WHY TRAIN WITH CATHOLIC DOULA?

What is a doula? 

A doula is a trained "life coach" professional who helps mother in the most important time of her life - pregnancy through birth and postpartum time!  Our program trains doulas in a spiritual, prayerful way to help mothers from birth thru postpartum time. We also have a bereavement doula course.
We also have add-on Magnificat Courses: Fertlity    doula and Childbirth Educator.
We have a new  "sister" course called Mommy Latch  in order to become a Breastfeeding Counselor-Educator!  (This course was previously known as BOOB educator).  
Learn more below about:   Why train with our program. We decided to move this information here in order to have more informative pages about our trainings on the respective pages. Thank you. 
THE ONLY  & ORIGINAL CATHOLIC DOULA TRAINING

​The Catholic Doula Program was the first of its kind, an original way for doulas to be trained with Christ.
One of the only kinds on the market. 
Totally pro-life!
Marian based as well!
Non-Catholics are totally welcome! 
Original Parenting Language

The original parenting language applies to the course material.
Mother & Father
Breastfeeding (not chestfeeding)
No Abortion/IVF 
No inclusive language. 
Respecting families. 
Jesus in Every Lesson and Mary!

The ability to learn so much more then doula instructions. Gifts of the Holy Ghost (Birth), Joys of Mary (Postpartum), Our Lady of Sorrows (bereavement) - Birth also has saints included too!  
​Non-denominational students are always free to skip saint sections or Marian doctrine. Thank you. 
Small Class Sizes
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Small classes give you the opportunity for more one-on-one communication with the trainer. Giving you ample  time to spend with her, and ask any questions you might have. 
Self-pace classroom
​Live Zoom class will also have access to classroom and have less work assignments. 
For enrollment please use contact form or payment plan link. Thank you.

Scholarship Opportunities - starting now!

We are now offering special scholarship seasons - spring and late fall and winter. Application deadlines are the following dates:
April 1st for spring and student must enter class by April 15th.
​October 1st for fall and student must enter class by October 15th. 
Application deadline December 1st and student must enter class by January 2nd.  Read on right column about scholarship names and how you can get one! 
We will do these seasonal as we  can. 
Note: All scholarships are PARTIAL. We do not give out full scholarships.  All scholarships are for the  self-paced classes with exception of once a year we will do for live zoom class - the April deadline can be used for a zoom class over the summer - all down payments must be made by April 15th.  Zoom classes will start in May for the "summer" session or July if choosing postpartum. Our first scholarship deadline is April 1st - so make sure to enter early. We will consider offering a scholarship for one zoom class for summer session only.  Winners must put down a down payment in April to hold any spot. Thank you. 

April 2023 Scholarships:
We will be giving out 2 partial scholarships: 

First scholarship is named after St. Zélie  and will be our "Foundational" Scholarship.  
Anyone of financial need can apply for this scholarship.   When filling  out application form you must tell us what you make each year in order to apply.
Scholarship will be $100 off or $150 off determined by our committee. Scholarship  winner will be notified around April 13th. 

Second Scholarship is St.  Gerard Scholarship for Woman of Color - you must identify as BIPOC for this scholarship. Funds will still be $100-$150 off a course to be determined by our committee. Scholarship winner will be notified around April 13th. 

Please fill out form below and return to us by April 1st deadline. 
​Thank you. 

    Scholarship application form 

Mission statement & Meet Our Team

Mission Statement of Catholic Doula is to offer a spiritual, prayerful, and evidence based doula training in 3 areas: birth, postpartum and bereavement. 
We also have the Magnificat Childbirth Educator and Fertility doula classes. Magnificat Sleep baby Educator (possibly coming in near future).
We co-help with some other programs like  Breastfeeding course.  Link to that class info!
Please see our FAQ page if you have questions about doulas or evidence for doulas, etc. We are here to help.
Thank you.

Juliana ​Larsen 

Office Manager/Owner of Catholic Doula Program, Birth Arts International trained, 
Certified Hypno-Doula, Certified Madriella Network Doula, Chantal-Lockey Bereavement certified Doula, Intuitive  Childbirth Postpartum Doula, HERBAL breastfeeding peer-counselor, also took some IBCLC classes - but not certified in it.  

 
Lisa Van Der Wilt - course helper
Other helpers are in the background and would prefer not to be mentioned - we thank you as well. 
Nicole Kline still is one of our helpers.

THE SWEETEST THINGS OUR STUDENTS SAY...

"I loved the fast-track class and live zoom calls -so I totally recommend the fast-track course! Quizzes and fun meeting other doulas in training."
Melissa
"Julia was helpful in our classes and answered emails even though it was past her regular office hours."
R.R.
"Julia is available to answer questions and made me feel at home in the class. Getting into the classroom on Thinkific was great experience. I am also taking a class on Google classroom. Each has its on unique feel."
S.T.

Prayer to Infant Prague:
INFANT OF PRAGUE NOVENA PRAYER  
O Jesus, Who has said, "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened," through the intercession of Mary, Your Most Holy Mother, I knock, I seek, I ask that my prayer be granted.
(Make your request)
O Jesus, Who has said, "All that you ask of the Father in My Name, He will grant you," through the intercession of Mary Your Most Holy Mother, I humbly and urgently ask your Father in your name that my prayer will be granted.
(Make your request)
O Jesus, Who has said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away but My word shall not pass away," through the intercession of Mary Your Most Holy Mother, I feel confident that my prayer will be granted.
(Make your request)
​ PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Divine Infant Jesus, I know You love me and would never leave me. I thank You for Your close Presence in my life. Miraculous Infant, I believe in Your promise of peace, blessings, and freedom from want. I place every need and care in Your hands. Lord Jesus, may I always trust in Your generous mercy and love. I want to honor and praise You, now and forever. Amen