BIRTH THERAPY
Birth Therapy involves a relational space for you to safely share your birth, birthing experience and perinatal experiences. Birth Therapy encompasses therapy for perinatal and early-life experiences, which includes pregnancy, the time in the womb, the birth, early post-birth experiences, and also includes the first 2-3 years of life when we are developing through our emotional body how to form bonds of attachment and receive care and support from our caregivers.
You are most welcome to get in touch if you would like to discuss anything before booking a session. I understand you might feel some overwhelm or mixed feelings when reaching out initially for support.
Below you can find out more about the Birth Therapy Sessions I offer and my approach.
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1 hr session : $110
2 hr session: $220
A longer 2 hr initial Birth Therapy Session is offered for more spaciousness when meeting together for the first time. If you would prefer a 2 hr initial session, please contact me directly and we can arrange an appointment time (my online booking system only allows for 1 hr appointments at present, but we can arrange a 2 hr session if you contact me by email or phone).
Birth Therapy sessions are available both online and in-person in our therapy space in Te Puna, Tauranga, Aotearoa.
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My therapy approach involves both a verbal approach, and experiential somatic (body) and mindfulness approaches for processing emotions and trauma symptoms. The sessions are guided by your individual needs and what is most helpful for your healing process. My intention is to offer you a safe space of connection to allow you to feel heard, felt, and understood in sharing your experience.
I offer Birth Therapy sessions if you have experienced perinatal loss or baby loss and would like support at any stage of your grieving process. I offer Birth Therapy sessions if you have given birth to your baby, if you were a partner or support person present for a difficult or traumatic birth. I welcome the presence of your baby for the sessions, and if your partner would like to be present to process their experience we also encourage this. If you feel your baby may be suffering from their birth or perinatal experiences I also offer Birth Therapy for Babies and Young Children sessions involving tunnel play and attachment play therapy specifically focused to help you both process and heal the birth experience.
Birth Therapy sessions are also offered if you are an adult wanting to understand and process your own birth experience into the world your early life attachment experiences, and how these have shaped who you are today, or the process of giving birth to your child or children.