Supporting you after birth

Compassionate counselling to help you navigate the emotional challenges of early parenthood and feel supported every step of the way.

Support After Birth

The transition to parenthood can bring unexpected emotional challenges. Whether you're recovering from birth trauma, experiencing postnatal anxiety or depression, or adjusting to fatherhood, compassionate counselling with an experienced BACP counsellor offers a safe, supportive space to process your experiences, strengthen your wellbeing, and navigate life after birth with greater confidence and self-compassion. You can also explore free articles and guides in the knowledge hub.

Compassionate, non-judgemental support - a confidential safe space to speak openly without judgement
Specialist perinatal expertise - support for birth trauma, postnatal anxiety, depression, feeding trauma, identity changes, and men's perinatal mental health
Counselling tailored to your needs - gentle, integrative support that moves at your pace, helping you process your experiences and build emotional resilience
Helping you feel like yourself again - reconnect with your confidence, strengthen your wellbeing, and navigate parenthood with greater clarity, self-compassion, and hope

How I can support you

Trying For A Baby (IVF)

Trying for a baby can result in relationship strains, anxiety, grief and low moods. Therapy can provide emotional support, coping mechanisms, and a safe space to navigate challenges.

Hypnobirthing

Hypnobirthing builds confidence and reduces fear using relaxation, breathing and a positive mindset techniques. Helping you to feel fully prepared and calm. Providing practical tools for your labour.

Fear of Childbirth

Suitable for first time parents and those holding anxiety from a previous birth. Use therapy to process and release fears. Build confidence for a calmer birth.

Antenatal Anxiety

Pregnancy anxiety can be overwhelming and experience self-doubt. Therapy can ease anxious thoughts, release fears, build self-trust and provide greater confidence within your pregnancy.

Antenatal Depression

Depression in pregnancy creates low mood, disconnection and overwhelm. Counselling can help you process difficult emotions, reduce isolation, connect with your baby, to feel supported and hopeful.

Birth Trauma

Therapy for birth trauma can help you process the birth, reduce distressing memories, release fear and rebuild confidence, emotional balance, and connection with your baby.

Identity Loss In The Perinatal Period

Counselling can support you to process changes in your identity. Including your role as a parent, relationship differences enable you to reconnect with yourself to rebuild your identity.

Postnatal Depression

Counselling offers a safe space to process the feelings associated with depression, including low mood, exhaustion. To ease guilt, rebuild confidence, and support emotional recovery.

Postnatal Anxiety

If you are experiencing worry, racing thoughts or fear of something going wrong. Counselling can calm anxious thoughts, reduce overwhelm and build coping strategies.

Feeding Trauma

If you breastfed, bottle fed or pumped milk, you may have experienced feeding trauma if your feeding journey was not what you expected. Counselling can give you the space to process these feelings and provide support to move forward.

Men's Perinatal Mental Health

Men may also struggle with the pressures of parenthood, low mood, or their identity as a father. Therapy can untangle emotions, improve coping mechanisms and strengthen the connection between you and your baby.

Frequently Asked Questions after having a baby

How do I know if I would benefit from counselling after having a baby?

If you're feeling anxious, low, overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or just unlike yourself after having a baby, counselling can help. You don't need to be experiencing a diagnosed mental health condition to benefit. Many parents seek support simply because they're finding the transition to parenthood more challenging than they expected.

What issues can counselling help with after birth?

Counselling can support a wide range of experiences, including birth trauma, postnatal anxiety, postnatal depression, feeding trauma, loss of identity, relationship changes, parenting challenges, men's perinatal mental health and adjusting to life with a new baby.

Do I need a referral from my GP?

No, you can self-refer at any time without needing a referral from your GP or another healthcare professional. If you're unsure whether counselling is right for you, you can book an introductory call to discuss your needs.

Can partners and fathers access counselling too?

Absolutely - the transition to parenthood affects both parents. Partners, fathers, and non-birthing parents can experience anxiety, depression, stress, identity changes, and emotional overwhelm too. Counselling is available to everyone and provides a safe space to explore these experiences and receive the support you deserve.

What happens during the first counselling session?

Your first session is an opportunity to talk about what has brought you to counselling and what you hope to gain from it. There is no pressure to share everything at once - we will work at a pace that feels comfortable for you. Together, we'll begin to understand your experiences and explore how counselling can support you.

Is it too late to seek support if my baby is no longer a newborn?

The emotional impact of pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood can last well beyond the first few months. You can access counselling at any time during parenthood to process your emotions - there is no time limit on when support can be provided.

Have a space to be heard and supported throughout every part of your journey

Whether your baby arrived weeks or years ago, you do not have to carry the emotional challenges of parenthood alone.