find a doula
professional doulas   •   volunteer doulas

This section can be utilized to find doulas in the Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia regions who can assist you in acheiving the birth you desire. There` are both professional and volunteer doulas along with their contact information listed below.

Professional Doulas

Beverly Andrews
Phone: 904-868-7122
Areas Served: Jacksonville, Jax Beaches, and Orange Park

Beverly loves assisting mothers and partners in the birth process and in meeting their postpartum needs. She has been present for many births, including the births of her eight grandchildren, which includes 3 home births. Beverly is DONA trained and finishing her certification. She is also trained in the ICEA childbirth curriculum. She recently retired from her full time job to devote more time to her first love-assisting mothers in the birth process and in the care of newborns.

  Doulananda Birth Services
Phone: (904) 483-1717
Email: doulananda@gmail.com
Website: http://www.doulananda.com
Areas Served: Jacksonville, Callahan, Yulee, Orange Park, Beaches and St. Augustine

Doulananda Birth Services is comprised of 5 committed and compassionate birth and post-partum doulas serving women in the greater Jacksonville and St. Augustine area. We believe that a "normal" and even blissful birth is our birthright. We offer doula services for miscarriages, home birth, hospital births, medicalized births and even support for c-sections. We believe in supporting mom in whatever decision she makes, in order for her to experience her desired birth. A collaborative of 5 doula's means there is always a supportive back-up doula. The founder, Melissa Johnson, teaches HypnoBirthing™ The Mongan Method at several locations in Jacksonville and St. Augustine and will be attending The Farm's Midwifery Assistant's program in the spring of 2011. All of our doulas are certifying through DONA and able provide support to HypnoBirthing™ moms.

 
Cassie Largaespada
Phone: 407-506-6978
E-mail: teamworkbirthing@gmail.com
Areas Served: Orlando, FL

I am passionate about working with a mother (and family) during one of the most miraculous events of their life. I believe that bringing a child into this world is a natural, beautiful moment. I also believe that parents should be well-informed about their choices during pregnancy, labor and birth. My goal is to do all that I can to partner with the parents in bringing forth their ideal birth experience. I have 4 children of my own and have different birth experiences with each one. I also have attended births at hospitals, birthing centers and home births. Every mother, couple and family will determine which options are best for their experience.

  Janet McIlroy
Phone: 904-249-0261
Email: FirstCoastFam@aol.com
Areas Served: Jacksonville and the Beaches

Janet weaves four disciplines of nursing, childbirth education, counseling and doula into a supportive web that embraces the birthing family. Forty years ago as a student nurse she recognized the profound effect that birth has on women and their families. Since that time, she has added her experiences as an ICEA certified childbirth educator and DONA doula to her Masters in Christian Psychology to create a special network of skills to assist the birthing woman. Janet says her goal is "for women to achieve a positive birth experience that will be considered a highlight of their life."

 
Cecilia Mitchell Miller, CCE
Email: birthyourwayjax@bellsouth.net
Website: http://www.birthyourwayjax.com
Phone: (904) 268-9636 or (904) 334-2654
Areas Served: Jacksonville and surrounding areas

Cecilia brings a passion for natural birth, healthy pregnancy and breastfeeding to her work in the greater Jacksonville area. She teaches classes on The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth and is a DONA-trained birth doula and CAPPA-trained breastfeeding educator. She has been a 'student of birth' since her own first pregnancy many years ago and has an absolute trust in a woman's ability to give birth the way nature intended. Cecilia supports her clients in creating the birth they envision for themselves and provides them with comprehensive information to facilitate truly informed choices, whether they ultimately choose midwifery care, obstetrical care, hospital, birth center or home birth. She also has a particular passion for supporting working mothers in breastfeeding for as long as they and their babies want to do so. Cecilia has two natural-birthed children and feels privileged to have attended the births of her two grandchildren, the last one a waterbirth at a freestanding birth center.

