I’m a certified Baby-Led Sleep Consultant, former Social Worker and Early Childhood Educator, as well as a mom of one. I live on Vancouver Island with my husband and daughter. And I currently work as a sleep consultant over at Hey Sleepy Baby! (@heysleepybaby)

With a background in developmental psychology and more than a decade of experience working within early childhood, I went into motherhood feeling prepared and confident. So when my baby’s sleep didn’t fit into the neat ideologies I had created in my mind, I felt stuck. I knew I didn’t want to sleep train but it felt as though I had no other option. Either I must separate from my infant or wait-it-out. But I was beyond exhausted.

The narrative around infant and toddler sleep is often drenched in patriarchal, behaviourist-centred beliefs. And this is where my ideology of sleep was too, without even knowing it! I naively thought my baby would just… sleep. All the time. You know, “sleep like a baby”. But in fact infant brain development and attachment science shows us that a child’s best outcomes are rooted in nurturing and responsive parenting.

My promise is to help you understand your baby or toddler’s development and get better sleep using your instincts. I look at your baby as a unique individual who you are the expert on. We will work together to combine my training and your expertise on your child to approach sleep in a way that respects the parent-infant dynamic.

P.S. I am currently not a Registered Social Worker. Because of this, I cannot offer my services covered under a client’s insurance benefits. Sorry for any inconvenience!