FOUNDER/ CLINICAL DIRECTOR

Nasseam “The Therapy Doula” James has a long history of service to the people in Florida. She is the founder of The Therapy Doula Wellness and Consulting Group, LLC where she advocates for equitable solutions for addressing the social determinants of health that impact birth outcomes. She is also the Executive Director for a community based care and family services organization. Nasseam has served in various executive leadership roles over the past 17 years and has committed her career to support the lives of families and birthing people across the childbearing and reproductive continuum.

Nasseam took on the name “The Therapy Doula” because she is a full spectrum doula and child birth educator as well as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. In addition she is trained in child and parent psychotherapy and is a certified Parenting Educator so her practice focuses on supporting individuals and caregivers in the prenatal and postpartum period as well as their families. Nasseam sees her work as a radical charge to help change the landscape for maternal, infant, and early childhood outcomes by recreating the village for young families. She hopes to always find herself in spaces that support birthing people and their families.

MORE ABOUT NASSEAM

A graduate of Leadership Orlando Class 99 and Leadership Ocala Marion Class XIII, Nasseam is honored by the chamber as a recipient of the Jane Mansfield Award for Outstanding Dedication to Leadership and Community Services and was named a Marion Top Forty Under 40 Leader. Nasseam earned an MBA from the University of Central Florida. Still, she attributes her foundation as a radical change agent to her social work degrees, a BSW from the University of South Florida and MSW with a concentration in Social Policy and Administration from the Florida State University. Trained by Mama Glow Doulas in NYC and Birth Advocacy Doulas International, she is on a mission to provide support to women who otherwise may never have access to supportive doula services.

Nasseam believes that her strength comes from knowing the grace of God, and her balance comes from her family. She is a self-proclaimed Mama Llama, always a cool breeze as her name implies.