Comprehensive perinatal support in the Triangle
Discover how Empower Durham provides exceptional occupational therapy and doula services to support you through pregnancy and postpartum.
We're committed to offering personalized care that addresses your and your baby's unique needs.
Check out the services below and contact me with any questions or when you're ready to book!
Birth Doula
At Empower Durham, I provide compassionate, evidence-based birth support designed to help you feel confident, informed, and truly cared for throughout your pregnancy, labor, and birth. As both a certified birth doula and an occupational therapist, I bring a unique blend of emotional, physical, and functional expertise to your birthing experience.
From our first prenatal meeting, we’ll explore your birth preferences, address your questions, and practice comfort measures tailored to your needs. During labor, I offer continuous support—hands-on techniques for pain relief, guidance through position changes, and reassurance to help you feel grounded and in control. I’m also here to help your partner feel confident in their role, creating a strong, connected support team.
My goal is simple: to ensure you feel informed, empowered, and respected at every stage of your journey. Whether you’re preparing for a hospital birth, birth center experience, or home birth, I’m honored to walk alongside you as you welcome your baby into the world.
Prices range from $1000-$2000 based on package choice.
Postpartum Doula
The early weeks after birth are a time of healing, adjustment, and deep transformation. As your postpartum doula—and an occupational therapist—I provide the emotional support, practical help, and evidence-based guidance you need to recover and thrive during this important chapter.
Whether you’re navigating newborn care, feeding challenges, physical recovery, or the emotional ups and downs of postpartum life, I’m here to make the transition smoother. I offer hands-on newborn care education, meal prep, light household support, and tips for optimizing your comfort and mobility as your body heals. I also help you establish healthy daily rhythms that work for your unique family.
My approach centers on your needs—creating a safe, judgment-free space where you feel heard, supported, and truly cared for. From the first days home to the end of the “fourth trimester,” I walk alongside you, ensuring you have the rest, reassurance, and resources you deserve.
Prices range from $850-$2300 based on package choice.
Occupational Therapy
Pregnancy and postpartum bring incredible changes to your baby and your body, daily routines, and sense of self. As a licensed occupational therapist specializing in perinatal care, I help you and your baby navigate these transitions with practical strategies, hands-on support, and a whole-person approach to wellness.
Whether you’re preparing your body for birth, recovering from a cesarean or vaginal delivery, managing pelvic floor or core concerns, or adapting your home and routines for life with a newborn, I provide personalized care to meet your unique needs. Our sessions may include prenatal lactation education, therapeutic exercises, posture and body mechanics coaching, ergonomics for baby care, scar mobilization, and strategies to reduce pain or fatigue—so you can feel stronger, more comfortable, and confident in daily life.
My goal is to bridge the gap between healthcare and real-life function, empowering you to move, heal, and thrive during pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond.
As an OT, I also can address your baby's ever-evolving needs including tension relief with infant massage, achieving developmental milestones, therapeutic tummy time, starting solids, and lactation support.
OT services are $65/hour.
Yoga
Yoga during pregnancy and postpartum is about so much more than movement—it’s about connection, breath, and balance for both your body and mind. I offer gentle, accessible yoga sessions tailored to the unique needs of each stage of motherhood.
Prenatal yoga helps you build strength, improve flexibility, and release tension, while learning breathwork and positions that can support you during labor and birth.
Postpartum Yoga focuses on core and pelvic floor recovery, easing muscle soreness, and restoring alignment so you can feel strong and supported in your daily activities.
Mommy & Me Yoga invites you to bond with your baby through playful movement, gentle stretches, and relaxation, while also connecting with other parents in a supportive community.
Whether you’re new to yoga or returning to your mat, each class is designed to meet you where you are—helping you feel grounded, empowered, and connected during one of life’s most transformative seasons. I can provide these virtually or in the comfort of your home in a 1:1 format or with a small group of friends.
Yoga fees vary based on format of class.
Coming soon to Empower Durham!
- Bodywork for the breast/chest-feeding body
- Birth Photography
- Placenta Encapsulation