Emma Holdsworth

The Mental Health Doula

I’m Emma, The Mental Health Doula. I providing loving care and support to parents, especially mothers, during pregnancy, postpartum and the early years of motherhood. In fact, If you are a mother in need of support and care, it doesn’t matter how old your kids are!

I am a mother of two, Counsellor, Parenting and Breastfeeding Educator and Perinatal support professional with over 20 years experience working with families.

There is nothing I love more than providing loving care and support to parents in the early years, so that they can provide loving care and support to their babies and kids.

Supporting you to become the parents you truly want to be - the parents your children need to thrive - is what I was born to do!

I have seen first hand the damage that can be done by the lack of emotional and practical support offered to families in the foundational years of parenting, as well as the outdated and impractical advice that they are offered.

I believe it's time for a change.

Which is why I have developed my Mental Health Doula model of support, which supports parents through all the aspects of pregnancy, postpartum and early parenting, providing continuity of emotional care to you and your family.

You deserve support and care.

Welcome..

I am here to support you to:

  • Uncover the parent you truly want to be so that you can give your baby and family the very best foundations.

  • Focus on bonding with and responding to the needs of your babies and children so that they develop a secure attachment for life.

  • Work through difficult thoughts and feelings associated with parenthood to reduce the risks of depression, anxiety, overwhelm and relationship struggles.

  • Understand your personal needs and develop strategies to continue to find time for yourself.

  • Peel back the layers of confusion and conflicting advice that can cloud the transition to motherhood so that you can develop a parenting style that feels good for you.

  • Be an extra pair of hands, a less sleep deprived brain and a sturdy person to lean on as you travel on the wild ride that is the early months and years of motherhood!

 

Your early experience of motherhood is so very important.



It lays the foundation (the roots) of your entire experience of parenthood.


Healthy roots in early parenting is what happy and secure babies, kids and adults grow from.

I would love to support you to create deep strong roots for your family to grow from.

-Emma Holdsworth

You deserve support and care

  • You deserve a pregnancy filled with support, excitement and love.

    • Your Babymoon - Supported and nurtured.

    • Essential conversations for expectant couples - private workshops.

    • 1:1 Counselling, education and support for expectant mothers.

    • Relationship support.

    • Pregnancy loss support.

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  • You deserve to feel emotionally safe while you birth your baby

    • Mental health focused birth planning.

    • Preparing emotionally for birth, including birth partners.

    • Setting up the birth space.

    • Help with coordinating supports.

    • Doula support for birth and beyond.

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  • You deserve to feel completely cared for during your transition to motherhood.

    • A unique blend of emotional and practical support delivered in your home.

    • Let me take care of things, so you don’t have to.

    • Mother and Family mental health and emotional wellbeing support.

    • Under 1 Mums Circle

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  • You deserve support throughout your entire parenting adventure

    • Parent focused counselling, education and support.

    • Extended Postpartum Care - Let me look after you as if you just had a baby!

    • Ongoing Support for mothers who are ready to focus on their own needs and create change in their family.

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    What my lovely clients have said

    "You really helped us get through those first 3 scary months – thank you so so much. What a blessing it was – both practically and emotionally."

    — Kelly and Deane, first time parents.

     

    Emma's pregnancy and postpartum support has been absolutely life changing for my whole family. I never imagined that a weekly zoom chat could have such an impact.

    -Jen, first time mum, Melbourne.

     

    "Emma's support and group facilitation was invaluable to me as a new mum. She created a safe and empowering space to connect in a way that was very real. It really helped me to find my way as a new mum and trust my own instincts."

    — Thea, first time Mum

     

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    Have a question? Want to talk through your options?

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