Pregnancy and Birth

Emotional Health During Pregnancy and Birth

Pregnancy and birth are times of significant emotional and physical changes. While these experiences can bring joy and excitement, they can also bring anxiety, stress, and uncertainty. Expectant mothers may feel overwhelmed by the physical demands of pregnancy or worry about the birth process and caring for a newborn.

The Role of Counselling in Supporting Pregnancy and Birth

Counselling provides emotional support for expectant mothers, helping them navigate the challenges of pregnancy and prepare for the transition to motherhood. Therapy helps individuals manage anxiety, fears about childbirth, and the emotional impact of pregnancy-related changes.

Building Confidence and Emotional Resilience

Through therapy, mothers can build emotional resilience and confidence in their ability to navigate pregnancy and birth. Counselling focuses on reducing stress, improving self-care, and creating a supportive environment for both the mother and the baby.

Supporting Postpartum Adjustment

After birth, many mothers face emotional and physical adjustments. Counselling supports new mothers in managing postpartum emotions, adjusting to life with a newborn, and finding balance in their new role.

  • Managing pregnancy-related anxiety
  • Building confidence in childbirth
  • Supporting postpartum adjustment
  • Improving emotional well-being
Find Pregnancy and Birth therapists in Brighton & Hove

Therapists who can help with pregnancy and birth

All therapists listed are verified and based in Brighton & Hove.

Joanna Miller Brighton

Joanna Miller

Integrative Psychotherapist

I’m an accredited psychotherapist with 15 years experience.I believe that the counselling relationship should be a creative space for both parties. It should feel comfortable and open enough to be free from anxiety and pressure in which new perspectives can emerge. In my view most mental activity takes place below the level of conscious awareness and my role is to help people gain access to it and insights from it.As an accredited therapist I am affiliated with several private healthcare companies including BUPA and AXA. I have an up-to-date DBS certificate which is registered on the update service. As well as working with individual adults, including trainee therapists, I have many years' experience working with children, couples and families. I have been a university counsellor so have a lot of experience working with students and young people and have also worked in secondary schools.  

BACPAccredited

Alison Sutcliffe Brighton

Alison Sutcliffe

Psychotherapist & EMDR Therapist

I work with high-functioning adults in Brighton who might look like they're coping on the outside but feel overwhelmed, disconnected or stuck underneath. Does this sound like you? I am an accredited, experienced psychotherapist (15 years) & my role is to help you make sense of what is happening &, through the process of our work together, free you up to live your life more fully.I am specialised in working with how our early years, as well as subsequent experiences, impact how we show up in the present: anxious/ depressed/ traumatised/ frustrated/ lost.I offer Individual Counselling, Psychotherapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) (as well as Clinical Supervision to my colleagues).We can work online as well as 30 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 9QA.

BACPAccredited

Robyn Lang Brighton

Robyn Lang

Person Centred Counsellor

My approach is humanistic and person-centred. I offer a warm, confidential and non-judgemental space where you can slow down, feel heard and explore your experiences at your own pace. I believe that developing a greater understanding of ourselves can help us make sense of our emotions, relationships, patterns and the stories we carry with us.In addition to working privately I have also worked with Wellbeing in the Arts since 2023, offering low-cost counselling to creatives working in film, theatre and TV. I am a BACP Registered Counsellor with over nine years' experience and work in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework. I bring a trauma-informed and inclusive approach to my practice.I offer in-person counselling in central Brighton, Hove, and online counselling across the UK. Couples counselling is also available in person in Brighton and Hove. If you would like to explore whether counselling might be right for you, please do get in touch.

BACPRegistered

Rosie Dee Brighton

Rosie Dee

Psychotherapist

I'm a humanistic psychotherapist working with individuals and couples, and I bring empathy, hope and creativity to my work. I am interested and curious about what it means and feels like to be you, and I really believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship as a vessel for growth and change. It is a privilege to do this work, and to be a part of the exploration of your life story, who you are and what matters to you.

BACPRegistered

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