Birth-related trauma can profoundly impact your emotional wellbeing and transition into motherhood, leaving you feeling overwhelmed and isolated. If you're experiencing flashbacks, intrusive memories, or feelings of violation, you're not alone. Whether navigating the challenges of motherhood with your baby or grieving a loss through miscarriage, stillbirth, or termination for medical reasons (TFMR), I am here to support you.

I specialise in supporting women navigating the complex aftermath of birth trauma and perinatal loss, including anxiety, trauma symptoms, and depression. With over 11 years of experience in the NHS, charity, and private sectors, I offer a compassionate and specialised approach integrating EMDR, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, and Art Therapy.

I am a senior Clinical Psychologist with 15 years experience working in NHS clinical and leadership roles across specialist trauma, maternity and neonatal, and parent-infant relationship settings. I offer face-to-face and online therapy specialising in the perinatal period to support parents, often alongside maternity professionals, or during NHS review and complaints processes. I will meet you with an open heart to hear your story and work together to understand and find a way through. 

Being a new parent can be an incredibly challenging time, we can often feel judgement and expectations of ourselves and from society that pregnancy and motherhood should feel a certain way. We can have a whole number of questions – Why is being a new parent not what I expected? Why haven’t I bonded with my baby? Why do I feel so sad? Why was the birth not what I had planned?

I'm Izzy Anstis, a specialist CBT and EMDR therapist with over 12 years NHS experience. I am passionate about helping women, particularly during the perinatal period. I understand how having a difficult birth experience can have a profound impact on your mood and experience of parenting. I strongly believe that therapy can help. You might not have felt heard during your birth, I want to hear you now.  

I'm an Integrative Therapist with a passion for helping adults navigate life's challenges, from anxiety and depression to grief, loss and trauma. I specialise in pregnancy and birth, having trained in perinatal loss and worked with Gloucestershire's only pregnancy and baby loss counselling charity Footsteps Counselling & Care.

I'm a highly specialist perinatal clinical psychologist with 11 years of post qualification experience working with clients across the lifespan with varied presentations. Since 2021 I have specialised in working with parents in the perinatal period in maternity and neonatal services. I am also the mother of three children, so I truly understand the great joy but unique challenges the perinatal period can throw up. 

I am a qualified counsellor who is passionate about supporting parents to process past birth experiences or planning for future parenthood. I have also specialised in counselling for sexual trauma.

I am a HCPC accredited Art Psychotherapist (registration AS16585) and qualified EMDR practitioner. I am based in Bristol UK and am able to offer both in-person and online treatment; of which I can offer Art Psychotherapy and EMDR.

Are you struggling with the emotional aftermath of a difficult
birth?
I can help you process your birth experience and reclaim your
well-being.

Have you experienced birth trauma? I understand how difficult it can be to find the right support and to feel like there is light at the end of the tunnel. I have a level 6 Ba (Hons) in Person-Centred Counselling, and I am an EFT Practitioner who has a strong passion for working with women and their partners who are struggling.

I’m an experienced birth and early parenting specialist, accredited by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. Your traumatic birth may have left you constantly on-edge, reliving it with flashbacks,  and trapped in a cycle of depression, anger and guilt.

I am an experienced, BACP accredited counsellor with a background in gynaecological nursing. I am passionate about perinatal mental well-being and supporting women and their partners through all stages of pregnancy and beyond, including offering therapeutic help with birth trauma experiences.

Are you navigating the unique challenges of pregnancy, childbirth, or early parenthood? With years of experience & training, I understand the complexities of perinatal mental health & trauma. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, birth trauma, or the multitude of emotions that accompany this period, I have the knowledge & skills to support you effectively. Together, we'll explore coping strategies, develop skills to manage symptoms, & foster a sense of hope & empowerment. I work with trauma using EMDR Therapy to help minimise or eradicate uncomfortable associated symptoms of birth trauma.

Are you looking to heal from a traumatic birth experience? You might be experiencing unwanted thoughts, images and memories, and finding yourself avoiding painful reminders. You might be struggling to relax or sleep, feeling on edge all the time.

Experiencing a traumatic birth is devastating. Maybe you were spoken to unkindly. Maybe you thought you, or your partner, or baby might die. Maybe something happened to your body that felt violating. Maybe life as a parent is not what you imagined it would be. I am an integrative counsellor with over a decade of experience supporting new families in non-clinical roles. I work with adults and all types of family including LGBTQ+ and solo parents.

I am an experienced, caring and compassionate Counselling Psychologist, with a passion for supporting women through their perinatal journey. As a mother of a young child myself, I understand the unique pressures that motherhood (and the struggles towards becoming a mother) can bring. I also understand just how hard it can be to reach out for help.

I am an experienced clinical psychologist with a passion for supportingwomen and their partners following perinatal and birth trauma. After working at Great Ormond Street Hospital for many years, with pregnant women and in the neonatal intensive care unit, I am now Perinatal Lead at the Integrated Psychology Clinic.

Jessy works with clients who experience anxiety, low mood, self-esteem and confidence issues, loss and bereavement as well as issues around pregnancy, birth and early years, and providing specific therapeutic support for any associated traumas.

I have a particular interest in working with trauma, especially the impact of Birth Trauma. I have also worked in the NHS as a Specialist Neonatal counsellor supporting families through their NICU experience.