MEET Ruby

My work with babies began through a growing awareness of how much they communicate through their bodies, their breathing, their feeding, and their responses to the world around them.

I support babies and their families through gentle, individualized care. My work is rooted in an infant-attuned approach to craniosacral support, shaped by careful observation, gentle touch, and deep respect for each baby’s individual pace and responses.

My path into this work began in an unplanned moment after supporting a birth. A mother softly asked if I could hold her baby while she and her husband rested. As I took that newborn into my arms, something quietly shifted within me. It was not something I had planned for, but it felt immediate and true.

In that quiet exchange, I began to understand how much a baby communicates through touch, breath, and subtle movement.

As I continued walking alongside families through pregnancy and birth, my attention kept returning to the baby’s experience — what their body may have carried through birth, how they were adapting to the world around them, and what they might be expressing through tension, feeding, movement, or difficulty settling.

That curiosity became a direction.

I continued my education in perinatal care and pursued infant-specific bodywork training, including study with Carol Gray in Portland. Her mentorship continues to shape the way I work with babies and families. Under her guidance, I learned to slow down, observe carefully, and listen through my hands. 

My work is informed by anatomy, clinical study, and a deep respect for how sensitive and responsive a newborn’s system can be.

My Approach

My practice centers on supporting nervous system regulation, early feeding integration, and greater ease in the body during the first weeks and months of life. 

I often work with babies who seem to have tension patterns, asymmetry, feeding strain, oral tension, or difficulty settling comfortably.

Sessions are gentle, responsive, and paced according to each baby’s capacity. I do not rush change or impose correction. Instead, I begin by supporting what is already working and build from there.

I pay close attention to how a baby is moving, feeding, resting, and responding. My role is not to force change, but to listen carefully, assess patterns of strain or compensation, and offer support in a way that respects the baby’s system.

At the heart of this work is something simple: slowing down enough to notice what a baby is communicating.

Working Together

Parents remain an essential part of the process, because they know their baby best. My role is to come alongside families as an added layer of support — listening to their concerns, observing what they are noticing, and helping make sense of what may be contributing to discomfort or difficulty.

I offer in-home sessions so families can remain in the familiarity of their own space, where babies often feel more settled and parents can feel more at ease.

Care is always led by the baby. Sessions are never forceful, and there is time to move at a pace that feels supportive and respectful. Often, shifts are subtle. Families may notice softer tension, easier feeding, deeper rest, or smoother transitions between awake and settled states.

What Matters to Me

I believe babies deserve to be met with steadiness, respect, and care that honors their individual pace. 

I also believe parents deserve to feel heard, supported, and reassured in their relationship with their baby.

Outside of sessions, I am a mother and a lifelong student of how strength and gentleness coexist. That understanding continues to shape how I show up in this work.

It would be a privilege to support your family.