Barbara Sorhe

Rowlett, Texas

5.0 (1 review)

Barbara Sorhe

11 years of experience
Accepts insurances

First, as a sister and a friend, then as a mother myself, I have seen the medical system sew fear and doubt into women regarding their body's capability to achieve what it was intended to. The truth is, childbirth is both natural and miraculous. I believe that every woman has the right to decide what interventions she wants to use in childbirth without the use of fear, but instead through true informed consent. I continue learning daily how best to help each new mama, both through lived experiences and through research, and will gladly share my knowledge. I also believe that every woman should be supported through the most vulnerable and powerful moment of her life. In a system that pushes women away from their natural state, I am here to be that calming support and fierce advocate.

Recent review

Here’s a thoughtful and heartfelt review you can use or personalize further: Review for My Amazing Doula I truly don’t have enough words to express how grateful I am for my doula. From the moment we arrived at the hospital and realized I was being put into labor unexpectedly, she jumped into action and never left my side. She was calm, collected, and incredibly supportive through every twist and turn. She advocated for me in ways I didn’t even know I needed — asking the right questions, helping me understand my options, and making sure my voice was heard in a very overwhelming environment. Her presence was reassuring and grounding, and I honestly don’t know how I would have managed without her. She kept me calm, hydrated, and motivated during every stage. Her attention to detail and ability to anticipate my needs was amazing. I felt genuinely cared for, and that made all the difference in my experience. If you’re looking for a doula who is compassionate, strong, knowledgeable, and fully committed to your well-being, look no further. She is truly a gift.

- Liz H.

Desiree VanDervoort

Crowley, Texas

5.0 (2 reviews)

Desiree VanDervoort

4 years of experience
Accepts insurances

My name is Desiree VanDervoort, Im both a birth and postpartum doula in the nearby DFW and surrounding areas. I have three beautiful sons of my own and am very passionate about assisting bringing women's dream birth to life and aiding them into their desired birth plan. Becoming a mother should be a joyful and cherished memory. Giving birth the fastest and most effective way is our goal as a doula. My job is to ensure your experience is a positive one aligned with support and guidance the entire way through. I can't wait to learn more about you and your bundle of joy and am so very excited to start our journey together!

Recent review

Desiree was with me through my entire pregnancy! She helped to advocate for me, helped me make educated and informed decisions when it came to my pregnancy, and was wonderful when it came time for me to have my son. She helped to keep me calm, communicate my needs to the nurses and make sure everyone was on the same page so that I could be focus on my birth. I absolutely recommend Desiree! She is caring, supportive, and has a fiery passion for your birthing needs!

- Vadanya B.

Jessica Rutledge

Crowley, Texas

Jessica Rutledge

3 years of experience

Certified Professional Midwife licensed in the state of Texas providing holistic care & home birth services to families in Mansfield and the greater DFW areas.

Sydney Osborne

Melissa, Texas

5.0 (1 review)

Sydney Osborne

3 years of experience

Hi everyone! I'm a birth doula located in Melissa, TX and a mom of 3 babies. Babies and mamas are my passion and I'm so blessed to have supported and loved on so many in the time I've been doing this. My goal is for every mom to learn to trust themselves, trust their bodies and feel confident going into pregnancy, birth and postpartum. If you don't have a village, I'm here to be that for you!

Recent review

I can't say enough good things about my experience with Sydney as my doula during my VBAC journey! We were initially planning for a repeat C-section, but after hearing a friend’s inspiring story about her home VBAC, I felt motivated to explore other options. A mutual friend connected me with Sydney, and right from our first meeting, the good vibes were undeniable—especially since we shared the same name! It felt like a sign that we were a perfect match. What I really appreciated about Sydney is how real and honest she is. She doesn’t sugarcoat things just to keep you comfortable—she tells you the truth and gives you all the facts, which is so important when planning your birth. Her straightforward approach helped me feel empowered to make informed decisions and commit to my plan for an unmedicated birth. After my previous experience with interventions that led to an unnecessary C-section, I was determined to do things differently this time. Sydney was super responsive to all my questions throughout my pregnancy, which really calmed my nerves. When the big day finally came, Sydney was a total rockstar! Her presence was empowering, and I felt like I could really go for it. After the birth, she came for a home visit, which was such a sweet touch. She brought us thoughtful goodies and shared valuable tips on postpartum care, even though this wasn’t my first rodeo with a newborn.

