Elise Ramirez

Elise is dedicated to providing personalized, holistic, and comprehensive postpartum doula services for families of newborns up to twelve weeks. During such a transformative phase, Elise offers unwavering support, emotional guidance, and practical assistance to new families beginning their journey. She supplies valuable information and support on infant care, feeding, bonding, sleep, recovery after birth, and more, and accompanies postpartum clinical appointments and baby outings. With nineteen years of expertise as a career nanny and experience as a Montessori assistant teacher, Elise aims to extend her reach to assist more families from all walks of life with empathy and compassion. Elise is especially interested in postpartum mental health and trauma-informed care. She is passionate about patient advocacy and committed to an inclusive environment for all genders, sexual orientations, races, religions, and body types. Elise is currently pursuing certification through DONA (Doulas of North America) International. Her DONA approved birth and postpartum doula workshops were taught by The Flow of Life Yoga in Asheville, NC and Nurturing Doula Dreams in Milwaukee, WI. Elise has a B.S. in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in education and social sciences from Fayetteville State University. A lifelong learner, she actively seeks continuing education opportunities and is currently taking advanced newborn care specialist courses.

In her free time, Elise enjoys hiking, travel, volunteering, theatre, spoiling her goldendoodle, and spending time with her family. She is also a self-pronounced Disney nerd, lover of Lady Gaga concerts, and religiously listens to showtunes and NPR.