Meet Heather

The path here

For more than twenty years, I worked as a community psychologist within the health and human service systems. My work focused on increasing access, protecting patient rights, and creating spaces that were more inclusive and responsive. I learned how care is shaped by systems, power, and policy — and how to help people move through it.

That experience shapes how I show up. I can hold three things at once: helping you make sense of what is unfolding, advocating when advocacy is needed, and tending the moving parts of your process so you can stay focused on what matters most.

Alongside that work, I have always found myself drawn to the thresholds themselves. Birth. Postpartum. Serious illness. Death. The moments when theory becomes lived experience.

A convergence

Becoming a certified doula was a convergence in my career path. It brought together more than two decades of working inside systems, my commitment to dignity, and my belief that ordinary life is sacred.

As a queer practitioner

As a queer practitioner, I understand personally how much safety and belonging matter in care spaces. Chosen family, autonomy, and affirmation are not abstract values for me. They shape how I show up and how I build trust.

Outside this work

I am also a writer and a parent of three adult children. My own life has taught me that beauty is not a luxury. It lives in art and nature, but also in relationships and community. It steadies us when the ground shifts.