Find a Doula Near Me in Thousand Oaks, CA

Hi, I’m Arielle, a birth and postpartum doula dedicated to helping families feel informed, supported, and confident throughout pregnancy, birth, and the early weeks with their new baby. For over 13 years, I’ve had the privilege of supporting families through a wide variety of birth preferences. My role is to provide calm, continuous support while offering evidence-based information, emotional reassurance, physical comfort measures, and unwavering advocacy for your preferences and goals. As your birth doula, I work alongside your medical team to help you navigate labor with confidence, encourage informed decision-making, and create a space where you feel heard, respected, and empowered. My support doesn’t end at birth. As a postpartum doula, I help families transition into life with a new baby by providing newborn care guidance, breastfeeding and lactation support, emotional support, practical assistance, and evidence-based education to help you recover, rest, and adjust with confidence. My approach is compassionate, nonjudgmental, and individualized because every family deserves support that reflects their unique needs and values. Whether you’re welcoming your first baby or adding to your growing family, my goal is to help you feel nurtured, prepared, and never alone throughout your journey. It would be an honor to walk alongside you during this extraordinary season of life.

Hi, my name is Gayle Gilman. I am passionate about helping women have positive birth experiences. No matter what kind of birth you have, from a scheduled c-section to a natural home birth, my goal is to help you feel happy with the choices you made. I see my job as an educator, advocate and support person for the birthing and/or postpartum woman, her partner and their family.

With over 20 years of experience as a doula, I am dedicated to supporting families with compassionate care, guidance, and advocacy through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. My passion is helping parents feel confident, informed, and empowered during one of life’s most meaningful journeys. I am a certified Childbirth Educator, Lactation Counselor, Prenatal Yoga, and Infant Massage. I am also a Registered Nurse.

I’m Christine Goddard, a DONA-trained postpartum doula and child development specialist. My commitment is to support you and your family during your postpartum journey. With compassion and without judgement, I lean on evidence-based practices and techniques to guide and empower clients. While the new mother is the primary focus of care, it is essential to support all family members with empathy. Our goal throughout is to make your family self-reliant. As a mother of two grown children, I understand the crucial importance of support for parents and their children at every stage of development. For over 12 years, I have worked as a CASA (Court Appointment Special Advocate) for foster children. At times providing postpartum support and guidance. I’ve also worked for non-profit organizations to enhance child development and improve education for children in need. Historically, women have been able to utilize their “village”, (elders and those with experience), as mentors and guides for life changing moments like childbirth.Let me be that village for you!

I am a Licensed Midwife and Doula with 30 years experience! I love serving families. Its gives me a great deal of joy to be able to guide and support them through the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I see pregnancy and birth as a transformational process and feel passionate about empowering the family to have a beautiful and safe birth experience in the comfort of their own home! Feel free to ask me anything or visit my website for more information!!!

Hi, my name is Steffie and a mom of one. My experience as a mother inspired me to become a doula because I wanted to help other families manage this transition. While the joy of having a child is amazing, I understand the challenges that might rise during those first few weeks. As your doula, I hope to empower you by providing advice on newborn care, breastfeeding and emotional support. I am here to meet you where you are with compassion, understanding and love.

Hello! My name is Shervande Dorvil, but most people refer to me as Shy. I’m an Overnight Newborn Care Specialist and Postpartum Doula in the Los Angeles, CA area who specializes in twins. I currently have eight years of experience providing overnight care for newborns and support to parents. I am a punctual and organized individual who takes pride in the knowledge and guidance I can provide when it comes to children’s developmental milestones. I also have experience with sleep shaping, helping families establish healthy sleep habits so that even after my time with them has ended, parents can continue getting the rest they need. It truly warms my heart to see the impact I make in each new household by giving parents the relief of a night of uninterrupted sleep. I know and understand how difficult it can be to entrust someone with your precious bundle of joy, but I promise that your baby’s safety, comfort, and well-being will always be my highest priority. It takes a village to raise a child. Entrust me to be a part of yours, because I promise you won’t regret it.

