THE DOULAS
We will be with you at your most vulnerable; we will be with you at your most powerful.
We are a group of like-minded doulas working together to provide education, guidance and when your time comes – emotional and physical support to you and your family. We seek to reconnect you with your body’s wisdom and the essential emotional support of a clan of women during pregnancy, labor and birth. We provide full spectrum non-judgmental doula support for all your needs. TLC is the oldest doula cooperative in Houston with over 85 years experience in Women’s Health.
Meet your doula team!
Kathleen Wilson
Labor Enabler
Kathleen is a founding member of TLC Doula Group, owner of Labor Enabler™ Doula Services and Co-Owner of Rebel Birth Education and Resource Haven. She has been a doula since 2003. She has not only taken several doula trainings, but is the founder of the Labor Enabler Doula Apprenticeship Program. Kathleen loves working in all environments and with all care providers to ensure her clients have their best possible birth. Kathleen was married in 1997 to her very supportive spouse. She has four amazing children. She loves to cook and travel. She is one of the luckiest people in the world.
Joli Ammons
The Painted Doula
Joli has helped hundreds of families since 2012 when she began her journey as a doula with an apprenticeship with Kathleen Wilson. She co-authored Rebel Birth Child Birth Education and co-founded Rebel Birth Education and Resource Haven and is the owner of The Painted Doula. She loves to facilitate communication between her clients and their providers, in and out of the hospital, easing the process for all involved. She is married to a wonderful man and has two lovely adopted daughters and several pets who she also considers family. Reading, playing board games, and crocheting are the things that fill her reservoir. To her, doula work isn’t a job, it’s an art form.
Rachel Stonebrook
Rad Love Doula
Rachel is the owner of RadLoveDoula and has been supporting clients through their pregnancy, labor, postpartum experiences since 2012. She has a master’s degree in Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies from The Ohio State University and carries over a decade’s worth of experience teaching in higher education on topics related to gender studies, reproductive health & sex education. She values evidence-based research, supports informed consent and is skilled in many labor support techniques including rebozo, acupressure, and aromatherapy. When she isn’t at a birth or teaching a class, Rachel is off having wonderful adventures with her husband and their three daughters. She also loves books, nature and the perfect cup of coffee.
Sara-Rene Escamilla
Birth Love Doula Houston
Hi, I’m Sara-Rene, a registered nurse with over 10 years of experience in women’s and newborn health, including more than 6 years in labor and delivery. I’m also a certified childbirth educator, and I’m passionate about empowering families through education and compassionate support during pregnancy, birth, and beyond. As a mom of five, I understand firsthand the joys and challenges that come with bringing a new life into the world. My goal is to combine clinical knowledge with real-life experience to support you every step of the way.
Kate Vošta
Postpartum Doula
When Kate Vošta became a mother, she realized there was a deficit in how parents are prepared to experience the new world that is Parenthood. Seeking to better understand the connection and care between antepartum and postpartum, she attended a postpartum doula training in 2008. She then immersed herself in supporting new and growing families. Kate’s postpartum doula services come with multiple years of experience with childhood education and development, culinary arts, and hospitality service. She has a passion for the health of the body and soul, and strives to create an environment of comfort, confidence and security for growing families just like yours.
Hannah Goodwin
Nurture&Nourish
Hannah is a certified birth and postpartum doula, specializing in infant care as well as prenatal and postpartum meals. As the owner of Nurture&Nourish Doula and Postpartum Meal Service, Hannah is very passionate about caring for new families as they find their own groove with parenting so they feel confident in responding to their baby’s unique needs and finding a care plan that works for the whole family. Her passion for birth began in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2011, where she studied the local and global sociology of birth with Danish midwives. It was that experience that led her to launch her own doula business in Houston, Texas in 2017. Hannah is also a certified Infant Feeding Specialist from birth to 12 months of age. In recognizing a need for more personal care for new birthing people and their families, Hannah finds joy in creating custom care plans and preparing fresh and nutritious meals during pregnancy and post-birth, because you deserve to be nurtured, too. When Hannah is not working, she loves to garden and raise butterflies with her two young children. When not in the garden, you can often find her hiking, exploring a new city around the world, or perusing the cookbook section at the local library.
