Become a Doula
A different kind of career.
A different kind of life.
There comes a time when many of us begin to ask ourselves different questions.
Not just... "What can I do?"
But... "What feels meaningful?" "Where can I make a difference?" "What kind of work would bring me a sense of purpose?"
Over the years, I have met so many women who arrive at doula training at a turning point in their lives. Some are looking for a new direction. Some have always felt drawn to birth and women’s experiences. Some have spent years caring for others and are ready to bring those gifts into work that feels deeply aligned with who they are. They are all different ages. They come from different backgrounds. But they often share the same feeling...
A knowing that there is something more they are being called towards.
Perhaps you feel that too?
If you answered yes, then . . .
Doula Training could be for you!
Registrations for 2026 – 2027 are now OPEN
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Professional Comprehensive Doula Training
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Following your heart
Choosing to become a doula is a very personal decision. It is not simply about learning a new skill. It is about choosing the kind of person you want to be in the world. A doula has the privilege of standing beside women during one of the most powerful transitions of their lives. To offer reassurance when there is uncertainty. To bring calm when things feel overwhelming. To remind women of their own strength when they need it most. It is work that asks a lot of you. But it also gives so much back .There is something incredibly special about knowing that your presence helped someone feel supported, heard and cared for.
The journey to becoming a doula
When women begin this training, they often focus on what they will learn. And of course, the knowledge matters. You will learn about birth physiology, pregnancy, labour, postnatal support, communication, comfort measures and how to support families professionally and confidently. But the journey becomes about much more than information, along the way, something shifts and you begin to trust yourself, you become more confident in your voice, you learn to hold space without needing to fix everything and you discover your own way of supporting women. The goal is not to become a copy of another doula. The goal is to become the best version of yourself in this role.
Registrations are now open
Until the 31st August 2026 there is an AMAZING €600 BONUS OFFER
Comprehensive Doula Training
PLUS
Access to the playback of my Lactation Doula Training worth €400
PLUS
Access to my Homeopathy for Doulas Training worth €200
PLUS
Access to an 8 month payment plan
Please email to confirm availability
The skills to support women with confidence
A good doula brings both heart and knowledge. Compassion matters, but so does preparation. This training focuses on enabling you to expand, express and communicate your compassion, but it is also designed to give you the foundations you need to support families with confidence and integrity.
In the training we will explore:
The physiology of birth.
How to provide emotional and practical support.
Comfort measures and coping techniques.
Communication and relationship building.
Supporting partners.
The early postnatal period.
Building your confidence as a professional doula.
My aim is that you finish the course feeling grounded, prepared and ready to step into this work.
Who is this training for?
People who are drawn to becoming a doula include:
Pregnancy yoga teachers
Antenatal educators
Complementary health worker
Mainstream health worker
Lactation Consultants
Maternity advocates
People working with marginalised communities
Social workers
And anyone who wants to support mothers and babies!
Why do your doula training with me
For many years, I have had the privilege of supporting women and families through pregnancy, birth and the early days of parenthood. Birth has taught me many things, it has taught me the importance of trust, the importance of listening and the importance of creating a space where women feel safe to be themselves.
When I train doulas, I don't just want to pass on knowledge, I want to share the wisdom that comes from experience. I want to help you develop confidence and to find your own voice. Most importantly I want you to leave the training knowing that you have something valuable to offer, because every doula brings something unique. Your life experience, your compassion, your way of being with people is what will make you the doula you will become.
A community of women who care
One of the unexpected gifts of doula training is the community that grows around it. People arrive at the training as strangers often leave with lifelong friendships. They support each other, share experiences and celebrate each other's growth.
Becoming a doula can sometimes feel like stepping into something new and unknown, but having a community beside you makes all the difference!
Your next chapter
Perhaps you have been thinking about becoming a doula for some time? Perhaps you have saved this page? Perhaps you have come back to it more than once?
Maybe there is a part of you that feels excited and another part that wonders...
"Could I really do this?"
The answer is yes. Yes you can. You don't need to have everything figured out before you begin , you simply need curiosity, a willingness to learn and a desire to support women in a meaningful way.
A year from now, you could be looking back at this moment as the moment you chose something different. The moment you followed your heart. The moment you began a journey into work that truly matters.
I would love to welcome you onto this path
What will I learn?
First weekend
Maternity systems and models of care available in Ireland
Birth Preferences.
The process of pregnancy labour birth and the postpartum
The endocrine system, the muscular system the respiratory system and the skeletal system during pregnancy labour and birth.
Stages of Labour and Positions of the baby during pregnancy labour and birth.
