Healing Services In Home or at the Playa Carmen plaza
Rest - Renew - Heal
Specializing in CranioSacral Therapy and SomatoEmotional Release
Meet the doula, midwife assistant
Catherine Cranford Thomas
Catherine is a DONA-trained birth doula and has completed the California Midwife Assistant Certification, giving her a strong foundation in pregnancy, birth, newborn care, and postpartum support. She also completed an intensive 650-hour program in Body, Mind Clearing and went on to specialize in CranioSacral Therapy and SomatoEmotional Release through extensive training with the Upledger Institute. She is a Diplomat Certified CranioSacral Therapist.
With her unique combination of birth support, bodywork, and holistic wellness training, Catherine takes a whole-person approach to pregnancy and birth. She understands that birth is not only a physical experience, but also an emotional, transformational, and deeply personal one. Her role is to provide a calm and nurturing presence while helping mothers and their partners feel informed, confident, and supported in their choices.
Family Services Offered
Fertility and family planning
Prenatal and postpartum CranioSacral Therapy
Prenatal and postpartum CranioSacral Therapy
Focused therapy and support for any stage of your pregnancy and family planning goals. using gentle techniques to clear any emotional restrictions, allowing for successful fertility. Continued support during pregnancy with video and in person visits for childbirth education and birth and postpartum planning. When avaiilable, assistance
Focused therapy and support for any stage of your pregnancy and family planning goals. using gentle techniques to clear any emotional restrictions, allowing for successful fertility. Continued support during pregnancy with video and in person visits for childbirth education and birth and postpartum planning. When avaiilable, assistance during birth using CranioSacral Therapy and possitional support.
Prenatal and postpartum CranioSacral Therapy
Prenatal and postpartum CranioSacral Therapy
Prenatal and postpartum CranioSacral Therapy
Prepare your body for a healthy pregnancy with prenatal CranioSacral Therapy. Chiropractic can help you feel your best and help to promote optimal pelvic alignment for mom and baby. All CranioSacral appointments are available with in home visits or our office located in the Playa Carmen Mall.
Prenatal Care
Prenatal and postpartum CranioSacral Therapy
Prenatal Care
Providing complete prenatal care throughout your pregnancy. You will meet for prenatal care visits every four weeks up to 28 weeks, every two weeks from 28 to 36 weeks, and once a week until your baby’s birth. Studies have shown that the more you know and trust your caregiver, the better prepared you’ll be for labor.
Your first visit gene
Providing complete prenatal care throughout your pregnancy. You will meet for prenatal care visits every four weeks up to 28 weeks, every two weeks from 28 to 36 weeks, and once a week until your baby’s birth. Studies have shown that the more you know and trust your caregiver, the better prepared you’ll be for labor.
Your first visit generally lasts about one hour. During this important first visit, we will discuss your medical history, and provide nutrition, lifestyle and exercise advice for a healthy pregnancy. The follow-up visits usually last about a half of an hour. At each visit we will check your weight, blood pressure, fundal height measurement and fetal auscultation and palpation (for position and activity). Education and empowerment.
Birth Doula
CranioSacral Therapy for newborns
postpartum doula and lactation
The word ‘doula’ comes from the Greek word for the most important female slave or servant in an ancient Greek household, the woman who probably helped the lady of the house through her childbearing (DONA International) and has come to mean “woman caregiver for another woman”.
Your doula will meet with you for several prenatal visits prior
The word ‘doula’ comes from the Greek word for the most important female slave or servant in an ancient Greek household, the woman who probably helped the lady of the house through her childbearing (DONA International) and has come to mean “woman caregiver for another woman”.
Your doula will meet with you for several prenatal visits prior to your due date to help plan for the birth and postpartum. Your doula can help you create your birth plan which you will give to your doctor and the hospital staff on call on the day of your labor.
postpartum doula and lactation
CranioSacral Therapy for newborns
postpartum doula and lactation
Providing compassionate, comprehensive postpartum care for both mother and baby. Through gentle, hands-on techniques, I work to release fascial restrictions in the baby’s tongue, jaw, neck, and surrounding tissues, helping support comfortable, efficient movement and coordination.
This gentle approach can help the baby more effectively enga
Providing compassionate, comprehensive postpartum care for both mother and baby. Through gentle, hands-on techniques, I work to release fascial restrictions in the baby’s tongue, jaw, neck, and surrounding tissues, helping support comfortable, efficient movement and coordination.
This gentle approach can help the baby more effectively engage the muscles and structures needed for a strong latch and the coordinated suck, swallow, and breathe pattern essential for successful nursing. I support newborns and their families with latching, nursing, and the many adjustments that come with those first precious weeks together.
CranioSacral Therapy for newborns
CranioSacral Therapy for newborns
CranioSacral Therapy for newborns
Catherine also supports newborns and families with latching and nursing, and continues to work with adolescents through puberty navigating trauma, chronic pain, hormonal changes, and other life transitions. Her years of experience have taught her to listen deeply, honor each person's individual needs, and create a space where healing and connection can unfold naturally.