Doula care in Dallas, Texas

Brandi Williams is a birth and postpartum doula serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area who believes that how people are cared for during birth stays with them long after their baby arrives. A Baton Rouge native and mother, she brings warmth, attentiveness, and steady advocacy to a season that can hold joy, uncertainty, vulnerability, and profound change all at once. Her care makes room for the whole person: their questions, their history, their hopes, and the things they may still be finding the words to express. She wants families to feel supported in their choices and confident that their voices belong in every conversation about their care.

Brandi’s background as an educator and instructional coach deeply informs her work. She knows that sharing information is only part of helping someone feel prepared; people also need trust, time to process, and space to ask the next question. She draws on that experience to make birth education approachable, help families understand their options, and support partners in finding meaningful ways to participate. Her preparation includes BEST Doula, BOSS Doula and DONA birth doula training, with experience supporting vaginal birth after cesarean, planned cesarean birth, postpartum recovery, high-risk pregnancies, and infant feeding. She pairs an understanding of the physiological processes of birth with practical, flexible support as circumstances and needs evolve.

Brandi brings the reassuring presence of someone who can sit with big feelings, offer clear guidance, and bring a little lightness when it is welcome. Her approach is grounded in consent, respect, and the belief that families should never have to earn compassionate care by making a particular choice or having a particular kind of birth. She is especially committed to creating space for people whose concerns have been minimized or whose voices have too often been overlooked. Whether she is helping someone prepare for labor, supporting them through a change in plans, or tending to them in the early postpartum weeks, her purpose remains the same: to help them feel informed, held, and deeply supported as they cross into a new chapter of their lives.

Quiana "Nikki" Noble is a dedicated full-spectrum doula, childbirth educator, and midwifery student who is passionate about supporting families throughout pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding. Her birth work journey has taken her from New Orleans to Atlanta and now to Dallas, Texas, where she continues to serve families with compassion, knowledge, and unwavering support.

In 2015, Quiana founded her own doula practice with the mission of providing families with personalized, evidence-based care. As a childbirth educator, she recognized that many low-income families were unable to access childbirth education due to financial barriers. To help bridge that gap, she created Rock the Baby, a free childbirth education class designed to ensure every family has the opportunity to prepare for birth with confidence.

Quiana's passion for maternal health is deeply personal. After experiencing the loss of someone close to her due to maternal mortality, she felt an even stronger calling to advocate for mothers and babies. That calling began at a young age when she dreamed of becoming an OB-GYN and has since evolved into a lifelong commitment to birth work and maternal health.

Her patience and dedication to supporting families of multiples come from personal experience. As both an identical twin and the proud mother of twins, Quiana understands the unique joys and challenges that come with multiple births. Families know her as someone who remains calm, cheerful, grounded, and dependable, especially during life's most unpredictable moments.

Outside of birth work, Quiana enjoys expressing her creativity through design. She creates apparel for birth workers, parents, and babies, along with personalized keepsakes that celebrate life's most meaningful moments. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, listening to music, and making lasting memories with her six grandchildren.

Emily is a traveling full-spectrum doula providing support throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth area as well as other locations across the greater United States Region.  Since beginning this journey in 2023, she has been honored to walk alongside families during some of the most transformative and vulnerable seasons of their lives. Emily believes birth and parenthood deserve compassionate, nonjudgmental support, and she brings a steady, grounded presence to every space she enters.

Emily's training includes specialized education in peer support, addiction recovery, childbirth education, and lactation, allowing her to serve families with both practical knowledge and deep empathy. Emily has experience supporting high-risk births, teen parents, families navigating infertility, and parents experiencing addiction. She is especially passionate about creating safe spaces for those who may feel overlooked or misunderstood in traditional care settings. Her approach blends evidence-based education with advocacy and emotional support, ensuring her clients feel informed, empowered, and truly seen.

What makes Emily's work unique is her heart for meeting families exactly where they are—without shame, pressure, or expectation. Whether supporting a first-time teen parent, a mother preparing for a high-risk birth, or someone in recovery stepping into parenthood, she holds space with compassion and respect. For Emily, being a doula is more than a profession; it is a calling to serve families with dignity, warmth, and unwavering support during one of life’s most tender chapters.

