Hello families! I’m a certified postpartum doula serving Austin and the surrounding areas. I provide compassionate, judgment-free support throughout your baby’s first year, helping you navigate the joys, challenges, and everything in between. I’m also a certified pediatric sleep consultant and love helping families create healthy sleep habits so everyone can get the rest they need. When I’m not supporting parents and little ones, you’ll find me exploring local hiking trails, enjoying tacos, traveling with friends, or catching up on sleep myself! I’d be honored to support your family during this special season of life.
Bachelor of Arts in Communications, University of California at Santa Barbara (2000)
Postpartum Doula Certification, Austin Baby Guru Doula Training (2015)
Pediatric Sleep Consultant Certification, Center for Pediatric Sleep Management (2021)
Lactation Educator, CAPPA (2021)
NCS, Newborn Care Training Academy (2016)
Working with Multiples Training, Advanced Doula Studies (2018)
Infant & Adult CPR + First Aid Certified, CPR Resources Inc. (2026)
Oral Ties for Birth Professionals, Latched Beginnings (2025)
Lactation Essentials for Birth Professionals, The Lactation Expert (2026)
Central Texas Doula Association
Central Texas Breastfeeding Coalition
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Kristen Lucas is a compassionate postpartum doula and pediatric sleep consultant serving Austin and surrounding areas specializing in supporting and caring for families during the first year postpartum. Services include day and overnight postpartum doula support and virtual pediatric sleep consulting.
As a therapist, I deeply appreciate providers who lead with both expertise and compassion. Kristen Lucas creates a warm, supportive environment and demonstrates a genuine commitment to the individuals and families she serves. She is knowledgeable, collaborative, and dedicated to providing high-quality care. I highly recommend Kristen to anyone seeking a trusted and compassionate care as they navigate the exciting chapter of growing their family!
- Cactus & Coast Counseling
My wife and I recently worked with Kristen as our 4 month old was going through the dreaded sleep regression. Kristen was absolutely fantastic! We went from sleeping less than 4 hours a night to THROUGH the night in a matter of days. Kristen was spot on in working through our unique circumstances and was excellent in her communication. I cannot recommend her highly enough!
- Henry Wells
I can’t recommend Kristen highly enough. I did my research and was very intentional on finding the best fit for our 5-month-old, and Kristen blew us away with her deep knowledge and caring approach. We saw BIG results within days and have Kristen to thank for that. If you’re not sleeping, call Kristen!
- Caroline Wells
I am sitting here writing this review while my baby sleeps peacefully, and I am so, so, so grateful for Kristen’s help. She was kind, thoughtful, and supportive every step of the way. Her guidance felt gentle, clear, and doable, and we saw real progress in a short amount of time. Our whole family is sleeping better, and I would highly recommend Kristen to any parent needing sleep support.
- Annette Neu
Kristen was incredible support to us and our baby! I can’t imagine figuring out parenthood without her, and I highly, highly recommend her!! She was consistently a source of knowledge, advice and care. She not only taught me so much about infant care in the first few weeks of the newborn stage, but she also checked in on me and my wellbeing. Beyond that, she is a great connector in the industry and helped me find other support that I needed, like a lactation consultant. I always felt comforted that she was a text away. Thank you, Kristen, for everything you’ve done for me and my family!
- Lauren Denton Carter
Kristen is such a fantastic resource!! We could not be more grateful for her knowledge, connections, and all of the hours of rest she helped us get during those challenging first weeks as new parents! Highly recommend making her a part of your village!
- Lauren Dungan
If you’re looking for connection and community whether you’re a parent, a birth worker or both- this is such a fun group! And the park is beautiful!
- callie counterman
Highly recommend Kristen for sleep training. She was very responsive, insightful, and collaborative in helping us implement a strategy to get our baby to sleep better.
- Jason Borchik
Highly recommend working with Kristen! We did the customized sleep plan and 1 week of live support and it was great to have her hands on support as we had a constant stream of questions while navigating sleep training for a sensitive baby. Went from wake-ups every 1-2 hours overnight to mostly sleeping through the night (1-2 wakeups overall) within the week. We also ended up taking a gentler approach to sleep training, so it was great to see these results and have Kristen's support with this approach.
- Peter H
Worked with Kristen for sleep consulting. She was an excellent resource, shared a lot of information with us on different approaches for improving infant sleep but wasn't pushy about any one method. Very responsive and gave us individualized help; highly recommend her.
- Katherine Goldey
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