Anndei Gutierrez
Postpartum Doula
Hello! My name is Anndei Gutierrez and I am a postpartum doula, newborn care specialist, and lactation educator. I provide overnight support to postpartum families in the Houston area. I have been working with families in many different capacities since 2017, but found my true calling for postpartum care in 2022. I am passionate about postpartum mental health and empowering families as I guide them in making informed decisions through the fourth trimester. I am incredibly grateful and excited to join TLC and can’t wait to see what the future holds.
Max BurrusWebb
Maximum Doula Services
Max is the owner of Maximum Doula Services. He supported his first family through pregnancy in 2021. He is a certified advanced doula, trained through the apprenticeship program with Labor Enabler. They have also completed training from: Spinning Babies, American Heart Association (Basic Life Saver for medical professionals), emergency childbirth prep, college level anatomy and physiology courses, queer specific childbirth education, and more. They have a professional and educational background in body work. They love leveraging their training and calm demeanor to positively impact people’s lives and health outcomes. They are a parent to their ten year old clone, who they birthed at home. They identify as a transmasc, nonbinary human and use they/he pronouns.
Shannon Wright
The Wright Spot
Shannon started her birth work adventure when she became a Certified Doula in 2003 and continued to work as a doula for 10+ years. This led to becoming a licensed massage therapist, specializing in peri-natal massage. She also trained as a birth assistant at The Farm Midwifery Center in Summertown, Tennessee and through AABC’s Certified Birth Assistant Program. Additionally, Shannon is now a Certified Birth Boot Camp Doula and Childbirth Instructor. With this unique skill set, Shannon is able to provide a level of massage therapy and education that only comes from vast understanding of pregnancy and birth. Shannon, her husband and their three independent and spirited kiddos love road trips and camping as a family. She can often be found reading, playing board games, or at the barn riding and feeding their horses.
Fiona Kavanaugh
Scarlet Stork Doula Services
Fiona is the owner of Scarlet Stork Doula Services. She is DONA-trained and became an advanced certified doula through Kathleen’s Labor Enabler Apprenticeship. While studying at UT Austin, Fiona explored many paths in search of a role that truly fit—something rooted in connection, compassion, and service. That exploration led her to birth work, and she immediately knew it was the right path for her. A Houston native recently returned home, Fiona now shares her life with two cherished cats, a love of books, and a daily coffee ritual. Her mission is to support and uplift you and your team through this life-changing experience, offering comfort, confidence, and evidence-based care every step of the way.
Skylar Lacewell
Your Lifeline Doula
Skylar is a Birth Doula and the owner of Your Lifeline Doula. Their background began in childcare as a Nanny supporting families with newborns to early teens and has always been about meeting families where they are at. Skylar realized they were often providing postpartum support to families and sought to grow their knowledge base thus initiating their dive into birthwork. Throughout their learning experience they have strived to fill in the gaps in care many families, especially in marginalized communities, experience. As a Queer and African American parent their approach is rooted in advocacy, education, and emotional support, ensuring all families feel safe, heard, and empowered throughout their journey. When they aren’t performing hip squeezes or burping babies, you can catch them at the ice rink figure skating or at the nearest Jiu Jitsu Dojo throwing people off the mat. Skylar identifies as non-binary and uses They/Them Pronouns.
TLC Group is more than doulas. We are birth guides, emotion coaches, licensed massage therapists, advocates, cheerleaders, educators, nurturers, supporters, friends, doulas, and midwives… fellow women.
We are all these things and more during your pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. We work to protect that precious bubble of intimacy formed between the birthing person and the baby, the support team, and self in which the strength to birth takes root. Welcome to the TLC Birth Alliance.