Jennifer Johnson is a full-spectrum doula and student midwife based in Texas, devoted to preserving the sacredness of physiologic birth while supporting families through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and early parenthood. She believes birth is a normal, transformative experience that deserves reverence, safety, and culturally grounded care. Families are drawn to Jennifer’s calm, reassuring presence and her ability to hold steady, compassionate space during one of life’s most tender transitions.

As a full-spectrum doula, Jennifer supports clients across the entire reproductive journey, including birth support, postpartum care, and placenta encapsulation services. She offers holistic, Indigenous-informed postpartum care that honors traditional healing practices, nourishment, rest, and community support. Her background includes hands-on apprenticeship experience in community birth settings and formal studies in anatomy and physiology, developmental psychology, and cultural anthropology. She blends evidence-based knowledge with ancestral wisdom to ensure families feel informed, confident, and deeply supported.

Jennifer’s path to this work grew from her love of women’s wellness, herbalism, and community healing traditions. As the founder of an herbal apothecary serving pregnancy and postpartum families, she brings an integrative, nurturing approach to her care. Families often describe her as grounding, intuitive, and fiercely supportive — someone who listens deeply and advocates with both gentleness and strength.

Crystal Camacho is a full-spectrum doula serving families in Dallas, Texas. Since 2016, she has supported dozens of births and provided compassionate postpartum care to numerous families as they transition into parenthood. Crystal specializes in working with first-time mothers and fathers, offering steady guidance, evidence-based education, and whole-person support during one of life’s most transformative seasons. Her approach brings both calm and clarity, helping families feel confident, prepared, and deeply cared for.

Crystal’s passion for this work began at a young age when she became an aunt and quickly discovered her natural love for caring for newborns. She was always the one holding the baby, offering help, and stepping in wherever support was needed. What started as instinct grew into a calling-to walk alongside families, provide structure in the unknown, and create space for joy and confidence in early parenthood.

Families describe Crystal as attentive, steady, and deeply present. She listens closely, ensures her clients feel seen and heard, and advocates for their wishes when it matters most. Whether in moments of celebration or vulnerability, she shows up fully and goes above and beyond to provide grounded, reassuring support. 

Outside of birth work, Crystal is passionate about health and fitness and enjoys staying active-bringing the same discipline and intentional care to her own life that she offers to the families she serves.

Tianna is a dedicated birth and postpartum doula based in Dallas, Texas, who has been supporting families since 2024. As a mother herself she brings a deep understanding of the physical, emotional, and mental transitions that come with pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. Tianna is passionate about caring for mothers and is committed to guiding families through the entire pregnancy journey with compassion, patience, and respect.

Families can expect Tianna to be a steady and reliable partner who shows up with intention and care. She offers evidence based, holistic support support while honoring each family's values, choices, and lived experiences. Her lifelong desire to work in labor and delivery is a dream she has carried since childhood naturally led her to doula work, where she can combine education, advocacy, and nurturing support to serve families during one of the most vulnerable most transformative seasons.

Outside of her work as a doula, Tianna stays busy being a mom to her son. In her free time, she enjoys trying new recipes in the kitchen, shopping and researching topics related to birth, motherhood and overall wellness.

Devisha is a full spectrum Doula who not only assist clients in birth and postpartum, but also assist with breastfeeding and infant loss and or miscarriage. Devisha has been a doula since 2021 but provided care for mothers since 2015. Devisha has her BSN in Nursing for 13 years and been in healthcare for 17 years. Caring for people has always been her passion. Advocacy has also been an integral skill of ensuring optimal outcomes for each person, family that she encounters. 

Devisha pursued becoming a Doula because she became more interested in how to better support mothers due to her difficult postpartum and birth experiences. Devisha saw there was a need to advocate and support families to bridge the gap and to ensure that everyone felt as a vital part of brining the newborn home. Also due to her experience of having to relactate and experiencing two NICU babies, it was necessary to provide that compassionate support to the mother and families during that stressful transition time. Devisha shows up for her families in a way they need it the most. She is an intuitive listener, she cares from her whole heart and she provides care that each individual feels like family. 

Devisha is a mother of 4 with one rainbow baby and a wife. She enjoys spending time with her family, learning new skills such as crocheting, making herbal blends, and hiking. She also loves gardening and plants they always have a way to help her find peace.

