Birth and Postpartum Doula
Hello, my name is Allison Cafarelli and I am Healing Stella. My mother was Stella, the womb space from which I entered this world, and I helped bring my niece Stella into the world when I supported my sister's birth. Healing Stella is my practice of healing and paying homage to my maternal lineage. I am a birth & postpartum doula. I also support lactation having completed Integrative Lactation Feeding Specialist training. I completed my mentorship with Manhattan Birth and I'm currently part of the East River Doula Collective.
Using my voice and knowledge of your birth plan I hope to help advocate for you while helping you tap into the strength within to do something difficult, life changing and beautiful.
Mentally, spiritually, and physically I will hold you & support you. Believing in you and your abilities every step of this process.
During this sacred time, I hope to incorporate the knowledge, healing modalities and practices that I've acquired and continue to acquire to help you connect to your inner strength & wisdom giving you an empowering birth & postpartum experience..
“Allison quite literally saved our lives. With a baby struggling with sleep and reflux issues (okay, it was we who were struggling with the reflux and sleep; baby was having a great time), Allison immediately earned our trust as someone we would welcome into our home to manage an overnight with our baby, which was a big jump for first-time New York parents.
Not just trustworthy and reliable, Allison was attentive and compassionate and made friends with our baby in no time during a very grumpy era.
We could not recommend Allison more highly."
Meghann Plummer
Williamsburg, NY
“Thanks! I would be happy to write a review or give a reference for you if that would be helpful. Russ and I both found you to be incredibly professional, supportive, knowledgeable and gentle with Eleanor. You helped validate a lot of things as normal and make sure we didn't stress over things we don't need to.”
Katie Lyon
Forest Hills, NY