Ashley is the heart and soul behind Empowered Beginnings, a vibrant wellness center focused on perinatal care. Here, families can find a variety of services including childbirth and parenting classes, birth and postpartum doula support, lactation counseling, chiropractic care, pelvic floor physical therapy, and mental health therapy tailored for the perinatal period. With over 22 years of hands-on experience in parent education, lactation counseling, and doula care, Ashley also runs Begin With Ashley and EB Doulas. She’s all about creating a warm, personal connection with families throughout Connecticut, ensuring they receive loving support from pregnancy all the way through postpartum.

As a certified doula with DONA, Ashley has also picked up several additional certifications, making her a true jack-of-all-trades! She’s a Childbirth Educator, Lactation Counselor, Bereavement Doula, Passenger Safety Technician, Spinning Babies Parent Educator, and Circle of Security Facilitator. Plus, she’s completed programs like Parents as Teachers and Touch Points, and has earned a Family Development Credential. Ashley is passionate about mentoring her team of 13 doulas, serving families across the state, while also taking on a small number of clients herself, with a special focus on LGBTQIA families and those dealing with loss.

Ashley truly believes in empowering families as they embark on the journey of parenthood. Through her initiative, Empowered from Within, she provides education, birth support, and lactation care to parents who are incarcerated in Connecticut. Her approach always emphasizes partner involvement, emotional support, and respecting each family’s unique choices in a non-judgmental environment. And let’s not forget, she often brings a touch of humor into the mix to help light the way through the sometimes challenging road of early parenthood!