about us.
Welcome to Healing Internationale
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Welcome to Healing Internationale •
At Healing Internationale, we are passionate about supporting your journey into parenthood. Whether you're expecting your first child or expanding your family, our birth education and therapy services are designed to help you navigate this transformative experience.
With a team of experienced professionals, we provide comprehensive classes and workshops that cover everything from pregnancy care and childbirth preparation to postpartum support and infant care. Our goal is to empower you with the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions and embrace the joys and challenges of parenthood.
As you explore our website, you'll discover resources, articles, and real-life stories from parents who have benefited from our services. We believe in fostering a supportive community where you can find connection, guidance, and encouragement as you embark on this remarkable journey.
Our guiding principles
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Our mission is to leverage technology to advance the lives of people who socially, or culturally, cannot access sexual and reproductive health education and healing.
At Healing Internationale we set out to transform the way we have relationships with each other. Using our 3 step model to wellness, we guide clients through intergenerational transformation.
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Our vision is to work alongside clients and families healing intergenerational trauma, providing evidence-based education and therapy that supports clients in transition.
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At Healing Internationale, we use an integrative health mode to discuss the perinatal period. Integrative health is a holistic approach to health and well-being. This is a combination of therapeutic practices as well as healthcare professional practices that support clients in all areas of life. Integrative health is used in addition to healthcare practices used by doctors not in replace of it.
Meet Natalie Peña (she/they)
I am a full-spectrum doula, sex therapist, intimacy consultant, and couples therapist. I have had the honor of supporting homebirth, birth center birth, and hospital birth. I am a Certified Lactation Consultant, and trauma-informed educator. I have always loved to be a witness to the transformation of people into parenthood.
I am the founder of Healing Internationale where I spend most of my time working on reproductive justice, and health-based advocacy, as well as training providers and community members. I am passionate about supporting families’ transformation and transition during the perinatal period, especially with those building a new legacy as immigrants.
From prenatal care to doula work, to couples therapy, I have a deep calling to create education for sexuality through the lifespan and create spaces for intergenerational health and healing. My practices focus on holistic perinatal care, community health education, and lactation consultancy.
I am a first-generation Dominican community organizer and facilitate educational training to parents and providers. I received my BA in International Community Health and Reproductive Justice and my master’s in Clinical Sexology and Couples Therapy. I was trained as a doula through Ancient Song doula Services and received my CLC through Health Children Academy. I am Spinning Babies trained and have gone on to continue learning through Manhattan Birth and the Conscious Birth Collective Mentorship. I am passionate about bringing together different health professionals in the interdisciplinary practice of holistic people-centered care.
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Natalie Pena
FOUNDER - COUPLES COACH - SEX THERAPIST-LACTATION CONSULTANT - CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR
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Courtney McClain
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR- DOULA PARTNER- MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR - POSTPARTUM CHEF
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Karina Peña
MASSAGE THERAPIST- WOMB WELLNESS CONSULTANT- NATURAL FERTILITY FACILITATOR
Rich and Brandi (doula clients)
“I cannot overstate how important Healing Internationale was to both my wife's journey and comfort during her pregnancy. From the initial interview with Natalie, we were impressed with the attention to detail and nuance involved in getting to know us both, what we envision for my wife's road to the birth of our son, the expectations and realities of the health care system and how that reflects on people of color.”
We’re Here to Support You
Thank you for considering our doula services. We are dedicated to providing personalized support during your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journey. To help us understand your needs better, please fill out the form below.
