Hi, I'm Cecilia, the founder of Cleft Glow

If you are here, you are likely the parent of a beautiful child born with a cleft lip and/or palate or you are expecting a baby with a cleft. This journey is uniquely filled with both challenges and triumphs. Born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, I understand these challenges and triumphs of the cleft journey intimately. 

As a mother of three, my experience deepened when I learned, during a 20-week scan, that my first baby boy would also be born with a cleft lip and palate. This marked the beginning of another profound journey for me—this time as a 'cleft mom.'

After processing the emotional impact of my son's diagnosis, and fueled by the psychosocial challenges and pain I had experienced on my own journey, I underwent a conscious and transformative shift in mindset. I became determined to ensure my son’s cleft journey would be as uplifting, optimistic, and empowering as possible.

I am a Social Worker, Psychotherapist, Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C) and Mental Wellness Coach with 15 + years of experience  supporting children, adolescents,  adults, couples and families work through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, loss, trauma and perinatal mental health amongst other issues and concerns.  

My personal story and professional background became a catalyst for promoting positive mental wellness for families worldwide on a cleft journey. I am on a passionate mission to support parents expecting a baby with a cleft overcome worry and emotional distress so that they feel emotionally and mentally prepared to navigate the cleft journey  with confidence, self-trust and optimism in the postpartum period and beyond.

Thank you for being here!

Cecilia