- Sydney T.

Cynthia Miranda

Aledo, Texas

5.0 (2 reviews)

Cynthia Miranda

4 years of experience

Hi! I am a birth doula serving Tarrant and Parker counties. I specialize in hospital birth, and have experience with high risk moms, as well as moms who have experienced previous birth, medical, or other trauma. I love empowering and educating moms to be able to make their own confident decisions! I believe that birth support isn’t a luxury service. I am able to break my free up into multiple payments, and can accept HSA. I also work with an organization that might be able to provide a doula at no cost to you for those who qualify. Contact me today to schedule a free consultation to see if I would be a good fit for you!

Recent review

I found Cynthia in a panic around 36 weeks pregnant, after my original doula didn’t work out. I had accepted the fact that I wouldn’t have a doula & it was probably too late to find someone. Cynthia heard my story and quickly took me under her wing. She helped me with prepping for labor, gave me tools to get the baby in an optimal position, & as a bonus, became a bff to my toddler! This was my first home birthing experience so I was so thankful she was willing to help me. When it came time that I went into labor, Cynthia was quick to be here & assist me. I labored extremely quick & there is no way I could have handled my wild labor without her. She kept me calm & reminded me I could do it & to breath through the contractions. She helped me clear my head space & stay grounded. I will forever be thankful for Cynthia & highly recommend her! If I decide to have more babies, I will definitely be using her again.

- Mackenzie B.

Alice Perez

Van Alstyne, Texas

Alice Perez

3 years of experience

I am so excited you’re here!! 💞 I am Alice Perez, Certified Birth Doula serving Collin and Grayson County, TX. I am absolutely wild about birth. Experiencing two different but beautiful births myself fueled a fire in me to support birthing individuals. I believe every birth has a purpose— to grow, to create, to expand, to learn, to heal. My goal is to assist you in leaning into this purpose and becoming the mother you were always made to be. ✨ I hope to answer any questions, provide support and references, and help you to make your birth every bit as intense and magical and full of devine purpose that it can be.

Ashley Cutchen

Waxahachie, Texas

Ashley Cutchen

5 years of experience

When my husband and I first found out we were expecting, I started researching birth like a madwoman - determined to leave no stone unturned! I wanted to be prepared, but most of all, I was afraid. I was terrified of the unknown and all the horror stories I had seen on TV and heard from other women. As I educated myself, I became fascinated with birth and the amazing way God has created women's bodies to bring life into the world. My anxieties were soothed; birth didn’t have to be scary and miserable! It can be purposeful and empowering! I was able to experience doula support firsthand as a first-time mom, and the difference it made to have someone who knows birth and what was normal, to hold my hand and apply counterpressure to my aching back, and to encourage and support my husband as well was huge. Shortly after my first birth experience, I started the processs to become a doula myself. During my certification, I was able to aid in several different labors. It was a blessing to be able to learn with these mamas during such a beautiful and intimate part of their lives. Now, I am blessed to walk with women through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum pretty consistently, and I can say that there is absolutely nothing like watching women achieve their birth goals together with their husbands. That moment of disbelief, triumph, and sweet relief when baby is born and they realize it is over and they DID IT! I find myself praising God all the more after each experience!

Rae Koonce

Sherman, Texas

Rae Koonce

8 years of experience

Hi there! My name is Rae Ann Koonce. I’m a Birth and Postpartum. I am also a Certified Breastfeeding Doula, and a Certified bereavement doula. I have 4 teenagers, and a wonderful supportive husband. I LOVE being a doula and helping families grow! It’s a blessing in my life. I so have a medicad package. I just enjoy helping women and their families.

