Meet the Backup Doulas
In the unlikely event I cannot make your birth, this is my amazing backup doula team!
Joy Kobrick
Joy has been a birth doula since 2012. She is a certified doula through DONA, Childbirth International & Hypnobabies. Joy is my primary back up and my primary placenta encapsulation specialist. Joy offers non-judgmental care and coaching in preparation for this journey, so couples greet labor with insight, connection, and confidence. The focus of her work is to facilitate clarity and alignment with your values, goals and actions. Joy wants your experience to be joyful and authentic; true to YOU.
Dara Desoto
Dara has been a birth doula since 2013 and is certified through DONA, as a postpartum doula through CAPPA and is a certified lactation consultant. Dara’s strong passion for helping women has inspired her to become a midwife, which she is currently in school for.
Patti Fisher
Patti has been a birth doula since 2016. Before becoming a doula Patti worked as a nurse where she specalized in supporting women through cesareans through the UCSD system. She gives back to her community by volunteering for Hearts & Hands doula program.
Ginger Armstrong
Ginger has been supporting families since 2016 and has attended over 100 births. She is a birth doula certified through DONA. Her goal is to offer unwavering support to laboring women and their families during such an amazing yet vulnerable time.