Psychological Therapy

For parents / caregivers

I support parents mental health and wellbeing as they navigate the ups and downs at any stage of the parenting journey (including parents to be or contemplating parenthood). The parenting journey can be an understandable adjustment and bring up a range of emotions. Safely exploring these in therapy can invite understanding, compassion, confidence and coping resources to take forward into your life.

 

I support parents and parents to-be experiencing a range of difficulties:

  • Emotional challenges during / after pregnancy and birth

  • Coping with loss and bereavement, including miscarriages and fertility issues.

  • Adjustment to becoming a parent including bonding to baby, antenatal and postnatal depression and anxiety.

  • Exploring emotions in parenthood, e.g. anger, anxiety, triggers or difficult memories from the past or childhood coming up.

  • Stress, burnout, relationship difficulties including trust and boundary setting.

  • Feeling low in confidence, self-worth, self-critical

  • Parenting with physical health issues

  • Space to explore how you would like to be as a parent/parents, to give voice to stories of strength, challenges or fears, and what truly matters to you.

    & much more.

My Approach

Seeking help as a parent (or parent-to-be) for yourself, or when your child or family is experiencing difficulties or distress is a courageous step to support yours and/or your child’s holistic needs. Feelings (all of them) are fundamental to being human - for big and small humans. Living a full and whole hearted life is not the absence of feelings, it’s finding ways to navigate them that allow us greater flexibility, freedom and choice.

My approach to therapy is a warm, non-judgemental space. With nearly 10+ years experience training and working as a clinical psychologist, working across the linespace and in perinatal, adult, child and family mental health settings, and paediatrics I draw on a range of psychological and holistic approaches to help parents explore concerns, connect to unique strengths and coping skills, and move towards what truly matters for them and their child.  

Your unique family

Every child, family and parent system and individual is unique, which is why I draw on a range of psychology approaches including cognitive behavioural therapy, systemic and narrative therapy, mindfulness, compassion-focused therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. I also use nurturing parenting, and trauma-informed and focused approaches. I draw on mind-body techniques and yoga therapy skills to promote emotion and nervous system regulation and transformation.

I am interested in understanding individuals and families within their unique context, supporting them to give voice to experiences and build their preferred futures. This might include (although not limited to) family culture, race, gender, sexuality. We might explore the wider social political contexts that impact on psychological wellbeing and mental health, including systems of power and oppression, dominant societal narratives (for example around parenting or motherhood) from a reflective, relational, critical and community psychology lens.

Looking for support?

Parent and/or Carers

If you are a parent or carer, and you’d like to explore further support, you can book a free 10-minute consultation. This is a quick chat to explore whether therapy might be useful. If it sounds like I could be helpful to you, we’ll arrange an assessment session to hear more about your experiences and explore support options. I mostly offer online therapy sessions, or in person in East London.