A DOULA COLLECTIVE IN LONG ISLAND, NY
At The Devoted Village, we believe that it takes a village to support families through pregnancy, birth, and the tender postpartum period.
20+
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
13
TEAM MEMBERS
100+
FAMILIES SUPPORTED
how we help
HOLISTIC SUPPORT
Our collective of birth doulas, postpartum doulas, registered nurses, sleep consultants, IBCLCs, CLCs, and other birth professionals is here to ensure that no parent navigates this journey alone.
OUR MISSION
We are committed to holding the mother—physically, emotionally, and with unwavering support—so she can rest, heal, and bond with her baby. Whether you need guidance through birth, lactation support, sleep solutions, or compassionate postpartum care, we are here to walk alongside you.
Our Services
Holistic Birth & Perinatal Support for families in Long Island, NY
BIRTH DOULA SERVICES
POSTPARTUM DOULA SERVICES
Certified Lactation Consulting
SUPPORT FROM Registered NursES
Sleep Consulting SERVICES
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION
Support from DietitianS
Mental HEalth Services
WHO WE ARE
president
GABRIELA TORTO
Hi, I’m Gabriela Torto, and I’m here to support you on your journey into parenthood.
I’m a wife, a mother to three amazing little girls, and a dedicated birth and postpartum doula. My passion for this work was born from my own experiences—bringing my children into the world showed me just how much the right support can shape your birth and postpartum journey. I had a birth team that empowered me with knowledge and advocacy, and that experience fueled my desire to do the same for others.
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Becoming a parent is life-changing in every way. While the world celebrates your newborn, I know that you deserve just as much care. Too often, new parents are left to navigate recovery, feeding, and sleepless nights alone, expected to “figure it out” as they go. But you don’t have to do it alone. I believe in holding the mother—offering guidance, reassurance, and hands-on support so you feel confident, nurtured, and truly seen.
Whether you’re preparing for birth or adjusting to life with a newborn, I’m here to walk alongside you. Every birth is a transformation, and every new version of you deserves compassion and care. Let’s build the support system you need and deserve—because parenthood was never meant to be a solo journey.
meet the team
Meet our team of highly qualified individuals can support you in birth, postpartum and beyond.
Sabrina Clingo
registered nurse
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With over a decade of experience as a dedicated labor and delivery nurse—and the invaluable perspective of being a mother myself—I understand both the beauty and the challenges of the postpartum journey. After facing my own struggles with preeclampsia and illness following childbirth, I experienced firsthand how transformative the support of a postpartum doula could be—even for just one night. That experience ignited my passion for empowering and supporting new mothers as they navigate the often-overwhelming newborn stage.
Whether it’s helping with latching, washing bottles, folding laundry, or providing light cleaning to make your days easier, I’m here to ease the load—so you can focus on bonding with your little one. As a devoted mom, wife, and animal lover at heart, I bring warmth, compassion, and expert care to every family I support.
Courtney Newman
POSTPARTUM DOULA
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I’m Courtney, a postpartum doula and proud mom to my vibrant 3 year old daughter. My passion lies in supporting new moms as they navigate the beautiful but sometimes overwhelming journey after birth. I believe every mother deserves care, guidance, and a strong support system during this transformative time. I’m here to help you feel confident, supported, and nurtured as you adjust to life with your little one. Whether it’s offering emotional support, practical advice, or just lending a helping hand, I’m here to make your postpartum experience a little easier and a lot more joyful.
Rachael Dausner
registered nurse
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Rachael Dausner is a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with over seven years of experience, specializing in pediatric care. Her background includes extensive work in both general pediatric settings and the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), where she provided expert, high-level care to critically ill children and their families. This foundation has given her a deep understanding of the unique needs of infants and the emotional journey of parenthood.
Rachael is especially passionate about supporting families in the postpartum period. She believes that a mother’s well-being is central to the health and happiness of the entire family unit. With a calm, nurturing presence, Rachael offers more than just skilled newborn care—she creates space for parents to rest, recover, and breathe, knowing their baby is in trusted and experienced hands. Her holistic approach ensures that both baby and mother feel supported, seen, and safe during this tender transition.
