About Us

For years, something was wrong with my hair. My texture changed. I couldn't retain length no matter what I did. I was shedding and thinning, and I knew my body well enough to know this wasn't normal for me.

So, I did what you're probably doing now — I went looking for answers. I saw doctors. I got bloodwork. And every time, I heard the same thing: your labs are normal. But I wasn't normal. I had hypothyroidism, and I was suffering through it while being told, on paper, that I was fine.

It wasn't until I became a trichologist that it finally made sense. I learned that "normal" lab ranges and optimal ranges aren't the same thing — and that the levels your body needs to actually grow and hold hair are often very different from the ones a standard panel calls acceptable. For the first time, I understood what my own hair had been trying to tell me for years.

Then menopause arrived and brought its own changes — because hair is never just about hair. It's about hormones, health, and everything happening beneath the surface.

I built OLANI so that no one has to go through what I went through — years of guessing, dismissed concerns, and "everything looks fine" when nothing felt fine. You deserve someone who looks closer, takes you seriously, and helps you understand what's actually going on.

• Licensed Cosmetologist
• Certified Trichologist — USTI
• Board-Certified Trichologist — TrichoEDU
• Certified Naturopathic Practitioner
• Hair Loss Extensions Specialist

I bring all of it into every consultation — but the most important thing I bring is that I've sat where you're sitting.