Content, product, and growth consulting for DTC chronic health companies, rooted in lived experience

I help mission-driven startups and companies reach and build trust with the audiences their products aim to serve.

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As a PhD with lived experience of chronic illness, I help you:

🌱 Lower customer-acquisition-costs through organic content that actually appeals to your ideal customer

🌱 Increase LTV by building trust and community with your audience

🌱 Build products that serve through user-centered and strength-based frameworks

Dr. Talia, physical and mental wellbeing consultant, looking into the distance of a grassy field
Dr. Talia typing evidence-based strategy for start ups, companies, and nonprofits

Customized Solutions to Meet Your Needs

I offer various work arrangements—fractional roles, contract, consulting, part-time, or even full-time—tailored to your organization’s needs. Let’s collaborate in the way that supports both your goals and the people you serve.

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Services I Offer

  • Strategy

    Content. Product. Marketing. Science. Audience Engagement & Inclusion.

  • Research

    User interviews. A/B Testing. Survey Design. RCTs. Program Evaluation. Data Analysis. Quant. Qual.

  • Content & Comms

    Social Media. Blog. In-app. Educational. Resources. Internal & External.

  • Group Facilitation

    Focus groups. Support Groups. Conflict Resolution.

  • Community

    Community Management. Employee Culture. User & Customer Engagement.

  • Subject Matter Expertise

    Clinical Psychology. Mental Health. Wellbeing. Chronic illness. Research Design. Evidence-based intervention.

Trusted by

  • Colorful glowing aura circle with the word 'AURA' beside it.
  • Silver Ring Splint Company logo with black and white design and text
  • Bahealth logo with a blue and white geometric icon and the word "bahealth" in blue text.
  • Logo with the words 'DEFY VENTURES' in black and gray text.
  • Graphic with multiple hands reaching towards a heart, radiating sun rays in the background, and the word 'NEHEMIAH' at the bottom.
  • Seal of Monroe County, Wisconsin featuring a historic courthouse building.
  • Logo of St. Croix County, Wisconsin, with a stylized sun, water, and a red ribbon containing the slogan 'Innovation Through Cooperation.'
Dr. Jag Kottapalli of Bauhealth, who has hired Dr. Talia as a psychology subject matter expert, in a blue shirt sitting indoors,

“Talia is smart, resourceful, and pragmatic. She’s not only a psychology and research expert, but also an innovator and creative problem-solver. She brought sharp insights, strategic thinking, and fresh ideas to our team. I highly recommend working with her."

— Dr. Jag Kottapalli, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Bauhealth

Dr. Talia, chronic health expert, sitting in front of a fireplace

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