I have been in family work for  my entire adult life. Before having kids, I managed a busy therapy and psychiatry office while putting myself through art school. I saw clearly gaps where patients needed support that could not be provided clinically and enjoyed stepping into that role. My eyes really opened to the ways in which our medical system didn’t serve the people who needed it, especially families. I became a mother during this time. To my first in 2012, and two years later I had a daughter born with hydrocephalus and a rare syndrome. Our medical team kept us alive, but it was the folks on their hands and knees, in the muck and mire of my postpartum, and in her infant and toddlerhood that uplifted and carried our family. With this inspiration, I trained as a doula in 2014 after my second was born and have never looked back. Four kids in, caring for my own family, I am humbled on a daily basis by the enormity of the task — the joy, humor but also it’s enormous demands. I think perhaps, this daily reminder has become the greatest gift of what I offer as a doula. 

With a strong affection for the handmade, I can often be found cooking up medicines, soaps, and tinctures among other essentials. Think big messes. My home and office space was built in 1850 and is under constant repair. I often refer to it as a painting that will never be finished. I look forward to the day when I can resume inviting the community into this space safely for pregnancy and postpartum support groups, classes and community gatherings with fellow birth workers.

I see you and your family as fellow human beings on a vulnerable, beautiful and challenging path. I am up for whatever you bring, and have slowly acquired the wisdom to trust that you know what your family needs and wants far better than I possibly could. I know that you deserve to be listened to and supported as you paint the story of your own life. In light of this, I am able to provide truly non judgmental support, and challenge myself each day to meet you where you are with respect, honesty and skill.