Behind every service we provide is a dedicated team of birth professionals, each bringing their unique expertise and enthusiasm to our business.

Meet Our Team of Certified Doulas

Labor Doula

Tori is a native New Mexican, born and raised in Albuquerque. She is a proud mom of 4 adult children and lives with her husband and their 3 dogs. With over 8 years of experience as a labor doula, Tori has supported families through a wide range of birth experiences, from home to hospital births.

She is a certified childbirth educator and trained in Spinning Babies techniques. Tori is deeply committed to continual learning and is always expanding her knowledge of labor and birth to better support her clients with skills, confidence, and compassion.

Tori believes that knowledge is power in birth, and that discovering what works best for you while feeling confident in your birth space and decisions is essential to feeling supported and validated during labor. She brings calm, grounded, and reassuring presence to the families she serves. Tori is honored to walk alongside families as they welcome new life, offering kindness, experience, and evidence-based support at every birth.

Tori Romero

My philosophy of birth is simple: you deserve unbiased, supportive, and evidence-based care. Birth is not one-size-fits-all. I believe deeply in helping you understand your options so you can make informed decisions that feel aligned with your values. Whether you envision a medicated birth, an unmedicated birth, a cesarean birth, or anything in between - I am in your corner. My role is to ensure your voice is heard, your choices are respected, and your confidence is protected.

In addition to doula support, I continue to offer birth photography services. There is something incredibly sacred about documenting the day your life changed forever - the strength in your face, the first cry, the way you look at your baby for the first time. These are moments you deserve to relive.

When I’m not attending births or meeting with families, you’ll find me homeschooling my children, getting lost in a good book, dancing in the kitchen while I cook and bake, playing with my labradors, or capturing other families’ special life moments behind the camera.

Labor Doula & Birth Photographer

Before stepping into the birth space, I spent 5 years as an elementary education teacher - a role that deeply shaped my patience, compassion, and love for guiding families through meaningful milestones. For the past 5 years, I’ve been immersed in birth work, beginning with birth photography and later earning my labor doula certification. I am working on my nursing degree with the end goal of becoming a midwife soon. Supporting families during one of the most transformative seasons of their lives is truly where my heart feels at home.

KC Ortega

Labor & Postpartum Doula

Melanie is a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is deeply dedicated to supporting mothers and families through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum transition. As a certified birth and postpartum doula, she believes every family deserves personalized, high-quality care during this profoundly transformative time.

Melanie offers compassionate guidance, thoughtful education, and continuous support, helping mothers feel confident, nurtured, and empowered at every stage of their journey. Her calm presence and genuine care create a safe, reassuring space where families can grow, heal, and welcome new life with confidence.

Honored to walk beside families during these sacred moments, Melanie brings heart, knowledge, and unwavering support to every birth she attends.

Melanie Freeman

Full Spectrum Doula & Community Educator

Bonnie specializes in meeting families exactly where they are. Whether she is navigating the complexities of a high-risk hospital birth or supporting the peaceful flow of a low-intervention home birth, she brings steadiness, knowledge, and a deep respect for each family’s unique journey.

As a mama to 3 gals and a wife to her best friend, Bonnie understands the rhythms, joys, and challenges of family life. She fills her days with the simple pleasures of raising kids, caring for her dogs and chickens, and embracing the fullness of a home that is always in motion.

With warmth, adaptability, and a heart for service, Bonnie walks alongside families with confidence, ensuring they feel supported no matter how or where they choose to welcome their baby.

Bonnie Aragon

Laura Dehne

Labor & Postpartum Doula and Placenta Specialist

Laura is an ABQ native, the proud mom of two daughters and Gram to two grandsons.

Her journey into the birth world began in 2019, and since then, she has had the honor of supporting families as a labor doula, postpartum doula, and placenta specialist.

When she’s not spending time with family and friends, Laura enjoys tending to her rose garden, taking walks with her pooch, and getting lost in a good book.

Her work is guided by the belief that healing begins with feeling supported, informed, and gently held throughout the perinatal journey.

Katelin Kelly-Thomas

Katelin is a compassionate, full-spectrum birth and wellness professional dedicated to supporting individuals and families through the many experiences that can accompany the reproductive and perinatal journey. Through her work, she brings together professional bodywork, doula support, specialized education, and a holistic, relationship-centered approach to care.

Katelin is a licensed massage therapist and Full Spectrum Doula, with training through DONA International and certification as a Certified Birth & Postpartum Attendant (CBPA). She has completed the Megi Health High-Risk Doula Certification Course, which provides specialized education to support clients experiencing high-risk pregnancies and more complex perinatal circumstances. She has also completed Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) training, further preparing her to provide compassionate support to individuals and families navigating pregnancy and infant loss.

As a Full Spectrum Doula, Katelin believes compassionate, nonjudgmental support should be available across the full spectrum of reproductive experiences. She is open to supporting individuals and families through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, surrogacy, abortion, adoption-related experiences, pregnancy and infant loss, and other reproductive transitions. She honors each person's autonomy, values, decisions, and circumstances, meeting clients where they are without judgment.

Her background as a licensed massage therapist brings an additional understanding of the body and the role that therapeutic touch can play in physical comfort, relaxation, and body awareness. As a doula, she provides individualized emotional, physical, and informational support while helping clients feel informed, empowered, and respected throughout their experience.

Katelin is passionate about creating spaces where people feel safe to ask questions, express their emotions, make informed decisions, and receive support without fear of judgment. She recognizes that reproductive experiences can be deeply personal and complex and approaches each client with compassion, curiosity, and respect.

She is also continuing her professional education in lactation and working toward becoming an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Her commitment to ongoing education reflects her desire to continually expand her knowledge and provide well-rounded, evidence-informed support.

At the heart of Katelin's work is the belief that every person deserves to be cared for as a whole human being. Her goal is to create a supportive, grounded environment where clients feel heard, respected, empowered, and genuinely cared for whatever their reproductive journey may look like.