I’m Priscilla Sanchez, a professionally trained and certified PP DoulaNewborn Specialist and Sleep Coach with 20 years of experience supporting over 200 families across Los Angeles. As a mom myself, I bring not only trusted professional care but also a personal understanding of the joys and challenges of the postpartum journey. (References available upon request.) My Services Include: Nighttime newborn and mother care (feeding, diapering, burping, umbilical cord & circumcision care) Breastfeeding support and postpartum comfort measures Baby soothing techniques for fussiness, colic, and gas Early identification of concerns like reflux, jaundice, or allergies Newborn education: bathing, grooming, healthy sleep routines Detailed overnight logs of feedings, diapers, and sleep Baby laundry, nursery organization, and bottle sterilization I stay alert throughout the night so you can rest peacefully knowing your baby is in expert hands. ( please inquire about awake care rates). No daytime job — I am fully dedicated to providing your family with focused, overnight care. Specialized Experience: I’ve cared for full-term newborns, preemies, multiples, babies with special needs (Down syndrome, heart conditions, sleep apnea), and more. Credentials: Certified Postpartum Doula & Newborn Care Specialist Certified Sleep Consultant/Specialist CPR/First Aid certified (American Heart Association) Infant Massage Training “Happiest Baby on the Block” Certified Instructor COVID, RSV, Flu, and TDAP vaccinated (up to date) TB tested, fully insured Recommended by pediatricians, OB/GYNs, and LA hospitals. As a mother and a professional, I know firsthand how precious and vulnerable this time is — and I’m honored to support families during this life-changing moment. Trusted by parents, loved by babies. For more information, please visit: www.barefootbelly.com Contact: Priscilla Sanchez | Call/Text: 818.746.5375 | Email: priscilla at barefootbelly dot com Available for virtual Sleep Consult, PostPartum and Newborn Care sessions. Baby Nesting Services. Please inquire for booking/rates/packages

Hello, I’m Angela, the Dreaming Bee Doula! I live in Studio City and I support clients all around the Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley area! I am a perinatal and birth doula, and currently obtaining my certification as a childbirth educator! I am deeply passionate about walking alongside families as they journey through the many transformations of pregnancy and birth. I truly believe in the power of community, nourishment, and intentional support, and I thrive on creating a safe and empowering space where you and your partner feel heard and cared for. My goal is to always help you feel confident, grounded, and celebrated in every step of your story! I also know that strong connection begins with clear communication. I love getting to know my clients through friendly phone calls, heartfelt in-person meetings, video and FaceTime calls as well as regular text check-ins…Really, any method that is most supportive to you. Open, honest conversations are at the center of our work together, ensuring you always feel comfortable and informed. My practice is rooted in both personal passion and professional training. I completed my birth doula training with Bini Birth in Sherman Oaks, California in 2022. I continue to expand my knowledge through additional certificates in areas such as basic lactation support, childbirth education, and CPR/First Aid. This fall, I will be an internationally certified birth doula and childbirth educator through ICEA (International Childbirth Education Association). I'm so excited to offer this new level of knowledge to my clients! These trainings, along with specialized workshops like comfort care support, holistic wellness, and childbirth physiology all keep me current and I'm always learning more! I work hard to blend evidence-based guidance with compassionate, individualized support—always meeting families where they are with care that feels both informed and deeply human!

I bring warm, calm, practical and highly individualized care that honors your parenting style, your baby’s temperament and your family’s unique needs. Some parents want to stay closely involved throughout the night, while others want to hand me the baby and wake up rested. I am genuinely comfortable with both. During our time together, I provide comprehensive support with newborn care, soothing, diapering, feeding, bottle and pump-part care, baby laundry, nursery restocking and ongoing guidance. Postpartum recovery matters just as much as newborn care, and I want parents to feel fed, hydrated, rested and well cared for while their baby is in capable hands. I have extensive experience supporting breastfeeding, pumping, formula feeding and combination feeding, as well as specialty feeding needs including SNS and Haberman systems. My background as a Compassionate Baby Sleep Coach is naturally woven into my care through normal newborn sleep education, cue recognition, gentle sleep shaping and age-appropriate routines.

Hi Parents, congratulations! I’m happy to offer my PostPartum Doula services to You & your Family. I love holding space during this transitional time & supporting you through the 1st 42 days/4th trimester! I’m a Mom of 5 so understand all about families. I’m trained through the Ayurvedic Lense allowing me to offer nourishing foods, & calming bodywork to assist your recovery & support you & your family’s new normal.

With over twenty five years' experience as an NCS(newborn care specialist), CPPD(certified postpartum doula), & Certified Lactation Educator Counselor, I aspire to be a calming, nonjudgmental  and supportive presence for parents during the first few weeks/months with their newborn(s). I do this with kind and straightforward coaching and assistance in lactation, newborn care, sleep facilitation and other areas of a new baby's development.  Looking forward to helping you navigate the start of your exciting journey into parenthood. 

Ali Carr is a birth doula based on the westside of Los Angeles and a mama of 3 daughters. She supports families from early pregnancy through birth, in early postpartum and into motherhood. Rooted in both ancient wisdom and science, her work helps parents unearth their inner knowing and feel informed by evidence, so they can navigate birth and parenthood from a place of alignment and confidence. With reverence for birth as a rite-of-passage, Ali brings a slow, nurturing approach so her clients feel held in the sacredness of this special time, while also empowered in their capabilities and knowledge. Ali trained as an apprentice under award-winning childbirth educator, Britta Bushnell, author of Transformed by Birth. She works at all hospitals, birth centers and home births in Greater Los Angeles, but frequently work at UCLA Santa Monica and UCLA Westwood, Cedars-Sinai, all Kaiser Hospitals, and St. John’s in Santa Monica.

