HALCEA Member IBCLCs
Serving Galveston Island
I received my Masters Degree in Speech Pathology from University of North Texas in 1994 and I worked ten years in adult rehabilitation in Houston hospitals with a specialty in Swallowing Disorders. I moved to Vancouver, Canada in 2009 and began volunteering with a community breastfeeding support group. I enjoyed helping moms and babies so much that I began the UCSD Hybrid Lactation Consultant program in 2013-2015 and became a board certified Lactation Consultant in 2015. Part of my training was with WIC's Lactation Care Center in Dallas, Texas. Since that time, I have worked with a not for profit breastfeeding community support group, provided small group clinical support and have provided home visits for lactation care. I became a Lactation Consultant because I had a wonderful LC help me with my first child and it made all the difference in starting an amazing breastfeeding journey with my son and later, my daughter. I have recently moved to Galveston and am excited to help women in the local community to achieve their personal breastfeeding goals.
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L-87256 11/1/2015
I have been working with breastfeeding families for over 15 years. As a mother of four, I had my fair share of breastfeeding challenges which led me to the work I do now. My greatest desire is to help breastfeeding families feel heard and supported. We will work together to uncover and overcome the underlying causes of breastfeeding challenges. I will ensure you have an actionable plan to help you reach your breastfeeding goals and the support you need to see it through. I look forward to working with you.
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L-15977
Lisa knew from a young age that she wanted to be a nurse. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in Fall of 2012, from SFASU. In 2013, she started her career working for a Neuro-Oncologist in Houston who specializes in treating brain cancers. She married her husband, Brian, in 2014. After she experienced breastfeeding difficulties with her own tongue and lip tied baby her journey towards supporting breastfeeding dyads began.
In 2017, She returned to work and switched fields of nursing, leaving private practice and entering into the hospital setting. She worked as a postpartum mother/baby nurse at St. Luke’s and quickly became part of the lactation team, having the privilege to enter into many families' first feeding moments and experiences with their newborns.
In 2018, she gave birth to her first son, who was diagnosed with a rare congenital heart defect and who spent 1 month in the level IV NICU. During this time, she experienced exclusive pumping for the first 3 weeks until she was allowed to breastfeed him in the NICU. She continued to pump while separated until he came home, where she was able to breastfeed him. In 2020, she became pregnant with her 3rd child. During her pregnancy she obtained her CLC while working towards obtaining her IBCLC. She gave birth to her second son in the Fall of 2020. She has been a licensed IBCLC since January 2021, and later joined Bayou City Breastfeeding that Spring. Lisa has successfully breastfed all three of her children through various challenges including returning to work. More recently, she has become certified with the Child Sleep Institute after having difficulties night weaning her own 2 yr old at the time. The Child Sleep Institute has given Lisa the tools needed to help support families experiencing difficulties in their child’s sleep.
Lisa's approach as an IBCLC is to bring compassion, evidence-based information, and support to her clients as they navigate the many facets of infant feeding. She is eager to continue her education to better support and meet her client's needs throughout their feeding journeys, however it looks from infancy to weaning.
Lisa and her husband, Brian, have 3 young children. They enjoy spending their free time with family and friends, and training in Jujitsu. Her husband pastors a church and Lisa stays at home with their children, homeschooling, working part-time, and enjoying other hobbies as she has time.
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