I coach mothers to be their own birth gurus. 
Because you know your body better than anyone. 
 I give you the tools to trust and work instinctively with your body during labour and birth. I teach you to use safe and powerful relaxation, visualisation and breathing techniques that bathe you and your baby in some seriously good feelings. I show you ways to stay in charge of your birth experience and train up your birth partner to be an amazing ally and source of calm support.

I come to you and make sure that your birth preparation suits you because that is when it works best.  You can curl up on your own sofa drinking your favourite tea with your dog next to you and ask me everything you have ever wanted to know about growing that beautiful baby and getting it out and into your arms.

People hire me when they want private, holistic support during pregnancy and birth. This might be alongside a group antenatal course or our sessions may stand alone.
I was trained by Maggie Howell, founder of Natal Hypnotherapy, to teach hypnotherapy for childbirth. I have been trained as a doula by Michel Odent on the Paramana doula information course in 2014 and on the BirthBliss course by doula Kikki Hansard in 2016. I am a recognised member of Doula UK and one of its directors.

​I have practised yoga and meditation for 12 years and this forms the bedrock of my ability to hold space for you during pregnancy and birth. I approach pregnancy wellbeing holistically and can signpost to good sources of information about nutrition and alternative therapies. I regularly continue my professional development at birth conferences and study days and 2018 will see me qualify as a specialist NLP for maternity practitioner. 

When I am not supporting mothers or writing my blog I can be found with my family, who are my events-entrepreneur husband Alastair; daughter Persephone and son Balthazar and our mother-daughter pair of grey cats. It is a busy, noisy, big-hearted household that I am head-over-heels with. I really understand the balancing act that mothers play out day to day. One minute you are pulling off a business project, the next minute you are helping with a finger painting masterpiece. 
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If not on call in London, you might find me getting in some blue-sky thinking beach time in our favourite get-away places, currently the wild west coast of Scotland or the sun-soaked north of Ibiza.  There is nothing on this planet that makes me happier than watching my barefoot children playing on a beach.  

My deepest learning experiences have been the births of my children. 

Curious to know a bit more? Here are some things you don’t know about me yet: 
  • I used to work as a physical theatre performer – I’ve always been fascinated by what the body can do
  • My go-to soothing strategy is listening to podcasts. The more niche the more effective!
  • My “office” is the American bakery Outsider Tart in Chiswick.  If you are looking for me, poke your head around the door there.
  • Before my first pregnancy re-directed me I was about to start a graduate law course.  The similarity with what I do now is that I get to be fiercely devoted to my clients and get into detailed research.  
  • I didn’t start driving lessons until I was 33 (watch this space…)
  • My favourite ever testimonial was “you are like Valium”.
  • I had my babies at home with doulas and wonderful NHS midwives and that was my way of bringing both luxury and control into my experiences. 
  • My birth ideologies are 1) women should have access to good information and then be in charge of their own choices and 2) women should be revered during pregnancy and birth. I will always support your preferences.
  • My favourite places in London are Kew Gardens and The National Portrait Gallery. 

As well as working with my private clients...

I lead group antenatal sessions with my doula colleague Saffron Garside in Chiswick, and I also co-facilitate the Positive Birth Movement Chiswick, a free monthly meeting where mothers, mothers-to-be and birth professionals put their hearts into supporting each other over tea and cake!