Hello, My name is Anja. I am a Los Angeles native and mom of 3 girls. I have been in birth/postpartum work for 9 years. I graduated from midwifery school In 2024 and currently studying for my CA licensing. While I am a doula, I am a mother first. I love helping families during such a special time. My approach in evidence based education first, while supporting your family in finding the approach and style of parenting that feels right for you. I currently offer birth (in person and virtual) and postpartum doula services. Midwifery services coming soon. INSURANCE: I accept most major health plans- please inquire Carrot approved! For a more detailed look at my services, feel free to visit my website or message me for a consultation! *references provided after a consultation* www.anjaakhile.com

Hello Everyone! My name is Donna Moragne-Hanson. I'm a licensed midwife in Los Angeles, CA providing well-woman, pre-conception, prenatal/postpartum midwifery care, childbirth education, lactation support, and doula support from the privacy of my in-home birthing studio. Here you & your family are provided with everything you need for a safe, comfortable and peaceful birth. Receive up to 24 Golden Hours of "Mothering the Mother" & newborn postpartum care as you enjoy 3 homemade meals prepared to restore, center and balance your body before journeying home with your new babe. I offer specialty services such as yoni steams, healing herbal baths, add-on postpartum midwifery care packages and "Closing of the Bones" ceremony which brings spiritual closure to your birth. For me, establishing trust with my client is the most important and fundamental. My practice is built on nurturing trust and learning to let go of the things we allow to interfere with trust. I want to encourage trusting in yourself; trusting in your body (and the natural process of giving birth); trusting in your baby (and their own divinely written birth story); trusting in humanity (and the world your baby is born into) and trusting in our partnership, as client and midwife. I believe, "when a woman is heard, she is seen; when she is seen, she has a voice"; and as her midwife I am compelled to encourage her to honor that voice; her voice. In this way I believe I am blessed with an opportunity to fulfill my role as supporter, facilitator, educator and client advocate; the ultimate calling of a midwife. For me, describing the process of birth is like trying to describe a miracle; and walking with a woman as she becomes a mother is even more profound…I am beyond words. Donna, LM, CPM

Hi, I am Angel and I am a Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula as well as NICU Doula located in Southern California. I became a doula after having my own my kids and having a desire to help other families on this journey into parenthood. Pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding is a lot. I am here to help guide and support you thru the process.

I’m a postpartum doula based in Hermosa Beach, with years of personal experience raising six children who are now adults. I provide warm, personalized support as you welcome your baby and settle into life at home. My care includes daytime and overnight newborn care, feeding support, meal preparation and practical household help so you can rest and recover. As your needs evolve, my support can continue with fitness, strength, nutrition and wellness tailored to your life and goals. Your baby deserves care, and so do you. I’m here to help you feel supported and confident throughout your postpartum journey.

Hello, my name is Stella! I am eager to support you throughout your reproductive journey, from early planning to postpartum. My main role as a doula and educator is to provide you and your family unit with evidence-based information, guide you to make intuitive decisions, provide your physical body with healing touch and pain-relieving techniques, and support the co-regulation of your nervous system through listening, breathwork, continuity of care, and tenderness during any phase of your reproductive journey. I am originally from Bellingham, Washington and now live in Los Angeles, California. I have a strong belief that birthing people deserve the care, information, and support they desire. I am passionate and fierce about this work, while providing much needed humor and levity. I am committed to assisting you in getting the resources you need, whether that be working with me or providing sufficient referrals. As a queer person, I am eager to support queer, trans, and gender non-conforming families through their pregnancy, birthing, and postpartum journies. Some things I like are writing poetry and reading books, going outside and laying in the sun like a lizard, trying a new craft, listening to Britney Spears, baking something and putting cardamom in it, learning about ecology and religious philosophies, making lists, going to estate sales, being kind to strangers, and looking at the stars when camping.

Hi, I’m Kiley! I’m a Los Angeles based birth and postpartum doula, preconception coach, birth photographer and mother. With an extensive background spanning over a decade in healthcare, with a specific focus on women's health, family building and conception, paired with years immersed in the study of birth, my journey has evolved into a passionate exploration of the entire process from preconception to postpartum. Throughout my tenure, I experienced a profound paradigm shift, recognizing that there’s infinitely more to wellbeing than just the physiological aspects, prompting an exploration at a deeper level. This moment also ignited a connection to the initiation of childbirth and an enhanced reverence for the inherent strength within every woman. I perceive each birth as a sacred ceremony A powerful rite of passage that connects you to the cosmic forces of creation. I believe in bringing intention and presence to every phase of this journey, honoring that consciousness in preconception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum looks different for each individual. My work is about creating a dynamic in which you can discover what that means for you, so that are you well held, in full alignment with self.

My name is Angeline and I have been a Newborn Care Specialist and post Partum doula over 13 years and 20 + years overall experience with newborns. I adore my career and all the infants I have cared for and the parents I have helped. I consider it a true blessing. I was also a single mother to my own daughter so I know what it takes to keep a tribe functioning.