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 Aunt McRae's 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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Dorota HillI’ve been a caregiver for over 10 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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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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Katie DolanAfter 15 years as a wife and mother, I love getting the opportunity to assist new and growing families as a postpartum doula. As a CAPPA-trained 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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Karen DorseyThough I did not know the definition of a doula when I received the invaluable care of my mother after each of my children's birth, I was introduced to a postpartum doula in Chesapeake, Virginia over 10 years ago. I immediately began and completed my certification with Dona International, and have been providing support for families since that time. I have four children of my own ranging in age from 24 to 15. I find joy in serving as a doula and helping ease the transitions of the growing family. |
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Gabby JonesI am a professionally trained and certified birth and postpartum doula. I have four years experience as a doula and also have a 2 year old child of my own. I recently moved to Richmond from Seattle, where I owned my own doula business. I have worked with over fifty families as a postpartum doula and fifteen as a birth doula. I am very familiar with working with twins, babies with feeding troubles, breastfeeding, and feeding in general through the first year. I have taken multiple continuing education courses in perinatal mood disorders, racial inequities in birth, and infant feeding specialist training to name a few. I am very passionate about the perinatal and postpartum period. |
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Johnnie GarciaMy goal is to help mothers have a smooth transition from the 3rd to the 4th trimester and beyond! I’m a postpartum doula, pregnancy and nursing health coach, and family photographer. I love babies, and after having my son, I fell in love with being a mother. I’ve taught in daycare from infant to pre-K age and am a babywearing educator and meeting support volunteer with the local BabyWearing International [BWI] chapter. |
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Sharon SpradlinAs a wife of 24 years and a mother of two – a girl and a boy – I love working with families and babies. I earned a BA in special education, my master’s degree in early childhood education, and completed by CAPPA Postpartum Doula training in 2016. Currently I’m CPR-and first aid-certified for adults, children and infants. I’m a full-time teacher and enjoy working with families on my breaks and weekends. |
