Testimonials
I cannot recommend Sarah’s practice highly enough. She has helped both me and my husband, together and individually for a few years now, and has played an integral part in the birth of our daughter last year ...
She has supported us through some very tough times and I thank my lucky stars that we found her. We wouldn’t be where we are today with out her- she is very special at what she does.
I started working with Nina just as I was embarking on my IVF journey and riddled with anxiety.
I will be forever grateful for her support during the past year – when I started having sessions I could hardly contemplate one day having a healthy child, and once I got pregnant the fear of something going wrong was at times overwhelming. Through my work with Nina I managed to get through the IVF process and later the pregnancy, and even learn to enjoy it. Perhaps most importantly, the work I did with Nina meant that when I gave birth I was in the right mind space to be able to bond with and be there for my baby. I would recommend Nina to anyone going through a difficult time with their pregnancy or trying to conceive.
Investing in treatment with the Perinatal Psychology Practice was the best decision I’ve ever made.
I struggled with postnatal depression and anxiety, but working with Megan I’ve reached a place where I enjoy the highs with my son and feel better equipped to tackle the lows too. While our sessions were challenging and upsetting at times, it was all worth it to find joy in life again. Please don’t hesitate to contact the practice. If you think you need some help, then this is the best place to start.
I struggled with anxiety after the birth of my first child and sought support during my second pregnancy. Christy was instrumental in helping me learn how to cope with the overwhelm of having two children under two and now through my third pregnancy.
I am very grateful to Christy for always offering a non-judgemental space for me to voice my thoughts and concerns. In particular, for helping me recognise when I’m pushing myself too hard. I have a tendency to do too much and then feel that I haven’t done enough. Thank you Christy for your support and expertise over the years. I am a much calmer and happier person now!
I started therapy 18 months after having my daughter and as a first time mum I was struggling with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and intrusive thoughts...
I’d never done any kind of therapy before and wasn’t sure if my ‘issues’ were necessarily ‘deep enough’ so was apprehensive about whether I would get anything from it. Elsie has given me the safest place to share my thoughts, feelings and worries without judgement and helped me overcome some deep routed trauma surrounding my birth and the months that followed. I feel like a completely different person to the one that started 9 months ago, like a weight has been lifted and I’m starting to not only recognise myself authentic self but be proud of her too. I could talk all day about how great Elsie and her help has been. In every session she made me feel heard and validated no matter how silly things sounded in my mind. I would honestly urge anyone looking for some help to reach out to the Perinatal Psychology Practice.
I am incredibly grateful for the support I received from Dr. Christy Pittfield. Her expertise in the Perinatal period and treating PTSD through EMDR was transformative for me. From our very first session, we worked on pressing and specific issues where I needed support for the birth. She helped coordinate care with my medical professionals and caregivers to help us build strategies to be successful. I felt heard and understood, which created a safe space for my healing journey and allowed me to actually enjoy, remember and celebrate the birth of my son.
The EMDR therapy which we delved into after the birth of my son helped me process traumatic memories in a way that I never thought possible. Dr. Pittfield guided me with compassion and professionalism, equipping me with tools to manage my symptoms and regain control over various aspects of my life.I found the process quite intense but having trust in Christy made it possible to dive into the process. I have developed a significant shift in my mindset and emotional well-being, allowing me to better connect with my children and in the early postnatal period to respond to their needs and my own.
I cannot recommend Christy highly enough for anyone struggling with trauma and who has had a difficult birth or past unresolved trauma. Her dedication and skill have made a profound difference in my life and I am deeply grateful.
I have worked with a few different therapists in the past and working with Florence has been the first time I have felt a proper understanding of how anxiety is affecting my life and how I can manage it....
Florence is warm, supportive and very knowledgable in her field, and working with her has been genuinely life changing. My transition to motherhood has been so much smoother and more rewarding because of our work, and I am so much more optimistic about the future and confident in my ability to manage anxiety.
I started having sessions with Helen when my son was a few months old. I had been struggling with sleep, and feeling very anxious about that and about my experience of motherhood...
Helen has been a fantastic support – she was so reassuring about my feelings and gave practical techniques for managing anxiety and intrusive thoughts. Since working with Helen I have felt so much more confident as a mother and able to enjoy my maternity leave with my lovely baby
I had my therapy sessions with Dr Megan Wingfield. Who I recommend highly. She is amazing. She made me feel at ease and was comfortable to talk to, even on the really bad days. She helped me through one of the hardest times in my life....
I really struggled postnatally after my daughter with low mood and anxiety and was recommended Sarah’s practice by a family friend.
Megan’s knowledge and professionalism is second to none and I would highly recommend to anyone who is struggling postnatally.
