I am a certified Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner and Childbirth Educator (HPCE) and would love to help you have an empowered, informed and positive birth experience.

Ever since I was a little girl I have been fascinated with everything pregnancy and birth, and that never stopped. I studied nursing and midwifery at the University of Queensland, and graduated in 2018. Life took me in another direction for a while, but my passion for pregnancy, birth and postpartum care never left me. I wanted to work with women in closer proximity and really be able to provide the individual support and education they needed, which is how started my journey as a Hypnobirthing practitioner.

Being from the Netherlands and having a mother who had 3 home births without interventions, I never grew up with a fear of birth, quite the opposite, and I would love for all mothers to go into their birth experience with excitement and confidence, not with fear that might have been instilled in them throughout their lives. I believe that all women and their birthing partners deserve to have a positive and empowered birth experience. Each experience is different and no matter the mode of delivery, it should be an experience without fear, but with joy, positivity and connection.

In 2024 I gave birth to my own Hypnobub, Luna, at home in a birth pool in our dining room. I am so grateful my partner and I had the tools to have the birth we envisioned, felt empowered and are able to look back on an amazing experience. It was especially great for my partner, as I already was a practitioner myself and had quite a bit of knowledge already, to learn more about modes of delivery, what actually happens in your body during pregnancy and birth and many different techniques to help support me while in labor.

I live in Karana Downs, on the boarder of Brisbane and Ipswich, with my partner, our little girl and 3 cats. I love trying out new restaurants and cafes, swimming, going to the beach, yoga, traveling and painting when I have the time.

My vision is to empower as many women as possible to release their fears about birth and have them embrace the experience, so they can look back with joy, positivity and confidence, and have the empowered birth of their dreams.