Psychotherapy for Fertility and Perinatal Support
Within my private practice I dedicate a proportion of my work to supporting individuals with the emotional challenges that accompany difficult journeys into parenthood.
How can therapy support me?
People seek therapy during fertility treatment, pregnancy and early parenthood for many different reasons.
You may be navigating fertility treatment and feeling overwhelmed by uncertainty, repeated disappointment or the emotional demands of appointments, decisions and waiting. You may be pregnant following previous losses and finding it difficult to trust the process, or adjusting to parenthood while carrying feelings that don't fit with expectations of happiness or fulfilment.
Fertility difficulties, pregnancy loss, birth trauma and the transition to parenthood can evoke complex and often conflicting emotions. Therapy offers a space to explore these experiences without judgement and make sense of what they mean for you.
Alongside my private practice, I work within a specialist maternal mental health service, supporting people through fertility challenges, pregnancy, loss and early parenthood. This work has given me a deep appreciation of the emotional complexity that can accompany this stage of life.
My approach is relational, collaborative and, where helpful, creative. Together we can explore not only what you are experiencing now, but also how your relationships, history and embodied experience may be shaping this part of your life.
Whether you are trying to conceive, coping with pregnancy loss, preparing for birth or adjusting to parenthood, therapy can offer a space to pause, reflect and feel supported.
Specific Experience and Qualifications
I have additional training in many areas of fertility support and perinatal wellbeing, including:
Focus on Female Infertility
The Impact of Involuntary Childlessness on Sexual Intimacy
The Science of Being Dad: Understanding & Supporting Fatherhood
Infertility, Pregnancy Loss & Reproductive Trauma
I am also engaged in ongoing academic research that explores the intersections of experiences of sexual trauma and the perinatal period. Although my client work and my research remain separate, I’m privileged to be immersed in the stories of women, their fertility journeys and their births which immeasurably, enriches my practice.
Individual, Flexible Support
Sessions take place in-person from my practice in London Bridge, SE1, as well as online via Zoom - more information on practicalities, location and fees found here.
I hold an understanding that during the first months of parenthood time is luxury that is often unpredictable. I can offer flexibility around my usual weekly scheduling to accommodate this including a hybrid of in-person and online work based on your needs.
Although I always suggest therapy be a time when you can find a private space for your own processing, I know this is not always possible with a small baby. During the first four months of parenthood it is no problem to have your baby present during online sessions.
About Carys
You can find more information about me, my history and my qualifications and experience here.
About Therapy
Information about how I work, initial consultations and all practicalities found here.