You might be a mother or hoping to become one, or a father, or hoping to become one; or a grandparent. You may even have had one or several miscarriages or your baby or grandbaby may have died.
There are times in our lives as parents when we find ourselves in places of uncertainty or difficulty such as when trying to conceive and having fertility issues; being pregnant, or in the postnatal period any time after the birth when our usual coping mechanisms simply aren’t enough to get us back in balance. Well-meaning friends and family may offer advice or try to console us whereas we may simply want to be heard in a neutral but kind and empathic way.
There are times in our lives as parents when we find ourselves in places of uncertainty or difficulty such as when trying to conceive and having fertility issues; being pregnant, or in the postnatal period any time after the birth when our usual coping mechanisms simply aren’t enough to get us back in balance. Well-meaning friends and family may offer advice or try to console us whereas we may simply want to be heard in a neutral but kind and empathic way.
Counselling can offer you a safe and compassionate space to be truly heard and will give you time to consider what is going on for you in your life currently and look at ways to move forward.
Having a baby can also bring up issues from the past, for example your relationship with your own parents and looking at these issues in counselling may be helpful to prepare you for your relationship with your own child.
Having a baby can also bring up issues from the past, for example your relationship with your own parents and looking at these issues in counselling may be helpful to prepare you for your relationship with your own child.