Birth Worker Support Program in Chesapeake, VA

You are the person who walks into labor rooms, operating rooms, and beside nursery & NICU beds when families are frightened, grieving, exhausted, or overwhelmed, and you keep showing up even when your own nervous system feels overworked. The code calls, fetal distress, complex births, postpartum crises, and long shifts do not always stay at the hospital or birth center. Over time, your body may start carrying that load through tension, irritability, numbness, poor sleep, dread before shifts, or the sense that your mind never fully powers down.

Support for the people who care for mothers, families, and babies

Who this program is for:

This program is for birth workers who provide direct, hands-on care during pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum, nursery care, and NICU stays and who feel the emotional and physical impact of that work building up in their own bodies. Many of the people I see feel wired and tired at the same time, notice flashes of specific births when they try to rest, or feel themselves going numb in order to get through another shift.

Eligible professionals include:

  • Midwives, including CNMs, CMs, and CPMs


  • Labor and delivery nurses


  • Mother-baby and postpartum nurses


  • Nursery nurses


  • NICU nurses


  • OB/GYN physicians and family physicians who attend births


  • OB residents and fellows who are regularly on L&D call


  • Birth doulas


  • Postpartum doulas


  • Perinatal techs working directly on L&D, postpartum, nursery, or NICU units

If your role is not listed but you provide direct bedside care in one of these settings, you are welcome to reach out and briefly describe your position.

What support looks like

Many birth workers notice that their minds stay on alert after shifts, specific births replay when they try to sleep, or their bodies go flat and numb because shutting down feels easier than carrying one more hard story. Some feel more irritable at home, more emotionally distant from people they love, or less able to recover between shifts.


As a Licensed Professional Counselor and former Certified Nurse-Midwife and NICU nurse, I not only understand but have lived experience in the clinical realities of birth, postpartum, nursery, and NICU settings and the way repeated exposure to stress, grief, urgency, and trauma can affect the nervous system.


In our work together, we focus on helping you understand what your body and mind are doing, loosen the grip of specific memories and scenes, and reclaim a steadier, more grounded way of moving through both work and home life.

A structured program that respects the realities of birth work

How the program works


The Birth Worker Support Program is a focused, reduced-fee series of up to 12 sessions over roughly 3-6 months.

  • Sessions 1-4 are $100 each
  • Sessions 5-12 are $125 each
  • After twelve program sessions, standard session fee applies

In some circumstances, I may offer a different arrangement at my discretion based on my schedule, clinical fit, and the financial sustainability of my practice.


My Approach:


My work is trauma-informed, strengths-based, and body-aware. Sessions may include nervous system regulation skills, support for shift-related stress, practical tools for sleep and decompression, space to process specific births or medical events, and deeper trauma work when that feels appropriate and safe. The goal is to help you feel more steady, more present, and less controlled by the cumulative impact of hard births, high-stakes decisions, traumatic scenes, and constant vigilance.

Cancellation and scheduling

Birth work is unpredictable


I want this program to reflect that reality without turning scheduling into another source of stress. If you are called to a birth or held over unexpectedly, I waive the late cancellation fee as long as you let me know as soon as you are able. No-shows without contact are still charged the full session fee because that appointment time was reserved specifically for your care.


Depending on your role and schedule, you may prefer a standing appointment or a more flexible self-scheduling approach. We can talk together about what makes the most sense based on your call schedule, shift pattern, and the kind of consistency that will best support your progress.

How eligibility is verified

To keep this program available for the birth workers it was designed to serve, I ask for one piece of documentation that confirms your current role. I do not need to see sensitive details such as pay information or ID numbers

Acceptable documentation - Submit with consultation request


  • A hospital or birth center ID badge that shows your name and professional role
  • A recent pay stub or employment verification letter showing your employer and job title
  • A professional license
  • A professional website, directory listing, business social media page, or similar professional profile that clearly shows your role


If your title is less familiar but your work involves direct bedside care in a birth setting, postpartum, nursery, or NICU settings, you are welcome to reach out and briefly describe your position.

Wondering whether this program fits your role or your schedule?

If you are a birth worker who provides direct care in a birth setting, labor & delivery, postpartum, nursery, or NICU and you can feel the cost of that work building up in your body, your sleep, your reactions, or your relationships, this program may be a good fit. You do not have to wait until burnout, dread, emotional shutdown, or recurring stress reactions become unbearable before asking for support.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What kinds of birth workers qualify?

    This program is designed for people providing direct, hands-on care in labor, birth, postpartum, nursery, and NICU settings. Eligible roles include midwives, labor and delivery nurses, mother-baby and postpartum nurses, nursery nurses, NICU nurses, OB/GYNs, family physicians who attend births, OB residents and fellows regularly on L&D call, birth doulas, postpartum doulas, and perinatal techs working directly in those units. If your title is different but your work is direct bedside care in one of these settings, you can reach out with the contact page and briefly describe your role.

  • What are the fees?

    The program includes up to 12 sessions over about 3-6 months. The first four sessions are $100 each, and sessions 5-12 are $125 each. After those twelve sessions, my standard fee applies for ongoing therapy, thereby opening another spot in the program for one of your colleagues.

  • What happens after the 12 discounted sessions are used?

    The Birth Worker Support Program is designed as a time-limited reduced-fee offering. After the twelve sessions are complete, my standard fee applies for ongoing work and the spot you occupied is opened for others.

  • What if I get called to or can't leave a birth?

    If you are called to a birth or held over unexpectedly, I waive the late cancellation fee as long as you notify me as soon as you are able. No-shows without contact are still charged the full session fee. That policy is meant to be clear, fair, and respectful of both the realities of birth work and the time reserved for your care.

  • What kind of proof of my profession do you need?

    I ask for one item confirming your current role, such as an ID badge, pay stub, employment letter, professional license, or  a professional website or directory listing. Sensitive details can be covered or redacted. The goal is to keep these reduced-fee spots available for the professionals this program was built for.

  • What types of issues do birth workers bring to therapy? (How do I know if that's me?)

    Many birth workers come in feeling chronically on edge, emotionally flat, exhausted but unable to rest, easily activated by specific births or emergencies, disconnected at home, or ashamed that their coping is slipping. Some are dealing with secondary trauma, burnout, compassion fatigue, moral distress, grief after bad outcomes, or the cumulative effect of always having to be the calm person in the room. If that sounds like you, therapy can help put language to those patterns, reduce the body’s alarm response, and create more space for steadiness, rest, and genuine recovery.

  • Why did you create this program?

    I have always been committed to trauma-informed care, and there was a period in my own life when I was caring for women and babies, training as a therapist, and carrying significant caregiving stress at home. Living through that time showed me how birth workers can begin operating from their own unhealed stress and trauma without fully recognizing what is happening. 


    When birth workers do not have space to process what they are carrying, the cost can spill into their health, their home life, their teams, and the care they provide. 


    I created this program to offer birth workers a place to process what the role is costing them, care for themselves without shame, stay connected to their families and the people they love, and keep showing up in ways that do not harm themselves or the people around them. I also wanted to create a reduced-fee option that is generous, sustainable, and realistic within a private practice.