Patti Mills

Birth and Postpartum Doula and Massage Practitioner
TESTIMONIALS
"From the very start, Patti exhibited an enormous amount of attunement, sensitivity and awareness in the way she interacted and cared for our baby. She is highly professional, deeply personable, warm and compassionate. While her priority has always been to be present and connected in caring for our son, she has also uniquely managed to help us keep our home clean and organized.
 
We believe her experience as a doula has greatly benefited us as new parents. She gracefully manages to share her own insights while being respectful to our experience.  If we were to have another child, we would not hesitate to hire Patti as a birth or postpartum doula."  ~G.L.
"We truly cannot imagine this experience without Patti. She will always remain a dear friend to us, a supporter and cheerleader for our son.  She has been a rock for us during an amazing, life changing event.  We cannot recommend Patti highly enough!"
~ Christine ​
“Patti was every thing I had hoped for and more in a doula.  She really listened to me and provided consistent, loving support throughout.  She went out of her way to learn about the different modalities I was interested in applying.  It was her keen intuition and gentle manner, however, that made all the difference when we were in the thick of it.”   ~Rebecca 
"Having a prenatal massage with Patti before giving birth was an important experience.  Not only were we able to break the ice of entering our physical and emotional spaces, we were able to get a real sense of each others energy in that space.  Patti has a natural gift of creating a soft safe bubble and an deep intuition that knows a pregnant body.  I floated away from the massage not only more comfortable in my new skin, but also more confident and optimistic about giving birth with an incredible doula."  ~ Mariah 
"Having Patti with us during the birth of our daughter Vivian was amazing. Her loving guidance made us feel safe and nurtured through the whole process. From our first meeting, it felt as if we had been friends with Patti for years. She is truly an amazing woman and I will recommend her to every expecting couple I know!" ~ Kara 
 
"I simply couldn’t have had a vaginal, pain-med free birth without Patti.  She was by my side during the entire labor (at home and at the hospital) and never left me.  Without that support I would have surely leaned on pain medication or opted for a C-Section to get me through labor with a posterior facing baby.
Patti was not only helpful to me, but to my husband and my mother who were also present and supporting me.  She coached them on how to support me and stay rested themselves during the many hours of my labor.  She also made sure my husband was near me during important or emotionally trying moments - a real gift!" ~ G.H.
"I'd be feeling heavy and uncomfortable in my body before the massage and after her massage, I felt lighter, more positive, and was loving my body again. She really is able to create more space for mama and baby, but it's her love that comes through in the most healing way.  It's a blessing to be nurtured by such a spiritually powerful woman."
 ~ Dottie 
"When the big day came, Patti was a godsend. She was totally prepared and came armed with a bag of tricks loaded with anything a laboring woman and her partner could want or need. Throughout my labor Patti was there for me, mentally and physically. She knew when I needed her to encourage me and she knew when to sit back and let my husband be my support. In fact, she supported him so that he could support me. This helped us have a very close and emotional experience as partners in our child’s birth. But Patti was never really sitting back. She was always one step ahead and seemed to be able to read my mind when I needed something or when I needed to express something but couldn’t get the words out. She was willing to do anything and everything.
 
I truly feel that I owe so much to Patti and am so thankful that she was there for us during such an important and memorable experience. Patti has a huge heart and beautiful spirit as well as tremendous expertise. I would highly recommend her to anyone."  ~Tara R.
"Patti is an excellent doula who went above and beyond to make our birth as close to ideal as possible.  She was successful, and I wholeheartedly recommend her."    ~ Alisa 
patti.doula@gmail.com  ||  (415) 850-3246