I have been helping women give birth for 18 years. When at a birth, I was often asked by hospital staff if I was a nurse. When they found out I wasn't, they would say I should be.   I have always been pulled towards the mother and wanting to ease her discomfort and help her to achieve the birth she invisioned having. After further research, I decided to make it official by becoming a Certifed Doula through Doulas Of North America (DONA). Since then, I have also become Certified as a Breastfeeding Counselor in Arizona. It is my belief that every woman deserves a Doula during birth.

I have assisted in birth center births, hospital births, medicated and unmedicated, VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean), surrogate births, teenage births and those Moms who delayed their births to a later age.

My training and certifications include:

Certified by DONA, I make use of natural pain relief techniques and maternal positioning to facilitate the progress of labor. I use acupressure techniques as well as positional techniques to help correct fetal mal-position. And mostly, I am trained in helping clients anticipate what might come next during labor and delivery

TENS - Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation to reduce the pain of labor. I am certified in the use of the TENS unit for labor and have units available to clients.

Hypnobirthing Doula Certification - specialized training and certification in doula support of couples who are using Hypnobirthing - The Mongan Method of childbirth.

I am a mother of 3 handsome sons and 8 beautiful granddaughters. I have been married to the love of my life for over 27 years. I enjoy life and all of it's diversity.