Find a Childbirth Educator Near Me in Burlington, VT

Izabel (she/her) is a birth doula trained through DONA International and a postpartum doula trained through CAPPA. She is in the final stages of completing her formal certifications for both. Izabel made her way into birth work in 2021 due to a strong desire to be with families at a monumental time and in 2024 added her transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) certifications to better support birthing parents who want more options around pain management. Supporting you and your family through something as special as birth makes her heart sing. She looks forward to supporting your family’s journey through pregnancy and throughout the postpartum period of time. Izabel moved to Vermont in the spring of 2024 bringing Birch Tree Birth Services with her from Wisconsin. Originally from Kentucky, Izabel has called quite a few places home over the years but fell in love with Vermont and decided to plant roots here in her new home. Izabel loves the outdoors and Vermont has all the things she appreciates from all the places she loves such as the mountains and beautiful snowy winters. In her free time she loves to hike and go white water kayaking and is an avid reader. Izabel expresses her creativity through crocheting, painting, and metalwork, and she loves cooking for others and sharing a love of food with those in her community.

Hello there! I’m Greer Sargeant (She/Her/Hers), I live in Charlotte, Vermont, and grew up in the area. Most days, you can find me caring for newly postpartum families or supporting a birth. I am primarily known for my birth and postpartum doula work, as well as childbirth education. I have years of experience working with infants and families. My doula career has been filled with unique individuals who have allowed me to gain broad experiences. Specifically, I have frequently supported Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) families, birthers of color, LGBTQ folks, and people with a history of anxiety and depression. I work with people who desire to have an empowered birth and postpartum experience. I am blessed to show families how to enter and engage in parenthood with the education and support they need to flourish.

I grew up in Connecticut in a loving neighborhood called Brookside Place. After graduating from The University of New Hampshire, I moved out to Los Angeles and became a talent manager in the entertainment industry. Several years later while supporting a family member through birth and parenthood I became fascinated by pregnancy, labor, and newborn care. Overnight I decided this was the path I was supposed to be on, and haven’t looked back since! My pratice has now expanded to included sleep coaching, as I find navigating good sleep habits with a newborn can be tricky and a daunting task to take on alone! My fiancé and I will be moving back to New England in 2024 to start our own family and I couldn’t be more excited to move my pratice back East. Right now I am available virtually as a consultant, and will open up my pratice full time in the coming months.

I am a psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience working with children and families in a variety of settings including schools, intensive outpatient programs, outpatient clinics and childcare settings. I have extensive training in families, perinatal health and trauma. I want every parent to have the pregnancy, birth and parenting experience they want and I aim to offer an array of services to increase accessibility and quality of care. Services through my business include online classes, online community space where you have access to me and other perinatal specialists to ask questions, individual coaching and 1:1 therapy (Vermont only). I specialize in perinatal mental health, education, working with couples, and parenting in all seasons of life.

The Birthing Trail offers birth doula services and childbirth education classes, both group and private. We are based in Waterbury, VT and attend births at UVM Medical Center, Copley Hospital in Morrisville, Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, and Gifford in Randolph, as well as home births in that area. Kristin Martins, owner, birth doula and childbirth educator, would love to chat with you about available services and how she can best support you. Our goal in working with you is that no matter your choices or the path that you take, you feel supported, empowered, and respected.