I am a licensed acupuncturist and full-spectrum doula in private practice on Mount Desert Island, Maine since 2009. I attend both in and out of hospital births and strive to provide respectful, thoughtful, evidence-based care. I am the current Chair of the Maine Doula Coalition and am an educator in the only postgraduate perinatal acupuncture program in the U.S. I am committed to fostering respectful, collaborative and integrative care teams for birthing people and families.

As a doula I provide physical, educational and emotional support to birthing people, their partners and their families. Research shows that working with a doula as part of your birth team has no risk and can improve both birth outcomes and satisfaction with birth experience. As a doula and an acupuncturist I serve you by: Helping you to make informed, evidence-based decisions that align with your values and hopes for your birth. Assistance sorting through the ocean of information on pregnancy, birth and postpartum to find the resources that best benefit you. Offering reassurance, perspective, information, education and comfort measures throughout pregnancy, labor and the postpartum experience. Honoring, respecting and protecting the choices you make for yourself, your family and the environment in which you want to birth. Providing assistance as symptoms and potential issues arise prenatally, throughout labor and the early postpartum by using acupuncture and herbs, if desired. Providing integrative, parallel healthcare to obstetrics/midwifery care that is rooted in a holistic way of understanding the body and offering potential solutions for both common and complex issues based on this understanding. Working respectfully and collaboratively with your physician or midwife to provide an experience of truly integrative care. Unwaveringly holding a calm and protective space for you as you bring your baby into the world. Maintaining a culture of autonomy, privacy, dignity, respect and kindness for this sacred and special time in the life of you and your family.