About
My Approach
At the heart of my work is connection. When a family feels held in their identity, experience, values, and goals — birth feels safe and empowering.
I believe (and research confirms) emotional support leads to better health outcomes. No matter how your birth unfolds, you deserve compassionate, unconditional care. I take special pride in serving Queer families — because being part of this community has deepened my understanding of what it means to truly belong in a care relationship.
How I Support
I join your birth team to bolster the care you feel from your partner and your clinical provider. I support your birth by:
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educating on childbirth, interventions & coping strategies
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providing hands-on comfort support during labor
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guiding your support people & giving them breaks
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facilitating decision-making conversations
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collaborating with your medical team to ensure health and safety
"Where Do Doulas Fit in Your My Team?"
Your midwife or OB is focused on your clinical safety. Your partner or support person is emotionally invested in ways that can sometimes make it hard to stay calm. A doula lives in the space between — present for the full arc of your labor, without a clinical role or a personal stake that might pull them away.
I'm not your primary medical provider, and I'm not a substitute for your partner. I'm the consistent, informed presence that holds the room together: helping you move through contractions, giving your support people a role or a break, translating medical language into real choices, and advocating for the birth experience you actually want.
Think of it this way: your OB delivers your baby. Your doula helps you arrive at that moment feeling held, informed, and ready.
Education
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Britta Bushnell Apprenticeship, 2024-2025
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Medi-Cal Approved, 2024
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Spinning Babies, 2024
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Postpartum Doula, DONA, 2024
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Certification Granted (DONA), 2023
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Birth Doula Training, DONA, 2023
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Childbirth Education, DONA, 2023
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Lactation Training, DONA, 2023
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TENS Unit Training, DONA, 2023
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University of Vermont Medical Center Volunteer Doula Training, 2019
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B.S., Community Development and Applied Economics, 2020
Community Support
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University of Vermont Medical Center Volunteer Doula
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Birthing Gently Community Doula Advocate
Experience
Facilities: Alta Bates Berkeley · Kaiser Oakland · Kaiser San Leandro · John Muir Walnut Creek · Kaiser Walnut Creek · Kaiser SF · UCSF · SF Birth Center · CPMC · Kaiser Redwood City · El Camino Hospital · Home!
Identities + Communities Supported: Queer parents, Trans parents, BIPOC families, single mothers, poly families, first-time parents, sexual assault survivors, parents with autism, parents with OCD, parents with anxiety and depression, Non-native English speakers
Situation experience: unmedicated, early/ late medicated, elective induction, emergent induction, non-emergent and emergent Cesarean, Breech Cesarean, expected and unexpected NICU, long-term NICU, prolonged or prodromal labor, precipitous labor, assisted delivery, placenta and bleeding complications, severe tearing, newborn or maternal hospital transfer.
