The weeks and months after having a baby can bring a huge emotional adjustment, and for some people, a difficult or traumatic birth can have a lasting impact on mental health and wellbeing.

Specialist perinatal mental health support can give people the space to understand what they have been through, process difficult experiences and begin to feel more like themselves again.

For this mum, working with our team provided a safe, non-judgemental space to talk openly about her birth trauma and the impact it had on her life and family.

“I’m always going to be grateful for the work that Sammie and I did together, I can honestly say that it has changed mine and my family’s life. My life looks so different (in a positive way) to what I thought it would be like, in those early weeks postpartum.

I have done therapy in the past but none of them have been as successful as this. Sammie provided a judgement-free space for me to be honest about the problems I was dealing with and she would not let me get away with one of my bad habits - when I was asked a difficult/uncomfortable question, I would pause, pretend to think then say I can’t think of anything, Sammie has this amazing ability to hold the silence and gently encouraged me to say what I was thinking.

She is fantastic at what she does, she really made me feel comfortable and helped me acknowledge and fully process the birth trauma I went through, I now feel proud of the things I was able to go through and appreciate my body for what it’s done for me. That wouldn’t have been possible were it not for the knowledge that Sammie brought and the environment that she created during our sessions.”