Given my unusual blend of experience and qualifications I offer a tailored approach to anyone wanting to feel better about birth, whether before or after the event. Spurred by my own experiences and decision-making choices I initially trained for 2 1/2 years to qualify as an Antenatal Teacher in the late 1990s. I subsequently developed and delivered antenatal classes for NCT for over 20 years. I initially became interested in Counselling training to support and enhance my work with groups of pregnant parents. Once my interest was piqued I decided to continue with further studies until I became qualified as a Counsellor in 2010. I have a small private practice and specialise in pregnancy, birth and adjustment to parenthood. I trained to become a hypnobirthing practitioner in 2012 driven by a desire to incorporate more self-calming and empowering techniques into birth preparation - skills which are also transferable into daily life. Along with a colleague, we have now developed and launched our own independent hypnobirthing course, tailored to the needs of the clients. In 2021 I published my first e-book(let) to help people understand and manage anxiety better. It began as an information sheet for counselling clients but ended up growing and evolving into its present form. My e-booklet is available from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anxiety-like-Smoke-Alarm-reduce-ebook/dp/B09DHY28ND/ I have provided antenatal education for a number for organisations as well as privately. I have provided workshops/training for student midwives (breathing/relaxation, teaching antenatal classes, working with "high risk" pregnancy), student counsellors (creative approaches to counselling and personal development) and hypnobirthing students (physiology of birth).