Greetings! I'm Valencia. During our time together, my goal is to offer you a safe space to explore how you want to give birth and be supported through your birth and postpartum journey. Each client comes to me with their unique needs, and as your birth and postpartum support, I'm here to help you figure out — together — how to use the information and resources available to you during this transformative experience.

Since 2016, I have been providing evidence-based, holistic birth support to individuals and families across the upper and lower Hudson Valley, Connecticut, northern New Jersey, and all boroughs of greater New York City.

My path to birth work was inspired by attending my first births as a teen and later, through supporting close friends and family during their labor and delivery experiences. After attending the birth of a very dear friend in 2015, I went on to take my first birth training with DONA International and my first postpartum training with La Matrona.

Determined to find community and build my skillset, I joined Manhattan Birth's Advanced Doula Mentorship Program. During 18 months of mentorship, I studied and communed with incredibly knowledgeable birth workers, participated in healing circles, and worked alongside home-birth midwives — formative experiences that inform my approach to this day.

As a traditional birth worker, involved community activist, lactation specialist, educator, and herbal medicine farmer, I bring a unique combination of knowledge to support clients through pregnancy, postpartum, the medical system, nutrition, and general wellness.

I strive to bring a sense of calm, security, and community to my clients and birthing families. I believe that healthy and thriving communities begin with birth — and that's where I work to close the gap.