Jody Janek

Cleburne, Texas

5.0 (1 review)

Jody Janek

4 years of experience

Hello everyone! My name is Jody Janek and I am a birth doula. My background is education in many areas: home economics, child development, early childhood, special education and ended with school counseling for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. I'm married to my lifelong sweetheart and I have three amazing grown children that have three amazing spouses. My absolute joy in life is being a Lolli to four precious grandbabies and more to come!!! I love birth! I feel that there is no birth story better than any other. My goal as a doula is to keep you calm, peaceful, and fearless with lots of love and positive affirmations. Let me help you make your "dream birth" come true.

Recent review

I wasn’t sure I would need a doula or not. This was my second unmedicated birth and my first went well so we questioned the value. When I tell you it made my birth experience tremendously different, it made a world of difference. My birth this time was about half the time of my first and the contractions picked up quickly. It was amazing to have someone guide my labor the whole way, time contractions for me, play my playlist, help do hip squeezes and comfort measures before I even asked for them. There was a point when I had stalled and my midwife suggested breaking my water to help progress things. I was in laborland and couldn’t think at that point, and Jody guided me through the risk and reward factors to help me make an informed choice. Having her helped my husband be less anxious because he had her knowledge and support to lean on. She knew when to step in and when to step back. If birth had a best friend, it would be Jody. I highly recommend her to anyone in or out of hospital for any birth, but especially if your goal is an unmedicated birth, book her now and thank me later!

- Jacie H.

Emily Knutson

Sunset, Texas

Emily Knutson

11 years of experience

I'm just like you, I wear so many hats! I am a doula, childbirth educator, lactation counselor, and a Oregon certified Peer. I am passionate about helping families grow and heal as they navigate parenthood. I myself am a proud mama to three beautiful children and three spectacular bonus children. I travel around the United States with my family providing support and services to all in need.

Kiara Thomas

Dallas, Texas

5.0 (4 reviews)

Kiara Thomas

5 years of experience

My journey as a birth and postpartum doula began over five years ago from a deep calling to support families during one of the most transformative seasons of their lives. I have always believed that birth and the postpartum period are not just medical events, but sacred transitions that deserve care rooted in dignity, advocacy, emotional safety, and education. Through my work with Affirmative Parenting Solutions LLC and Love How You Heal, I have had the privilege of walking alongside diverse families, offering evidence-informed, trauma-responsive, and faith-centered doula care. As a birth doula, I have supported clients through a wide range of birth experiences, including unmedicated vaginal births, epidural-assisted labors, inductions, and cesarean deliveries. One client I supported was a first-time mother who entered labor with significant anxiety due to a previous traumatic medical experience. My role included prenatal education sessions focused on understanding the birth process, coping strategies for labor, and clarifying her birth preferences. During labor, I provided continuous emotional reassurance, hands-on comfort measures such as counter-pressure and guided breathing, and advocacy support to ensure her voice was respected in the delivery room. After birth, she shared that having a consistent, calm presence made her feel empowered and safe during a process she once feared. In the postpartum setting, my work has centered on supporting families as they adjust physically, emotionally, and practically to life with a newborn. I have provided overnight and daytime postpartum care for families navigating sleep deprivation, feeding challenges, and emotional overwhelm. For example, I supported a family welcoming their second child while managing postpartum mood concerns. Services included infant care so the parent could rest, assistance with breastfeeding positioning and pumping routines, light household support, and emotional check-ins to normalize the highs and lows of the postpartum experience. I also helped connect the family to additional mental health and community resources when needed, reinforcing that asking for help is a strength, not a weakness. Through Affirmative Parenting Solutions LLC, my doula practice has emphasized inclusive, affirming care that meets families where they are. I have worked with single parents, blended families, and families from culturally diverse backgrounds, ensuring that care plans are personalized, respectful, and responsive. My services often include childbirth education, birth planning, labor support, postpartum recovery education, newborn care guidance, and sibling adjustment support. With Love How You Heal, my work integrates a healing-centered approach that acknowledges the emotional and spiritual dimensions of birth and parenting. I support clients in processing their birth experiences, rebuilding confidence in their bodies, and nurturing their mental and emotional well-being. This includes intentional listening, reflective support, and practical tools for self-regulation during the postpartum period. Across all settings, my approach is grounded in advocacy, compassion, and empowerment. I believe every parent deserves to feel informed, supported, and affirmed in their choices. Whether I am providing hands-on labor support, postpartum education, or simply holding space for a parent to be seen and heard, my goal remains the same: to walk alongside families with care that honors their strength, resilience, and unique journey into parenthood.