Jennie Berges
Licensed Mental Health counselor and perinatal mental health counselor
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Jennie Berges is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Perinatal Mental Health certified. She has been counseling individuals, couples and families in private practice since 2020. Working with women and families in the perinatal phase and beyond has been a passion of hers after she had her own children and experienced postpartum depression along with a host of misinformation and limited support from health care professionals. She felt the need to help mothers and families find their voice and individual self after they go through the transformative experience of childbirth. She believes in meeting the individual or family where they are at. She typically utilizes CBT and specializes in OCD, anxiety, and depression.
Tammy Beausejour
Birth and postpartum Doula
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Tamarah Beausejour is a dedicated Birth Doula and maternal health advocate with a strong foundation in public health and hands-on experience in Labor & Delivery. Her background allows her to bridge clinical understanding with compassionate, continuous support — ensuring families feel both informed and deeply cared for throughout their journey.
Tamarah supports birthing families with warmth, professionalism, and steady reassurance. She understands that birth is not only a physical experience, but an emotional and transformative one. Her role is to create a space where clients feel grounded, confident, and supported in their choices — whether planning a natural birth, an epidural, an induction, or navigating unexpected changes in their birth plan.
Deeply passionate about birth equity, Tamarah is committed to ensuring every client feels seen, heard, and respected. She brings cultural sensitivity, advocacy, and a trauma-informed lens to her work, recognizing that each family’s story, values, and lived experiences matter. Her clients often describe her presence as calming, empowering, and affirming during moments that require strength and resilience.
Blending evidence-based education with intuitive emotional support, Tamarah helps families prepare thoughtfully for pregnancy, labor, and the early postpartum period. She believes birth can be a powerful moment of growth and joy, and she works intentionally to help each client step into that experience feeling prepared, safe, and empowered.
Sarah Keenan
registered nurse
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With five years of diverse nursing experience, she is dedicated to providing exceptional, attentive care for newborns and their families. She began her nursing career in oncology, where she cultivated deep compassion and empathy while supporting patients and their loved ones through challenging moments. Her clinical path then expanded into post-surgical care, specializing in procedures similar to Cesarean births, allowing her to confidently support mothers in their recovery and healing.
She further refined her skills in the emergency department of a Level I trauma hospital, caring for patients across the lifespan—from newborns to the elderly. This fast-paced environment strengthened her clinical judgment, adaptability, and calm presence under pressure.
As a mother of three, her personal experiences through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period have profoundly shaped her approach to care. She understands firsthand the emotional and physical transitions families experience, and she is deeply passionate about supporting parents during this transformative season.
She is honored to ease each family’s transition into parenthood, caring for newborns as if they were her own. She thoughtfully anticipates household needs—whether folding laundry, washing bottles, or simply offering a steady, reassuring presence—so parents can focus on rest and bonding. She is certified in Infant CPR and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), ensuring the highest standard of safety and preparedness.
With warmth, professionalism, and heart, she looks forward to walking alongside families—helping make this blissful yet sometimes overwhelming journey feel more supported, peaceful, and filled with joy.
Diana Pashayan
registered nurse
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Diana Pashayan, RN, is a dedicated night nurse with over five years of nursing experience—three of which have been devoted to postpartum and newborn care. As a proud mom to a NICU graduate, her own journey into motherhood deeply inspires her commitment to supporting families through the early, often overwhelming, newborn stage.
Certified in NRP, BLS, ACLS, and First Aid, Diana provides expert, nurturing overnight care tailored to each baby’s unique needs. Her calm, skillful presence allows parents to rest and recover with confidence, knowing their little one is in compassionate and capable hands. From feeding and diapering to soothing and sleep support, Diana brings comfort, reassurance, and a sense of ease to every family she works with.
Lydia Sullivan
postpartum doula
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With over 20 years of experience as a high school math teacher, she brings patience, structure, and a calm, steady presence to every family she supports. Her transition into postpartum work was deeply personal — inspired by her own birth experiences and the vulnerable months that followed. Through that journey, she gained a profound understanding of how transformative — and overwhelming — the postpartum period can be.
Her passion for supporting families stems from the belief that no one should navigate early parenthood alone. She knows firsthand that it truly takes a village to nurture and sustain a growing family. Drawing from both her professional background in education and her lived experience as a parent, she offers practical guidance, emotional reassurance, and compassionate care tailored to each family’s unique needs.
She provides a steady hand during long nights, a listening ear during uncertain moments, and evidence-based education to help parents feel confident and empowered. Whether offering newborn guidance, emotional support, or simply creating space for rest and recovery, her goal is to ensure families feel seen, supported, and never alone.
