Hi Future CDA Family!

Hello I’m Aleecia (uh-lee-see-uh), wife and mother, I gave birth to two children. I am a Full Spectrum & Certified Birth Doula. My love for lactation and supporting other parents with chest/breastfeeding has led me to also becoming a Certified Lactation Education Specialist (CLES). Like many Oregonians, I enjoy being outdoors, and most of all spending time with my husband and our two children. I have been called to birth work because I thrive by helping and caring for others.

In June of 2019, is where I began my Labor Doula training at Birthingway College of Midwifery in SE Portland. That same year, I started practicing as a new doula in the fall. Later went back to the same instructor to complete my certification in 2022. I truly enjoy this work and am so grateful for all the families I have met and birthing experiences I have been apart of this far and can’t wait for the new chapters to come.

My goal in this work is to help clients make it to that finish line, through the journey that birth can be. The most important aspect of my work is building trust with clients. Birth is personal, vulnerable and a sacred environment that should be respected. It is imperative that clients trust and are comfortable with me. I make sure to really listen to client’s and their desires to be a successful support person at their birth.

As a black woman, I am passionate about supporting the black community and other marginalized communities. It is important to me to be a familiar face and a sense of safety for better birth outcomes for black and brown people. I am also passionate about reproductive justice for all women and people & strive to be an advocate for all.

As your doula, I provide knowledge, so that clients feel secure in their decision making, birth plan and environment. Comfort, in having a care provider that is culturally and linguistically specific and a member of the care team that you regularly connect with and trust. I hope by our last prenatal visit that you are well informed and comfortable in consenting to your own experiences in the birthing environment and to take control and feel confident in advocating for your own autonomy. However, to always know that I am here for support.

– Aleecia