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This page lists counsellors and therapists with specialist knowledge of trauma related to birth. They have paid to advertise their services. While every effort has been taken to verify the counsellors on these pages, any contact with the people listed is made at your own risk.

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Nidhi Parekh

I'm Nidhi (pronounced Nid-hee). I'm a perinatal psychotherapist with over 10 years' experience working across the NHS and private healthcare settings.

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Essex, Online Charly Paige Essex, Online Charly Paige

Emma Finlayson

I am a psychodynamic therapist MBACP specialising in the emotional and psychological challenges surrounding fertility, pregnancy, birth trauma and tokophobia. I offer a calm, confidential and compassionate space where you can talk.

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Beth Chapman

I use trauma-focused CBT Therapy to work with memories that may feel stuck or that you struggle to move on from.  This might be from your birth, medical care for you or you baby, NICU experience, previous baby loss or other traumatic events which may have occurred in your life.

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Rachael Manku

If you’ve experienced a traumatic birth and would like to talk about it, I’m here to listen. Maybe you’re not sure if what you experienced was traumatic, but it’s left you feeling strange, out of sorts, not yourself. I’m a qualified, experienced therapist and I offer space to think about what happened, to help you process your experience so that you can move forward.

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Nottingham, Online Charly Paige Nottingham, Online Charly Paige

Vanessa Dale-Hewitt


Hi, I am a chartered clinical perinatal psychologist with over 20 years of experience in working with pregnant women who have experienced traumatic births and post traumatic stress symptoms following birth.

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Macclesfield, Online Charly Paige Macclesfield, Online Charly Paige

Megan Baldry

Hi, I'm Megan, a BACP-registered psychotherapist who supports women in the perinatal period. I'm based in Macclesfield, Cheshire but offer therapy across the UK via phone and video. 

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Bristol, Online Charly Paige Bristol, Online Charly Paige

Dr Aditi Sharma, Mood in Mind

Hello, I'm Dr Aditi Sharma, I am a Perinatal and Maternal Clinical Psychologist and EMDR Therapist. I work in both private practice and the NHS. I offer a gentle, supportive space for anyone who has found pregnancy, birth, or the postnatal period difficult or distressing.

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Oxfordshire, Online Charly Paige Oxfordshire, Online Charly Paige

Helen Bowen-Ashwin

I'm Helen, a perinatal psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience working in NHS mental health teams. Since 2022, I've helped establish maternal mental health services in Oxfordshire. A core part of my work has been supporting women and birthing people affected by birth trauma, pregnancy loss, fear of childbirth, and other difficulties related to parenthood. I've seen the difference compassionate, evidence-based therapy can make.

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North London, Online Charly Paige North London, Online Charly Paige

Jessica Blair

I can see clients both in person and online in North London. I believe and am passionate that counselling should be offered to anyone who is in need. I strive to give clients a welcoming, respectful and compassionate space to explore challenges and opportunities.

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Stasa Morgan-Appel

My name is Stasa ("Stah-sha"), and I'm a counsellor/ psychotherapist and group facilitator in Scotland working primarily on-line.  My pronouns are she/they.

I offer pluralistic counselling/psychotherapy through an intersectional feminist lens.  I work in a collaborative, non-pathologising way.

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Vicky Mould

Hello, I'm Vicky, and I hope to be of support. I'm an NCPS registered counsellor from Eastleigh in Hampshire. I have been counselling since 2011. I offer online therapy (via Zoom or WhatsApp) and telephone counselling to adults of all ages, including parents impacted by domestic abuse or grieving the loss of their baby or babies or feeling troubled by or concerned about postnatal anxiety, depression or PTSD.

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Brighton, Online Charly Paige Brighton, Online Charly Paige

Sarah James

Sometimes life can feel very small. After a difficult or traumatic birth experience, it's common to feel stuck in painful thoughts or emotions – and it can be hard to imagine feeling like yourself again.

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Louise Dougal

I am a BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural psychotherapist and EMDR therapist. I also have training in prolonged grief disorder therapy, and draw on compassionate focused therapy and systemic/family therapy.

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Dr Helena de Klerk

Pregnancy, birth and parenthood are unique phases of life that can be joyful but also incredibly scary and painful. I am a specialist perinatal counselling psychologist, registered with HCPC, BACP and EMDR UK. I have worked in NHS perinatal services (inpatient and outpatient) and in private practice with individuals who are experiencing the challenges of these phases.

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Anjelika Rimkoute

I am a BACP-accredited therapist deeply committed to supporting individuals through their most challenging times. With specialized training and experience in trauma and PTSD, I use compassionate methods like the Rewind Technique—an NHS-approved approach for addressing birth trauma—along with mindfulness and Imagery Rescripting. My background also includes extensive experience in helping individuals navigate bereavement, depression, anxiety, and relationship challenges. I hold postgraduate certificates in Couples Therapy and the NHS's approved treatment for depression (PCE CfD).

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London, Online Charly Paige London, Online Charly Paige

Jenny Poirier

Hello, I'm an experienced integrative counsellor and EMDR therapist specialising in working with trauma & grief, Based in Muswell Hill N10 and online UK wide. I offer a brief free phone call to see if we are a good fit to work together. I work in an relational, integrative way which means that I blend different ideas as I work with each individual and provide a compassionate, accepting space for you to explore, understand yourself and your relationships more deeply and to process difficult experiences in a manageable way.

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Alison Paice

I am a BACP Accredited Integrative Psychotherapist & Clinical Supervisor, working in private practice. Having previously practiced as a Registered Midwife, I have a special interest in Women's health. I combine my extensive midwifery experience and post graduate trauma training to provide counselling support to women in the ante-natal and post-natal period; specialising in birth trauma, perinatal loss and post-natal depression. 

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York, Online Charly Paige York, Online Charly Paige

Dr Helen Blake

If you are struggling with the emotional impact of a traumatic birth, postnatal PTSD, depression, or grief following miscarriage or stillbirth, you don’t have to go through it alone.

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