TRAINING
Training in perinatal mental health for NHS teams, charities and counselling services.
Specialist training to help your staff respond better to clients affected by pregnancy loss, infertility, birth trauma, TFMR and the wider perinatal period.
Perinatal experiences sit at the edge of many services' competence.
Midwifery teams encounter loss but aren't always trained to support the emotional aftermath.
Counselling services see perinatal clients but rarely have specialist training in the area. Charities working in pregnancy and parenthood support people through complex and traumatic experiences with frontline staff who often have to learn on the job.
I deliver specialist training to help your staff, volunteers or members respond to these experiences with greater competence, confidence and care. My training is grounded in clinical practice, current research, and the lived realities of the people you support.
WHO I TRAIN
Teams across health, charity and counselling.
I have delivered training to NHS trusts, perinatal mental health services, midwifery and health visiting teams, pregnancy loss charities, counselling services, university counselling courses and adoption services. Recent training partners include [the NHS, TimeNorfolk, Respond and others].
TRAINING TOPICS
Specialist areas I deliver.
I deliver training across the following specialist areas, either as standalone sessions or as part of bespoke programmes.
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Supporting people through miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal loss
Training for practitioners working with people who have experienced pregnancy loss at any gestation, or who have lost a baby in the days or weeks after birth. Covers the clinical realities, the social context, common responses, and what helpful support looks like in practice.
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Specialist support for parents through TFMR
Training in supporting parents through the decision, the process and the aftermath of termination for medical reasons. Covers ethical, emotional and practical dimensions, and the long-term mental health implications.
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Understanding and responding to birth trauma
Training in the clinical presentation of birth trauma, the difference between birth trauma and postnatal mental illness, and what trauma-informed support looks like for new parents and their families.
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Supporting clients through fertility difficulties and treatment
Training in the emotional and relational dimensions of infertility, the experience of fertility treatment, donor conception, surrogacy and the decision to stop trying. Designed for counselling and support practitioners working with this client group.
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Recognising and responding to perinatal mental illness
Training in the spectrum of perinatal mental health conditions, including perinatal anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD and psychosis. Covers identification, escalation pathways and supportive interventions.
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Tailored training for your service or organisation
I regularly design bespoke training programmes for organisations with specific needs, populations or service contexts. Please get in touch with what you're hoping to achieve and we can discuss what would suit.
HOW TRAINING IS DELIVERED
Flexible formats, built around your team.
Formats
Training is delivered in person across the UK, online via video, or as a hybrid of the two depending on what works for your team.
Length
Sessions range from a half-day introduction to multi-day specialist programmes. Most commissioned training is between half a day and three days.
Materials
Group size
I work with groups from six to forty participants. For experiential and skills-based training, smaller groups are recommended.
Training includes participant workbooks, reading lists and reference materials. Recordings and ongoing reflective sessions can be added by arrangement.
RECENT WORK
Recent work.
[NHS trust perinatal team training]
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FEES
Training fees.
Training is quoted per engagement, taking into account topic, length, format, group size and any bespoke design work. As an indication, half-day sessions for groups of up to twenty start at £[X], with multi-day bespoke programmes priced individually.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions.
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Yes. Most of my training work is bespoke. I'll talk with you about what you want your team to walk away knowing or doing differently, and design the programme around that.
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Both. My training is designed for the audience, whether that is a clinical team, a frontline support team, a volunteer group, or a mixed audience.
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Yes. I deliver training online, in person and in hybrid formats. Online delivery suits some topics better than others, and we can discuss which would be best for your needs.
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Yes. Participants receive a certificate of attendance and a CPD record suitable for professional registration requirements.
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Usually yes, by arrangement. Some training content is best delivered live and not recorded, particularly where it includes experiential elements, and we'd talk about this in the planning stage.
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Yes. Many organisations book a follow-up session three to six months after training to consolidate learning and address questions that have arisen in practice. I can also provide ongoing reflective practice sessions or supervision for teams.
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Yes. Get in touch with a brief on what you're looking for, and I'll send a tailored proposal including content, format, timings, fee and any optional add-ons.
Bring specialist training to your team.
If you'd like to discuss training for your service, please get in touch with a brief outline of what you're hoping to achieve. I'll come back to you with a proposal.