Recent review

my experience was amazing

- Darwin H.

Harmyne Ward

Arlington, Texas

5.0 (2 reviews)

Harmyne Ward

4 years of experience

Hello I am Harmyne !❤️ I’m a compassionate postpartum doula dedicated to supporting families as they navigate the beautiful and sometimes challenging early days of parenthood. I provide hands on newborn care guidance, emotional support, and light household help, so parents can rest, bond, and feel confident in their new life change. Whether it’s teaching soothing techniques, helping with feeding, or simply offering a listening ear, I’m here to make your transition into parenthood smoother and more joyful. My goal is to empower parents, nurture babies, and create a calm, loving environment in your home. Specialties: • Newborn care & safe sleep support • Feeding guidance & pumping support • Emotional support for postpartum adjustment • Light household assistance & routine organization I’d love to help your family feel supported, confident, and cared for during this precious time.

Recent review

I am beyond grateful for Harmyne.From the very beginning of my pregnancy, she was there for me in ways I didn’t even know I would need. She provided constant support, reassurance, and education that helped me feel confident and empowered throughout my pregnancy journey.

- Kayla M.

Chloe Qabilah Smith

Dallas, Texas

Chloe Qabilah Smith

3 years of experience

My name is Chloe-Qabilah, and I am honored to introduce myself as your doula! My philosophy is rooted in culturally grounded and traditional holistic care. I believe that birth is not just a medical event—it is an emotional, spiritual, and transformative journey. My approach centers traditional birthing wisdom, herbal support, and the belief that every birthing person deserves to feel safe, respected, and empowered. I am here to hold space for you, uplift you, and ensure that you feel informed, protected, and deeply supported at every step. The services I offer include: • Prenatal support: childbirth education, birth planning, emotional grounding, and preparing you mentally, spiritually, and physically for labor. • Labor & birth support: continuous presence, comfort measures, advocacy, reassurance, and guidance throughout your birthing experience—whether at home, a birth center, or a hospital. • Postpartum care: recovery support, newborn care guidance, lactation encouragement, healing rituals, and nurturing the transition into parenthood. • Traditional & herbal support: incorporating ancestral healing practices, herbal remedies, and holistic approaches to nurture balance, comfort, and wellness throughout your journey. I am truly excited to walk alongside you on this journey. It is a blessing to be invited into such a sacred moment in your life, and I look forward to supporting you!

Stephanie Read

Southlake, Texas

Stephanie Read

13 years of experience

My mission is to educate clients in alignment, movement and Ayurvedic nutrition in order to maintain energy levels and feel the best through every phase of pregnancy and postpartum.

Maliha Ansari

Irving, Texas

Maliha Ansari

4 years of experience

Peace. My name is Maliha Ansari. I am a full spectrum certified Doula and Childbirth Educator. My compassion will support you emotionally, physically and psychologically at different stages of motherhood- Prepartum, Birth and Postpartum. I want to empower and educate mothers, daughters, husbands and loved ones and anyone who want to learn about birth. I am a mother of two energetic boys whom I home educate, and a wife of a loving and supportive husband. I enjoy exploring and connecting to nature, swimming, reading, cooking and gardening. I am always finding ways to grow holistically.

Orion Clements

Irving, Texas

Orion Clements

2 years of experience

My name is Orion Clements, the forerunner of Clements Doula Services, and I’m a Madriella Certified Birth Doula serving the DFW area. I decided to become a doula early in 2024 after realizing how much I wanted a career in helping others during some of the most vulnerable times of their lives. I believe in a God that creates peace and order, and wanted to be someone who could embody that for others. Funny enough, shortly after deciding to pursue this career, I found out I was pregnant with my son! Going through that experience, along with training I think really shaped my own doula philosophy. To me, it doesn’t matter if you desire a medicated or natural birth, or even if things don’t go exactly as planned. What matters to me as your doula is if YOU feel empowered, educated, and as supported as possible during this experience. If that is what you’re seeking out of a doula, then I would love to come alongside you!

