Pregnancy & postnatal Therapy
for individuals & Couples

In Sheffield or online where you are

Specialist therapy pregnancy postnatal parents mums dads. CBT and couples therapy. evidenced based. for couples arguing, stuck in resentment, feeling disconnected, difficult to communicate, intimacy issues. Accredited therapist. Experienced perinatal

Parenthood is messy. Nobody tells you how messy — not just the sleep, the clutter, the nappies, but the way it can unravel your world, your relationship, your mind. The way it can bring things up from your own childhood.

Together, we can make sense of the messy bits — maybe it's the resentment you didn't expect, the anxiety that feels overwhelming, a birth that wasn't what you'd hoped for, the arguments about who's more tired, trauma that keeps resurfacing, or the feeling that you're not quite getting it right.

Together, we can move forward, through the mess — towards feeling connected again, towards something calmer, towards processing the trauma, towards feeling like a team again, towards feeling good enough, towards feeling more present for the joyful moments.

Whether you're pregnant, newly postnatal, or in the trenches with a toddler — whether you're coming alone or with your partner — this is a space to be honest about how hard things can be, without performing how well you're coping.

Hello, I’m glad you’ve found me. I’m Elizabeth, a mum of three and a therapist specialising in supporting individuals and couples during pregnancy and early parenthood. 

Becoming a parent can bring lots of joy into our lives, but also turns our lives upside down. If becoming a mum or dad has felt more complicated than you’d anticipated, you are not alone. My role as a specialist perinatal Therapist is to walk alongside you and support you to navigate the challenges you’re experiencing so that you are more able to be present for and savour the joyful moments.

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Pregnancy & Postnatal Therapy: Finding the right therapist

I know that finding the right therapist for you is important.
I might be a good fit if…

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For individual therapy,

  • becoming a parent is bringing up difficult experiences or trauma from your own childhood

  • you want to understand your own childhood experiences and feel able to do things differently for your baby / children

  • you / your partner experienced a difficult or traumatic birth when your baby was born and you’re stuck thinking about it and reliving it in your mind

  • becoming a mother or father has left you feeling anxious or re triggered old anxieties

  • you want to understand where your difficulties stem from but also work on making changes in the here and now

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For couples therapy,

  • becoming parents has changed your relationship and you would like some support to get things back on track

  • your find you’re arguing more since becoming parents

  • you’re feeling hopeless about finding a way back to the relationship you used to have

  • you’re stuck in patterns of resentment 

  • your struggling to communicate in a way that feels helpful 

  • The difficulties in your relationship are getting you down or affecting your mood

  • You want to understand your difficulties better, and you’d like some practical way to improve your relationship

Find out more about individual Therapy…

Individual Therapy

Find out more about Couples Therapy…

Couples Therapy

Will specialist perinatal therapy help?

Usually people start to see changes within the first 4-6 sessions. Everyone is different and so you will have your own personal goals for therapy which we will work towards together.

By the end of therapy, you might…

For individual therapy,

  • understand why you’ve been feeling the way you were feeling and understand yourself better

  • feel relief from past traumas and free from distressing, intrusive memories

  • feel more empowered to be the mother you want to be

  • feel less overwhelmed and more able to be present in the here and now

  • be more able to enjoy early parenthood


For couples therapy,

  • feel more connected again

  • feel less resentful and more appreciative of each other
    have a better understanding of your partner and each others needs 

  • understand how your early experiences have shaped the ways you function as a couple and where you get stuck

  • have some strategies to help you communicate better as a couple and get unstuck 

  • feel more able to work as a team again

  • have a range of practical tools and strategies to manage the challenging bits of early parenthood together

Difficulties I can help with…

  • Trauma, Complex Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) including childhood trauma, birth trauma and traumatic grief

  • Pregnancy loss and stillbirth 

  • Difficulties in couple relationships

  • Grief where this feels stuck (this might feel like being absorbed by grief or you may feel cut off from your grief)

  • Worry and Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

  • Health Anxiety, including overwhelming anxiety about your baby’s health

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Panic attacks and Panic Disorder

  • Social Anxiety

  • Phobias including emetophobia and needle phobia

  • Low mood, Depression and difficulties with self-esteem

Find out more about me and my approach or feel free to get in touch for a free consultation to explore how we can work together…

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I’m fully Accredited with the British Association For Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapy (BABCP), an accredited member of the Professional Standards Authority. You can check the BABCP register by searching my full name (Elizabeth Siddell) online here

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