(they/she) Kate is a certified full spectrum doula, lactation counselor, and placenta encapsulation specialist. Kate has supported more than 100 births since 2015.

Kate is passionate about protecting the experience of family building for everyone - regardless of who they are or how they choose to grow their family, and really loves the feeling of cultivating a safe space for a new family to thrive. Originally from downriver, Kate now lives in Ypsilanti and loves spending time with loved ones, gardening, exploring cemeteries, paddling the Huron, and visiting breweries.

Identities held: white, English-speaking, chronically-ill, Able-bodied, trans, gender non-conforming, queer, agnostic

I support all births, including abortion and termination for medical reasons. I will never charge for support provided during an abortion or loss. I believe that all experiences are worthy of support.

I center my practice around the understanding that we all hold trauma, and that transitional life events can bring trauma forward, in a tangible way.

DONA Birth doula training - Rina Crane (2015)

DONA Childbirth Basics - Rina Crane (2015)

Breastfeeding Basics for Doulas - Barbara Robertson, Center for the Childbearing Year (2017)

APPA Placenta Encapsulation (2018)

Spinning Babies Workshop - Rhea Williams (2019)

Full Spectrum Doula Training - Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings (2020)

BADT Racism & Privilege in Birth Work (2020)

Certified Lactation Counselor - training & exam (2020)

Lifespan Doulas - End of Life doula training (2020)

Infant CPR/First Aid/AED Certified (renewed 2021)

I have attended births at these locations in SE Michigan:

  • Home births

  • Nine Short Months Birthing Center

  • University of Michigan (Von Voigtlander)

  • Ascension Providence - Southfield

  • St. Joseph - Ann Arbor

  • St. John Hospital - Detroit

  • St. Mary Hospital - Livonia

  • DMC (Hutzel, Huron Valley Sinai)

  • Henry Ford (Wyandotte, West Bloomfield, Detroit, Macomb)

  • Beaumont (Royal Oak, Troy, Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Grosse Pointe)

References available upon request.