Hi! I’m Corinne. I have my Master’s in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness. I am a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, Certified Lactation Counselor, and a Full Spectrum Doula. I am also a Mom of 3. I have worked privately with families throughout their transition to parenthood from pregnancy to birth to early postpartum and well into the preschool years.

In working to support parents over the course of my career, I began to notice a common trend: They were entering into parenthood unprepared. While some had taken the basic-level childbirth education classes, an overwhelming number of families were arriving at my toddler classes and struggling with too many aspects of their new roles and lives. The truth revealed itself to me: Our culture simply does a poor job of preparing and supporting parents during their transition into parenthood. And, in fairness, childbirth preparation classes can only do so much to provide full-spectrum support and information regarding all of the transitional struggles that come along with growing your family. The bottom line, as I see it, is that the mental health fall-out of this fact affects far too many families. (If you really want a number: 20% of families experience perinatal mental health issues. I know: It’s too many.)

My reaction to this truth?: We can do better.