Antenatal support
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I have particular interest in working with people during childbearing years as it’s such an informative time for a new child. Supporting and delivering good quality therapy to parents during this time offers a real opportunity for them to make positive changes from which they can provide a secure, healthy environment for their baby to grow.
Pregnancy is often perceived as a special time for women where they are described as ‘blooming’ or ‘blossoming’. This may be the case for many, however, the reality for many others involves a lot of strain on relationships, stress, anxiety, emotional and physical pain. For many women this may not have been what they were led to expect.
Often, many of the challenges women face during pregnancy can be eased, resolved or made more manageable through appropriate, professional support.
If you are experiencing any of the following you may be considering specialist support.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy gives you space just for you. If you are struggling with difficult emotions and /or stress, allowing yourself the time and space to gain greater awareness and clear unwanted emotions, will in return, carry huge benefits to you and your baby. Mothers are often concerned that getting upset and distressed can be of detriment to their baby (foetal or newborns). It is true that babies can have their development hindered when the stress hormone, cortisol, is released, but only significant damage occurs with prolonged and sustained experience. On the other hand, babies thrive on hormones such as oxytocin, which are released when feelings of love are experienced. Bearing this in mind, the experience of counselling and therapy is one where clients bring their upsetting issues and find new ways, with the help of the therapist, to reduce their stress, understand why it occurs, and foster deeper resources, allowing the oxytocin to flow more readily. It is known that babies are intrinsically connected to their mothers, in the womb and out, and it is my belief that as long as mum allows their experience to be processed (to move through to a completion) then their babies learn that lovely settled feelings occur after chaotic and troubled ones.Often, early intervention is important in order to catch symptoms before they get too ingrained. If you have gone past the ‘baby blues’ phase and consider your experience to be more intense, deeper or ongoing, it would be recommended to seek support.
The length of counselling you will require will wholly depend on your individual needs. Some people only require 1 to 2 sessions and find they have cleared, healed or changed what they came with. Some need longer, in the region of eight to fifteen sessions, whilst others choose to undertake deep long term work (one plus years).
If you require individual therapy please contact Natasha (see ‘contacts’) to for an informal chat. For information about what to expect from therapy, please go to ‘Taking first steps’
I have particular interest in working with people during childbearing years as it’s such an informative time for a new child. Supporting and delivering good quality therapy to parents during this time offers a real opportunity for them to make positive changes from which they can provide a secure, healthy environment for their baby to grow.
Pregnancy is often perceived as a special time for women where they are described as ‘blooming’ or ‘blossoming’. This may be the case for many, however, the reality for many others involves a lot of strain on relationships, stress, anxiety, emotional and physical pain. For many women this may not have been what they were led to expect.
Often, many of the challenges women face during pregnancy can be eased, resolved or made more manageable through appropriate, professional support.
If you are experiencing any of the following you may be considering specialist support.
- Struggling to conceive
- Lost or terminated a pregnancy
- Bereaved through loss of a loved one or separation
- Finding the idea of parenthood overwhelming
- Experiencing mental/emotional difficulties
- Struggling with antenatal stress, anxiety or depression, or
- Experiencing relationship difficulties
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy gives you space just for you. If you are struggling with difficult emotions and /or stress, allowing yourself the time and space to gain greater awareness and clear unwanted emotions, will in return, carry huge benefits to you and your baby. Mothers are often concerned that getting upset and distressed can be of detriment to their baby (foetal or newborns). It is true that babies can have their development hindered when the stress hormone, cortisol, is released, but only significant damage occurs with prolonged and sustained experience. On the other hand, babies thrive on hormones such as oxytocin, which are released when feelings of love are experienced. Bearing this in mind, the experience of counselling and therapy is one where clients bring their upsetting issues and find new ways, with the help of the therapist, to reduce their stress, understand why it occurs, and foster deeper resources, allowing the oxytocin to flow more readily. It is known that babies are intrinsically connected to their mothers, in the womb and out, and it is my belief that as long as mum allows their experience to be processed (to move through to a completion) then their babies learn that lovely settled feelings occur after chaotic and troubled ones.Often, early intervention is important in order to catch symptoms before they get too ingrained. If you have gone past the ‘baby blues’ phase and consider your experience to be more intense, deeper or ongoing, it would be recommended to seek support.
The length of counselling you will require will wholly depend on your individual needs. Some people only require 1 to 2 sessions and find they have cleared, healed or changed what they came with. Some need longer, in the region of eight to fifteen sessions, whilst others choose to undertake deep long term work (one plus years).
If you require individual therapy please contact Natasha (see ‘contacts’) to for an informal chat. For information about what to expect from therapy, please go to ‘Taking first steps’
