Meet Heather

For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to the moments in life when things shift.

I notice when something is changing, when support is needed. I believe how we move through beginnings and endings matters.

Over time, that orientation has taken shape in different ways.

I trained and worked as a community psychologist within the health and human service systems. My work focused on increasing access, protecting patients' rights, and creating spaces that are more inclusive and responsive. I came to understand how care is shaped by systems, power, and policy.

Alongside that work, I have always found myself drawn not just to the systems around care, but to the experience of moving through it. To be present with people in the midst of change, when theory becomes lived experience.

Becoming a certified doula was a natural convergence in my path, bringing together my commitment to dignity, my systems lens, and my belief that ordinary life is sacred.

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.

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, and in relationships and community. It steadies us when the ground shifts.

Doula work is a vocation that has been forming in me for years. I support individuals and families in hospital, home, and hospice settings, offering grounded guidance through life’s most meaningful turning points.