Meet our Doulahood team!
Note: all doulas have been vaccinated for COVID-19 and are following all public health guidelines regarding COVID
Note: all doulas have been vaccinated for COVID-19 and are following all public health guidelines regarding COVID
Beth (she/her) has been a doula for 13 years and a step-mama for almost 11 years. She’s a Postpartum Doula, IBCLC (intl board certified lactation consultant), CLEC (cert. lactation counselor educator), Newborn Care Parenting and Breast/chest feeding Educator, Certified Birth Doula, and trained herbalist. Doula Beth combines heart-centered care with evidence-based practices. She uses gentle guidance to support the parent in finding their parenting rhythm with practical tools. This includes facilitating parent/newborn skin-to-skin, mindful breath work, postpartum nutrition and cooking, in-home lactation support and infant feeding education, infant and family sleep support, humor, and tummy time. Beth lives near Ocean Beach, SF with her spouse and bonus kid.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $60/hour
Elena aka "Mama Elena" is a bilingual certified Doula whose mission is to provide expecting families with the most loving support that is needed before, during and after birth. Elena will listen to you and work as a ”compañera” to empower you throughout your journey. As a postpartum doula, Elena offers help with emotional nurturing support. She will listen to you with no judgment and provide you with the necessary resources and referrals. She will support you with mother and baby bonding, breastfeeding (if applies) and skin to skin. Elena will assist you with nutritious food options and some meal prep, with baby laundry, and she will encourage self-care. Elena also offers night time support, that is much needed - a little extra sleep goes a long way!
Daytime Rate: $50/hour Overnight Rate: $55/hour
Being a Doula is a great honor and Coral (she/her) believes in sharing evidence based information and supporting the entire family. Coral will serve as your Doula with gratitude and kindness and be a calm and confident source of information to share tips and strategies to safely address common newborn milestones. She will provide support with healing and bonding and ensure you are rested and confident as you begin your role as a Parent. Coral is also a trained Sleep Consultant and can help guide your baby towards healthy sleep habits. Coral strives for good communication, punctuality, flexibility respect and understanding. She will care not only for your child but also for you by supporting your nutrition and restorative sleep as well as offering light house keeping. Coral will properly document her sessions to allow you as parents to understand the patterns that your baby shows as they grow and change.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $55/hr
Susan (she/her) is a birth and postpartum doula who provides prenatal and postnatal health education and preparation for families during pregnancy, labor, birth and in home during the first weeks of parenthood. She offers a broad repertoire of education and preparation strategies, including birth preferences planning, shared decision making, acupressure, guided relaxations, and homemade healing snacks. Susan is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and a prenatal and postnatal yoga instructor. Her continuity of doula care practice aims to enhance parents’ confidence, sense of agency and self-efficacy as they prepare physically and emotionally for childbirth and early parenthood.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $55/hour
As a mother of two, Nuri (she/her) knows firsthand how challenging the first few months of motherhood can be. A practicing doula since 2012, she offers support with kindness and compassion. She has particular experience with sensitive, fussy and/or preterm babies, making her an asset to the many families she has worked with. Nuri also has a background in cooking and loves providing healthy meals for her clients.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $55/hour
*$60/hour for multiples 
Justine is a trained Labor and Birth Doula, Childbirth Education Facilitator and a Certified Postpartum Doula. Growing up as an only child in a community based neighborhood, she was the “big sister” and babysitter to many of the neighborhood kids, worked as an educator in art camps and science museums as a young adult, and found birthwork as the natural next step in 2019. Justine is incredibly honored to support families as they navigate the changes that a new baby and postpartum brings. She offers nourishing postpartum meal preparation, infant feeding support, and education surrounding different infant cues, physiologic sleep and soothing techniques. Justine’s goal is to bring ease into this transition through providing individualized care to match each unique family’s needs, inspiring confidence in parents’ ability to care for their babies and offering a non-judgemental listening ear to honor joys and challenges.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $40/hr
As a postpartum doula, Grace (she/her) aims to honor your experience as a new parent, to gently guide you in learning the unique needs & cues of your baby, to boost your confidence in supporting your new or expanding family, and to offer another set of hands so that you can care for yourself amidst the demands of postpartum life. Grace has been supporting pregnant & parenting people professionally since 2012. She's worn different hats, including working as an abortion counselor, organizing stigma intervention programs, and now providing birth & postpartum doula support, but the principle she carries through her career is that people deserve non-judgmental support throughout their reproductive journeys.
Daytime Rate: $45/hour Overnight Rate: $50/hour
Julianne (she/her) is a certified Birth and Postpartum Doula with 20 years of experience supporting mamas and families through birth and the postpartum period. She is passionate about ensuring that all families have access to resources for support. Julianne’s approach is non-judgmental and individualized, and her goal is always to empower families to connect with their babies and become confident in their ability to thrive as parents. She has a degree in Psychology and she is a mother herself to three sons. She has a personal understanding of how challenging it can be to welcome new and subsequent babies into a family, and she supports new families in facing these challenges with gentle and compassionate guidance, evidence-based practices and always a sense of humor!
Rate: $50/hr
Carmen is a DONA-certified birth doula and a postpartum doula. While working at San Francisco General Hospital as a Licensed Vocational Nurse she had the opportunity to become a Doula in 2010 and for her it has been the most rewarding work ever imaginable. She grew up in Barcelona, Spain and speaks fluent Spanish, as well as Catalan and French. Carmen feels strongly about wanting to support women, partners and their families in this process of welcoming babies to the world.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $60/hour
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Jessica W (she/her) is a Certified Lactation Educator Counselor, Postpartum Doula, Infant Sleep Professional and Newborn Care Specialist. Jessica's personal support and sharing of knowledge will ease your postpartum transition. Jessica uses her innate talent for calming babies and supporting parents along with the skills learned from her various trainings to support the specific needs of your family. As she takes care of you and your family and gives helpful instruction and resources, you can focus your energy on healing, bonding with your baby and settling into your new role as a parent with confidence and love.