I have lived with anxiety on and off for the last 10 years. It started in my mid 20’s and really grabbed a hold of me following the birth of my first son when I was about 31...
I was very lucky at that point to meet Sarah and have been able to work through things and I began to change very engrained unhelpful habits and thinking patterns. Anxiety was easier to live with but was still causing me more distress than I could manage so Sarah suggested we try EMDR. “I was very unsure what it was and how it could change things for me but as ever, Sarah calmly and supportively took me through the process. I would say the main thing it has helped me to do is visit the most painful memories and experiences of my life, some that I didn’t know were hanging around, some that I hadn’t thought about in a long time, some that often came up and caused me recurrent trauma. I was able to verbalise them and face them, think about them and eventually let them be. My mind went right back to childhood and at the end of the process was focusing on the future and looking forward to new memories to be made in my life. I have a very good relationship with Sarah so I felt very safe during the sessions. It was always easy but my mind had space to face difficult emotions in a safe and secure environment. My anxiety hasn’t gone, I don’t think it ever will but it is more at my side than in control which means I can get on with my life with my lovely family, which is all I’ve ever wanted.
Helen has been incredibly supportive, understanding and empathetic since day one. She has throughout all our sessions offered guidance to help me through a particularly difficult time at work predominantly and in my personal life following the passing of my partner
Florence has been so supportive throughout my sessions. When I became pregnant with my second child the trauma from my first pregnancy and birth came flooding back....
Panic set in and I couldn’t cope with the thought of going through with the birth let alone pregnancy! Florence really helped to calm my thoughts with mindfulness exercises including building in mini pauses to help me access my soothing system. I sadly lost the baby, lost my father in-law and my beloved dog in the time I was receiving support from Florence. At times I didn’t want to have my sessions as confronting these emotions became overwhelming, but after each week I would come out feeling better, brighter and stronger! Thank you Florence.
Sophie was 4 months old and just the best little girl in the world but I was struggling. I was finding everything difficult. My husband was working a lot and all my friends were at work during the day...
We were the first of our group to have a baby so I really felt very isolated from our life before Sophie arrived. I worried about everything, I was afraid something would happen to me during the day and Sophie would be left alone, going out was becoming a big deal. I just had a constant feeling of dread and panic. I was overwhelmed and sad all of the time and I couldn’t understand it. I had a great husband, a beautiful daughter, a lovely home and I was just so sad and tired and worried all of the time.
I was very good at hiding all of these feelings from people. Sophie was being cared for very well and as far as the GP was concerned I didn’t show any signs to concern them.
When you started to talk about how other women experienced these feelings of anxiety, isolation and felt overwhelmed I was relieved. You gave me small tasks to do, go out for coffee and meet a friend once a week, join a play group. All of these things I would have done without a thought before Sophie arrived seemed to be the biggest deal now. But I did each task and felt better for it each time. With each project my confidence was coming back and I was able to learn the tools to calm myself when I was feeling anxious or overwhelmed.
When I became pregnant with Jack, Sophie was almost 2 and I was terrified. I was feeling like myself again. I was enjoying Sophie and I was so afraid I would get PND again. I just kept using my CBT tools and I hoped for the best. When Jack was born it was amazing, I had no PND and I was able to experience parenthood without the anxiety and sadness that comes with PND. It was a wonderful experience.
It is now 6 years on and I have 2 fantastic kids and I have changed careers, got my driving license and moved house (a few times), I still have the great husband and through all of this I still use CBT. When I feel like I’m struggling I go back to basics and I use my tools and I take time to read my mindfulness book and generally look after my mental health.
I had no idea that perinatal OCD was a thing before I had my second child. I started having intrusive thoughts about knives in my late pregnancy and largely kept them a secret from my midwife and health visitors because I felt ashamed and worried about what they would think of me....
My thoughts became so powerful that I wasn’t able to let my husband leave the house in case I acted on them. It wasn’t until I met Sarah that I realised what was happening to me. That first conversation with her, in which I described my thoughts and behaviour, was one of the most relieving moments of my life. She was so reassuring. I had thought OCD was all about keeping things clean – I had had no idea that was was happening to me was a really common form of OCD. I worked with Sarah on really clear strategies to address my OCD – she was so sensible and kind and honestly I was surprised by how quickly my checking behaviours were changed. We had to do some experiments I really hated but they really worked. The longer I worked with Sarah the more I understood the things that had led up to my developing OCD, and she has helped me more than I can say. CBT with Sarah is goal oriented but it also allows me to explore things in curious and compassionate ways. I think it has probably saved my life, and allowed me to care for and love my children after I thought I really wouldn’t be able to again. I can’t recommend it more highly.
I started talking to Sarah almost 4 years ago, when I was diagnosed with perinatal OCD. My 1st child was 18 months, and I just had my second miscarriage. ...