Perinatal and Maternal Mental Health Support in London and Online

Pregnancy, birth and the early years of motherhood can bring up far more than anyone warned us about. The worry that won't switch off. A birth you keep replaying. A relationship that suddenly feels different, or a sense that you've lost track of who you are.

I'm a BACP-registered integrative psychotherapist specialising in perinatal and maternal mental health. I became a mum during my own psychotherapy training, after a difficult pregnancy and time on the NICU, and I know how much it matters to have a therapist who really gets this stage of life.

I see clients in person in Notting Hill and online across the UK. I work with all kinds of families, including LGBTQ+ parents, solo mums by choice, and families formed through donor conception or surrogacy. Whether you're trying to conceive, grieving a loss, or somewhere in the thick of early parenthood, you'll find the main areas I support below, each with its own page if you'd like to read more.

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How we work together

Every client I work with arrives in a different place. Some are trying to conceive or grieving a loss, some are pregnant, and some are in the thick of early motherhood. Some want to talk about what's happened straight away. Others spend the first few sessions on the day-to-day, the appointments, the sleepless nights, the in-laws, before we get to anything deeper. Both are completely fine, and we'll go at your pace.

I bring a warm and calm presence, but I'm not a silent therapist. I'll ask questions, share what I'm noticing, offer different perspectives and, when it helps, offer something practical to try during and between sessions, like a way to settle a racing mind at 3am or a grounding exercise if that appeals to you. Alongside that, there's space for the more exploratory work of making sense of what this stage of life has stirred up, including how you were parented and how you relate to yourself and others.

You don't need the right words or a clear place to start. Some clients want a few months of focused support and others prefer longer-term work, and we'll keep checking in together about what feels useful.

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This might feel familiar...

From the outside, you might look like you're coping. You're the organised one, the one everyone relies on. Inside, this feels a lot harder than you expected.

You may notice:

Trying to conceive taking over your life, grieving a loss others don't know how to talk about, or feeling too frightened to hope in a pregnancy after loss
Worry in pregnancy that makes it hard to enjoy, or a dread about the birth that won't go away
Scary, unwanted thoughts about your baby that you're frightened to say out loud
Checking on your sleeping baby again and again, even when you know they're fine
Replaying parts of your birth, or feeling on edge whenever it comes up
Snapping at your partner and feeling awful afterwards, or a rage that doesn't feel like you
Carrying the mental load for the whole household and feeling like no one sees it
Saying "I'm fine" when people ask, and still feeling alone even with family around
Guilt that you're not enjoying motherhood the way you thought you would
Not quite recognising yourself anymore, at home, at work or in the mirror

It makes sense to feel stuck, especially if you've always been the one who copes. Therapy gives you somewhere to slow down and start making sense. of what's happening underneath.

Changes clients often begin to notice

Change tends to come gradually, in small shifts that build over time.

You might begin to notice:

Intrusive thoughts starting to loosen their grip, and recognising them as thoughts rather than warnings
Your body settling a little, and sleep coming more easily when you get the chance
Being able to think about your birth without being pulled straight back into it
Asking for help, and letting people close enough to actually give it
Telling your partner what you need before it builds into resentment
Speaking to yourself with more kindness on the hard days
The guilt softening around the choices you've made for you and your family
Motherhood beginning to feel like part of a bigger, fuller sense of who you are

Hard days still happen. What many mums tell me is that they start to feel steadier and more present with their children, even when life is still messy.

If any of this sounds familiar, you're welcome to book a free 15-minute call and we can talk it through.

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Frequently asked questions

Getting Started

Sessions and fees

Who I work with

How do I know if you're the right therapist for me?

The relationship between us is one of the most important parts of therapy, so it's worth paying attention to how it feels to talk to me. You might notice whether you feel comfortable, whether you can be honest, and whether you feel like I understand what you're describing without you having to over-explain. The free 15-minute call and first session are there to help you find out. If it isn't the right fit, I'll happily point you towards someone who might be.

What happens after I get in touch?

You can book a free 15-minute call to ask questions and share a little about what's brought you here, or book straight into a first session. In that first session we'll talk about what feels hardest right now and what you're hoping for. There's no commitment beyond it.

Is therapy right for me if I'm not in crisis?

Yes. Many clients come because something feels hard and they want space to make sense of it, not because they've hit breaking point. You don't need a diagnosis or a label to come to therapy.

Main areas I support

Perinatal and postnatal support

Pregnancy and the first years of parenthood change everything, and not always in the ways you expected. Whether you are anxious in pregnancy, finding early parenthood harder than you imagined, or wondering where you have gone, this is where we make sense of it together.

Read more about perinatal and postnatal therapy.

Motherhood and identity

Whether your children are babies or at school, motherhood can leave you carrying the mental load for everyone, snapping in ways that don't feel like you, or wondering who you are now. This is space to explore the identity shift of matrescence, the pressure to be a "good mother", and other life changes that often come alongside motherhood.

Read more about therapy for motherhood and identity.

Postnatal depression and anxiety

When the low mood, the racing thoughts, the irritability, or the sense of not coping do not lift, it is worth taking seriously. Postnatal depression and anxiety are common and treatable, and support helps.

Pregnancy and baby loss

Miscarriage, recurrent loss, and the particular grief that others often do not know how to hold. If you are carrying a loss, or living with anxiety in a pregnancy that comes after one, you do not have to do it alone.

Read more about pregnancy and baby loss counselling.

Birth trauma

If your birth left you shaken, frightened, or unable to stop replaying it, that is birth trauma, and it can be worked through.

Fertility and trying to conceive

The months and years of trying, the two-week waits, the failed cycles, and the way it can quietly take over your life and strain your relationship. Fertility struggles are exhausting and often lonely, and they deserve a space of their own. I support people through the emotional weight of trying to conceive, IVF and IUI, and the difficult decisions that come with it.