the founder of Seattle Birth Co.

For more than 15 years, birth has been both my profession and a deeply personal calling.

My journey began at Evergreen Hospital, where I spent nine years working in Labor & Delivery and the Emergency Department. That experience became the foundation for my private doula practice, where I have since had the privilege of supporting hundreds of families through hospital births, birth centers, home births, VBACs, high-risk pregnancies, inductions, and unmedicated births.

Over the years, I have continued to deepen my education through advanced doula training and specialized birth courses because I believe the families I serve deserve more than good intentions. They deserve someone who is knowledgeable, steady, and prepared to meet birth as it unfolds.

But experience and education are only part of what I bring into the room.

I am also a mother of four, and my own journey through birth and motherhood has shaped this work in a very personal way. I have known the vulnerability of becoming a mother, the weight of carrying so much while trying to find your footing, and the ache of needing more support than was available to me at the time.

That experience became a big part of my “why.”

I pour my heart into the mothers I serve because I know how much it matters to feel seen, cared for, and not alone during such a tender season. I want you to have someone beside you who notices how you are doing, not just how labor is progressing.

I believe exceptional doula care is a balance of knowledge and intuition, preparation and flexibility, evidence-based care and deep respect for the physiology of birth. No two families are the same, and no two births ask for the same kind of support.

My role is not to shape your birth into one specific experience, but to help you feel prepared, informed, and deeply supported — so that however your birth unfolds, you can look back on it as a positive and empowering experience.

Sometimes that means education and thoughtful preparation. Sometimes it means hands-on comfort, reassurance, and practical guidance. Sometimes it means helping you slow things down, understand your options, and find clarity when the path changes. And sometimes, it simply means being the calm, steady person beside you who knows when to speak, when to act, and when to quietly hold your hand.

Birth is intimate, vulnerable, and unforgettable. Being invited into that space is a privilege I never take lightly.