Kelsey found the doula profession when looking for answers after her time as an OB/GYN intern in a hospital. She was delighted by the doula philosophy of supporting parents to make informed choices about their birthing and parenting experiences. With a background in healthcare, paired with decades of dance and bodywork, her philosophy around doula work is seated in the integration and strength of the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.

Kelsey believes that each mother and family deserve care that is specific to their needs. In personal and professional relationships, she finds contentment comes with nurturing all aspects of a person, and that this is particularly important during the transition into parenthood or when growing a family.

Kelsey began her doula certification process in 2016 through Cornerstone Doula Trainings (San Francisco), where she was certified as a labor, postpartum, and homebirth doula. She also took an additional doula training through Bay Area Doula Project (Oakland, CA) in 2017. She founded Dancing Luna Doula Care in 2017 and continues to educate herself through continuing coursework, contributing to doula communities, and learning from doulas around the country. Kelsey holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Grand Valley State University in Biomedical Science (2014), and a certification of completion of an introductory midwifery course, “Heart & Hands” (2015-16).

Kelsey recently returned to West Michigan, where she is continuing to learn the bones of community wellness, work, and mindfulness. She accepts postpartum, bed rest, and birth clients. She is also an avid yogini, dancer, story gatherer, and a slow runner.

Kelsey works as a backup birth doula within Gold Coast.

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My experience with Gold Coast Doulas was amazing and satisfying. Kelsey was so supportive of me and my birth plan. She suggested various comfort measures with different positions, applied pressure to my back during contractions, and grounded my feet. My husband felt very supported as well as it was a very long labor that would have been very difficult for him to support me on his own.

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Kelsey came into our lives as our postpartum doula after I had my second child, and she immediately felt like family. She has a gentle presence, a great spirit, and a very impressive work ethic.

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Kelsey got along equally well with my 5 year old and my baby. She was enthusiastic about her work; helped prepare food, did laundry, got down and played with the kids, was always reliable and a good mix of personable & professional. I would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for doula support.

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Kelsey was amazing. For 18 hours a week, she gave me time to sleep and catch up on work. She was the only person I could really trust with my daughter because she knew her routine and they had their own special bond. I didn’t really know what to expect when hiring a postpartum doula, but the fact that I could completely trust Kelsey was huge!

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Kelsey was an essential part of my amazing labor experience. I wouldn’t have made it past five hours let alone the full 24 hours with her calm support.

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