I am a birth doula serving Boulder, Denver and surrounding areas in Colorado. An east coast native, I made my way west several years ago, eventually settling in Boulder with my husband and now 3 year old in 2020. The mountains awakened something in me and after a lot of soul searching, led me to birth work.
As a person, I was changed by birth: I became a parent and watched my former self disappear while I then reappeared as me, but a mom. It is this transformation that I want to support for others. As a doula I believe my role is to fully support the birthing person – physically, emotionally, spiritually – through this profoundly transformative experience. Whether it is the first or 5th time, birth changes a person, and being able to stand witness to that change is an extreme privilege and gift. My anchoring values as a birth worker are trust and empowerment, and my goal is to ensure that my clients have access to, and can fully embody, both of those throughout their birth experience.
An engineer by training, I’m extremely analytical but also highly intuitive. I love digging into research and evidence based guidelines, but I believe that the best decision a birthing person can make is the one that makes them feel safe and empowered. I can research and prepare only to throw it all out the window when it’s time to pivot.
In addition to being a birth doula, Kelly is passionate about supporting women through fertility, pregnancy, and early motherhood with a strong foundation of nutrition. Inspired by her own experience using nutrition to heal hormonal imbalances, support healthy pregnancies, and meet the demands of postpartum recovery and breastfeeding, she guides women through these stages with nutritional education, supportive coaching, and approachable, impactful changes. She helps clients optimize nutrition for hormone balance, healthy conception, and a strong pregnancy, while also addressing the unique nutrient needs of the postpartum period.
As a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP), Kelly is trained to use a holistic, whole-food approach to support the body’s natural healing processes. NTPs specialize in restoring balance to foundational systems—digestion, blood sugar regulation, mineral balance, and more—through individualized nutrition and lifestyle strategies.
Kelly blends this approach with the specific needs of the perinatal period to help women feel nourished, resilient, and confident as they prepare for and move through motherhood.
Reach out to Kelly at kellytheboulderdoula@gmail.com or 609-204-5736
And as I believe everyone should have access to a doula, I offer sliding scale services for those that may need it. Feel free to reach out with any questions you may have about cost.