​We all grow up with ideas of what it will mean to be a parent and how it will feel to experience pregnancy and birth. It can be profoundly disorientating and incredibly distressing when things don’t unfold as we expect.
 
A loss or bereavement, a major life change, a trauma, illness or a diagnosis for parent or child can thrust us into unknown territory. And it can be incredibly difficult to accept and learn how to navigate the unknown.​ Support is crucial.
HOW CAN COUNSELLING HELP?
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Counselling provides a safe, contained space to talk and process your experiences and emotions. This means that you won’t have to bear it all in isolation: I will listen and sit alongside you. Together, we will find a way through this difficult time. We will work to understand who you are now, how you can weather these life events and how you make sense of the world. ​

I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and abide by their Code of Ethics.
WHAT ISSUES DO I WORK WITH?
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My specialism is supporting individuals who experience difficulties related to pregnancy, birth or early parenthood and I am continually engaged with training and research in this area. I am experienced working with a wide variety of issues, including:
 
  • Infertility
  • Any kind of pregnancy loss or baby loss
  • Birth trauma
  • Health problems with baby or mother
  • Experience of NICU
  • A fetal or infant diagnosis
  • Parents of children with disabilities or Special Educational Needs (SEN)
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I also support clients who are facing other difficulties, not related to pregnancy, such as bereavement, life transitions, depression, anxiety or chronic stress.
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Appointments offered online via Zoom or in-person in the Cathedral Close, Norwich, UK.