Meet Your Doula
Hi, I’m Brianna! I am a doula in the beautiful state of Washington serving Thurston and Pierce Counties. I have a deep love for pregnancy, birth, and motherhood, and I feel honored to support families during such a transformative time in their lives. In addition to my birth work, I also have over 4 years of case management experience working with individuals from all backgrounds and with a wide variety of needs. That experience has strengthened my ability to provide compassionate, individualized support while meeting people exactly where they are.
My passion for birth work began after the birth of my first son. During my pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience, I found myself feeling underwhelmed with the care I received. I often felt like just another patient instead of someone truly seen and supported. I didn’t understand why my prenatal appointments were so short and not very personalized. During my birth, I felt a little lost and wished I had someone by my side who understood what I was experiencing—someone who could help keep me grounded, informed, help me feel safe, and supported through the process. Afterward, I was shocked with how hard breastfeeding was and that the only postpartum follow-up I received was a single appointment at six weeks, and then my care simply ended. As I talked with other women, I realized this was the standard experience for so many mothers.
With my next pregnancies, I knew I wanted something different and more personal. I found midwives I truly connected with and gave birth in a birth center with my next three babies. The difference was incredible. Those experiences deepened my passion for supporting other women through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
I feel strongly called to help bridge the gaps in care for birthing women in my community, regardless of where or how they choose to give birth. Every woman deserves to know her options, receive education and honest conversations about pregnancy and birth, and feel cared for long after the baby arrives. We all deserve more support, connection, and compassion during this life-changing season. My goal as a doula is to help women feel informed, empowered, grounded, and genuinely supported in whatever birthing environment they choose.
When I am not focusing on birth work, I am usually outside somewhere with all four of my kids in tow. I love exploring the PNW and sharing its beauty with my babies. I feel incredibly grateful to live and raise my family on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish peoples, and I hold deep appreciation for the generations of Indigenous stewardship and care that have protected this land long before us. When I am home, I am probably cooking, gardening, homeschooling, or learning a new craft or art skill.
My Philosophy
My philosophy around birth is rooted in trust—trust in the normal physiology of birth, trust in women, and trust in the body’s innate ability to birth. I believe that in many ways we have some unlearning to do within the modern medical system when it comes to birth. Birth is not inherently a medical event or emergency, but a natural and transformative life experience. At the same time, I am deeply grateful for Western medicine and the lifesaving care it can provide when truly needed. I believe there is value in both physiological birth and evidence-based medical care, and that families deserve support in whatever path their birth takes.
While I believe deeply in the body’s ability to birth, I also understand that trusting yourself and your body is not always easy—especially with a first baby. Pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum are some of the most intense and profound experiences a person and their nervous system can go through. For many women, this is completely unfamiliar territory, and fear, uncertainty, and overwhelm can naturally arise. I believe support, education, reassurance, and feeling emotionally safe can make a huge difference in helping women feel more connected to themselves and more confident in their ability to move through birth.
I believe the way we feel about our birth experience can deeply impact our transition into postpartum and early parenthood. That does not mean birth has to be “perfect” to be empowering or positive. It means people deserve to feel heard, informed, respected, safe, and supported throughout the process. My goal is not to help clients achieve a specific kind of birth, but to help them feel grounded and supported in their choices and experiences.
I value informed consent, trauma-informed care, and meeting people exactly where they are without judgment. Every woman, every baby, and every birth is different. My role is not to push a specific type of birth, but to walk alongside families however they need—offering education, reassurance, grounding support, and a safe space during one of the biggest transitions of their lives regardless if it is their first baby or fourth baby!
