Perinatal & Postnatal Support

Becoming a mother changes everything — and not always in the ways you expected. The joy can be real and the grief can be real at the same time. The love can be enormous and so can the overwhelm. Many mothers carry all of this quietly, unsure whether what they're feeling is "bad enough" to need support.

It is. And you don't have to keep managing it alone.

• Fertility challenges and the emotional toll of IVF and assisted reproduction
• Pregnancy loss, miscarriage, and recurrent loss
• Perinatal anxiety and depression (during pregnancy and postpartum)
• Birth trauma and traumatic delivery experiences
• Adjustment to new identity and the shift in sense of self (matrescence)
• Grief — pregnancy loss, infant loss, the loss of your pre-motherhood self
• Relationship changes — with your partner, your family, yourself
• Postnatal OCD and intrusive thoughts
• Perfectionism, overwhelm, and the pressure to "do it right"
• Returning to work and navigating competing identities
• Neurodivergent mothers and mothers with trauma histories

Perinatal mental health isn't just about managing symptoms — it's about making meaning of a profound personal shift. I'm interested in the whole picture: your history, your relationships, your sense of self, and how all of that is being reshaped by this experience.

I have a particular interest in the psychological experience of matrescence — the identity-level transformation that happens when you become a mother — and I bring that depth of understanding to every client I work with in this area.

I draw on EMDR, Schema Therapy, ACT, and trauma-informed frameworks, shaped to what you actually need.

I have completed the Applied Skills in Perinatal Mental Health Assessment and Care through COPE (Centre of Perinatal Excellence) — Australia's peak body in perinatal mental health. This comprehensive certification is aligned with the 2023 National Perinatal Mental Health Guideline and reflects a commitment to evidence-based, best-practice care in this area.

For mothers wanting a structured approach, I offer a 6-session individual program exploring the transition into motherhood:

• Session 1: Mapping the shift — identity, values, relationships
• Session 2: The inner world of motherhood — emotion, meaning, expectation
• Session 3: Relationships and boundaries in this new role
• Session 4: Nervous system regulation and sustainable self-care
• Session 5: Grief, loss, perfectionism, and the motherhood myth
• Session 6: Consolidation, values-based action, and future visioning

Open-ended therapy is also available for deeper or longer-term work.

• $210 per session (50 minutes) 
  • With a Medicare Mental Health Treatment Plan: approximately $111.05 out-of-pocket 
• NDIS (self- or plan-managed): $232 per session

In-person in Carlton North, or via Telehealth.per session