Doula Mentorship
From One Doula to Another
Mentorship for aspiring and newly trained doulas looking for honest guidance, practical support, and real-world insight from a seasoned birth worker. Whether you’re exploring doula work for the first time, deciding between trainings, or newly certified and unsure how to actually get started, these sessions are designed to give you grounded, experience-based support. We can talk about the realities of the work, building confidence with clients, navigating birth spaces, local insider knowledge, boundaries, advocacy, postpartum support, business basics, avoiding burnout, and anything else you wish someone had told you sooner.
Perfect for those wanting a single session to ask questions, process experiences, or receive guidance on specific topics.
Topics may include:
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Choosing the right doula training
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What doula work is really like
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Starting your doula business
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Finding clients and networking locally
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Supporting different birth experiences
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Hospital culture and advocacy
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Client communication and boundaries
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Preparing for your first births
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Building confidence and avoiding burnout
A La Carte Session $120 for 90 Mins
Medium Mentorship Package $660
Includes 6-90 minute mentorship sessions plus the opportunity to:
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Shadow one prenatal meeting
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Potentially shadow part of a birth experience*
This package is ideal for newer doulas wanting both conversation and hands-on exposure to the flow of client support and birth work in real time.
Extended Mentorship Package $1000
Includes 9-90 minute mentorship meetings support plus the opportunity to:
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Shadow two prenatal meetings
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Potentially shadow part or all of a birth*
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Attend a postpartum check-in visit
Designed for doulas wanting a more immersive learning experience and deeper understanding of continuity of care from pregnancy through postpartum.
Virtual Mentorship Package $320
Includes 3-90 minute mentorship sessions plus the opportunity to:
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Attend one virtual prenatal meeting
This package is ideal for doulas wanting to remain Covid cautious and limit in person exposure, or for Doulas who may not be local to me and therefore unable to attend births or in person meetings with me.
*a la carte meetings can be added on to any package
*Shadowing opportunities are dependent on client estimated due dates, client consent and comfort with an apprentice doula present, and hospital policies regarding multiple support people. Birth center births are typically more flexible regarding additional support attendance. If you attend part of a birth with me and the client consents to you providing hands on support alongside me I will offer you two future 90 minute mentoring sessions free of charge for your work, a stipend for your time*, and fill out/write any letters of recommendation you need towards certification.
*Stipend amount dependent on client fee rate and amount of hours attended
Professional Development
Bereavement Doula Training
PAILAdvocate Training created by Nneka Hall the founder of Mother is Supreme and Quietly United in Loss Together, and a nationally recognized leader in Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support and Black Maternal Health. Deepen your practice with specialized bereavement training, available both in Self-Paced and Live Online in person group trainings. This curriculum is comprehensive and designed for doulas who understand it is vital to be trained to provide conscious, compassionate and well informed support during pregnancy and infant loss.
Curriculum Included but not Limited to
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Introduction to pregnancy and infant loss support (PAIL)
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Cultural competency and humility
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Abortion and pregnancy termination support
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Miscarriage support
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Stillbirth and neonatal loss
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Fatal fetal diagnoses
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NICU support
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Supporting families when a baby dies at home
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Maternal and fetal morbidity/mortality
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Postpartum recovery after loss
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Pregnancy after loss
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Sibling and family grief
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Memory-making and legacy support
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Communication skills and support strategies for bereaved families
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Grief Recovery Models and Frameworks for Grief
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Self Care
Includes Nneka Hall's 300+ page Living PAILAdvocate Manual, invite to the PAILAdvocate Graduates group for continued support and learning opportunities, CEUs from PSI
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