Carol Gutierrez is a birth doula, Montessori educator, and family support specialist with 16 years of experience nurturing children and guiding parents through the earliest stages of development. With a background in psychology and extensive work across educational settings, Carol brings a calm, intuitive, and evidence-informed approach to supporting families. Her career has centered on creating environments where both children and parents feel seen, understood, and empowered—values that seamlessly carry into her work as a doula.

As a certified Montessori teacher, Carol deeply understands the developmental needs of infants, toddlers, and primary-aged children. She has helped families design peaceful, functional, and developmentally aligned home environments that support independence, bonding, and emotional well-being from birth onward. Her training in prenatal yoga further enriches her doula work by supporting clients’ physical comfort, breath, and grounding throughout pregnancy and labor.

Rooted in compassion and curiosity, Carol stands beside families as they welcome their babies with confidence and connection. Her holistic background—spanning education, movement, child development, and birth work—allows her to meet each family where they are and gently guide them through one of life’s most transformative seasons.

Chanda Bryant, MHA, CD, CLE, CPE is a certified birth doula, lactation educator, and placenta encapsulator serving families across the Dallas area. As the founder of Crown + Cradle Doula Co., LLC, she is dedicated to creating nurturing, inclusive, and empowering birth and postpartum experiences for every family she supports. Chanda brings a calm, professional presence and a deep belief that informed care and compassionate connection can transform the way families experience the journey into parenthood.

With over a decade of healthcare and operations experience, Chanda blends evidence-based education with emotional support to ensure families feel both prepared and confident. She holds a Master of Healthcare Administration and is currently pursuing her Doctor of Public Administration (DPA), where her research focuses on addressing maternal and infant health disparities. This academic foundation, combined with her hands-on experience in birth work, has shaped her holistic approach — one rooted in advocacy, equity, and empowerment.

Chanda was drawn to doula work after witnessing the gaps in maternal care and recognizing how powerful it is when families feel heard, supported, and respected. Her clients describe her as calm, knowledgeable, and deeply reassuring — the kind of presence that makes birth feel safe and sacred.

Outside of her doula practice, Chanda enjoys working out, volunteering at her local YMCA as a volunteer ballet teachers aide to girls, and loving on her fur baby. She also loves spending time with her family, making arts and crafts, and mentoring new doulas and aspiring healthcare administrators. Deeply committed to her community, she regularly volunteers at maternal and infant health events, continuing her mission to uplift and educate families through every stage of their journey. 

Shavonne is a compassionate birthworker. Her gentle yet strong presence helps create empowering experiences. 

Shavonne is a Paradigm Full-Spectrum Certified Doula. She has also earned her certification in placenta encapsulation and Reiki energy work in 2024. 

As a birthworker, Shavonne holds space for families with warmth, love and spiritual awareness.  Her calling is to bring calmness, courage and compassion into every birth experience, helping parents feel empowered. Shavonne feels that every birth journey deserves to be guided by love and trusting your body's wisdom.

Yolanda is a full spectrum doula that lives in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Yolanda enjoys serving families through their birthing experiences. Yolanda operates in excellence and integrity while bringing the spirit of calmness and patience through the entire birthing process. Yolanda is very professional and gentle when helping families through their birth experiences.

Yolanda was certified as a Doula in early 2024. Yolanda gained experience through shadowing a more experience Doula when she began. In September 2024 the Doula that she worked under went out on maternity leave and felt that Yolanda was experienced enough to take on her clients. This gave Yolanda multiple clients and more experience as a Doula. Yolanda is certified in child-birthing education and has volunteered with social services and with community events to support new mothers and their families. 

Yolanda wanted to be an obstetrician growing up, but she was led to serve and support in other areas. Yolanda has always had a special love for caring for newborns. When the opportunity presented itself in early 2024 to become a Doula. Yolanda jumped at the chance. Yolanda knew that it was her chance to do what she always desired to do. Yolanda believes that helping families with the birthing process is an amazing opportunity of a lifetime. The one thing that brings joy to Yolanda is bringing life from the womb to Earth. 

Yolanda is supported and appreciated by the families that she has served. Yolanda‘s motherly demeanor, her reliability and her experiences as a Doula has prepared and equipped Yolanda to serve the families professionally no matter the outcome. 

When Yolanda is not supporting families, she spends time with her grandchildren, taking long walks, and reading a good book.

