My area of specialism is parental mental health

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I often hear when speaking with non-birthing parents’ dismissal of their own struggles on the parenting journey. They don’t believe they should be experiencing mood/behaviour changes or depression if they didn’t physically have the baby. Whilst I am a huge advocate for maternal mental health & strongly believe there should be much more focus on mothers’ mental health in society, it is also very important to remember that any parent in the home can be affected by a babies’ arrival. 1 in 10 new fathers experiences Paternal Postnatal Depression. PTSD is also highly prevalent if a traumatic birth has occurred. If left untreated both of these conditions can have a huge impact on your mental health and also on your ability to support the birthing parent. The emotional wellbeing of the whole family system is important. Everyone deserves to feel mentally well. Whatever element of your parenting journey you find yourself needing support with we can work through it together. 

*Please kindly note that I don’t currently offer couples counselling, therefore, if your partner is having therapy with me I will not be able to also provide you therapy due that being a conflict of interest. But I will happily support you with finding an alternative counsellor or support *