Advocacy & Doula Support
A pathway to being seen, heard, and supported as you navigate the systems that shape your care.
When you’re facing health, mental health, or end-of-life challenges, the hardest part is often not the condition itself but the exhausting maze of systems you’re forced to navigate along the way.
Trying to get a disability application approved.
Waiting months for an ADHD evaluation.
Finding a mental health provider who takes your insurance.
Explaining your wishes about hospice or end-of-life care.
Making sure your doctor respects your boundaries and choices.
These processes are draining. They steal precious energy when you’re already depleted, leaving you overwhelmed, discouraged, or ready to give up.
Advocacy & Doula Support offers a steady companion and skilled navigator to walk with you through it all. From preparing for provider calls, to clarifying paperwork, to debriefing after hard conversations, I help you conserve energy, stay focused, and keep sight of what matters most. Together, we make sure your voice is heard, your needs are honored, and your care is aligned with your values.
How Advocacy & Doula Support has helped people like you
Find Clarity
Untangle complex processes so you understand your options.
Prepare focused questions and goals before each appointment.
Recognize what matters most — and what distractions to release.
Conserve Energy
Stay grounded during stressful calls and meetings.
Direct your energy toward what will move things forward.
Have a trusted ally who can hold the bigger picture for you.
Feel Supported
Debrief after appointments so you don’t carry the weight alone.
Receive advocacy in real time, including provider calls and coordination.
Know you have someone in your corner — steady, consistent, and invested in your well-being.
Thelma’s story
“Dove is worth her weight in gold. My experience attempting to secure mental healthcare for my eight-year-old with Medicaid was like being trapped in a giant maze designed to keep us lost. Or like driving down a narrow road filled with potholes and falling rocks not knowing what’s around the next corner. People promised to call back and didn’t. I got people that didn’t know the answers to any of the questions I had and came across as if they didn’t really care. As a Black mother caring for a child in crisis, I often felt invisible in the system.
Dove was confident she could guide the way and had the determination to see me through this ordeal. She knew the questions to ask, the responses to expect, when to push forward delicately and when to be firm. She brought calm and clarity when I was overwhelmed, and determination when I was ready to give up while honoring the efforts I had already made.
With Dove’s support, what I had struggled to accomplish for eight months finally began to open up. In just two weeks we were connected to the right specialists. I can truly say that I couldn’t have done this without Dove and I am forever grateful to her."
Why Advocacy Matters
Research continues to show how deeply systemic bias shapes care outcomes: medical trainees still hold harmful myths about Black people’s physiology, leading to undertreatment of pain (PNAS); one in three LGBTQ+ adults report unfair treatment by providers (KFF); neurodivergent people denied affirming diagnoses experience significantly worse mental health outcomes (Frontiers in Psychology); and trans and gender-diverse individuals face much higher rates of psychiatric conditions and unmet care needs than cisgender peers (Nature). These disparities make clear that reclaiming agency and having informed advocacy in health and healing systems isn’t optional, it’s essential.
Your Voice, Your Agency
“We have to, we must, unlearn trusting the white coats by default with our best interests when it has been proven that our pain and our physiology are not considered with equal care and attention as the over-represented.
Relearning how to trust your own body and mind and giving voice to your gut instinct may very well save your life. Reclaiming agency restores balance and is a radical act of resistance in decolonizing wellness.”
– Dove –
How I Support You
Step 1: Free Discovery Call (20–30 minutes)
We begin with a free call to hear your story, clarify your needs, and decide if this work is the right fit. Trust and alignment come first.
Step 2: Personalized Support Plan
Because no two situations are alike, we’ll co-create a plan that reflects the complexity and intensity of your needs. Support may look like:
Brief check-ins to ground and strategize.
Advocacy on live provider calls.
Document review and application support.
Ongoing debriefs to process and reorient.
Compensation
I use a sliding scale because access to advocacy is a matter of justice. The true cost of this work is closer to the top tier, but the scale exists so that people with fewer financial resources can still access support. I trust you to choose the tier that reflects your circumstances honestly.
This work can vary from a quick grounding call to full advocacy during critical appointments. To keep things sustainable for both of us, I offer two main options.
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For those in active processes or crisis who need consistent, flexible access.
Base Tier: $100/week → up to ~1.5 hours of direct support (calls, texts, document review).
Mid Tier: $175/week → up to ~2.5 hours of support.
Top Tier: $250/week → up to ~4 hours of support, including provider calls and intensive coordination.
Unused time rolls over within a 2-week period so you don’t lose it if one week is lighter.
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For those who need support at key points but not on a weekly basis.
3-hour bank: $150 | $240 | $330
5-hour bank: $250 | $400 | $550
10-hour bank: $500 | $800 | $1,100
Hours can be used flexibly for check-ins, document prep, provider calls, or debriefs. You’ll always receive a running tally so you know what’s left.
Sliding Scale options:
Step 1: Book your free discovery call.
Step 2: If we’re aligned, co-create your support plan.
Step 3: Begin navigating the path ahead with advocacy, clarity, and care.