My career in parent support began when I trained with the NCT to be a breastfeeding counsellor, qualifying in 2013. Before I qualified I volunteered as a peer supporter and continue to volunteer at a weekly drop in near to my home. I qualified as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in 2020.
I find working with new families fun and rewarding, and so have trained to expand my range of services to include birth and postnatal doula support, Hypnobirthing, baby massage, introducing family foods, and holistic sleep coaching for babies and children.
I am particularly interested in supporting mental wellbeing; always important but even more so during the perinatal period. I have a Master’s in Public Health with an emphasis in mental health and most recently have qualified as a coach specialising in matrescence. My aim is to ensure mothers feel fulfilled, confident and supported in their transition to motherhood, and throughout its twists and turns. I’m always happy to talk about how I can best support you and your family.
Feel free to book a 15 minute call with me to discuss how I can best work with you and your family.
My training and education history as relevant to my self-employed work:
September 2022-March 2023 — Mama Rising facilitator training with Amy Taylor-Kabbaz
October 2022 — New Therapies for Breastfeeding Mothers from Ancient Roots with Di Huimin and Nancy Mohrbacher
September 2022 –The Art of Birth with Naoli Vinaver (traditional Mexican midwife)
June 2022 — MSc in Public Health (Mental Health)
November 2021 — Postnatal Recovery Massage with Sophie Messager
July 2021 — Hypnobirthing practitioner training with The Little Birth Company
March 2021 — Mental wellbeing practitioner training with Beyond Birth
December 2020 — Qualified as an international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC)
November 2020 — Brazelton Newborn Observation training (currently completing the certification process)
October-December 2020 — Motherhood Studies Practitioner training, with Dr Sophie Brock, sociologist and motherhood studies researcher
October 2019-September 2020 — Breastfeeding London training
August 2019 — Qualified as a Holistic Sleep Coach, Holistic Sleep Coaching Programme, OCN Level 6
June 2019 — Doula training, Abuela Doulas
June 2019 – Baby-wearing peer support course (refresher), Slingababy
October 2018 — Qualified as a Breastfeeding Peer Support Trainer, NCT
September 2018 — Postnatal Doula training, Younique Postnatal
January 2018 — Qualified as a Baby Massage Instructor, NCT
May 2015 – Baby-wearing peer support course, Born to Carry
July 2013 — Diploma in Higher Ed, Breastfeeding Counselling, NCT and University of Bedfordshire
(This list does not include the various workshops and additional training attended, in person and online to widen my skills and knowledge base, but which did not provide a particular qualification; eg water birth, biomechanics for birth, confinement doula training)
Tricia was an enormous support on my matresence journey after the birth of my second child. She held space for me to make sense of - and integrate - all the many changes in my identity, values, preferences and needs at a very confusing and difficult time. Tricia is a fantastic coach, fundamentally because she is relational and very good at listening at all levels - emotional, rational and intention. She got to know me through asking great questions and inquiring into context. She gently offered observations and noticed and pointed out possible assumptions and patterns. She helped me to reflect on and make sense of my (changing) needs and feel ok about it all. She brought great compassion and skill to these conversations and I would highly recommend working with Tricia.
