Fertility treatment can ask you to carry hope and fear at the same time. There are medical appointments, injections, scans, results and decisions, but there is also an emotional experience that may be far less visible. Online IVF counselling provides...
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Online IVF Counselling: Support Through Fertility Treatment
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Perinatal Anxiety Counselling Geelong: Support Through Pregnancy and Early Parenthood
Read MorePregnancy and early parenthood are often described as joyful, meaningful and exciting. They can be all of those things. They can also bring uncertainty, vulnerability and a new level of responsibility that feels difficult to switch off. Perinatal anxiety counselling...
Online PTSD After Childbirth Therapy: Gentle Support After a Traumatic Birth
Read MoreChildbirth is often spoken about as one of the happiest days of a person’s life. But for many people, birth is not remembered that way. For some, childbirth is frightening, overwhelming, painful, invasive, lonely, medically complex or emotionally distressing. For...
Attachment in Surrogacy When a Baby Comes Early: What Intended Parents Need to Know
Read MoreWhen you have waited a long time to become a parent, you may have imagined the moment your baby is born many times. You might picture being at the hospital, hearing your baby cry, having skin-to-skin contact and finally...
Holding Space for the Baby in Surrogacy: Why It Matters for Attachment and Infant Mental Health
Read MoreSurrogacy is a profound way to build a family—and it can also be emotionally complex. Alongside the medical process and legal steps, there are relationships to navigate (intended parent(s), gestational carrier, partners, extended family), expectations to manage, and a lot...
Surrogacy Counselling: Supporting the Emotional Transitions Before, During and After Surrogacy
Read MoreSurrogacy is often described in terms of milestones: matching, legal agreements, conception, pregnancy, birth, and the handover of the baby to their intended parents. While each of these stages is significant, surrogacy is also a deeply emotional and relational experience....
Surrogacy Counselling: Stopping Being a Surrogate and Moving Forward After the Journey
Read MoreSurrogacy is often spoken about as a journey towards birth. There is so much focus on the lead-up: the decision to become a surrogate, the relationship with intended parents, medical appointments, embryo transfer, pregnancy milestones, and the preparation for labour...
Telehealth Perinatal Anxiety Therapy: Gentle Support for Anxiety During Pregnancy and Early Parenthood
Read MoreIf you are searching for telehealth perinatal anxiety therapy, there is a good chance life feels heavier than it is “supposed” to right now. Pregnancy and early parenthood are often described as joyful, magical, and exciting seasons of life. While...
Online Trauma Informed Services: Safe, Compassionate Support From Anywhere
Read MoreNot all trauma looks the same. For some people, it is linked to a specific event — an accident, loss, or medical experience. For others, it is something that built up over time: chronic stress, relationship dynamics, emotional neglect, or...
Postnatal Anxiety Counselling Geelong: When It’s More Than New Parent Worry
Read MoreHaving a baby is often described as a joyful and deeply meaningful experience. Yet for many new parents, the postnatal period can also feel emotionally overwhelming, isolating, and frightening. While some worry is common in early parenthood, persistent anxiety that...
