1:1 Therapy for Mums (In person or online)
Does this sound like you?
You love your child deeply.
And still, there are moments when something in you reacts in ways you don’t recognise or feel proud of.​
Maybe your patience disappears in seconds.
Maybe anger rises so fast it scares you.
Maybe your chest tightens when your child needs you.
Maybe you go blank, numb, or feel suddenly far away.​
Afterwards, you’re left carrying the weight of it...
Guilt. Confusion. Sadness. The quiet question of “what is wrong with me?"​
And alongside this, you might notice something else...
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That motherhood is stirring memories, feelings, or questions about your own childhood.
About what you had.
What you didn’t.
What hurt.
What you learned to be in order to belong, stay safe, or be loved.​
You may feel a strong pull to give your child something different, more softness, more safety, more presence, and yet find yourself reacting in ways that don’t match that desire.
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This work is for mothers who aren’t just 'stressed', but who feel confused by their reactions, impacted by their past, and tired of trying to fix themselves.
1:1 therapy with me might be for you if:
• You feel frightened, ashamed, or bewildered by your anger or emotional reactions
• You often feel anxious, overwhelmed, shut down, or on high alert
• You love your child but don’t feel like yourself anymore
• You notice motherhood bringing up your own childhood experiences
• You want space to explore what was missing, painful, or shaping for you
• You’re tired of strategies that make sense but don’t change what actually happens
• You want support that feels human, spacious, and non-judgemental
What my clients say...
"It's blown my mind how being listened to, like really listened to, has helped me with how I was feeling about the birth. I was so angry and I just didn't understand why. You helped me see why I was stuck where I was and I'm so grateful. I'm now starting to move forward and be kinder to myself too!"
Mum to 6 month old and 3 year old
"Before working with Claire, I felt constantly on edge, like I was reacting before I even knew why. Now, I can pause and understand what’s happening inside me. I still feel all the emotions, but they don’t control me anymore. I feel calmer, more present, and more myself."
Mum to 5 year old
"Working with Claire helped me see how my own childhood shaped the way I parent. I was so fixed on not repeating the childhood I had, that I was inadvertently repeating the patterns! I feel so much less reactive now, I feel like I'm making a conscious choice about how I show up as a mum."
Mum to 2 year old
How I Work:
Therapy with me isn’t about analysing you, fixing you, or giving you another set of things to try.
And it isn’t only talking.
I offer a space where you don’t have to filter yourself. Where the thoughts, feelings and impulses you might not share anywhere else are met with care rather than judgement.
We pay attention to what’s happening now; your emotions, your reactions, your relationships with your children.
And we also make room for the world you grew up in.
Together, we gently explore questions like:
☆ What did you need back then that you didn’t always get?
☆ What parts of yourself learned to stay quiet, strong, helpful, or unseen?
☆ What moments still carry feeling when you think about them?
And how those early experiences might still be echoing in your life today.
At the same time, I listen closely to what’s happening in your body; the moments you tighten, rush, go blank, feel overwhelmed or pull away.
Because this is where many of our earliest experiences are held, and where old patterns continue to organise our reactions.
We start by creating enough safety to notice, feel, and understand what’s happening. As that grows, reactions (anger or anxiety) begin to soften.
☆ There is often more space between what you feel and what you do.
☆ More capacity to stay present.
☆ More room for choice and repairing relationships, both with yourself and your loved ones.
This work is gentle, but it goes deep. It’s about your present life and the history that lives inside it.