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Welcome to Mooncradle Matrescence

Welcome to Mooncradle Matrescence Welcome to Mooncradle Matrescence Welcome to Mooncradle Matrescence

Holistic Full Spectrum Doula Services+Photography

✨ Birth ✨ Postpartum ✨ Bereavement ✨ Abortion ✨

✨ Birth ✨ Postpartum ✨ Bereavement ✨ Abortion ✨

✨ Birth ✨ Postpartum ✨ Bereavement ✨ Abortion ✨

✨ Birth ✨ Postpartum ✨ Bereavement ✨ Abortion ✨

✨ Birth ✨ Postpartum ✨ Bereavement ✨ Abortion ✨

✨ Birth ✨ Postpartum ✨ Bereavement ✨ Abortion ✨

My Mission

 At Moon Cradle Matrescence I am deeply committed to supporting families through life’s most transformative passages. My mission is to create a nurturing, empowering space for birth, parenting, and every transition that follows. I provide personalized, full spectrum doula care in person and virtually, including support during pregnancy, labor and birth, postpartum, bereavement, and abortion. I combine compassionate emotional support with practical guidance and evidence informed resources so each family can make informed choices and move forward with confidence and clarity. My holistic approach honors the uniqueness of every family and meets you where you are, holding space for your needs, your values, and your story. 

Areas of Service

New Jersey


  •  Bergen County
  • Essex County
  • Hudson County
  • Hunterdon County
  • Mercer County
  • Middlesex County
  • Monmouth County
  • Morris County
  • Passaic County
  • Somerset County
  • Sussex County
  • Union County
  • Warren County


New York


  • Rockland County
  • Bronx 
  • Manhattan
  • Brooklyn 
  • Queens
  • Staten Island
  • Westchester County


Pennsylvania


  • Monroe County
  • North Hamption
  • Lehigh County
  • Pike County


I also offer Travel Services and Virtual 

Experienced With

VBAC Support

Sacred reclamation of the birthing body’s power. I support families choosing to birth again after one and two cesareans, blending trauma-informed grounding with evidence-based preparation in both hospital and birth center settings.


Hospital and Birth Center Births

A calm and anchored presence within medical environments. I guide clients in self-advocacy, helping them navigate structured systems while protecting their autonomy, peace, and preferences.


Home Birth and Freebirth Support

For those birthing in their own sacred space with or without licensed attendants. My role is rooted in emotional, physical, and spiritual support and does not include medical care or intervention. I hold deep trust in the birthing body and help cultivate safety through informed and intuitive choice.


Pregnancy Loss and Release including Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Termination for Medical Reasons

Gentle tending of the liminal. I walk beside families through loss in all its forms, offering ritual space, emotional integration, and compassionate guidance for both body and spirit.


Abortion Support and Companionship

A sacred threshold of release and renewal. I provide stigma-free and embodied care during medication, procedural, and medically indicated abortions, supporting emotional grounding, herbal comfort, and spiritual closure for those who wish to bring meaning and softness to the experience.


Postpartum Healing

The soft unfolding after birth or loss. I offer nurturing, trauma-informed care that centers rest, nervous system regulation, and ritual presence, tending to the body and spirit as they integrate and heal.


Rainbow Pregnancies and Parenting After Loss

Tender care for those carrying both grief and hope. I bring lived experience in supporting parents as they navigate the complexity of joy, fear, and remembrance while welcoming life after loss.


LGBTQIA+ and Gender-Diverse Families

Affirming and inclusive support for every birthing body and family constellation. My care honors language, identity, and the sacred diversity of human experience, ensuring that all families feel seen and respected.


Ritual and Ceremonial Space Holding

Guided ritual, intentional breathwork, and spiritual presence woven through the transitions of birth, loss, and postpartum. I hold sacred space for emotional and spiritual integration that honors both ancestry and intuition.


Trauma-Informed and Body-Autonomous Care

Every aspect of my work is rooted in consent, safety, and sovereignty. I specialize in supporting those with histories of trauma, medical harm, or reproductive coercion, centering nervous system awareness and body wisdom in every encounter.

Every story deserves to be met with reverence, choice, and care.

My work lives within the full spectrum of reproductive experience, where beginnings, endings, and transformations meet. I walk with families through birth, loss, and becoming. My care is rooted in reverence for the body, trust in intuition, and the quiet rituals that help us return home to ourselves.

Contact Me

Clarissa Alves

I would love to hear from you. Whether you have questions, need support, or just want to connect, feel free to reach out. Fill out the contact form, send an email, or connect via social media. I am here to support you on your matrescence journey.

Looking forward to connecting with you 🌿💫 LETS DOULA THIS

Mooncradle Matrescence

Union, NJ, USA

(908) 884 4991 Doulaalves@mooncradlematrescence.com

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