Silvie Falschlunger, Ph.D, CCE, CD, CLC

Hi!

I’m Silvie, a seasoned birth worker, who stumbled into the profession after the extraordinary empowering and transformative birth of my daughter. I had prepared for the big day, but the intensity of the experience took me by surprise. Nobody had talked about the amazing sensation of opening from the core; nobody had prepared me for the experience of a powerful oxytocin high.

Silvie Falschlunger NYC doula I studied psychology in various settings on and off and was always curious about the impact of birth on the individual life but never considered ‘that there is not such a thing as an infant alone, there is always a baby and someone’ (D.W.Winnicot). Well, what a discovery!

Ever since I have been passionate to support the mother-baby dyad and their family.

I keep learning from different philosophies and approaches to birth – scientifically proven and ancient traditions alike. I focus on the intersection of inward looking, processing, and connecting our personal history and birth-culture while keeping an eye on the practical side of modern-day birth.

I feel privileged and honored that I can work alongside dedicated birth professionals while teaming up with amazing mothers: courageous, determined, and passionate woman.

My goal is to provide a comprehensive educational package from conception to postpartum, striving for nurturing, non-judgmental, hands-on support.

Birth Experience

700 plus births attended in more than 20 hospitals, birthing centers & at home / IVF, VBAC, twin & preterm experience

On a personal note

I am a native Austrian, studied Tibetan Philosophy and Psychology, Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy with an emphasis on developmental movement patterns and also hold a Ph.D. in art history. I live with my husband & daughter in White Plains.

I venture out from White Plains, NY and work with clients in Westchester, Southern Connecticut and New York City — Bronx, Queens, Manhattan — in a variety of settings: hospital, birthing center or home.

Trainings and Additional Certifications

Following my basic certification trainings as a birth doula, postpartum doula, childbirth educator with Childbirth International and lactation counselor training with Healthy Children’s Project, Inc. I attended peer groups and conferences, and took additional workshops/trainings:

Body Ready Method, Lindsay McCoy & Team, BRM Pro 2024
Innate Postpartum Care, Rachelle Garcia Seliga, 2020
Ecstatic Birth Practitioner Training, 2019
Yoga Teacher Training, Patty Holmes & Susan Wright, 2019
Spinning-Babies Parent Educator Training, 2018
VBAC facts with Jen Kamel, 2018
Association for Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health — Educator Program / Level 1
Institute for Integrative Nutrition — certified Health Coach, specializing in pregnancy & postpartum
Holistic Doula Training — Whapio, 2017
Mind+Body Birth — Hypnoses Instructor Training for Birth Doulas with Julietta Appleton
Evidence Based Birth — certified Instructor since 2015
Lactation Counselor Certificate Training – Healthy Children’s Project, Inc.
Certificate Training in Baby-Massage – Infant Massage USA
Birthing from Within — Birth Story Listening Training
Foot Reflexologies — International Institute of Reflexology
CPR for adults, children & infants
Basic Midwifery Assistant Skills — Chanti Smith
Infant Resuscitation – Karen Strange
Perinatal Loss – Miriam Maslin
Workshop Exploring the Pelvic Floor – Isa Herrera
Benefits & Non-Pharmacologic Ways to Reduce Stress & Pain in Labor & Rebozo use – Debra Pascali-Bonaro
Labor Bag & Turning Breech Babies – Judith Halek
Hypnobirthing for Labor & Birth Support Doulas: The Mongan Method – Morin Bass
Calm Birth Certificate Training with Eric Newman & Christa Novak
Amazing Babies Moving — Certificate Training with Beverly Stokes
Training in Placenta Encapsulating — Hudson Valley Placenta Services