  Charmain Napper
Home Phone: 904-751-8915
Cell Phone: 360-969-0960
Email: napperdc@mwn.com
Areas Served: Jacksonville, Orange Park, Kingsland, GA

I have been a certified DONA Doula for over 2yrs now and have been in the field of assisting women in birth for over 8 years. I've also been a Physical Therapist Assistant for 8 years who believes in educating pregnant women about proper body mechanics and exercise throughout pregnancy. My role is to enhance each woman's birth experience by combining meaningful support with everyday exercise. My goal is to provide the mother-to-be with a good start to embrace the mind, body and spirit connection she will have during labor.

 
Tera Smith
Phone: 904-849-7608
Email: Motherstouchdoula@msn.com
Website: www.motherstouchdoula.com
Areas Served: Jacksonville to Southeast Georgia

Tera Smith has over 17 years experience assisting woman in there unique birth choices. Tera is the mother of five children all of which were born unmedicated and without interventions of any type. Her last birth was a WaterBirth at Kenner Regional Hospital in New Orleans. Tera is a proud La Leche League Leader and founder of ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) in the state of Louisiana. In order to pursue her career in midwifery, Tera recently relocated to Amelia Island FL, where she continues to offer doula services and classes while she studies.

  Zeresh Altork van Veen
Phone: 561-843-6154
Email: zeresh@lcdoulaservices.com
Website: http://www.lcdoulaservices.com Areas Served: Areas served: Palm Beach, Broward, and Dade Counties.

Zeresh is a mother, wife, certified doula and hypno-doula, childbirth educator, and counselor. From her own birth experience, and from speaking with other women and men she realized how little parents know about the choices and rights they have surrounding birth. From that, her passion was born to become a doula; so that she could educate, comfort, serve, and empower mothers and fathers on their journey to childbirth and parenthood. Zeresh's experience as a counselor gives her a unique and valuable set of skills that she is able to draw from. First and foremost she wants mothers to know that the birth is about them, and what they see their birth experience to be. Her Philosophy: A woman and baby's birth process is to be trusted and respected. Birth is a beautiful and amazing experience and when allowed to occur instinctively an empowering blessing.

 
Jane Wheeler
Phone: 904-422-4285
Website:www.beachbabydoula.com
Email: beachbabydoula@aol.com

Jane Wheeler is a DONA Certified Birth Doula as well as a Postpartum Doula. She has a BS in Nutrition, is a Professional Certified Care Manager and has years of experience in child care. She brings a wealth of education, experience and compassion to provide the continuum of care that is so essential to the mother from her pregnancy stage to the first few months of her baby's life. Jane's dream is to empower women so that every mother has the birth and postpartum experience of her choice, with support and nurturing guidance to enable her to enjoy the gift of motherhood.

   

Volunteer Doulas

Consider calling one of these volunteers. They have completed a DONA Doula Training course and need to attend births for certification. These doulas will donate their time for the births that they need for certification which includes a prenatal visit, your labor and birth, and a postpartum visit.

Florida Volunteers
Marilyn Pyle
Altamonte Springs, FL
407-782-3880

marilyn1954@gmail.com
Diana Alvarez
Boca Raton, FL
863-899-8185
11-11
dmalv04@gmail.com
Crystal Alejo
Cape Coral, FL
239-464-5174

alejofamily@comcast.net
Brittany Maxwell
Clermont, FL
407-376-3242
12-11
taylorandbrittany@gmail.com
Brittany Maxwell
Clermont, FL
407-376-3242

taylorandbrittany@gmail.com
Gwen Brancato
Cocoa, FL
321-458-5922

gwenbrancato@yahoo.com
Maxine Myers
Cocoa , FL
321-302-0315
12-11
renalqueen@aol.com
Elizabeth Heise
Coral Gables, FL
305-431-6016

elizabeth.heise@gmail.com
Susan Sutton
Crestview, FL
850-398-0359

sisterfriend85@yahoo.com
Jaclyn Gossman
Deltona, FL
406-620-2662

jdg4533@yahoo.com
Audrey Luck
Deltona, FL
386-307-7444

shiningstar0509@yahoo.com
Kaylah Clark
Flagler Beach, FL
772-584-9909
10-11
earth2birthandbeyond@yahoo.com
Alicia Conway
Flagler County, FL
386-313-3639

