Meet McRae
Motherhood is a wonderful experience – but it’s often tough in the first weeks. It starts with feeling physically and emotionally depleted and second-guessing how to take care of your baby.
That’s when I can help.
I know what it feels like, having cared for babies and their parents for over 20 years and having felt that way twice as a mother of two.
As a Certified Postpartum Doula, I become a temporary, part-time member of your family – meeting your family’s needs and making space for your new family to focus on what matters to them most, so they can enjoy their sweet new addition and thrive through the transition.
Whether it’s your family’s first new addition or its fifth, I’ll provide the help you need – and deserve – to feel supported, cared for and confident during this time in your life.
That’s when I can help.
I know what it feels like, having cared for babies and their parents for over 20 years and having felt that way twice as a mother of two.
As a Certified Postpartum Doula, I become a temporary, part-time member of your family – meeting your family’s needs and making space for your new family to focus on what matters to them most, so they can enjoy their sweet new addition and thrive through the transition.
Whether it’s your family’s first new addition or its fifth, I’ll provide the help you need – and deserve – to feel supported, cared for and confident during this time in your life.
Training and Credentials
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Meet the Team
To best meet the needs of our growing circle of families, we have a team of qualified professional postpartum doulas. This way, you can work one-on-one with me prenatally while our team members maintain continuity of care. (Many clients have suggested I clone myself, and this was as close as I could get.)
If you want two or three weeks of support exclusively from me, there are packages you can choose for that.
If I’m unavailable to care for your family in person, I’ll carefully match and orient a member of my team to step in at the standard rates while I keep in touch with input, advice, reassurance, or just to talk.
If you want two or three weeks of support exclusively from me, there are packages you can choose for that.
If I’m unavailable to care for your family in person, I’ll carefully match and orient a member of my team to step in at the standard rates while I keep in touch with input, advice, reassurance, or just to talk.
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Katie DolanAfter years as a wife and mother, I love getting the opportunity to assist new and growing families as a postpartum doula. As a CAPPA certified postpartum doula, a wife and a homeschooling mother of four, providing positive, gentle and judgment-free family support is my passion. |
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Franccesca HagenIt has always been my passion to care for others. Caring for families in their new season of life gives me both purpose and joy. As a postpartum doula, I have used my many years of experience in childcare to foster the growth and confidence of families. I look forward to meeting and working with each new family! |
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Alli HalpinI am passionate about serving women throughout pregnancy and into motherhood. I have been a certified birth doula for 8 years and have extended my services into the 4th trimester as a postpartum doula. I have taken continued education courses on breastfeeding and make it a priority to stay up to date on topics important to families. I offer a judgement free zone and support parents in their decisions to choose what they feel is best for their family. I am a homeschooling mother to 4, and in my spare time love to enjoy music and interior design. |
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Dorota HillI’ve been a caregiver for over 15 years, and I love what I do. In April 2016 I was trained as a postpartum doula with DONA International. In my postpartum work I focus on helping families adjust to their new life. |
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Taliah JacksonAfter attending and assisting during my little brother's birth at the age of 13, I had no idea I played the vital role of a doula to my mom. My passion for birth work began there; leading to my love of postpartum work. I'm a birth and postpartum doula trained through DONA and CAPPA. I've been a caregiver for 9 years and have extensive experience with multiples, breastfeeding and bottle feeding, newborn care and soothing techniques. Currently, I am CPR/First Aid certified and speak Spanish. I strive to provide affirming, positive, and loving support to growing families. |
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Gabby SeibertGabby Seibert is a professionally trained and certified birth and postpartum doula. She has five years experience as a doula and also has a three year old child of her own. Gabby recently moved to Richmond from Seattle, where she owned her own doula business. She has worked with over fifty families as a postpartum doula and fifteen as a birth doula. She is very familiar working with twins, babies with feeding troubles, breastfeeding, and feeding in general through the first year. She has taken multiple continuing education courses in perinatal mood disorders, racial inequities in birth, and infant feeding specialist training to name a few. Gabby is very passionate about the perinatal and postpartum period. |
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Olivia StevensMy journey so far has always involved care taking for either adults or babies. Babies are my very favorite people! As a postpartum doula, I’ve found that walking alongside families in their season of newness, whether for the first time or the 7th, is what I love to do. Helping caretakers find their confidence and settle into their new families is where I’m meant to be. I love being the sidekick to all of you superheroes! |
Part-Time Doulas
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Elaine AllenI'm a birth and postpartum doula trained through toLabor and DONA. After an amazing experience with a doula at my own birth, I realized that caring, affirming support during the birth and the postpartum season can be life-changing. I decided I wanted to play a small part in helping new parents to be more confident and empowered as they begin their parenting journey with a new baby. With five children of my own, eight years of supporting parents during birth, and five years of postpartum work, I've found that working with others as they welcome and care for a new life is fulfilling and satisfying. |
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Sochia DixonI enjoy educating and helping families during the postpartum period. My belief is that families can thrive and not just survive once they are empowered with confidence that "I/we can do this!". With over 30 years of experience working with children and young adults ages 0-21, in 2018 I decided to get official training for deeper knowledge in the field of birth work. Since that decision I have become a Certified New Parent Educator, Postpartum Doula, Lactation Educator, Babywearing Consultant/Educator and a specialist in infant and pregnancy loss through various institutions. |
Special Assignments
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Emily MagriWorking with families and babies has always been a passion of mine. After giving birth to my first daughter, I went to a "Mom and Baby" group facilitated by a Postpartum Doula. As I learned more about what type of work that was, I knew immediately, this was the work that I wanted to focus my passion on. Supporting families to succeed in the parenting techniques that they choose and being able to educate and make them comfortable with their new family member is an opportunity that I do not take for granted. The 4th trimester is a unique time and assisting during those few months is truly an honor. I completed my DONA Postpartum Doula Training in 2014, and I am currently working on a "Dual Certification" through CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association). |