Maternal Mental Health
Maternal mental health refers to all psychological difficulties directly arising from or related to maternity and reproductive health.
This may include those who experience:
- PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) following birth trauma
- Perinatal loss (miscarriage and stillbirth)
- Severe fear of childbirth (tokophobia)
- Infertility, IVF and difficulties conceiving
- Perinatal depression / postnatal depression
- Perinatal anxiety / postnatal anxiety
- Post natal psychosis
- Perinatal OCD
- Difficulties bonding with a baby or child
Online support for Maternal Mental Health
Understanding and addressing the mental health impacts of matters relating to maternity early on is imperative. Our qualified psychologists, therapists and counsellors here at Counselling Psychology Online can provide specialist and bespoke therapy online for those experiencing all difficulties relating to maternity. To arrange an assessment session with one of our online psychologists or therapists, contact us here. Answers to the most frequently asked questions about our therapies, fees and online therapy can be found on our FAQ page.
Do you have questions?
It's not unusual to have questions about what type(s) of therapy may be suitable for you.
We're here to help. Please don't hesitate to get in touch so we can discuss what might help you.
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
- Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-E)
- Person-Centred Therapy (PCT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Psychosynthesis Therapy
- Transactional Analysis Therapy (TA)
- Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
- Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT)
- Structural Clinical Management (SCM)
