Parenting
Compassionate Mums sets out to help and empower you through possibly two of the biggest transitions in your life, pregnancy and parenthood. It has been developed following research and work around infertility, pregnancy, parenthood and babyhood.
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counselling for mums-to-be/new mums
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one to one support with pregnancy, parenting and breast-feeding
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counselling through fertility or adoption
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Compassionate Mums pregnancy course
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Compassionate Mums early motherhood course
Compassionate Mums Pregnancy Course
Feeling scared and worried during pregnancy is completely normal. It is a time of huge change, physically and mentally. Our one-to-one pregnancy course provides emotional support throughout this change, from conception to labour.
Devised to support and empower you through pregnancy, this is a four modular course with one-to-one online consultation with a perinatal and postnatal counselling specialist.
You will receive course material to work through at your own pace. After each module you will receive a bespoke online consultation with the specialist counsellor.
Compassionate Mums Early Motherhood Course
Are you feeling overwhelmed after having a baby? We offer a one-to-one course providing you with support and techniques to help you through the transition.
Focusing on helping you to be the best parent you can be, the course guides you through the emotional rollercoaster of the first 18 months of parenthood.
The course helps you to navigate, empower and build your confidence as a parent.
You can find out more about our bespoke Compassionate Mums courses by contacting us.
Helen, founder of Compassionate Mums: “I have always had a great interest in parenting. I am a mother of 4 children so I myself can share in the joys and struggles of parenting. My postgraduate research focused on motherhood and parenting, specifically the emotional support needed. Throughout my career, I have specialised in working with pregnancy, parenting, low self-esteem, infertility and adoption. I have carried out extensive research and found there was a gap in providing the need for emotional support to women both in pregnancy and early motherhood. This research also highlighted the benefits for mothers in helping them feel supported, building confidence and improving wellbeing. Being a parent is the hardest job you will ever do but is equally as rewarding. I want you to feel supported through one of the most formative and emotional periods in your life – having a baby.”
Experiences from parenting clients:
“The parenting course helped me identify the unrealistic expectations I set for myself. The course helped me to feel ok with who I am.”
“The parenting course helped me to feel more confident and make my own decisions about parenting and disregard everyone’s opinions which I used to take on board. I am so much more content as a mother.”
“It helped me to be able to talk honestly about my real feelings about having a baby and not feel judged. It was good that other people shared similar feelings too which made me feel better about myself."