The person behind the practice
About me
Scientist, intuitive, and lifelong student of the liminal.
How I got here
I came to this work sideways — through grief, through a long career in research, and through a persistent sense that the rational and the intuitive were not opposites but partners. I spent years trying to choose between them before I understood they were always pointing at the same thing.
My formal training began at the Berkeley Psychic Institute, one of the oldest and most rigorous clairvoyant training programs in the United States. BPI's approach is grounded, systematic, and deeply practical — less mystical theater, more disciplined perception. I trained there for several years, completing the full clairvoyant reading and healing program.
Alongside that training, I pursued certification as a death doula through the International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA). Death doula work sits at the intersection of presence, practical support, and the kind of deep listening that clairvoyant work also requires. The two practices inform each other constantly.
Training
Berkeley Psychic Institute
BPI was founded in 1973 by Lewis Bostwick, who believed that clairvoyance was a learnable skill — not a rare gift — and that ordinary people could develop it through structured practice. The training emphasizes neutrality, grounding, and the ability to read energy without projection. It is, in many ways, a scientific approach to perception.
Certification
Death doula work
A death doula is a non-medical guide who supports the dying and their families through the end-of-life process. My work includes legacy projects, vigil support, advance care planning conversations, and grief support for those left behind. I trained through INELDA and continue ongoing education in palliative care, grief theory, and somatic approaches to loss.
What I believe
01
Perception is a skill
Clairvoyance is not magic. It is a trained capacity to notice what is already present — energy, pattern, information — and to report it clearly without distortion.
02
Death is not the enemy
Our culture treats death as a failure. I treat it as a threshold — one that deserves the same care, attention, and preparation as any other major life passage.
03
The rational and the intuitive belong together
I hold a deep respect for evidence, rigor, and the scientific method. I also trust what cannot yet be measured. These are not contradictions — they are the two hemispheres of a complete way of knowing.
04
Sliding scale is not charity
Access to this kind of support should not depend on income. I offer sliding scale fees because I believe the work matters more than the rate.
Get in touch
Questions about a reading, a workshop, or death doula support? I read every message and respond personally.
WorldlyWordyWoman@gmail.com