Orion Clements is a Birth and Postpartum Doula based in Garland, TX. She and her husband Connor are happy parents to their baby boy, Isaac, and they enjoy going birding, gardening, and being foodies together. 

With a background as a college pastor and teen minister, Orion’s core value is to help others to feel seen, heard, and understood in the messiness of life and to remind them of their immense worth, value and dignity as a human made in the Image of God. Since working with families in early 2025 as a certified Madriella Doula, she has lived out this value in how she treats her birthing families by creating a safe, welcoming, and personable environment through the labor and postpartum experience. Her heart is for people and their well-being before anything else.

Her ultimate goal as a doula is to make sure first time parents, especially, are set up to be educated and empowered about their birthing experience as they welcome their little one into this world. She firmly believes in being a life-long learner and is continuing to work on her own education through the Madriella Doula Network in specific areas like Bereavement and Grieving, Birth Education, and Supporting Young Parents.

Ash is a passionate caregiver with over 18 years of experience working with children and families. She began her journey as a nanny in her early teens and later became an assistant teacher at a daycare in 2005. Her background also includes years of youth leadership and peer support work in mental health, where she has supported individuals across all ages.

Ash’s passion for birth work was born from her own transformative birth experience. With the support of a dedicated doula, she found the strength and voice she didn’t know she needed — and from that moment, she felt called to provide that same unwavering support to others.

Now a newlywed and part of a beautifully blended family of 10 children, Ash is also walking through her own fertility journey. This deeply personal experience has given her an even greater understanding of the emotional needs families face — before, during, and after birth.

Ash is committed to supporting both parents or partners in every family, creating a space where all voices are valued. She also brings music and sound into her work, using it as a tool to bring peace, calm, and connection throughout the parenting and birth journey.

Maritza (born and raised in Honduras) is a faith-driven birth and postpartum doula and soon-to-be-certified birth educator, serving families with bilingual care rooted in tradition, resilience, and compassion. Deeply shaped by her upbringing, where women gave birth at home surrounded by midwives and the care of their village, she embraces birth as a sacred, communal passage. Her life’s calling blossomed after a traumatic teen birth. Through the healing power of witnessing and experiencing two subsequent unmedicated births in pursuing healing and reclamation, she discovered the profound power of doula and midwife support.

Maritza brings not only evidence-based knowledge but also spiritual grounding. She believes that Jesus Christ designed our bodies for birth and empowers each birthing person through it. Passionate about ensuring every parent understands their rights, she’s committed to educating families and transforming postpartum culture in the United States, where care often falls short of what mothers and families truly need. Fluent in Spanish and English, she brings cultural sensitivity, clear communication, and unwavering love to every family she supports.

When she’s not holding space for families to welcome life, Maritza is homeschooling her children, experimenting in the kitchen, baking sourdough, treats, and hearty meals or getting lost in the world of fiction. A stay-at-home mom at heart, she infuses every part of her life with passion, warmth, and intention.

Dereka Carter is a full scope maternal healthcare practitioner with a focus on  birth and postpartum doula work with over 15 years of experience in perinatal health, supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period. She specializes in hospital births, unmedicated labor support, postpartum recovery, and newborn care education, with a strong emphasis on partner inclusion and emotional well-being.

As a mother of four boys, Dereka brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work, offering practical, grounded support that helps families feel confident and prepared. Her care is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and deeply family-centered, supporting clients navigating anxiety, mood concerns, or medically complex pregnancies within doula scope.

Dereka is known for her calm presence, clear communication, and ability to help families feel empowered and supported during pivotal moments. She is passionate about providing high-quality, compassionate care that meets families where they are and honors their values.. Her goal is to provide families with the tools and resources they need to thrive during this beautiful journey of parenthood.

When she is not supporting families, she enjoys spending time with her own four boys, engaging in community activities, and advocating for maternal health equity. 

Meet Felicia, your trusted birth, postpartum doula and Lactation Specialist, dedicated to guiding and supporting breastfeeding moms through their transformative postpartum journeys.

With a deep passion for nurturing and empowering new mothers, Felicia brings over many successful birth & postpartum experiences to her role as a doula. Her unwavering commitment to excellence and professionalism shines through as she seamlessly integrates her expertise into a collective of dedicated birth workers, ensuring that every mom & dad receives the personalized care and support they deserve.

