Eilís Crossen

About me

Dia duit, hello! I am Eilís and I am a certified doula and full spectrum birth worker in Philadelphia PA. I have long been drawn to pregnancy and birth, and after the birth of my first baby at 16, I first trained to be a doula in 2005. I apprenticed and assisted with midwives for many years, and am also a trauma-informed social worker, herbalist, yoga teacher, and energy and body worker. I weave my experiences and skill sets together, providing intuitive and tailored physical, informational, educational, mental, emotional, and spiritual supports. I see the role of a doula or monitrice as a steward- someone to tend to and watch over the person, couple, family during labor, birth, and postpartum and providing care and remedies as is fit and called for. Every birth, body, baby is unique and I see it as my role to meet everyone where they're at. Some people need every bell and whistle, some people need their back squeezed for 12 hours, some people need a quiet, confident witness to be present, but hands off. I am here for all of that and everything in between. Outside of birth work, I am a mother to seven and I love to garden, cook, learn Irish, swim in all bodies of water, and overall, just have a good time of it.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (2012)

MSW (2023)

Certification and training

Birth Doula, DONA (2005)

Holistic Doula Training, The Matrona (2026)

Credentials

Languages

English

Service introduction

I am a full spectrum doula and monitrice which means I offer a wide range of services. I am also an herbalist, yoga teacher, and reiki/energy and body worker, all of which inform and can be incorporated into care. I can support from the preconception journey through postpartum with emotional, mental, informational, physical, physiological, herbal, nutritional, informational, educational, and spiritual means. I also am able to support abortion and loss.

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