Trish is a Family Nurse Practitioner, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (FNP-BC, IBCLC, PMH-C), and community based mother to mother support group leader.  She is one of only a few practitioners in Central Illinois that is certified in Perinatal Mental Health. She has been supporting breastfeeding families as an IBCLC since 2011, and has been a community breastfeeding support group leader since 2009.

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She has experience working with families before the birth teaching prenatal breastfeeding classes, after the birth as a nurse practitioner and IBCLC, and throughout a family's breastfeeding journey as an IBCLC and community support group leader.

 

Trish is a member and the current Chairperson of the International Affiliation of Tongue Tie Professionals (IATP), a member and the Vice-Chairperson of the Central Illinois Breastfeeding Task Force (CIBTF), a member of the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA), a member of the United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA), a member of Postpartum Support International (PSI), and is a board member of the Illinois Chapter of Postpartum Support International.

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She has spoken at conferences locally and internationally on the role of the IBCLC and in the assessment and management of tongue and lip tie issues in relation to breastfeeding challenges, airway, and other facets of wellness. 

 

She lives in central Illinois with her husband, Brian and four children.

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All families served by TLC will be treated with respect, commitment to their goals, and the expertise you expect from an IBCLC.