I am a certified nurse midwife and provide my patients with full-scope midwifery care and general wellness care that includes:

• Well-person visits
• Contraception counseling
• Preconception support
• Pregnancy care
• Colposcopy

My special interests are caring for people who have a history of trauma or traumatic birth in addition to full-scope midwifery care.

My primary goal is to walk alongside patients during some of the most important transitions of their lives: adolescence, pregnancy, matrescence, menopause and beyond. I see my role not only as supporting the birth of a child, but also of a parent, whether for the first time or as someone’s role changes as their family grows.

My interest in midwifery started when I became a patient advocate attending OB visits with refugees in Portland and helping women establish care during pregnancy. It was there that I started to think midwifery might be my calling. I went on to become a doula, a labor and delivery nurse and, finally, a nurse midwife. 

I grew up in the South, but have been in Oregon for over 20 years. When not at work, I am wrangling my toddler and enjoying the PNW with my partner Pat. I enjoy being in the mountains, hiking, gardening and spending time with friends and family over a good meal.