Katie Parker
Pregnancy | Postnatal | Parenting
Perinatal Counselling, Motherhood & Parenting Support
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Parents come to see me for perinatal counselling or parenting/motherhood support for a variety of reasons - many of them are listed below. Whatever your challenges are during pregnancy, postpartum or further along your parenting journey, I am confident we will be able to work through them together. If, however, the support you're needing is outside my scope of practice or areas of expertise I will be sure to refer you on to someone who will be able to support you.
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In-person sessions in Warragul
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50 minute session $160
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I am very excited to be returning to offering face-to-face sessions at Warragul Wellness Centre from August! Sessions will be available on Tuesday afternoons and one Wednesday evening a month.
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To book in-person sessions click here.
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Five Session Package
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5 x 50 minute online fortnightly sessions (excluding public and school holidays)
$750 paid in full or a payment plan of $250 per month.
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I have three intakes of five session packages: February, May and September available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (same day and time each fortnight). If you would like to book a five session package, please contact me here! My next availability is from September 2023.
Our initial session together will be an opportunity for you to share your experiences and challenges with me and identify the areas of your life and parenting that I can support you with. I combine my many areas of knowledge and expertise to address these, but ultimately I want to support you to parent and live your life in accordance with YOUR values and will always work with you to find solutions that resonate most with how YOU want to parent and what works for YOUR child/ren and family.
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One-off sessions
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90 minute online session - $250
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For more comprehensive support with a particular issue. Particularly ideal for:
- Postpartum planning session
- Birth debriefing
- Infant/toddler sleep consultation
- A targeted parenting issue you'd like support with
- Postpartum mental health check-in and support plan formulation
- A deep dive into your anger and/or guilt (with lots of compassion)
- Creating a self-care plan
- To get a feel for how I work before signing up for a package
- But you can use it for anything pregnancy, postpartum, parenting, motherhood, life or business related!
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50 minute online session - $160
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I have also introduced a 50 minute one-off session more suitable as a check-in for existing/previous clients or some brief support with a particular parenting issue for new clients.
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Please contact me if you are experiencing financial distress and require concession rates.
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I have almost 18 years of experience as a social worker and additional training in Perinatal and Infant Mental Health, Trauma-Informed Care, Motherhood Studies, Matrescence Theory, Perinatal Loss, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Neuroprotective Developmental Care (also known as the Possums Programs), Postpartum Care and Aware Parenting.
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I can support you with any of the following during in-person or online 1:1 sessions:
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Preparing for postpartum and parenthood
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Fear/anxiety during pregnancy
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Birth debriefing
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Birth trauma
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Adjustment to parenthood
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Transitioning from one to two (or more) children
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Infant/toddler sleep
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Low mood and anxious thoughts
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Diagnosed depression and anxiety
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Self-care and self-compassion
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Maternal guilt and anger
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Perinatal loss
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Changes to your identity and sense of self / the feeling of having ‘lost’ yourself in motherhood
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Bringing more joy to your parenting
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Challenging beliefs and assumptions about what it means to be a ‘good’ mother
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Changes to your identity and sense of self / the feeling of having 'lost' yourself in motherhood
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Supporting you through your matrescence (the process of becoming a mother)
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Examining the impact social conditioning has on how you perceive yourself, your child and the relationship between you
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Exploring how past childhood experiences may be impacting on your parenting
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Providing information about child brain development and emotion regulation
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Supporting you to build a more connected and respectful relationship with your child while maintaining boundaries
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Equipping you with practical tools for eliciting more cooperation from your child as well as managing anger and aggression in your child
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Supporting you to better respond to and hold space for your child’s emotions
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Resourcing yourself so that you have more capacity to parent in the way you want to
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Bringing more joy to your motherhood experience
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You can also book this package if you are a Mum thinking about starting a business or you already have a business and would like some support and mentoring.
What clients are saying about my support...
Steph
"Being in a safe container with Katie and all of her experience and knowledge in starting up a small business has been so useful to me - especially as I was in an intensive stage of parenting with my toddler just as I was starting my business. She was able to coach me through that, giving me the tools that I needed, not just in business, but in parenting too. That’s what’s so wonderful about what Katie offers – she brings the parenting and business support together and does this so beautifully. I’m so grateful for the support I’ve received from Katie, she has made me feel so safe."
Courtney
"Receiving online support from Katie has been a Godsend during this challenging time at home full time with a toddler and a baby. I've felt so supported knowing I can chat through anything with Katie that comes up for me in my parenting, and feel really heard and understood. Thanks Katie for listening, sharing your wisdom and guiding me through my journey towards becoming a more mindful parent."
