CHARM CITY CRANIOSACRAL
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Birth & Postpartum
​Doula Support

​Rooted in Somatic Healing + Birth Wisdom
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Hey hon...

If you’re here, chances are—you’re not just looking for a doula.
You’re looking for someone who sees you clearly.
Someone who knows how to hold your fear without feeding it.

Someone who understands birth not just as a medical event—but as a powerful rite of passage.

Even though doulas are in your life for such a short time, you know the memory of her care, her presence, and her voice will remain intertwined with your birth story forever.

That’s not just powerful—that’s sacred.

Maybe you’ve read all the books. Maybe you haven’t.
Maybe you have a clear vision for your birth--
or you’ve chosen a provider you trust to keep you and your baby safe.
Maybe this is your first birth—or your fourth.

But something in you knows…

You want more than just another body in the room.

You want someone who can hold the emotional layers, the sacred unknown, and the nervous system shifts.
You want someone who can translate what’s happening, offer as much (or as little) information as you need, and help you make choices that feel empowered.

You want someone who can read the room, read you, and gently guide you through the incredible process of birth.

That’s what I do.

With over a decade of experience as a birthworker—and advanced training in midwifery, craniosacral therapy, and functional health coaching—I bring more than comfort.

I bring clarity, grounded presence, and a deep capacity to hold space.
I carry both an intellectual understanding of birth and a spiritual reverence for it—creating an environment that honors both.

Most families I meet during interviews choose to hire me.
It’s not because I check every box—it’s because they feel the resonance.
The relief. The sense that they can exhale and be fully themselves.

I’m not going to lie: most women cry during our consults.
Not because it’s heavy, but because it’s true.

We get to the heart of what’s been hidden
—the hopes, the fears, the whispered thoughts they weren’t sure could be spoken aloud.
And we bring them into the light.

That matters—because your body needs to enter theta brainwave states to allow the neurochemistry of birth to unfold.
And theta requires calm. Surrender. Safety. Love. Support.

The thoughts we hide often hold birth back. So we start there—opening the channel that brings your baby earthside.

My role is to support your body, your choices, and your process--

from pregnancy through birth and into postpartum healing.

Whether it’s physical, emotional, educational, nutritional, lactation-related, or even sleep--you’ll receive consistent, integrated care from someone who knows how to walk beside you.
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NAMASTE
​Julie

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Birth Doula Package

🤰 Prenatal Support
  • First Visit (~34 Weeks):
    • Birth Options & Preferences worksheet
    • Education to create a Printed Visual Birth Plan
  • Second Visit (~36 Weeks):
    • Expectations for labor and birth
    • Comfort measures + optimal fetal positioning
  • TENS Unit rental + instructions
  • Two in-office 90-minute Craniosacral Therapy sessions
    • Supports nervous system regulation and deepens bonding with baby
  • Phone + email support from contract signing
  • On-call availability from 37–42 weeks

🌀 Birth Support
  • Continuous emotional + physical support throughout labor
  • Craniosacral Therapy during labor and for baby immediately after birth (as appropriate)
  • Nursing guidance + immediate postpartum support (~2 hours after birth)

🕊️ Postpartum Support
  • Day 3 In-Home Visit (3–4 hours):
    • Feeding support + troubleshooting
    • In-home Craniosacral Dyad Session (parent + baby)
  • ~Two-Week In-Home Visit (~2 hours):
    • Birth processing, emotional support, Q&A
    • In-home Baby Craniosacral Therapy session
    • Referrals + follow-up guidance as needed
Proudly Serving Hospitals, Birth Centers, and Home Births: Carroll Hospital, St. Joseph Medical Center, Sinai, Medstar Franklin Square, Johns Hopkins, Mercy, Howard County General, Anne Arundel Medical Center,  Frederick Memorial Hospital, Luminas at Baltimore Washington Memorial Hospital, and more. 

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Charm City Craniosacral
Tel: (443) 218 - 6309

[email protected]

Proudly serving Ellicott City, Catonsville, Baltimore, Columbia, Towson, Sykesville, Laurel, & surrounding Maryland communities. 

​About Us

Registered Craniosacral Therapist
Integrative and Functional Nutrition Health Coach
Reiki Master
Certified Doula


Charm City Craniosacral offers integrated mind-body healing through craniosacral therapy, somatic support, functional nutrition, and holistic doula care—rooted in nervous system wisdom and whole-person transformation.
  • Julie Pokorny
  • Learn More
  • Booking
  • Doula Support