Felicia's journey as a birth & postpartum doula is rooted in a profound understanding of the joys and challenges that come with motherhood. Felicia is a mom of four, 2 girls and her twin sons. Her intentional approach to supporting breastfeeding moms goes beyond just practical assistance—Felicia has had four of her own breastfeeding journeys with her babies. Her last journey lasted over 2 1/2 years, and she donated over 3000 bags of milk to mothers in the community. It's about creating a safe and nurturing space where mothers can thrive and flourish.

Whether it's providing hands-on breastfeeding support, offering gentle guidance through the ups and downs of early motherhood, or simply lending a compassionate ear, Felicia is there every step of the way. She believes that every parent deserves to feel supported, empowered, and deeply cared for during this sacred time in their life.

 As a valued member of our collective of birth workers, Felicia's expertise and professionalism are invaluable assets in our mission to reach and support future moms. Together, we are committed to empowering women, honoring the beauty of birth, and nurturing the bonds of motherhood.

With Felicia by your side, you can rest assured that you're in the hands of a compassionate and dedicated birth & postpartum doula who specialize in lactation, is wholeheartedly invested in your well-being and success. Let Felicia be your guiding light as you embark on this beautiful journey of motherhood.

Since 2018, Ciara Reese has supported growing Dallas-Fort Worth families as a birth and postpartum doula. She received her B.A in Psychology from Spelman College and Masters in Professional Counseling from Texas Wesleyan University. 

As a mental-health advocate and doula, Ciara strives to normalize mental health experiences both prenatally and during the chaotic transition into parenthood. Ciara believes education, unwavering support and holding space for women to speak their truth are essential in the fight against the decline of maternal mental health. Resulting in women who are able to courageously embrace the journey of motherhood by relearning themselves as the women God crafted them to be.

A nurturer at heart, by age seven Ciara’s hobbies included taking her Barbie dolls to school, crafting fancy grilled cheese sandwiches and binge- watching TLC’s “A Baby Story” on weekends with her mom. By age 10 Ciara attended three births of family members which reinforced her passion to be in as many birth rooms as possible. 

When Ciara is not supporting families or playing patty-cake with her toddler son, she is spending time with her husband and large family. As an act of self- care, Ciara indulges in seasons of Master Chef getting tutored by Chef Gordon Ramsey and his fellow guest judges. 

Jasmine LaCour is a dedicated birth doula who has transformed her own personal journey into a passionate career supporting families through the miraculous experience of childbirth. Her path to becoming a birth doula began with her own transformative birth experience, where she discovered the profound impact that a supportive presence can have during labor and delivery. This eye-opening journey inspired her to empower other expectant parents, ensuring they feel informed, supported, and comfortable as they navigate the emotional and physical challenges of bringing new life into the world.

With a strong foundation in trauma-informed care, Jasmine approaches her work with sensitivity and awareness. She understands that each birthing experience is unique, and she tailors her support to meet the individual needs of her clients. Her commitment to creating a safe and nurturing environment is at the core of her practice, allowing families to feel confident and secure during one of the most significant moments of their lives. Jasmine’s empathetic nature and attentive demeanor enable her to respond effectively to the emotional nuances of childbirth, ensuring that each family feels heard and valued.

In addition to her doula work, Jasmine is also a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), a role that has further enriched her skill set. The experience she has gained in this field has taught her the importance of remaining calm and rooted in high-pressure situations, a quality she brings to her doula practice. By merging her trauma-informed approach with her background as an RBT, Jasmine provides a comprehensive and supportive experience for families, guiding them through the journey of birth with confidence, compassion, and care.

Jasmin Johnson is a certified Birth and Postpartum Doula through Earth Mama Naturals. She is a Dallas native and has been serving the DFW area since 2020. Jasmin’s own birthing experience is what sparked the beginning of her doula career. Jasmin has attended hospital births, water births, home births, scheduled C- Sections, and worked with local birthing centers. She is all about offering guidance and making sure families know their options during such an important time. 

 Jasmin has also taken nutrition and breathwork classes to help families in the most holistic way possible. Her postpartum care includes meal prepping, newborn care, light housekeeping, and assistance with overall recovery after birth. 

 Outside of birthwork Jasmin’s hobbies include, practicing yoga & Pilates, maintaining a wellness business. Her 9 year old son also keeps her busy with wrestling and football.