About Me

Hi, I’m Andrea, or Dre for short (She/her).  Mum of two, based in Tooting, southwest London. Linguist (former Spanish & French teacher), intrepid traveller, food and music lover, festival and gig goer, swimmer, and HIIT keeno. I also happen to be obsessed with all things birth! 

I became a doula after the birth of my second child, at the very start of the 2020 pandemic, when a doula helped me realise I had many more choices than I had been told. That single conversation transformed my birth pathway - and how I felt about myself afterwards. 

Professional Training. Lived experience. 

A steady presence.

I trained with The Original Birth Connection in 2023. 

As part of this course, I attended the following masterclasses:

Full Spectrum Doula Training - Alex Burner - The Original Birth Connection

From Fertility; expanding a birth keeper’s practice - Harriet Roberts - WeWomb

Birth Physiology - Kemi Johnson - Kemi BirthJoy Johnson

LGBTQ+ Competency for Birth and Beyond Masterclass - AJ Silver - The Queer Birth Club

Advocacy and Cultural Safety Masterclass - Illyin Morrison - Mixing up Motherhood

Caesarean Birth Masterclass - Carolyn Holt - The Caesarean Birth Specialist

Perinatal Trauma Masterclass - Hayley Coburn - Mother of Pearl Doula 

Tongue Tie Awareness Masterclass - Carmelle Gentle - Gentle Births & Beyond

Additional Training

Supporting Neurodivergent Birth - Victoria White - ND Birth

Youth Mental Health First Aider - MFHA England

Postnatal Recovery Massage - Sophie Messager & Teddy Brookes 

Biomechanics - Shellie Poulter - The Serenity Doula

Mind - Carmen Rocha & Emma Armstrong - The Quantum Birth Doula & The Naked Doula 

Birthing Awareness 3 Step Rewind Trauma healing - Mark Harris - Birthing4Blokes

Breastfeeding Workshop - Erin McGuigan (IBCLC) - The Kingston Doula

Reiki Level I and II - Ann Thatcher - The Reiki Doula

Paediatric First Aid - Emma Hammett - First Aid for Life

Mindful Natal Hypnobirthing - The Mindful Natal Birth Group