About Tabitha

In 1997, I first heard the term "doula". I excitedly enrolled in a training just a month later. And in late 1998, I completed the certification course. At the time, the doula role was primarily for labor and birth, with a suggestion for implementing postpartum care. At the time, training and certification in postpartum work was unheard of.

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I happily attended births, and visited my clients during their postpartum periods. Soon, I realized I had a stronger desire to assist with postpartum. To paraphrase a sentiment one of my two-time clients used, "I know a doula in labor and delivery is important, but the REAL work starts when you get home! That's when a doula's help is really needed." (It should be noted I was her birth doula for her first child, and her postpartum doula for her second.)

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Although I still work with birth clients, I shifted my primary focus to postpartum work in mid-2010's. I have helped a variety of families: single parents, unmarried parents, same sex parents, Cesarean recovery, surrogacy arrangements (for both the surrogate AND for the intended parents), adoptions, and many, many more!

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