So, you're having a baby! I'm here for you.
Dragonfly Doula is a birth, postpartum, and newborn care service rooted in inclusivity, experience, and nurturing care.
With over 20 years of hands-on experience and deep cultural awareness, we support first-time parents, BIPOC families, LGBTQ+ families, single parents, surrogacy, and all family journeys with a gentle, affirming approach.
Compassionate birth & postpartum support for every kind of family.
Why a Doula?
A doula focuses on the emotional, physical, and informational needs of the family, ensuring that the human experience of birth isn't lost in the clinical process.
My goal is to support your parenting philosophies, empower your wellbeing, and summon your inner strength during labor and delivery and your postpartum journey.
I will equip you with the tools you need to stabilize, thrive, and develop a sense of balance in your new role as a parent and family.
Postpartum Doula Benefits
New parents who have support and feel secure and cared for during this time are more successful.
Parents who are cared for by others and are expected only to nurture themselves and their babies during that time have superior outcomes in postpartum adjustment.
Parents who experience support from a doula have greater breastfeeding success, greater self-confidence, and less postpartum depression.
Parents benefit from education on what to expect from a newborn, baby-soothing skills, feeding, bonding, attachment and coping skills.
Birth Doula Benefits
Working with a doula has been shown to:
Decrease the likelihood of a Cesarean section delivery
Decrease use of pharmacological pain medication
Decrease medical intervention in labor and delivery
Reduce the length of labor and delivery
Reduce anxiety allowing oxytocin to flow more effectively
Facilitate a more positive childbirth experience overall
About Me
Founded by a Black mother of two, Dragonfly Doula honors the diversity of family structures and parenting experiences.
My philosophy centers on acceptance, affirmation, and holistic non-judgmental, and practical support during this deeply personal journey.
What draws me to doula work is a deep-seated belief in the critical importance of supported transitions into parenthood. This experience is a time of immense physical, emotional, and psychological adjustment for new parents.
My experience is derived from processing and integrating an immense amount of information, research, and evidence based best practices related to labor and delivery, postpartum care, infant development, parental well-being, and family dynamics.
Reviews
Hear from families I've supported through birth and beyond.
From the very first night Lisa came to support our family, it was clear we were in exceptional hands. Her warmth, genuine care, and upbeat presence felt like a true gift during one of the most tender seasons of new parenthood — being in her care as a first-time mom was like being wrapped in a warm hug. Lisa is detail-oriented and keenly observant; I knew that my son was truly looked after in her care. She built my confidence in a way that has stayed with me. On top of all of this, Lisa is genuinely funny. We laughed together in those bleary overnight hours, and that lightness was its own kind of medicine. I recommend Lisa wholeheartedly!
Eleanore
Berkeley, CA
The support I received was practical and nurturing, helping me navigate the emotional ups and downs of early parenthood with confidence.
Molly M.
San Francisco, CA