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PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH

Perinatal mental health focuses on the mental health and wellbeing of parents during pregnancy and their baby’s first year of life.  

The transition to parenthood can be a big adjustment that is often filled with mixed emotions. For parents, joy and excitement can go hand in hand with feeling stressed, vulnerable and overwhelmed. Perinatal mental health services can be helpful in supporting parents as a new baby joins the family, at the same time as keeping the baby or toddler in mind and supporting the baby’s development. 

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A state of parental wellbeing and good mental health enables parents to engage in more responsive caregiving, which in turn supports their child's development.

 

Several of our practitioners are  passionate about supporting parents during their transition to parenthood, in order for children to grow up feeling safe and secure. 

 

You may benefit from our support if you:

  • Are having a hard time adjusting to your pregnancy

  • Are finding it difficult adjusting to being a mum or a dad

  • Feel uncertain, stressed, worried or down about parenthood

  • Are concerned about your child’s development

  • Are finding it difficult to develop a bond with your child

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Amherst Psychology acknowledges the Traditional owners of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and emerging.

 

We are committed to fostering allyship with the LGBTIQ+ community and creating a supportive and welcoming therapeutic environment. Amherst Psychology is proud to recognise and honour the unique perspectives of all neurotypes. We are committed to creating a space that values the diverse ways in which people experience the world.

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