Renee became a doula in 2016 and has since attended over 25 births. She founded Hope’s Embrace. Her heart lies with serving women who are underserved and marginalized. She is conversationally fluent in ASL and has experience working with teenagers and women who have endured trauma. She also has a heart for bereavement work since she miscarried in 2014.
Renee is happily married with two living children and an angel baby.

After graduating with a Master of Science in Social Work from The University of Louisville in 2014, I have been working with families, mamas, and children for the last 9+ years providing a holistic and trauma-informed therapy experience. I began my practice, Flourish Counseling, in 2020 with the intention to provide services to empower all women, and to make a space for specialized perinatal mental health treatment. I am the first state liscensed psychotherapist in Owensboro, and the Western KY area, to have the Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C). I sat for my exam in 2021, and I have multiple years of experience treating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. I am passionate about advocating for better parental mental health awareness and treatment, helping mamas find their way in motherhood, and overall helping families have a healthy perinatal experience. I currently work part-time as I am also a mama to two beautiful kiddos, Ruby (6) and Jude (2), and am married to a wonderful man that supports me through it all.