Since 2008, I’ve worked in private practice supporting people in self-discovery, personal growth, and creating more meaningful and fulfilling lives. I’ve had a life-long fascination with the inner workings of psychology, awareness, and meaning-making. Initially, this fascination found a home in my love of literature which explores the human experience through storytelling and symbolism. As an undergraduate, I imagined myself becoming an English professor, but everything shifted when a close friend asked me to support her through the labor and birth of her first child. After that rich, raw, and awe-inspiring experience, I was captivated by birth’s transformative nature. I went on to train and become certified as a doula and completed three years of midwifery training before coming realizing that what most intrigued me wasn’t the medical side of birth, but the emotional and psychological dimensions of the experience. That’s when I decided to pursue a graduate degree in Marriage & Family Therapy, where I learned the art of presence and how to listen closely, build a connection of safety and trust, welcome whatever arises, spark insight and perspective, elicit inherent strengths and wisdom, and wrestle with troubles until they reveal their secret gifts.

Education & Experience

2008-Present: Private Coaching Practice
2005-2008: Masters Degree in Marriage & Family Therapy, Northcentral University
2003-2005: Two-Year Certification in Process-Oriented Psychology, Process Work Institute
2021: Comprehensive Internal Family Systems Therapy Course: A Step-by-Step Guide Through Clinical Applications
2022: Certification in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Pain Reprocessing Therapy Center
2024: Guiding Women Through Postpartum Depression, Perinatal Loss & Grief, PMDD Training
2025: Neurodiversity in Women: Therapeutic Strategies for Empowering Women with Autism or ADHD Training
2000-2003: Midwifery Program, Birthingway College of Midwifery
1999: Birth Doula Certification, Birthingway College of Midwifery
2011-2020:  Faculty Doula Trainer & Perinatal Psychology Teacher, Birthingway College of Midwifery
1999-2023:  Private Practice, Birth Doula        
2019-2025:  Doula Agency Co-Founder, Birth First Doulas