Our Team
At the Kristen and Baby Beaton Centre for Maternal Health we aim to offer trauma-informed holistic care to help you and your family with this time of transition and navigate the changes to your physical and mental health.
Our thoughtfully curated team of affiliates can help you through fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, grief and more and we are always accepting new affiliates to make our options as diverse as the communities we serve.
When you book with us you're helping others by helping yourself. A percentage from each appointment on our platform is given back to help people who could not otherwise afford our services.
If you see a service listed that might benefit you and cost is a barrier, please contact us for payment options including low and no-cost appointment options.
Marissa
Registered Nurse
Marissa can lovingly guide you through pregnancy, labour and delivery, and postpartum. She has over ten years of nursing experience and personal experience as a mama who's been through it all!
She offers care planning and navigation support as well as education and debriefing. If you have a question she will find you can answer!
You can book a free consultation with her if you aren't sure how to proceed, or book a 1:1 or group session.
Jennifer
Counseling Therapist
As a mother and a Counselling Therapist, I carry both professional training and lived
experience into the therapy space. As a trained Emotionally Focused Therapist with a specialization for working with loss, grief, and life changes, my passion lies in supporting those navigating fertility struggles, pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, parenting, and identity shifts.
Whether you are adjusting to the emotional waves of new parenthood, coping with the
ache of loss, or simply trying to make sense of your world in a season of change, your story is worthy of care. I would be privileged to walk alongside you during this tender time.
Blossom and Birth
Doula Services
Supporting families in their postpartum journey, since 2017.
At Blossom and Birth Doula Services, we believe that every family deserves compassionate, knowledgeable, and non-judgmental support as they navigate the tender and transformative days after bringing home a new baby. Since 2017, our dedicated team of postpartum doulas has been honored to walk beside families, offering a steady hand and a listening heart—no matter where they are in life.
Whether you’re navigating parenthood for the first time or adding a new little one to an already busy family, Blossom and Birth Doula Services is here to meet you where you are—with compassion, care, and a commitment to helping your family blossom.
The right Doula for your family could be with this amazing team!
Fatou Barrie
Social worker
I’m a bilingual clinical social worker with a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto and several years of experience supporting individuals, couples, families, and youth in both community and healthcare settings.
I work with people navigating a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, OCD, depression, grief, life transitions, relationship issues, and trauma. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in both trauma-informed care and cultural sensitivity. I draw on various evidence-based modalities such as CBT, ERP, ACT, DBT, EFT, and narrative therapy, always tailoring the work to your needs and pace.
Above all, I aim to create a safe and compassionate space where you feel heard, understood, and supported. Whether you're facing a specific issue or feeling overwhelmed and unsure of where to start, I’m here to walk alongside you as we explore what healing and growth can look like for you.
Savvy Simon
Indigenous Doula
Kwe’ ni’n teluisi (my name is) Savvy Simon. Wiki Kjipuktuk (I live in Halifax NS.) Wettapeksi Elsipogtog L’nueka’ti. (My roots are from Elsipogtog First Nation NB). Nkwisk na (my sons are) Waseteg age 9 aqq Nakoa age 5. I am of the Mi’kmaq tribe. I speak Mi’kmaw and English, understand a bit of Spanish and French. I’m the granddaughter of Sarah Simon o’, an Indian Residential School survivor. I’m looking forward to being your birth doula, supporting you as you prepare for this new miracle!
Being an Indigenous Doula means that I offer my clients Indigenous
ceremonies, traditions, songs and teachings for the new baby’s entrance to the world and the care for Mama. My clients are of all walks of life, they’re not only Indigenous.
Doula specialties: Emotional regulation, Mi’kmaw lullabies, Listening to Mama’s needs, Finding resources, Birth Day VIP List & birth plan creating, Healthy boundaries & creating a Sacred space, Booking appts, Self-care protocols for Mama, Delivering Native Ceremonies, Post-partum mood uplift, Mama’s helper, Laughter & dance
medicine, Emotional therapy dog, Big warm hugs and hand/foot massage.
Kelsey Marr
PhD, CBD, CPPD
Kelsey has spent 15+ years in the world of birth—first as a researcher, then as a doula and perinatal coach. She’s supported hundreds of people through pregnancy and postpartum with a steady, evidence-based approach to the emotional and mental load of becoming a parent.
Kelsey’s coaching combines practical planning, mindset support, and deep listening, with a special focus on new parent identity and decision-making. Having navigated her own experience with anxiety and depression—including prenatal anxiety during her pregnancy—she brings both lived experience and professional expertise to her work. Her mission: to make perinatal coaching a core part of how we care for maternal mental health.
Ashley Cooley
Sleep Consultant
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Hannah Parks
Social Worker
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Taylor Chinenere
IBCLC
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