Shortland Psychology provide personalised support for adults, children and families who are impacted by trauma. Having a traumatic experience of any kind can be life changing and affects how we feel, think and behave. The effects of trauma are complex and can present as severe withdrawal, extreme anxiety, to having times of not feeling real, or any combination of these.

I am a mother of three boys, a clinical psychologist, and a birth doula – my experience as a doula gives me a unique understanding of what actually happens in the birthing room. I have been treating trauma successfully for over 25 years and have specialised in perinatal mental health for the past 15 years.

Every person is different so I work integrating models drawing from CBT, EMDR, Schema Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy as well as others depending on the needs and preferences of the person coming to see me.

As a midwife I have a unique insight into the trauma which can occur during the perinatal period and am passionate about using this insight to support individuals, couples and families effected by birth trauma, perinatal mental health issues, feeding issues and all areas of birth trauma.

I am a qualified social worker and psychoanalytic psychotherapist with over thirty years’ experience working in the field of mental health, in both the private and public sectors, with people presenting with a wide range of problems.

I am an accredited psychotherapist, Registered Midwife and EMDR Europe Accredited Consultant specialising in the treatment of post-traumatic stress following traumatic birth.

Your body and your brain have gone through a huge experience. You might be questioning what has happened to you or experience flashbacks, low mood, heightened anxiety, panic attacks and the thought of having another baby might be completely out of the question, but all of these things can be helped with counselling and talking therapies.

Christina is a kind, compassionate, gentle Human Givens psychotherapist with over thirty years experience working across the social care sector including the NHS, GP surgeries, community mental health teams , the charity sector and in private practice. For the last fifteen years she has been working with those who are pregnant, giving birth or in the early months of parenthood.

You shouldn't be left feeling upset when you think about your birth experience. Perhaps you ended up having an emergency c-section after planning a water birth. Maybe there was a medical problem with you or your baby, or you felt ignored by people who were supposed to be caring for you. Instead of being joyful and happy, as you had imagined it, your experience of giving birth felt lonely and frightening.

25 years as a practising midwife places me in a prime position to offer women and partners a specialist therapy. I trained as a birth trauma resolution therapist with the acclaimed psychotherapist, Jennifer Mullan in 2017 and work in North Bedfordshire.

I am a BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, specialising in pregnancy and postpartum therapy. In my practice, I regularly assist new mums to recover from traumatic births, to feel confident and content.

I am a qualified psychotherapist with many years of experience of working with mums, partners and parents-to-be. I have managed an NHS perinatal counselling service and have expertise in working with many of the challenges that can be experienced in the perinatal period.

I can support individuals experiencing a range of difficulties in the perinatal period including: birth trauma, perinatal loss, adjustment to the role of parenting, tokophobia and perinatal low mood and anxiety.

I have 10 years of experience of working within a maternity setting as both a nurse and a midwife and in that time have developed a real interest in working with parents who feel that they need to explore their birth experience further or are daunted by the prospect of parenthood.

I specialise in the assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties following traumatic experiences and have expertise and clinical experience in treating a range of psychological difficulties.

I am registered as a clinical psychologist with the Health and Care Profession Council (HCPC), BUPA and AXA PPP Healthcare. Myself and my colleagues offer therapy sessions from our office in central London where you are very welcome to bring your baby with you. I offer a reduced rate for women on maternity leave.

I offer a warm and supportive environment and evidence-based therapeutic interventions for individuals, couples and families who have been affected by issues in the perinatal period.

Our goal is to help new mothers feel calmer, stronger and empowered through evidence-based psychological treatment. We are passionate about making psychological support easily accessible and raising awareness about the psychological impact of birth trauma on new families.

I run my private practice alongside my role in a busy NHS trust where I have delivered psychological therapy and supervision for the past 10 years. I can help you to see yourself as resilient and feel positive about the world around you and your future.

I am an existential therapist with 15 years’ experience of working with a broad range of mental health problems. I specialise in working with mothers, having completed my doctoral research into the transition to motherhood for first-time mothers.