Birth Doula & Photographer in CO
Experienced, compassionate, and trauma-informed birth doula support and birth education so you can feel prepared, supported, and grounded in labor.
There are so many important decisions to be made in pregnancy. Who you invite into your journey is one of them. And I believe that it isn’t by chance that you’ve found your way here.
In a time that can be so overwhelming, I would love to be your guide as your birth doula and childbirth educator in preparing for labor, birth and postpartum so you enter your life with your baby feeling empowered, prepared, and connected to yourself, partner and baby.
In a world where there are so many choices, allow me to help lesson your overwhelm.
Why Hire a Doula?
Studies have shown that folks who have birth doula support during their labors:
Are more prepared for birth overall - with evidence-based education and birth experience guiding their preparation.
Feel more reassured and confident and are better able to manage anxiety and the stress of labor.
Have a 60% decrease in requests for an Epidural for pain relief.
Are 50% less likely to give birth by cesarean section
Are 40% less likely to use synthetic oxytocin to speed up labor.
My Offerings!
Birth Doula Support
I offer experienced, non-judgmental, and trauma-informed birth doula support whether you are birthing at a hospital, birth centers, or at home.
Childbirth Classes
I offer 4-week comprehensive group childbirth classes at Belly Bliss in Cherry Creek as well as private childbirth classes. My doula clients receive a $50/discount!
Photography
I am excited to be offering maternity, birth and newborn photography for my clients! As a certified birth photographer, I have learned how to prioritize birth doula support while also documenting your birth story as it unfolds.
What does it look like to work together?
Prenatal Support
Once you hire me as your doula, I am available to answer questions, provide resources or just to listen as needed. I am on call for you from 37weeks onward. We will meet 2-3 times prior to birth (and hopefully more as you attend my birth classes!) to discuss all.things.birth, and in your last weeks of pregnancy, when you’re seeing your provider more often, we are checking in weekly via text or by phone.
First, you, your support person, and I will meet for a 30-45 minute Discovery Call. This is a complementary virtual meeting and is an opportunity to chat and see if we are a good fit. Once all parties are on board, we get started!
Labor and Birth Support
Virtual labor support begins once I know you’re in labor. We will check in every 3-4hours where I can offer ideas for comfort measures, positioning, and just moral and emotional support.
In person labor support is continuous. I join families at their home and sometimes, at their place of birth. Once we decide it’s time for me to join you in person, I am with you until my support is no longer needed, usually up to 1-2hours postpartum.
After your baby is born and once you are home, I will visit you at home for one family wellness check-in within 7-10days. During this visit, we can process your birth experience, discuss your adjustment to being home with your baby and any questions that might be coming up or resources that may be needed.
As a trained postpartum doula, I am also available to offer basic feeding support, sleep challenge ideas, basic infant care ideas, and baby wearing guidance.
Postpartum Support
FAQ’S on Doulas & My Doula Support
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Birth Doulas provide emotional, psychological, informational and physical support to women during pregnancy and throughout the birthing process. This includes childbirth education, help with birth preferences or birth plans, as well as comfort measure ideas and advocacy during labor and birth.
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A doula and a partner work together to support birthing people/laboring women in labor and birth. They serve different roles! Doulas never replaced partners. Also, partners benefit from doula support! Doulas provide ideas, reassurance, respite/breaks, education and overall emotional support to both laboring women and partners during birth.
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It is never too early to hire a doula but we often book up early and have limited availability based on how many clients we work with per month. I would recommend hiring a doula by your third trimester, at the latest! The sooner the better so you can take advantage of all that a doula offers! I am available for email, phone and text support as soon as you hire me!
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My doula package is comprehensive! I include an initial virtual consultation where we meet and see if we might be a good fit. It also includes two in-person prenatal visits at your home, continuous doula support through labor and birth and up to two hours after birth, one postpartum visit and a discount to attend my comprehensive group Birthing From Within childbirth classes that I have taught for the past 15 years!
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Once you are starting labor, we check in virtually every few hours so I can provide support, ideas for comfort measures and decided in that time when I will join you! Sometimes I join families at their house prior to going to the hospital or birth center. Sometimes I meet you at the hospital/birth center. Many of my clients find it helpful to have me join them when they feel the contractions intensify and get closer to together - when my actual presence is most needed. We work together to decide when it’s best that I join you!
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While I try to avoid any of these issues, they do happen every so often. I want you to have the BEST doula possible for your birth when I am not available, so I have amazing back up doulas! I only bring on doulas with similar doula styles and experience as my own and do my best to have you meet them ahead of time. They will have all of the information they need to support you and will be exactly who you need, should I not be able to be there.
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YES! Doulas are very helpful , even if you plan on or are open to getting an epidural. Since the Epidural limits your movement, a skilled doula will guide you through movements and positions that will still help labor progress. One thing to know about Epidurals is that they do not take away all sensation - sometimes they do not even give you full pain relief. Doulas are skilled in helping birthing people through this challenge as it arises in labor - advocating for positions that help, or with medical professionals to help get the pain managed. I have attended over 200 births and have found that the skills I utilize in medicated and unmedicated births only slightly differ and parents are grateful for my presence regardless.
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Yes I do! As a yoga teacher of almost 18 years, I often share so much of the mindfulness and breath work knowledge and experience I have gathered over the years. I am also a seasoned childbirth educator and LOVE providing evidence-based resources on all things birth and postpartum, as well as the pain-coping practices that I have taught and used with my clients throughout the years
Prior to birth work, my work was in the field of human rights advocacy, specifically for women and children. I have also completed a Birthing From Within Doula from Within training in 2025 that focused on social justice issues in birth work and I stay current on all local and national level issues in social justice. Lastly, I have completed trainings in trauma-informed birth support and yoga classes, spinning babies maneuvers, birth photography and yoga nidra.
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I am ideally located to attend and photograph births at all of the Front Range includingDenver, Boulder and the surrounding areas including Aurora, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Longmont, Lafayette, Louisville, Lyons, Loveland, Superior, Broomfield, Erie, Golden, Westminster, Thornton and Littleton and Highlands Ranch.
I have provided support and photography at the following hospitals and birth centers:
Avista Adventist, Intermountain Health, Good Samaritan, Longs Peak University Hospital, University of Colorado Anschutz, University of Colorado South Hospital, Boulder Foothills Community Hospital, HCA Rose Hospital, Intermountain Saint Joes, Presbyterian St Lukes, Swedish Medical Center, Littleton Adventist, CommonSpirit Saint Anthony North, The Birth Center of Denver, Colorado Birth and Wellness, Intermountain Health Lutheran Medical Center, Childrens Hospital Colorado, Rocky Mountain Children’s Hospital, Longmont United and HCA Sky Ridge Hospital.
Please reach out so we can meet and discuss how we might work together!
Serving all of the Front Range including: All of Denver, Boulder and the surrounding areas including Aurora, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Longmont, Lafayette, Louisville, Lyons, Loveland, Superior, Broomfield, Erie, Golden, Westminster, Thornton and Littleton and Highlands Ranch.
Hospitals and birth centers where I have provided support and photography:
Avista Adventist, Intermountain Health, Good Samaritan, Longs Peak University Hospital, University of Colorado Anschutz, University of Colorado South Hospital, Boulder Foothills Community Hospital, HCA Rose Hospital, Intermountain Saint Joes, Presbyterian St Lukes, Swedish Medical Center, Littleton Adventist, CommonSpirit Saint Anthony North, The Birth Center of Denver, Colorado Birth and Wellness, Intermountain Health Lutheran Medical Center, Childrens Hospital Colorado, Rocky Mountain Children’s Hospital, Longmont United