Daytime Rate: $55/hour
Esther has a background in home-birth midwifery and brings it to bear in her Doula care of parents during the childbearing/adoption and postpartum/new parenthood process. Forty years of education, training, experience and intention go into her work. Offering education, consultation, and support, including one-on-one sessions, groups for ongoing support, birth and postpartum doula care and placenta encapsulation, Esther is a doula dedicated to witnessing and support for families. She co-hosts the Fourth Trimester Podcast with Sarah Trott. She's a daughter of wonderful folks, a mother of two fabulous grownups and a grandmother (GramCracker) who's very proud of her wild and wooly family.
Daytime Rate: $70/hour Overnight Rate: $62.50/hour
Olivia (she/her) has been working in Early Childhood Education and childcare for the last 10 years and is so grateful to have found her calling as a Birth and Postpartum Doula. As a postpartum doula, Olivia is passionate about helping new parents achieve a smooth and easeful transition into parenthood. In her experience, she's noticed that parents are given very little direction once their baby is born and it can feel overwhelming to so many. She is passionate about helping new parents navigate this period through offering newborn and infant care tips, lactation and feeding support, learning their baby’s cues and so much more! Olivia also offers placenta encapsulation and believes that this medicine is strongly beneficial for postpartum healing, mood, and energy levels.
Daytime and Overnight Rate - $40/hour
Thea (she/her) has been working with families in various capacities since 2015. Her role as a Cornerstone trained doula is steeped in authenticity and understanding. As a mixed-race, queer birth worker, she centers her trauma-informed approach to each family’s unique needs. Through the transformative experiences that come with pregnancy and the postpartum period, Thea stands beside her clients with an empathetic ear and tender heart. Together, they cultivate a sense of connection and navigate the profound experience of parenthood!
Daytime Rate $45/hr
Overnight Rate: $50/hr 
Siobhan (she/her) has been supporting families in a myriad of ways for over 2 decades. She started her journey in the field by offering in home, early education and behavior intervention for families with children on a spectrum of neuro-diversities. Siobhan has been a Nanny for over 10 years, working with newborn twins through preschool, share-cares and singletons. She especially loves working with multiples! Siobhan's approach is that of a Chamaeleon, she works easily among a variety of preferences and styles without holding judgement or agenda. Using her natural intuition, Siobhan will offer guidance and support tailored to meet families wherever they are at on their parenting journey. Siobhan is warm, nurturing and empathetic, and values clear communication and relationships built on trust and mutual understanding. She is excited to begin her journey as a postpartum doula!
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $45/hr
As a seasoned nanny and babysitter, Liz (she/her) first came across the term "postpartum doula" only a few years ago. She was familiar with the work of midwives and birth doulas, but didn't realize there was a term (as well as a profession) associated with the special attention, education, and care that can (and should) be provided to all families during the fourth trimester (the days and weeks immediately following birth). Liz soon recognized her calling to this field. She is wholeheartedly committed to helping parents make an easy transition into parenthood, and is honored to make such meaningful contributions to her community.
Daytime and Overnight Rate: $45/hour
As your doula, Daniella (they/them) is there to facilitate a healing environment that encourages you to slow down, savor the moments, and receive the nourishment you need to keep your cup full. They believe the postpartum process can be filled with joy and their intention is to bring balance and harmony to your experience -- to nourish you as you heal while also being an ally to your partner to feel fully included in their role. Daniella will be there to support the entire family and believes that the love and gratitude that is expressed between the parents will be the foundation for a loving container for your growing family. Daniella's overnight care allows you to get the rest you need to feel present and connected to yourself and baby. During the night, Daniella will tune into your baby's needs and intuitively explore ways to bring them ease and comfort. You can rest soundly knowing your baby will be nurtured with attentive care and patience.
Sliding Scale Daytime and Overnight Rate: $55-65/hr
Trained at Cornerstone as a Birth and Postpartum Doula, Vanessa (she/her) has been working with families since 2012. Currently Vanessa focuses on postpartum overnight support and loves being with babies at night. Vanessa is a profoundly good listener and has been called a baby whisperer! Vanessa loves helping babies settle into their comfort zone so they can sleep longer hours at night and parents can catch up on much-needed sleep. Vanessa's approach is heart-centered and intuitive; she likes to leave families with personalized pointers on soothing their baby. Vanessa aims to foster self-confidence and trust in the parent's intuition. She is happy to make Mamas a snack in the middle of the night as well as fold baby laundry.
Overnight Rate $50/hour
Shayna is a mother of two children with a robust background in childcare. Shayna’s love for children led her to open her own childcare center prior to finding her love for doula work. Shayna brings a deep understanding of the challenges that come with being a mother to the support she provides new families in their final stages of pregnancy and into parenthood. Daytime and Overnight Rate: $55/hour
*multiples $60/hour 
Emily (she/her) has been working with growing families for over a decade as a birth and postpartum doula, student midwife, childbirth and parent educator, infant care specialist in daycares, nanny, and gentle infant sleep consultant. Seeking to create space for parents to define their goals for pregnancy, birth, and early parenting using evidence-based resources and their intuition has been Emily's passion in birth work. She also teaches doulas in infant sleep basics, contract writing, building peer review programs, and serves as the Policy and Legislative Chair on the Cornerstone Board of Capacity Builders here in Oakland.
Daytime Rate: $45/hour Overnight Rate: $450 per night (8hrs)
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