AMCB Board Certified Nurse-Midwife and Women’s Health Practitioner, NAMS Certified Menopause Practitioner

Rebecca is a Board Certified Women’s Health Practitioner (CNM) and Certified Menopause Practitioner (CMP) through the Menopause Society. She has been offering compassionate care to women of all ages and backgrounds for over 25 years. Her areas of expertise include preventive health care, menopausal wellness and hormone therapy, adolescent and young adult women’s health, contraception management, vulvovaginal concerns, and challenges in sexual health. Rebecca performs office procedures including IUD insertions, vulvar and endometrial biopsies.

Rebecca received her BA from the University of Vermont with a focus in Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies, and completed her MSN and nurse-midwifery education at the Yale School of Nursing. After practicing as a certified nurse-midwife, Rebecca transitioned to focus on gynecological care. She served as a professor in the nursing department at UVM, teaching courses on women’s health and she worked at Planned Parenthood in locations across Vermont. She is a member of The Menopause Society, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, and the American College of Nurse-Midwives.

Rebecca is passionate about empowering women to achieve their optimal health from adolescence through menopause and beyond. An advocate of holistic health, the completion of a 200-hour yoga teaching certification provides Rebecca with special insight into the role that mindfulness and yoga can have on stress reduction and wellness. She speaks Spanish and has experience serving underserved populations in Latin America. Above all, Rebecca values the connections with her patients. They often share that Rebecca provides a nurturing presence and creates an environment where they feel safe and heard.

In her free time, she loves to hike, read, garden, and ski with her three golden doodles, as well as enjoy time with her two young adult daughters, family and friends. Once a year, you may find her on a beach in Costa Rica enjoying the therapeutic nature of the ocean and Pura Vida lifestyle!