Veronica Burns (she/they) is a postpartum doula, infant mental health specialist, and sleep consultant based in Logan Square, Chicago. She has over 15 years of experience providing support and care to families with young children in various settings, including working overnight in the homes of clients, providing virtual educational support, and hosting group workshops for expecting or new parents. Veronica is passionate about using evidence-based practice to provide affirming and inclusive care for the whole family. She has unique clinical experience working with NICU graduates, parents with perinatal mood disorders, children born with medical complexities, teen parents, and survivors of abuse and assault. 

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Veronica is an expert at evaluating gaps in the care each household needs and focuses on meeting parents wherever they are in their pregnancy or postpartum journey. Veronica’s main goal is to instill a sense of calm in the families she serves so they feel well-rested and well-prepared.

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In addition to her postpartum doula certification, she holds a BS in Human Development and Family Studies with a specialization in Child and Adolescent Development, an MS in Child Development with a specialization in Child Life from Erikson Institute, and a postgraduate certificate in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health, Child Life Specialist certification (CCLS), and is actively pursuing the Perinatal Mental Health certificate (PMH-C). She has numerous certifications surrounding providing care to young children and their families and is active in pursuing continuing education so that she can provide her clients well-rounded, evidence-based care.

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Veronica prioritizes providing comprehensive, empathetic support to a diverse range of families in the Chicagoland area, including parents who are navigating healthcare challenges and parenthood as queer or as people of color as Veronica herself is queer and biracial. She is a loving and involved auntie of five spunky nieces, all of whom she cared for in infancy and early childhood. In her free time, she enjoys reading indie books, watching Star Wars and professional women’s hockey, and spending time with her geologist husband and two cats, Koga and Slinky. 

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In addition to providing care to families of newborns and young children, she is also an abortion doula and provides termination companionship to members of the community at no cost. Veronica is a fierce advocate for reproductive justice and is passionate about assisting people who are seeking abortions in understanding their options, identifying access to aid resources, and providing emotional support to those who are seeking surgical termination or self-administering at home.