I learned about fertility awareness from a friend and a borrowed book back in 1995 and I must say it was the chats with a friend that made the difference, I wouldn’t have made the leap without that.
I was sceptical – my mum was a nurse, my husband is a scientist and I was a health librarian. But of course it did work and we’ve used it ever since – one child on purpose (our fabulous daughter) and no accidents.
In 2011, after being told it doesn’t work for the zillionth time, I decided to train as a Fertility UK practitioner. Since then I have taught many women (and their partners) about fertility awareness, as well as doing my other work in an NHS mental health trust communications team.
I’ve worked with religious couples, single women, women who’ve had abortions and women with tricky cycles thanks to health issues. I love teaching folk about fertility awareness and learning from those that I work with.
Being able to rely on yourself and your judgement to work out when you are fertile is a powerful, liberating and often quite healing thing.
At the same time, I love keeping things as simple as possible – and I know fertility awareness is not the right choice for everyone.
Your contraception should fit with your life – not the other way round.
PROFILE
Charting specialisms: 
Other qualifications: Librarian
Cycle health support: Directly offers holistic health guidance, Signposts to biomedical professionals
Client specialisms: Charters, Charters (+ partners welcome), Soon-to-be-married / married couples, Those with multiple partners, LGBTQ+
TEACHING
Open to clients: Yes
Teaching format: Individual consults (stand-alone)
Teaching supports: Written materials, Individual calls
Language(s): English
VALUES
Fertile window choices: Supports all choices including non-PIV sex, barriers, withdrawal and emergency contraception
Type of language: Mixture of both women-centric & gender-inclusive
Hormonal contraception: Accepting of choice to use / shares evidence-based info about benefits & side effects
Pregnancy termination: Pro-choice
Vaccines: Supportive
CHARTING TOOLS
Tempdrop thermometer: Supports use if relevant to client’s lifestyle
Read Your Body app: Supports use without a settings template
Teaching framework
Secular
🌜 Secular plus
Spiritual
Religious
Delivery
Online
In person
Other
Country
$$ Price range (info)
Payment options available
Supports use of the Read Your Body app
Status
In training
Fully certified
Charting specialisms Regular cycles After hormonal contraception PCOS / long / irregular Preconception Postpartum
Perimenopause
Teaching framework Secular
🌜 Secular plus Spiritual Religious
Delivery Online In person
Other Country
$$ Price range (info) Payment options available Supports use of the Read Your Body app
Status In training Fully certified
Charting specialisms Regular cycles After hormonal contraception PCOS / long / irregular Preconception Postpartum Perimenopause
Secular
Secular plus
Spiritual
Religious
Online
In person
Country
Payment options available
Supports use of Read Your Body app
In training
Certified
Self-taught 
Fertility doula
Regular cycles
After hormonal contraception
PCOS / long / irregular
Preconception
Postpartum
Perimenopause