Common antenatal and intrapartum interventions and tests
Maternity and human rights, informed consent and informed refusal
What will I learn?
Second weekend
Caesarean Birth
Due dates
Induction
Communication skills
Trauma informed language
Understanding diversity
Understanding trauma
Honouring the sacred in birth
What will I learn?
Third weekend
Finding your clients and antenatal appointments
Client contracts, boundaries and payments
Preparing you clients physically, mentally and emotionally
Debriefing previous birth experiences
Pain Coping Strategies
What will I learn?
Fourth weekend
Hands on doula support in all stages of labour and childbirth
Early labour at home
Active labour at home and in hospital
Supporting your client physically emotionally and mentally during labour and birth
Preparing a toolbox of support for labour and birth including homeopathy, rebozo work, positions, movement, aromatherapy
Engaging with medical staff and understanding the boundaries of the scope of your practice
Induction preparing for a medical induction, alternative methods of induction.
Supporting VBAC
Supporting clients with Twins
Supporting caesarean birth
Supporting waterbirth and labouring in water
What will I learn?
Fifth weekend
Motherhood in Ireland today and the postnatal team
The anatomy of the postnatal mother
The healthy neonate
What’s in a birth story?
Trauma informed communication
Postnatal Doula skill box
Supporting loss
Premature babies and babies in the NICU
What will I learn?
Sixth weekend
Infant feeding; breastfeeding, breastmilk feeding combination feeding, triple feeding and commercial milk feeding
Nourishing and feeding the new mother
Micronutrients
Complementary therapies and their approach to the postnatal
Working with infant sleep
Baby wearing and the use of slings
Neonatal routines
Your doula business.
What happens from June 2027 to October 2027?
You will complete five assessments in your own time, one each month reviewing everything we have learned together. This will offer you an opportunity to refine your knowledge and to see things with a deeper understanding from when you first learnt them
JUNE ASSESSMENT: The Irish maternity services, medicalisation and interventions
JULY ASSESSMENT: C section support. VBAC support, communication, loss and advocacy
AUGUST ASSESSMENT: Antenatal support, preparation and the pressure for induction
SEPTEMBER ASSESSMENT: Early and active labour support at home and in hospital, water and land birth
OCTOBER ASSESSMENT: Postnatal support
Once you have completed all the assessments you will book in your one to one review with me. Once this is done you will be certified and receive your certificate
Training Dates
October 17th & 18th 2026
November 21st & 22nd 2026
January 23rd & 24th 2027
February 20th & 21st 2027
March 13th & 14th 2027
May 22nd & 23rd 2027
Assessment Dates
Assessment 1: June 30th 2027
Assessment 2: July 31st 2027
Assessment 3: August 31st 2027
Assessment 4: September 30th 2027
Assessment 5: October 31st 2027
Investment
Option 1: Standard Payment
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Option 2: 8 Month Payment Plan
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Registrations for 2026-7are now open
Until the 31st August 2026 there is an AMAZING €600 BONUS OFFER
Comprehensive Doula Training
PLUS
Access to the playback of my Lactation Doula Training worth €400
PLUS
Access to my Homeopathy for Doulas Training worth €200
PLUS
Access to the 8 month payment plan
Please email to confirm availability
This course is recognised for membership of both the Doula Association of Ireland and The Irish Trade and Professional Association for Doulas CLG
Please note that there are very limited spaces available on this course and places sell out really quickly.
Number of in-person spaces: 6
(Offers the option of in-person or online attendance or both)
Number of online only spaces: 12
(Online attendance only)
Note: In-person spaces are allocated on a first come first served basis.
Fabulous Faculty 1: Melissa Curtis
Prenatal and postnatal anatomy
Two hours on the physiology of pregnancy with the fantastic Melissa from TummyLove. Melissa is going to offer a detailed look at the physiology of the pregnant person’s respiratory, muscular, digestive, endocrine and skeletal system. Everything you need to know to support a healthy physical body during pregnancy and birth and enabling you to understand how the body changes during pregnancy labour and birth. This is especially useful for helping with positions of baby during early and active labour. Melissia is also offering a second bonus looking at the postnatal body and the new baby. These trainings with Melissa are usually worth €300.
