Parental Mental Health

Parenting can be one of the most rewarding and joyful human experiences. It can also be one of the most exhausting, challenging and stressful. Becoming a parent can stir up our own trauma or relationship difficulties from the past. Anxiety, depression and trauma can impact on our own wellbeing, but also on our ability to parent the way would like to. Working on your own mental and emotional wellbeing can help support you and your whole family. 

Lana offers clinical psychology sessions to parents to work on their own mental health and wellbeing, as well as exploring family relationships and parenting strategies. 

Sessions may be for individuals and/or may involve other family members.
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Perinatal Mental Health & Women's Health & Wellbeing:
​As well as working with parents and families more generally, Lana has a special interest in working with women during the perinatal period (pregnancy and postnatal) as well as with issues relating to women's physical health. Lana can support women with a variety of emotional issues relating to:
  • Prenatal and postnatal stress, anxiety and/or depression
  • Adjustment to motherhood/parenting
  • Emotional distress around pregnancy and/or delivery
  • Birth related trauma / PTSD
  • Fertility issues / IVF treatment
  • Miscarriage and/or still birth / infant loss and grief
  • Body image issues 
  • Psychosexual Health
  • Relationship difficulties
  • Issues related to pelvic floor damage/prolapse/surgery/mesh survival/recovery
  • Attachment and bonding with baby