Birth Matters
Hypnotherapists
Birth Matters
Hollowcombe, Newton Abbot
# Birth Matters Therapy
Birth Matters Therapy, based in Newton Abbot, provides specialist psychological support for parents navigating the emotional challenges of pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. Founded by a practitioner with over 30 years' experience as a midwife, health visitor, and psychologist, the service addresses the often-overlooked psychological impact of becoming a parent.
The business serves expectant and new parents struggling with birth trauma, perinatal anxiety and depression, bonding difficulties, and fear surrounding subsequent pregnancies. They work with individuals who feel isolated, disconnected from their baby, or overwhelmed by unexpected emotional responses to parenthood.
What sets Birth Matters Therapy apart is the therapist's unique dual expertise in both psychological therapy and hypnotherapy, combined with decades of frontline healthcare experience. This allows them to offer genuinely personalised care that acknowledges the physical, emotional, and psychological dimensions of the perinatal period. Rather than generic parenting support, they specialise in trauma processing, infant attachment, and emotional resilience—areas where mainstream services often fall short.
The practitioner's personal experience of parenthood's challenges means consultations are delivered with authentic empathy rather than clinical detachment. They create a safe, non-judgmental space where parents can process difficult emotions and regain confidence in their journey.
By combining evidence-based psychological therapy with complementary hypnotherapy techniques, Birth Matters Therapy offers a holistic approach to healing that extends beyond traditional talking therapy alone.
Birth Matters Therapy, based in Newton Abbot, provides specialist psychological support for parents navigating the emotional challenges of pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. Founded by a practitioner with over 30 years' experience as a midwife, health visitor, and psychologist, the service addresses the often-overlooked psychological impact of becoming a parent.
The business serves expectant and new parents struggling with birth trauma, perinatal anxiety and depression, bonding difficulties, and fear surrounding subsequent pregnancies. They work with individuals who feel isolated, disconnected from their baby, or overwhelmed by unexpected emotional responses to parenthood.
What sets Birth Matters Therapy apart is the therapist's unique dual expertise in both psychological therapy and hypnotherapy, combined with decades of frontline healthcare experience. This allows them to offer genuinely personalised care that acknowledges the physical, emotional, and psychological dimensions of the perinatal period. Rather than generic parenting support, they specialise in trauma processing, infant attachment, and emotional resilience—areas where mainstream services often fall short.
The practitioner's personal experience of parenthood's challenges means consultations are delivered with authentic empathy rather than clinical detachment. They create a safe, non-judgmental space where parents can process difficult emotions and regain confidence in their journey.
By combining evidence-based psychological therapy with complementary hypnotherapy techniques, Birth Matters Therapy offers a holistic approach to healing that extends beyond traditional talking therapy alone.
Services offered
Birth trauma and PTSD therapyPerinatal anxiety supportPerinatal depression supportInfant attachment and bonding therapyHypnotherapy for pregnancy and parenthoodSupport after traumatic first birthSubsequent pregnancy anxiety supportFree initial consultation