Perinatal Mental Health

This work would be with new or expecting parents and their wider support network, often perinatal support is from conception to one year postpartum; however, there is total flexibility to this. From a systemic perspective, our work together will consider the wider family unit, as well as the individual parent/couple.

Perinatal mental health difficulties impacts up to 27% of new or expectant mothers and is important that you feel able to reach out and seek support.

The early years of parenthood can be some of the most rewarding and also the most challenging. It is a time of significant change, personally, relationally and practically. It often brings back memories and experiences of one’s own childhood, good and bad. In this space, we will explore how previous attachment relationships may influence current attachment patterns with your baby and wider family.

We will work collaboratively to create a safe space to begin to explore any difficulties or worries you may have. The work can either individual, or we can invite in any one in your wider support network who may feel important.

This space can support with:

• Fertility difficulties

• Complex birth experiences

• Couple/family relationships

• Parent-child relationships

• Experience of anxiety or depression

• Feelings of sadness or hopelessness

• Worries around becoming a parent