Bernadette is a Genealogist with over 15 years experience  who has a background in Psychology and Teaching.  She also hold a Certification as an End of Life Doula from the Larner College of Medicine at University of Vermont.  It has given her an increased understanding of grief as she compassionately guide families to understand their emotions that often come up as the stories and pictures emerge of families past. In addition she has 13 years of training and education working in school system with individuals and families who have experienced trauma. This experience lead her to understand the complicated emotions that comes when helping families discovering their Ancestry. It also gives her a unique focus when she researches a family, uncovering for them, the triumphs but also the trauma their ancestors experienced, and what may have passed down to their generation. It is beginning  of the Ancestral Healing process and it can bring peace and forgiveness along with the knowledge that we also carry the Blessings of our Ancestors as well. She has worked with many  different families and many complicated family trees. She is skilled in working with DNA results as a tool for genealogy research and has help many families with Adoption to understand their family background.