birthing Advocacy Doula Training
Additional Training: Birth and Disability, Crisis Response for Birth Workers, Racism and Privilege in Birth Work, 200HR Yoga Teacher Training, CPR/First Aid, Birthing Beyond the Binary with king yaa
Phone: (972) 904-6447
Email: kimmithedoula@gmail.com
Website: kimmithedoula.com
Jenna Stingley
Jenna is a certified birth & postpartum doula (DTI) that has a passion for serving families in a holistic way. Previously working in full-time ministry, she felt pulled into birthwork after her own birth experience and has loved seeing how it is an extension of her former work: honoring every person for who they are, and offering support along their own distinct journey. She is here to act as a guide and a friend, bring a gentle and grounding presence to your birth space.
Training Organization: Doula Trainings International (DTI)
Additional Training: Rebozo, TENS for labor, CPR/First Aid, Spinning Babies, Aromatherapy, Baby-led sleep solutions, Cloth diapering, Babywearing, Breastfeeding support, Postpartum support, Implicit Bias Training
Email: jenna@lighterdays.com
Website: lighterdays.com
Sarah Sullivan (she/her)
Based in South Austin, I’m excited to be offering both birth and postpartum support. I have a degree in psychology and women's studies, and had a previous research career studying anxiety and PTSD. My background in research helps me to provide evidence based care, while my personal journey of motherhood led me to holistic health and spiritual healing. My passion is combining scientific evidence with a holistic and spiritual perspective in my doula work.
Training Organization: Doula Trainings International
Email: s2sullivan6@gmail.com
Phone: (305) 986-3483
Website: www.instagram.com/doulamamasarah/
Dionca Thompson
I am a Birth + Postpartum Doula, Certified Childbirth Educator and Newborn Care Specialist. My goal is to families the support and education they need to make informed decisions for their pregnancy and birth. I believe that pregnancydioncathedoula@gmail.com and childbirth are sacred processes, not medical emergencies. My approach to pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period is rooted in holistic, personalized, loving care. I am a sister to many and that can be felt in my work. I'd love to be a part of your village!
Training Organization: DONA, Academy of Certified Birth Educators, and Newborn Care Training Academy
Additional Training: Certified Childbirth Educator, Newborn Care Specialist, and CPR/BLS/AED
Phone: (913) 543-1335
Email: dioncathedoula@gmail.com
Website: www.dioncathedoula.com
Carly Walker (she/her)
I am a queer, full-spectrum doula, educator, and caregiver. My approach centers around the belief that all humans deserve to feel safe, seen, heard, and empowered. Our relationship is built on mutual respect, compassion, and trust. I will honor your family building goals while holding space for your choices. My family/person-centered approach is informed by lived experiences, evidence-based information, and trauma-informed care. I focus on providing affirming, accessible, and equitable care to my community and beyond.
Training Organization: Birthing Advocacy Doula Training (BADT) Full-Spectrum Doula, Giving Austin Labor Support (GALS) Birth/Postpartum Doula
Additional Training: Planning for Antiracist Care Work (Jen Sarduy), CPR/First Aid
Phone: (941) 840-3459
Email: cwalkerdoula@gmail.com
Website: carlywalkerdoula.com
Brigette Walters (she/her)
Brigette is a full-spectrum doula providing compassionate care and guidance to empower and uplift families during this season of life. She understands that every birth and parenting experience is unique, and creates a safe space that allows her clients to embrace where they are, while ensuring they have the guidance and support needed to instill confidence and promote feelings of connection and peace. Brigette serves as an advocate and active listener, providing steadfast, unconditional support free of judgment.
Training Organization: Doula Trainings International, Childbirth International
Additional Training: Certified Lactation Counselor in training, Spinning Babies, Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders, Trauma Informed Care for Birth & Postpartum Professionals, Infant & Adult CPR/First Aid Certified, BA in Elementary Education with focus in Early Childhood Development
Phone: (850) 341-9551
Email: brigette@lotusandluna-atx.com
Website: www.lotusandluna-atx.com
Justinna Welkley (she/her)
My name is Justinna Welkley and I have been a Postpartum Doula and Childcare & Infant Specialist since 2015. I joined the beautiful world of Birth in 2020 and am a DONA trained Birth and Postpartum Doula, with additional study in Hypnobirthing and Lactation. I specialize in nutrition, sleep, and special needs care, and practice both holistic and medical approaches based on individual need. I believe in working as a team with all healthcare providers to offer the best care and support, and am open to all ideas and concepts based on the birthing individuals preferences and needs.
Training Organization: DONA
Additional Training: Infant and Adult CPR/First Aid/AED, Hypnobirthing, Lactation, Aromatherapy, Childhood Education & Development, Nutrition, Behavioral Therapy
Phone: 408-279-9527
MELANIE WERGIN (she/her)
Certified Full Spectrum Doula specializing in Prenatal, Childbirth and Postpartum care. My philosophy is education & preparation of both the birthing person and their birth partner / birth companion build confidence as they birth and as they bring their newborn home. I support both the birthing person as well as their partner, I am with you as your educator and as your own personal coach during this exciting time in your life.
Training organization: Doula Trainings International
Additional Training: HypnoBirthing Institute Educator; BA in Psychology from TTU
Phone: 214-552-7525
Email: MelanieL.Wergin@gmail.com
Website: www.DoulaGuidedCareATX.org