aliciacrockerconway@yahoo.com
Deann Coyne
Fleming Island, FL
904-608-6515

deanndollarcoyne@hotmail.com
Sabrina Lewis
Fort Walton, FL
850-200-8368

sabrinahlavaty@gmail.com
Carolina Quackenbush
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
305-910-1799

carolinaquackenbush@gmail.com
Doreen Almodovar
Gainesville, FL
305-215-7338

simply.doreen@yahoo.com
DeWaynesia Barton
Gainesville, FL
352-213-9743

dbj24@ufl.edu
Christine Mudge
Gainesville, FL
407-451-5469
12-11
christinemlmudge@gmail.com
Amber Savage
Gainesville, FL
561-414-0044

ASavage@bodylogicmd.com
Trune Thornbury
Gainesville, FL


mlethorn@hotmail.com
Kristi Tomlinson
Gainesville, FL
321-536-0172
12-11
gracefulelbows@gmail.com
Alexis Martin
Holly Hill, FL
386-214-3769

mtpianogurl@yahoo.com
Michelle Ramsay
Hollywood, FL
954-701-0979

michelleanne@gmail.com
Lindsay Mogg
Inverness, FL
352-586-7049

lindsaymogg@gmail.com
Amanda Anderson
Jacksonville , FL
904-583-4361
12-11
amandadm9188@yahoo.com
Tonya Hall
Jacksonville, FL
904-349-3191
12-11
tonyamhall@att.net
Nytosha Hicks
Jacksonville , FL
904-465-1004

aviyah_1@yahoo.com
Chanel Martin
Jacksonville, FL


doulajax@gmail.com
Lori Murphey Foy
Jacksonville, FL
904-386-6198

januarie14@yahoo.com
Susan Nelson
Jacksonville, FL
904-521-3792
904-223-9728
Faithful7246@aol.com
Isabel Pacheco
Jacksonville, FL
386-383-8688

chabela_t@yahoo.com
Virginia Soutiere
Jacksonville, FL
904-424-3666
1-12
Ginsoutiere@gmail.com
Leanna Wiest
Jacksonville, FL
904-325-1440
10-11
kathm145@hotmail.com
Carla Cutter
Jacksonville Beach, FL
904-588-5361

gtree0928@gmail.com
Vickie Hill
Jacksonville Beach, FL
904-285-7050
10-11
Lunadoula01@yahoo.com
Melanie Dennis
Jupiter, FL
561-542-0238

momma2hunterbear@yahoo.com
Kimberly Gorman
Lake Mary, FL
407-451-9966

kimberley424@yahoo.com
Megan Reyes
Lakeland, FL
863-409-4563

megsartin@hotmail.com
Denise French
Lauderhill, FL
954-696-4164

gentlebambooleaf@gmail.com
Jenna Schnietman
Live Oak, FL
386-965-1554

sugarloafsoaps@mac.com
Leighanna Egan
Melbourne, FL
321-501-5876

doulalena@live.com
Caryn Weber
Melbourne (Suntree/Viera), FL
321-775-4326

carynweber@att.net
Liza Arboleda
Miami, FL
786-231-7701

liza_camila76@hotmail.com
Denise Moreno
Miami, Fl
786-412-4943

denise@ababynurse.com
Esther Sabat-Vinas
Miami, FL
786-484-3676

esvinas@aol.com
Yasmel Sosa
Miami, FL
305-726-4111

yasmel@gmx.com
Pamela Toemmes
Miami, FL
305-975-7553

pamelatoemmes@hotmail.com
Kristy Wallace
Miami, FL
757-528-0050

knwallace77@gmail.com
Carrie Ferguson
Neptune Beach, FL
904-655-9116
10-11
carrielferguson@bellsouth.net
Daniela Johnson
Ocala, FL
352-497-5211

