Danni Cooksie, doula and Certified Lactation Counselor at Nueva Vida Doula
Danni Cooksie, Doula & Certified Lactation Counselor
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Doula, CLC & Birth Worker

Danni Cooksie

Birth, postpartum, lactation, cultural practice, and body-healing support for Humboldt families.

Danni is a local doula and Certified Lactation Counselor serving families in the Humboldt community. She provides birth and postpartum support, lactation counseling, education, body-centered care, and support for traditional and cultural birth and postpartum practices, ceremonies, and rituals.

  • Birth Doula
  • Postpartum Doula
  • Certified Lactation Counselor
  • Traditional Birth Practices
  • Cultural Postpartum Practices
  • Ceremonies & Rituals
  • Health Educator
  • Medical Assistant
  • Yoni Steam Practitioner
  • Body-Healing Support

Meet Danni

Community-rooted care for birth, postpartum, feeding, ceremony, and renewal.

Danni brings together doula care, lactation counseling, health education, medical assistant experience, body-healing techniques, and traditional and cultural birth and postpartum practices. Her care is grounded in community, family foundations, and helping birthers feel supported through each transition in a way that honors their story, values, and traditions.

Why This Work Matters

Strong families need strong circles of support.

Pregnancy, birth, postpartum recovery, and infant feeding can all bring questions, uncertainty, and deep transformation. Danni’s work is centered on helping families feel held by knowledgeable, compassionate, and community-based care.

She supports birthers and families with a focus on connection, education, body awareness, cultural respect, traditional practices, and the foundations that help families feel more steady as they grow.

How I Support Families

Birth care, postpartum care, lactation support, cultural practices, and body-centered healing.

Danni provides birth and postpartum services, lactation counseling, practical education, supportive body-healing techniques, and care for families who want to include meaningful traditional or cultural practices in their birth or postpartum experience.

With experience as a health educator, medical assistant, doula, Certified Lactation Counselor, and Yoni Steam Practitioner, she brings a broad and grounded lens to supporting families.

Traditional & cultural care

Honoring birth, postpartum, ceremony, and ritual.

Danni specializes in traditional and cultural birth and postpartum practices, ceremonies, and rituals. Her support is centered on honoring each family’s preferences, boundaries, culture, and meaning-making during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery.

For families who want this kind of care, Danni can help create space for practices that feel grounding, respectful, intentional, and connected to family or cultural traditions.

Birth practices Support for families who want to include meaningful traditions, preparation, and cultural grounding around birth.
Postpartum rituals Care that can honor rest, recovery, healing, transition, and the early days after baby arrives.
Ceremony & meaning Support for intentional moments that help families mark pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and renewal.

Specialties

Danni’s areas of support

Danni supports families through birth, postpartum, lactation, education, traditional and cultural practices, ceremonies, rituals, and body-centered care.

Birth Support

Emotional, physical, and informational support for birthers during pregnancy, labor, and birth.

Postpartum Support

Care for families after birth as they recover, adjust, feed, bond, and find new rhythms.

Lactation Counseling

Outpatient lactation counseling and feeding support from a Certified Lactation Counselor.

Health Education

Clear, supportive education to help families understand options and feel more prepared.

Body-Healing Support

Body-centered techniques that support recovery, grounding, comfort, and postpartum renewal.

Yoni Steam Practice

Specialized body-healing support for families who choose this form of care.

Medical Assistant Experience

A practical, informed background that supports families with grounded, attentive care.

Community-Based Care

Support rooted in the Humboldt community, family foundations, and local circles of care.

Community Served

Local support in Humboldt.

  • Birth support for birthers and families
  • Postpartum support for growing families
  • Lactation counseling and feeding support
  • Traditional and cultural birth and postpartum practices
  • Ceremonies and rituals for families who want this type of care
  • Community-centered care through Nueva Vida Doula

Certifications & Focus Areas

Doula care with a broad support background.

  • Doula providing birth and postpartum services
  • Certified Lactation Counselor, CLC
  • Health educator
  • Medical assistant
  • Yoni Steam Practitioner
  • Body-healing techniques
  • Traditional and cultural birth practices
  • Traditional and cultural postpartum practices
  • Ceremonies and rituals

Beyond Birth Work

Rooted in family foundations, cultural respect, renewal, and community support.

Danni’s work is grounded in the belief that families deserve support that honors the full experience of pregnancy, birth, postpartum recovery, feeding, healing, and cultural identity.

Through birth work, postpartum care, lactation counseling, health education, body-centered practices, and traditional and cultural ceremonies or rituals, she supports families as they build confidence, connection, and stability in the early stages of parenthood.

Community-rooted support for birth, postpartum healing, feeding, cultural practices, ceremony, and family foundations.
  • Humboldt community
  • Family foundations
  • Cultural practices
  • Ceremonies & rituals
  • Body-healing work
  • Postpartum renewal

My Favorite Part of This Work

Helping families feel supported by a wider circle of care.

Danni’s work centers on supporting birthers and families through meaningful transitions. Whether she is providing birth support, postpartum care, lactation counseling, education, body-healing support, or guidance around traditional and cultural practices, her focus is helping families feel informed, connected, honored, and cared for within their community.

Ready to feel supported?

Schedule a free consultation with Nueva Vida Doula.

Meet with Danni and the Nueva Vida Doula team to ask questions, explore birth or postpartum services, and learn what kind of support may be right for your family.