Charlie Ann Allen
postpartum doula
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Charlie Ann Allen is a compassionate and highly skilled postpartum doula dedicated to supporting families during one of the most transformative times in life: the journey into parenthood. With a calm presence, deep empathy, and evidence-based knowledge, Charlie Ann provides holistic care that nurtures both the newborn and the new parents.
Trained and certified with the Newborn Care Training Academy in postpartum care, Charlie Ann brings expertise in newborn care, maternal recovery, lactation support, emotional well-being, and household adjustment during the early weeks after birth. Her approach is centered on creating a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space where families feel seen, heard, and empowered.
Jennifer Jaser
Birth and postpartum doula
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Jennifer Jaser began her career as a classically trained artist and illustrator. As her professional journey evolved, she discovered a growing passion for photography, eventually transitioning into infant photography at NYU Winthrop, where she worked for two and a half years. During that time, she developed a deep interest in hearing postpartum and birth stories from mothers of diverse cultural backgrounds. Through these meaningful conversations, she often found herself drawn to the idea of becoming a doula.
Many of the mothers she worked with commented on her calm, patient demeanor and encouraged her to pursue doula work, recognizing her natural ability to provide steady, reassuring support. Inspired by their encouragement, Jennifer completed her formal training with the Long Island Doula Association.
Jennifer brings genuine compassion to every family she supports. She holds deep respect for the strength of mothers who carry the physical and emotional responsibilities of birth and caregiving. Her experiences caring for and connecting with countless newborns have been incredibly rewarding, and she looks forward to continuing this meaningful work with future clients.
Shantel taylor
birth and postpartum doula, Lactation Counselor
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Shantel Taylor is a compassionate and experienced full-spectrum birth and postpartum doula, proudly serving families across all five boroughs and Long Island. She provides education, advocacy, and heartfelt support throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum journey. Trained through DONA and certified as both a Lactation Counselor and Child Passenger Safety Technician, Shantel brings a blend of professional expertise and genuine care to every family she serves.
Her passion for birth work began long before her formal training. As a mother of three, Shantel has personally felt the profound impact that nurturing, continuous support can have during such a tender and transformative time. Those experiences planted the seed for her mission: ensuring that every family feels seen, supported, and empowered as they welcome new life.
In addition to her doula practice, Shantel coordinates maternal and family health initiatives across the city, strengthening community wellness through place-based programming and family-centered care. She holds both a BBA and an MBA in Business Management from Adelphi University, blending strong leadership with her deep commitment to birth equity and family well-being.
With her warm, grounded presence, Shantel walks alongside families with compassion and confidence, helping them navigate pregnancy and postpartum with clarity, comfort, and trusted support.
Outside of serving families, she cherishes creating memories, dancing, good food, and laughter with her loved ones — joy she brings into every space she enters.
ayse arkali
postpartum doula
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Ayse Arkali brings a deeply rooted passion for holistic, compassionate care to her role as a postpartum doula. With a background in advanced doctoral training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayse supports families with a unique blend of evidence-based clinical knowledge and time-honored healing traditions.
Her approach honors the sacred transition into parenthood—not only for the birthing person, but for their partner and family as a whole. She believes that the postpartum period is not simply a recovery phase, but a profound transformation deserving of attentive, nurturing care.
Ayse is especially attuned to the emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing of new mothers. She offers gentle guidance through the emotional complexities of the fourth trimester, creates space for healing and rest, and provides resources and rituals that nourish the body and spirit. Her integrative background allows her to weave together Western medical insight with Eastern practices such as nutritional support, breathwork, and energetic balance.
With warmth, intuition, and clinical skill, Ayse creates a calm, supportive environment where families can find their rhythm and feel truly cared for. Her devotion lies in uplifting women and families so they feel seen, empowered, and deeply supported during one of life’s most tender and transformative chapters.
Alicia Zito
Birth and Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator
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Alicia is a Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula and Childbirth Educator. After experiencing two natural, soul-fulfilling births with the support of a doula, she discovered her passion for empowering women to take control of their own birth journeys.
As a doula, Alicia provides nurturing, evidence-based support throughout pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period, helping families feel informed, confident, and deeply supported every step of the way. Her goal is to ensure each birth story is a positive, meaningful, and empowering experience.
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