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Our established team serves 100 growing families each year in SWFL since 2018!
We do birth.
Meet the Mindful Birth Doulas of Naples, Fort Myers and Cape Coral
Meet Our Doulas
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Tara
Certified Labor Doula
Certified Body Ready Mothod™ Pro
Postpartum Doula
Certified Lactation Counselor '24
Neonatal Resuscitation and CPR certified
Tara has the perfect balance of doula heart and mind. With her doula background rooted in Birthing From Within, you'll feel how she balances sharing information along with emotional support. Tara has had two natural births in the hospital, understanding how important pain-coping skills, support and advocacy can be. She is a Certified Birthing from Within Doula and is a trained Birthing From Within childbirth educator. She is also a Certified Body Ready Pro which helps pregnant mothers optimize the balance, strength and resiliency of their pregnant body. She suggests positions and hands-on techniques to create balance and space in the birthing body to support the physiological process of birth. Tara is the best of the best with over 200 births attended and always gets the most glowing reviews from her clients.
Jennifer
Certified Labor Doula
Spinning Babies trained
First Aid and CPR Certified
Postpartum Doula
Jennifer goes above and beyond to make sure the clients she serves feel heard and supported. Her strengths shine through in discerning the current needs of the birthing mother and partner, and meeting those needs swiftly and intuitively. Jennifer cross trained with DONA (Doulas of North America) and ProDoula and specializes in offering non-judgmental emotional, physical and informational support. With one natural hospital birth and one home birth of her own, Jennifer has firsthand experience with comfort measures that work, as well as over 100 births supported. She is able to relate and adapt to many different personalities and provides a calming, professional bridge with her families and providers, in any birthing situation. She is already so honored to be by your side throughout this journey!
Kelly, B.S.N.
Certified Labor Doula
Certified Childbirth Educator
Postpartum Doula
Kelly began her journey as a neonatal Intensive Care Nurse for 8 years, gravitating to the postpartum unit where she felt an immediate calling within. This started her path towards doula care and she hasn't looked back. She is calm under pressure and has an exceptional ability to read the room, bringing both assets to her doula profession. Her positive attitude, validation skills, honesty and clinical expertise truly makes her shine. She has supported hundreds of postpartum families with 25+ births supported as a doula. Kelly enjoys adventuring, the outdoors and time with her rescue cattle dog, Rocky.
Cadey
Labor Doula
Postpartum Doula
Cadey is a compassionate and attentive doula dedicated to supporting families with steadiness, respect, and care. She is trained with Childbirth International and continues to build her experience while bringing a grounded, thoughtful presence to each family she supports. Cadey is committed to providing continuous emotional reassurance, guidance, and a calm, encouraging environment so families can feel confident in their choices and experiences. With a natural ability to listen, observe, and meet families where they are, Cadey approaches her role with care and a strong sense of collaboration valuing each families' unique preferences.
Outside of her doula work, Cadey enjoys creating art, spending time outdoors, and embracing everyday adventures with her one year old son.
Anissa
Labor Doula
Peer Lactation Support
Postpartum Doula
Anissa's connection to birth work began more than 20 years ago with her first pregnancy, and has continued to grow ever since. As a mother of eight, she brings a depth of lived experience that feels steady, grounded, and deeply reassuring to the families she supports.
Her doula training through Childbirth International builds on years of supporting families as a birth worker in her community, including time spent alongside midwives and offering care through the postpartum and early parenting period. Anissa is passionate about helping families succeed in breastfeeding, and is currently training for her CLC (Certified Lactation Counselor) certification.
She brings a calm, humble presence and listens in a way that helps families feel at ease and well supported. Anissa is a beautiful fit for those seeking compassionate, grounded care and a doula who shows up with quiet, experienced confidence.
Meet Our Founder
Dear soon-to-be parents,
Welcome to Mindful Birth Services and Doula Care. I'm Christine Ghali, founder of
Mindful Birth Services, Certified Labor Doula (CLD), Certified Childbirth Educator (CBE),
Birth Mentor, and owner of one of Southwest Florida's longest-established professional
doula agencies.
Since 2010, I've had the privilege of teaching hundreds of families throughout Naples,
Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and Southwest Florida about pregnancy, birth, and early parenting
while personally supporting more than 100 births as a professional birth doula. Today, our
team has grown to include some of the most experienced doulas in our community,
bringing together more than 50 years of collective professional doula experience and deeply
supporting hundreds of families through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period.
My education began in 2009 with Birthing From Within and has continued through advanced training with
Spinning Babies, VBAC Facts, co-founding the VBAC Advocates of Lee County, serving on the Board of
Directors for Birthing From Within International, and countless other opportunities.
It was in 2018 when I was called to expand my solo doula practice into our full-service doula agency for our community. I realized that doulas needed more support in order to keep this deeply meaningful work sustainable, and Tara was one of the first doulas I brought onto the team.
Today, Mindful Birth Services is built on the belief that exceptional care comes from exceptional professionals. Our team includes doulas with decades of combined experience, and every member is professionally trained, certified, and committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based support. We mentor one another, collaborate behind the scenes, and share our collective knowledge so that every family benefits from the strength of our entire team, not just the experience of one individual doula.
Although my role has grown over the years, my favorite part of this work remains the same. I still have the privilege of connecting personally with each family through our consultation process and our dynamic childbirth classes. I love hearing your story, understanding your hopes for birth, and helping you find the support that feels like the right fit for your family.
Expectant families come to us with excitement, questions, concerns, and dreams for their birth experience. Some are preparing for their first baby. Others are planning a VBAC, growing their family, or hoping for a different experience than they've had before. Wherever your journey begins, our role is to provide experienced guidance, thoughtful education, and unwavering support so you can approach birth with confidence.
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about Mindful Birth Services. It is a privilege to serve families throughout Naples, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and Southwest Florida, and I would be honored to welcome you into our community.
Christine
Christine Ghali, B.A, Agency Founder/Owner, Certified Doula, Certified Childbirth Educator