danidoula1@gmail.com
Rachel Nedboy
Ocala, FL
770-778-7591

ahavalamb@yahoo.com
Yvonne Barrero
Orlando, FL
407 489-0770
12-11
yvonne1290@gmail.com
Carline Blackman
Orlando, FL
267-505-6303
12-11
iamacreator22@gmail.com
Tyshiah Williams
Orlando, FL
(904) 514-9635

tlwilliams009@gmail.com
Caroline Thompson
Oviedo, FL
321-332-4586

cdragon22@gmail.com
Ruth TeMaat
Palm Bay, FL
321-725-9256

lmvrtemaat@yahoo.com
Carolann Schiro
Palm Coast, FL
386-585-0745

ccgarl@hotmail.com
Savanna Morgret
Pensacola, FL
850-454-4146

clarke.morgret@gmail.com
Michelle Erba
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
904-568-7057
10-11
MErba@flagler.edu
Sharon Evans
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
904-808-0721

evans_sa@hotmail.com
Kimberly Ruel
Ponte Vedra Beach , FL
904-859-5333

kimberlyruel@gmail.com
Laura MGuire
Port Orange, FL
386-872-0112

laurabellyoga@gmail.com
Tiffany Lemmon
Sanford, FL
386-216-0630
12-11
tiffany_wayte@hotmail.com
Crystal Salvi
Sanford, FL
781-698-9631
12-11
skygurl82@yahoo.com
Marissa Zaremba
Sarasota, FL
Sarasota, FL 34232 941-266-6057

marissazaremba@hotmail.com
Erica Lea DiBartolo-Barclay
Spring Hill, FL
352-584-5113

Laura Cunningham
St. Augustine, FL
904-253-4637

laura.jo.cunningham@gmail.com
Amethyst Fuhrman
St. Augustine, FL
904-794-1221

hpyfuhrman@rocketmail.com
Sally Hedberg
St. Augustine, FL
904-461-0470

bennyma@aol.com
Lisa Olschewske
St. Augustine, FL
904-806-3778

lisano35@hotmail.com
Karyn Price
St. Cloud, FL
321-402-6606

polewalker43@yahoo.com
Lauren Baker
St. Petersburg, FL
727-871-7733

laurenelise33@yahoo.com
Christie Torode
Starke, FL
904-966-1002

bioshell@yahoo.com
Bridget Abbey
Tallahassee, FL
850-363-1184

bridgetabbey@yahoo.com
Tifini Austin
Tallahassee, FL
850-284-2100

tifi444@aol.com
Alice Conner
Tallahassee, FL
850-688-4151

amcgator@yahoo.com
Sia Ann Walker
Tallahassee, FL
850-284-8505

rarehoney56@yahoo.com
Steva McCuiston
Vero Beach, FL
772-643-1834

stevaoceanfront@gmail.com
Denise Slater
Viera, FL
321-259-9586

dragon1952lady@aol.com
Wanda Walters
Wellborn, FL
386-963-4102

whwanda@hotmail.com
Sundy Lear
Wellington, FL
561-313-1037

sundyrl@aol.com
Johntia Walker
West Melbourne, FL
321-724-0702

walkerjohntia@yahoo.com

Georgia Volunteers
Margaret Forester
LaFayette, GA
423-305-3832

intouchatstrandz@gmail.com
Nadine Wiley
Leesburg, GA
229-376-2549

nadicles@hotmail.com
Robin Shuman
Madison, GA
706-319-6859

Robin0812@yahoo.com
Linda Wolters
Valdosta, GA
229-506-8411

lindawolters05@gmail.com
Jessica Buchin
Villa Rica, GA
770-354-4295

jessicabuchin@att.net

Other States/Locations Volunteers
Bibi Ullah
,
954-652-0472
12-11
Christine Carey
Nassau, The Bahamas,
242-362-0025

