MEET THE TEAM

Allison is a DONA certified birth doula whose passion is supporting women during childbirth and educating them to help them achieve their desired birth. Allison is a nurse with 19 years experience in mother/baby health and pediatrics. She has experience as a lactation counselor as well as a midwife assistant. She is a wife and mama to Mikayla and Maxwell, who she delivered naturally at the hospital. Most recently Allison carried and delivered a surrogate baby via c-section. She is the lead photographer and also teaches childbirth education (Empowered Birth and Postpartum). Allison is currently a student Midwife with Commonsense School of Midwifery in Orlando.

SERVING SEMINOLE, VOLUSIA, LAKE & ORANGE COUNTIES

Kaley is a DONA certified birth doula and a mom of two. She is married to her high school sweetheart and family means the absolute world to her. She loves capturing the beauty of birth by documenting it as it unfolds. She has experience with home births, hospital births and birth centers. Being able to support a mom during her birth is such a privilege, and she knows the importance of advocacy for each of her clients. She herself had experienced birth trauma with her first, but then went on to experience the most beautiful birth with her second. It has given her the drive and passion to be there for moms in need; especially in the moments when they are bringing a new life into this world.

SERVING SEMINOLE, VOLUSIA, LAKE & ORANGE COUNTIES

CURRENTLY ACCEPTING DOULA, BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY CLIENTS

Lourdes is a DONA certified birth doula with postpartum doula training . Lourdes' goal is to provide the dedication and care needed to support mothers and their partners in having a fulfilled birth experience. Whether planning a hospital, home birth or birth center birth, she will be there to provide continual and judgement free support start to finish. Lourdes has a passion for helping families and being attentive to their needs. Lourdes was born in Florida and is married to her high school sweetheart, Tad. Together they have two beautiful children, Kayla and Gabriel, and two beautiful grandchildren, Sophia and Noah. Lourdes herself has experienced both a homebirth with the birth of her daughter and a beautiful hospital birth with her son. Lourdes and her husband Tad have made their home in Sebring, Florida for the past 26 years and is dedicated in serving her community.

SERVING HIGHLAND AND POLK COUNTIES

CURRENTLY TAKING DOULA CLIENTS

Ispa is a certified childbirth educator, specializing in the Bradley Method of Partner Coached Childbirth. She is also a DONA certified birth doula. With these skills her first priority is to educate and empower expectant parents by giving them the confidence to find their unique and individual birth joy. With this in mind, she founded The Nesting Place Family Education Services. She firmly believes that if you don't know your options, then you don't have any options, so ensuring access to equal care begins with providing the education and support clients need to help them do what is right for them.

SERVING SEMINOLE, LAKE & ORANGE COUNTIES

CURRENTLY ONLY ACCEPTING CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLIENTS

Heathir is a DONA trained birth and postpartum doula. She is a Christian homeschooling mom of four with one angel baby. She has found her passion in birth work from her own birthing experiences (home and hospital births). She believes that every woman deserves the birth experience that they desire and loves supporting them in their journey. She has a big heart and hopes to help empower women in every stage of pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum. Heathir also has several years of breastfeeding experience and loves helping moms navigate the fourth trimester.

SERVING SEMINOLE, VOLUSIA AND ORANGE COUNTIES

CURRENTLY TAKING DOULA / POSTPARTUM DOULA CLIENTS

Julissa is a DONA trained and GROW Certified birth doula, certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, and Birth Mother Coordinator for United in Love Adoptions Non-Profit Agency. She is fully bilingual English-Spanish. Using her God given motherly soul, and gift to catapult others, Julissa is very passionate to guide, inform and prepare women and their partner to learn and see the power they have to achieve an unforgettable childbirth experience, by controlling their minds, understanding their bodies, and letting go of fear. It is important for her to understand and respect her client's individual beliefs, and help the pregnant set and achieve their own goals towards childbirth. Julissa is a mother of three and a grandmother of one precious boy. She is very family oriented and has a special place in her heart for single moms. She is well involved in her community, volunteers at local jails, homeless shelters, and human trafficking, to help pregnant females experiencing crisis. 

SERVING ORANGE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES

CURRENTLY TAKING DOULA CLIENTS

Liliana, also known as Lilly, was born in Bogota, Colombia. She was raised in Florida and is bilingual. She has been married to her high school sweetheart, Kris, for 14 years. While her husband was in the army, she lived in Colorado and Georgia then finally planted roots here in Central Florida. She has four beautiful girls ranging from 4 to 15 and four fur babies. She loves to travel and to be out in nature. She has found God’s calling by serving in her community and supporting women through their childbirth journey. She loves the 4th trimester where she can see moms heal from birth and help nurture sweet babies. For her own birth experience, she has had one C-Section followed by three successful VBAC births. She feels as though the support, stability, and the drive for her births were found in God, her doulas and her husband. She hopes to inform, empower and support women in their pregnancy and postpartum journey and help navigate individual desires.

SERVING SEMINOLE, VOLUSIA & ORANGE COUNTIES

CURRENTLY TAKING DOULA / POSTPARTUM DOULA CLIENTS

Raquel is a DONA trained and GROW Certified birth doula. She is happily married with four boys and has been a CNA for 20 years. Raquel has always embodied a deep faith and unwavering passion for nurturing, counseling and coaching women. Her journey with caring for loved ones, particularly her mom, sparked a purpose-driven commitment to guiding mothers through the miraculous journey of birth. Raquel empowers families with evidence-based knowledge, helping them advocate their personalized birth plan. With her nurturing spirit, she stands by mothers, offering support, prayers and guidance, ensuring each birth is a cherished experience.

SERVING ORANGE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES

CURRENTLY TAKING DOULA CLIENTS / POSTPARTUM DOULA CLIENTS

Laura is a DONA certified birth doula and certified postpartum fitness specialist who focuses on empowering women through education and support. Laura is passionate about educating women on all things birth and postpartum so that they are in control of their journey. She runs the Pelvic Floor + Core Program, which focuses on Diastasis Recti and pelvic floor restoration. Prior to becoming a doula, Laura worked as a designer and marketer in the technology space. She is a wife and mother to Gus and Leo, one born in a hospital via c-section, and one a home VBAC (vaginal birth after c-section). She co-teaches childbirth education (Empowered Birth + Postpartum).

SERVING SEMINOLE, OSCEOLA, LAKE & ORANGE COUNTIES

CURRENTLY ACCEPTING CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION AND PELVIC FLOOR CLIENTS