About Me 

Hello! Its wonderful to meet you. 

My name is Kathleen. I grew up living on a sailboat in a small town in the San Juan Islands, USA. I moved to Aotearoa in 2018. I have now settled in the wonderful community of Kapiti. 

What drew me to birth work was my experience with parents during my three years as an ECE teacher. I love children, but realized parents were going through their own life passages without nearly enough support. I have tried a few other careers, but the family space resonated so deeply within me that when I discovered the doula path, I knew I needed to walk it. 

What drew me to holistic health was my own health journey. I have cured both my ME/CFS and endometriosis completely naturally after the western medical field had no answers for me. I completely believe our bodies know how to be healthy bodies if given the right conditions. 

You absolutely know what is best in your life. So, while I have my own views and practices, my main goal is to integrate your beliefs and practices into birthing. Whether that be religion, spirituality, or specific health needs. I am here to support your life creation process. 

I am so excited and grateful for the opportunity to work with women in this way. 

I have completed 250 hours of doula training under NZ Doula College. I am internationally certified as a birth doula, as well as in deep tissue pregnancy massage, reflexology, and post partum integration massage. I am also infant, child, and adult CPR certified.

 I feel called in the future to develope more tools specific to post partum care. I also facilitate women's holistic wellbeing sessions at a women's prison.