christinecarey@ymail.com
Amanda Hutchinson
Birmingham, AL
205-835-0536

mandiehut28@yahoo.com
Allison Miller
Birmingham, AL
256-339-7006

balthazar54@gmail.com
MaryPat Peterson
Dothan, AL
334-718-6087

marypat329@gmail.com
Kelly Denson
Homewood, AL
205-617-0707

Kelly.denson@gmail.com
Dana Gale
Hoover, AL
205-567-9179

danagale@gmail.com
Vicky Conroy
Lillian, AL
850-602-1456

vickysloveys@live.com
Courtney Lebedzinski
Montgomery, AL
469-441-5655

courtneycassell@gmail.com
Maggie Stickney
Montrose, AL
917-406-2373

magharty@att.net
Brooke Powers
Tuscaloosa, AL
205-999-0603
11-11
brookelynne3@hotmail.com
Caroline Chur
Innsbruck, Austria


carochur@yahoo.de
Ashley Bean
Devonshire, Bermuda
441-538-5387

ashleykbean@gmail.com
Ellie Jones
Devonshire, Bermuda
441-333-2234

elliejones1980@gmail.com
Ngadi Kamara
Hamilton, Bermuda
441-295-9724

ngadi@logic.bm
Alex Ratteray
Hamilton, Bermuda
441-296-0641
441-534-6748
alexratteray@yahoo.com
Henry Komansky
Pembroke, Bermuda
441-599-7654

epkomansky@hotmail.com
Ashley Radunsky
Pembroke, Bermuda
441-535-2519

ashleyconroy@hotmail.com
Sue Riihiluoma
Sandys, Bermuda
441-234-2754
441-505-8318
riihi@ibl.bm
Mikeisha Butterfield
Smith's, Bermuda
441-535-1924
441-292-6454
mrbutterfield1127@hotmail.com
Alisa DeSilva
Southampton, Bermuda
441-525-8124

lidesilva@yahoo.com
Sophie Lepoivre
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
809 884 11 45

sophielepoivre@hotmail.com
Paola Arcos
Quito, Ecuador
593 084316654
593 02 3383307
paola.peters@yahoo.com
Amanda McFadden
NAF Atsugi, Japan


jandamcfadden@yahoo.com
Lauren Stahler
Raeford, NC
407-341-3232

Stahlerlauren@yahoo.com
Ambar Aleman
Santa Teresa, NM
787-960-3135

amalec13@gmail.com
Edna Saez
Caguas, Puerto Rico
787-348-5367

lolasaezdel22@yahoo.com
Anna Velez Gonzalez
Carolina, Puerto Rico
787-309-6409

annatvelez@gmail.com
Raisa A. Rodriquez Rivera
Carolina, Puerto Rico
787-637-0375

RaisaARodriguez@gmail.com
Carmen Vazquez Custodio
Catano, Puerto Rico
787-632-6289
787-275-3396
custodio47@hotmail.com
Aixa Carmona Santiago
Ciales, Puerto Rico
787 242 8468

vip_kids@hotmail.com
Wendy Berrios-Martinez
Corozal, Puerto Rico
787-528-4835

wendyberrios@gmail.com
Alejandro Araujo
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
787-457-8448

alejandroaraujo@gmail.com
Milagros Rios
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
787-309-8742

millie.r12@gmail.com
Jose Ernesto Rodriguez De Jesus
Manati, Puerto Rico
787-602-3110

jose@cachetitos.com
Sara Ramos
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
787-667-8119

ramw29@hotmail.com
Nelta I. Rodriquez Velazquez
Ponce, Puerto Rico
787-642-5474

nelta13@yahoo.com
Xiomarie Benito Pons
San Juan, Puerto Rico
787-525-5736

xiomarie@hotmail.com
Adamarys Feliciano
San Juan, Puerto Rico
787-427-8496

adamarys14_feliciano@yahoo.com
Minerva Ferrer
San Juan, Puerto Rico
787-410-9186

mimiferrer108@hotmail.com
Venessa Rodriguez
San Juan, Puerto Rico
787-550-6644

vanerod96@gmail.com
Verónica Español Arteaga
San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
787-439-5374

vero.espa@gmail.com
Zulma Rivera
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
939-969-0251

zulrima@hotmail.com
Emily Blades
Knoxville, TN
423-930-6481
11-11
geminipixie83@yahoo
Marquita Smith
Seattle, WA
404-274-1847

marquita.smith@yahoo.com