Authenticity

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I prioritize being genuine as a human being and a birthworker. Genuineness often leads to deep connection and lays groundwork for honesty and effective communication.

My genuineness is also deeply embodied, as in, felt in my body.
 

I take a nervous system approach as a birthworker, and have an awareness of nervous system dynamics for birthing people, their partners, other support people, and myself

Justice

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A dedication to justice brought me to this work. In practice, it looks like offering sliding scale spots to BIPOC and low-income clients, engaging in activism around reproductive justice and continuously learning about pregnancy and birth from the perspectives of minoritized and marginalized people.​

Cost should not be a barrier to a meaningful pregnancy and birth. Contact me and we'll talk about options

Humor

Trust

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Building trust happens through a series of meetings where I listen to and ask questions about your hopes and preferences for a meaningful birth experience. Trust building also occurs through my responsiveness to your concerns and priorities and communication about my philosophy and approach.

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I aim to cultivate trust with my clients for two main reasons:

• it is the foundation for an authentic, vulnerable connection between you and me in our working relationship.

• it hopefully fosters self-trust, which psychotherapist Vienna Pharaon, LMFT, describes as "not second guessing yourself" (Sloan, 2024) for both the birthing person and their support people