Fabulous Faculty 2: Anne Marie Toole
Trauma Informed Communication
We are so lucky to have the amazing Anne Maire Toole joining us. Anne Maire is a psychotherapist and co founder and clinical director of the thriving Dublin Therapy and Counselling Centre Insight Matters. She facilitates personal development groups and is a university lecturer in areas of mental health, sexuality. She specialises in communication and healthy interactions and will be talking about trauma informed communication. We are particularly fortunate to have Anne Marie with us on this course as Anne Marie made a commitment to her family that she would not lecture this year - so a rare and wonderful opportunity to connect with a wise and incredibly insightful mentor. Any training with Anne Marie is priceless. This training and guidance is valued at €300
Fabulous Faculty 3: Kadi King
Micronutrients and Nourishment in the Postnatal
Fabulous Faculty 4: Aine O Sullivan
Ayurveda and the Postnatal
Fabulous Faculty 5: Justyna Czyz
Baby Wearing
Fabulous Faculty 6: Lucy Abana Dubin
Migrant and ethnic minority experiences
Fabulous Faculty 7: Claire Cullen
Infant loss
Fabulous Faculty 8: Roisi Phelan
Communication Skills
How and where will I learn?
Physical Location
I will be offering the in-person part of this course at Insight Matters 106 Capel St Dublin 1
Zoom
This course will be live streamed online on Zoom as well as being given in person .
On demand by playback
The course will be fully recorded and available for viewing online after each weekend.
Mix and match
Participants may choose to take the course entirely online or in person, or a mixture of both.
What do I get with the training?
Six weekends of training offered in-person, live by zoom and on demand from October 2026 to May 2027
Unlimited access to the on demand playbacks until you finish the training
Six months of in-detail self assessments support and review from June 2027 to November 2027
Certification as soon as you are ready to apply from November 2027
A 75 page manual for each weekend of training
Membership of a peer support group
Discounts on advanced doula training courses over the year
Bonuses and guest speakers
How long is the training?
The training is designed to take a year to certification. However, some people manage to complete it in slightly less time and others take longer because their life circumstances change.
There are 6 training weekends which can be attended live in person, live by zoom or watched back on demand. These sessions can be mixed and matched so you can watch one session by zoom then come in for another in person and then watch the second day of the playback. There is a gap of an extra month between the 2nd and the 3rd training weekend, to allow people to catch up or even for people to join the course at that point.
There is then a five month reflection and assessment period, where each weekend is gone over and assessment questions answered leading to a certification at the end.
What is it like to do Doula Training with me?
Registrations for 2026 - 7 are now OPEN
Until the 31st August 2026 there is an AMAZING €600 BONUS OFFER
Comprehensive Doula Training
PLUS
Access to the playback of my Lactation Doula Training worth €400
PLUS
Access to my Homeopathy for Doulas Training worth €200
PLUS
Access to the 8 month payment plan
Please email to confirm availability
Investment
Option 1: Standard Payment
Click to buy now
Option 2: 8 Month Payment Plan
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This is the only comprehensive doula training course this year
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Terms and Conditions:
Course Progression: It is anticipated that this course will run in person with a live online zoom streamed option and full playbacks available.
Refunds: Please choose wisely. Once you have signed up for this course and made a commitment to it there are no refunds unless the course is cancelled (see below).
Cancellation: If the course is cancelled you will receive a full refund.
QUESTIONS?
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I had the pleasure of participating in Krysia’s doula training in 2019. I took part in the course throughout my 3rd pregnancy and can say that I thought it was the most important gift I’ve ever given myself.
The care, compassion, and community created for the duration of the course (and beyond) were and are so empowering and uplifting, it was the perfect way to embark on a new departure in becoming a doula.
Krysia as a tutor created such a supportive, fun, energetic and sharing space that the days went by so quickly and it felt at times we would burst with knowledge and excitement.
Under Krysia’s mind blowing diversity of knowledge, we each helped to create the kind of doula we wanted to be for our clients.
We finished the course 18 months ago now, and we have a thriving communication still going in which we help to support each other, share successes and ask questions and Krysia is still there supporting and mentoring us. If you are considering joining the next doula training with Krysia, stop thinking and just do it – you really won’t regret it. Enjoy!
“Krysia is an amazing Doula. She became my mentor and teacher when I joined her doula course last year. Her course taught me so much about the birthing process, the anatomy of the birthing person and the Irish maternity system. Above all she showed me how to be a great doula with a successful business and how to believe in myself. Krysia has an abundance of knowledge and skills that she shares so generously. She is a very skilled instructor but also kind insightful and supportive. I cannot recommend her highly enough as a tutor, mentor and instructor.
I would highly recommend anyone who is drawn to supporting people in pregnancy labour and birth do Krysia’s Doula Training Course. Not only will they get the best learning experience but they will be thoroughly supported in their doula journey.” Jenny Woods @jen.clabbywoos You can watch Jenny and myself chatting here