ABOUT ME

The births of my two children started me down the path of supporting other women during their own births. From 2008 - 2018 I worked as a doula and postpartum doula, supported home birth midwives as an apprentice and assistant, began encapsulating placentas for friends and clients, and taught Hypnobabies childbirth education classes. In 2019 I left doula work, while continuing to teach and offer encapsulation, and returned to the field of counseling.

My desire as a counselor is to use my past experience working with mothers and families during pregnancy, birth and afterwards to provide much needed informed support for those women and families who are struggling with birth trauma, depression, anxiety, loss and other issues that can arise in pregnancy or following the birth or loss of a baby. Just as being pregnant, giving birth and having a baby are unique experiences like no other, the emotional and adjustment challenges during pregnancy and in the postpartum period are different than in other times of life. You can learn more about my counseling services here.