Holding Space for Becoming.

Full-Spectrum Doula Care
Chicago, Illinois

THE DOULA BEHIND CHRYSALLIS

A full-spectrum doula serving families throughout the Chicagoland area. I created Chrysallis Collective to offer thoughtful, steady care through the experiences that ask us to become something new: birth, postpartum, parenthood, placement, loss, and everything that may live between.

Hi, I’m Julissa

A little more about me
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Why We Do What We Do

A doula offers steady support, trusted guidance, and a reassuring presence through some of life’s most transformative moments. By helping you feel informed, heard, and cared for, a doula creates space for you to move through your experience with greater confidence.

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THE CHRYSALLIS APPROACH

There is care in the becoming.

Chrysallis was created for the spaces between what was and what comes next. My work is not to shape your experience into something it was never meant to be, but to offer education, preparation, presence, and care as you move through it in your own way.

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Support every step of the way.

There is no singular way to experience pregnancy, birth, postpartum, parenthood, placement, or loss. Chrysallis makes room for the whole of it.

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  • Support through pregnancy, labor, birth, and the immediate transition afterward.

  • Nurturing, practical support as you recover and settle into life after birth.

  • Approachable education to help you feel informed, prepared, and confident before and after birth.

  • Personalized support for intended parents and/or surrogates throughout the surrogacy journey.

  • Compassionate support through the emotional and practical transitions of adoption.

  • Gentle, compassionate support through pregnancy loss, stillbirth, and the tender experiences of grief and remembrance.

  • Attentive care before, during, and after your abortion.

Let's Chat

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Make It Official

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Prepare Together

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Birth Day

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Settle In

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Let's Chat · Make It Official · Prepare Together · Birth Day . Settle In .

The Chrysallis Experience

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    01 — Let’s Chat

    We’ll start with a complimentary consultation to get to know each other, talk about what you’re looking for, and see if we’re a good fit.

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    02 — Make It Official

    Choose the support that feels right for you, sign your agreement, and officially welcome Chrysallis into your birth team!

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    03 — Prepare Together

    Through your prenatal sessions, we’ll build knowledge, explore your preferences, prepare your body and mind, and create your birth plan.

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    04 — Birth Day

    When labor begins, I’ll be there with continuous emotional, physical, and informational support as your birth unfolds.

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    05 — Settle In

    After birth, we’ll reconnect for postpartum support, reflection, recovery, and navigating those early days with your baby.

  • “You will find it incredible that labor gets stronger and stronger–and you do, too.”

    — The Doula Guide to Birth

  • “The whole point of woman-centered birth is the knowledge that a woman is the birth power source. She may need, and deserve, help, but in essence, she always had, currently has, and will have the power.”

    — Heather McCue

  • "Women are strong, strong, terribly strong. We don't know how strong until we're pushing out our babies."

    — Louise Erdrich

  • “In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves.”

    — Everyday Blessings

  • “It is not ‘ladylike’ to give birth. The strength and power of labor is not demure.”

    — An Easier Childbirth