Holly Dalehite

Corinth, Texas

Holly Dalehite

2 years of experience

Hello! I’m so glad you’re “here.” ◡̈ My name is Holly, and I’m a full spectrum doula serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area 🤍 I’m currently pursuing certification with Birthing Advocacy and looking for my first clients! I owe my fascination with pregnancy and birth to my mom, who was always open about her birth experiences—both medicated and unmedicated. I’ve loved babies for as long as I can remember and naturally stepped into a caregiving role as the oldest of three. In college, I did research on improving maternal and infant birth outcomes, which sparked my interest in becoming a doula. I’m pro-LGBTQ+, pro-choice, anti-racist, and body neutral, so come exactly as you are! I strive to offer trauma-informed, personalized support for ALL. My work exists within systems that have long excluded and harmed marginalized communities, and I aim to use my privilege for good—advocating for equity, uplifting others, and amplifying their voices. Accompliceship is a lifelong practice, and I’m committed to showing up with compassion, humility, and a willingness to grow. If you’re in search of a doula and curious if we’d be a good match, I’d love to chat with you! 🕊️ Here are a few more facts about me: ❋ I have a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and a certificate in Trauma-Informed Care from the University of North Texas. ❋ I’m engaged to my high school sweetheart, and we have two sweet boy kitties: Apollo and Spectre. ❋ I love baking for my loved ones! I hope to one day share homemade treats and nourishing foods with the families I support as well. ❋ I’m a Virgo sun, Libra moon, & Capricorn rising. Also an enneagram 6!

Shannon Sappington

Keller, Texas

5.0 (1 review)

Shannon Sappington

10 years of experience

Hi! My name is Shannon Sappington and I am the owner of Serving Hands Doula! I have been a doula since 2016, providing personalized support and care to my clients during their pregnancy, labor and birth! Before becoming a certified Labor Doula, I achieved a Masters degree in Counseling as well as a teaching certificate in elementary education. My educational background and experiences enhance my abilities as a labor doula. I have a nurturing and compassionate spirt and I believe that the best tools I bring into every birth are my heart, my hands and my voice. My goals are to equip you to be ready mentally, physically and emotionally, and to serve you during the journey of your pregnancy, labor and the birth of your baby. Besides being a doula, I love doing life with my husband, our four kids and three dogs! We are an adoptive family - so my husband and I have 3 biological children and 1 through adoption. We love Jesus, laughing, cracking jokes, eating Chinese food, going on trips and also relaxing at home watching a movie. I try to not take life for granted and enjoy the big and the small moments of everyday life. God is my life breath and He is woven all throughout my story.

Recent review

Shannon is amazing!!!! We loved having her as our doula. She helped both my husband and I through my pregnancy and my very long and hard labor. I set out to have a home birth, but ended up transferring to the hospital and she was there every step of the way. She helped me with my very hard back labor and was just the support my husband and I needed. We will definitely be hiring her again with our next baby!!

- Daniella A.

Diamond Rowan

Fort Worth, Texas

Diamond Rowan

8 years of experience

Hi, I’m Diamond, 25, from New Orleans, living in Texas seven years. I’ve worked in healthcare for eight years, currently in a hospital, and I’m very nurturing.

Kailyn Cooper

Lewisville, Texas

Kailyn Cooper

6 years of experience

**If you are unable to afford a doula, I offer low to no cost service every month to a limited amount of families. Let me be your personal hype woman. I am an Air Force Veteran turned Birth Worker. I became a doula because while in the military, I was displaced from having a support system. When I got pregnant, I had to give birth in a community that looked nothing like me. I was also wildly uninformed about the rates of maternal morbidity amongst black women. These coupled ideas made me feel really uneasy about my birthing experience. I wanted to make a difference after my experience and becoming a doula turned out to be my life's passion. I pride myself on being open-minded, spiritual, and will provide you with a calm reassuring presence during your pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum.