Birth Trauma Therapy in London | For the birth that left you shaken

If your birth did not go the way you hoped, and you find yourself replaying it, avoiding reminders of it, or feeling anxious and on edge since, you may be carrying birth trauma. It's more common than people talk about and it can be worked through.

 

What matters isn't whether others would call your birth traumatic. What matters is how it left you feeling. Birth trauma isn't only about what happened medically. It's about how safe, heard and in control you felt, and what it did to your sense of yourself. Two women can have the same birth on paper and walk away from it completely differently. Yours counts.

 

You might be living with flashbacks or vivid memories of the birth. A knot of anxiety you cannot put down. Avoiding hospitals, appointments or conversations about the birth. Feeling disconnected from your baby, your partner or yourself. Dread at the thought of another pregnancy. Guilt for not simply feeling grateful.

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What we work on

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• Replaying the birth, flashbacks or vivid memories that catch you off guard

• Feeling anxious, on edge or easily startled since the birth

• Avoiding hospitals, appointments or conversations about what happened

• Making sense of your birth story, including gaps in your memory

• Anger or grief about how you were treated, or feeling unheard during the birth

• Guilt for not feeling grateful, or for how things turned out

• Feeling disconnected from your baby, your partner or your body

• A NICU stay or health scare for you or your baby

• Fear of another pregnancy or birth. Read more about fear of birth

• Preparing for a birth after a difficult one

 

How therapy can help

 

We make space for what happened, slowly and on your terms. There is no need to relive every detail before you are ready. Over time, many clients notice the memory start to loosen its grip and the anxiety settle a little. My job is to go gently, at your pace, and to stay with you in it.

 

My approach: Integrative, drawing on relational, psychodynamic and mindfulness-based therapy, and shaped around what you need.

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Session format: Sessions are 50 minutes, weekly, in person in Notting Hill, West London or online across the UK.

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Common questions

 

My birth was not an emergency. Can it still be trauma?

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Yes. Birth trauma is about how the experience left you feeling, not how dramatic it looked from the outside. You don't have to justify it.

 

How long does birth trauma therapy take?

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It varies. Some people feel a shift in a handful of sessions, others want longer. We work to your pace, not a fixed timetable.

 

Will I have to relive the birth?

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No. We never rush into the hardest parts. We build safety first, and you stay in control of what we talk about and when.

 

Do you offer online sessions?

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Yes, across the UK, as well as in person in Notting Hill, London.

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Get in touch to ask a question or enquire about working together. You don't need to have it all figured out before you reach out.