Perinatal Mental Health

TW – Miscarriage Whatever the circumstances, miscarriage is utterly heart-breaking. No matter how far into pregnancy, whether the baby is much longed for or a complete surprise, a loss is still a loss. Current research estimates approximately one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage. When a friend or loved one experiences this kind of tragedy, […]

TW – Baby Loss Pregnancy After Loss If you’re experiencing pregnancy after loss, you may find it impossible to think of it as a happy time that will result in a healthy baby. Instead, it could trigger a fresh wave of grief and become a very anxious period full of fear and worry. I’m here

I provide Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), and Schema Therapy, in person and remotely via Microsoft Teams or over the phone. My work is guided by the belief that one of the best things we can do as parents is prioritise our own mental health, work through issues, and

What Does Health Anxiety Look Like? Health Anxiety occurs when an individual is preoccupied with being seriously ill, or becoming seriously ill at some point in the future. People with health anxiety tend to be anxious a lot of the time, and more often than the average person. Health anxiety can cause a substantial impairment

According to SAMHSA, 2014, individual trauma results from an event, or series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical social and emotional, or spiritual wellbeing. Historically, birth trauma wasn’t categorised

It is thought that 10-20% of new parents develop Postnatal Depression. Research has even found that between a third and a half of women start to develop PND in their pregnancies (this is sometimes referred to as antenatal depression). This highlights how common depression is during this time, so you’re not alone if you have

On 21st June 2021, it was International Father’s Mental Health Day, a day founded by Mark Williams, International Campaigner, Public Speaker, and someone with lived experience of their own mental health difficulties in parenthood. Mark became involved in the health sector after supported his wife with postnatal depression and experiencing his own emotional breakdown. We

You may be wondering whether the change in how you are feeling after having your baby is down to the baby blues, which can happen to up to 80% of women, or whether it is a sign of Postnatal Depression (PND). The baby blues tends to be experienced by the mother and can include feelings

What You Need to Know About Anti-Depressants in Pregnancy The most important thing I’d want you to take away from this blog is that YOU CAN take certain anti-depressants if you are trying for a baby, pregnant, or breastfeeding. If you have been advised that you cannot take anti-depressants because you are pregnant or breastfeeding,

What is Perinatal Mental Health? The term “perinatal,” refers to the period from conception up until one year postnatal. However, my own opinion is that the perinatal period starts when you start considering having a family, and is ongoing, it doesn’t just magically stop when your baby turns one, which is when the perinatal period