Compassionate, evidence-informed counselling for women, parents and families navigating life, relationships, change and everything in between. You don't have to navigate it alone.
Support for the moments in life that matter
I provide a warm, collaborative and non-judgemental space to make sense of life’s challenges, navigate uncertainty and reconnect with your strengths. My approach recognises that everyone’s story is different, and that sometimes having the right person alongside you can make all the difference.
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Fertility, IVF Counselling & Family Building
Pre-treatment counselling • IUI • IVF • Donor conception • Donor disclosure • Family-building decisions • Navigating relationships
Fertility & IVF Counselling
Fertility treatment can be an intensely emotional experience, often bringing hope, uncertainty, grief, excitement and disappointment — sometimes all at once. Whether you are just beginning to explore your options or have been navigating treatment for some time, having a space to talk about the emotional side of fertility can be an important part of your care.
Bridget provides specialist fertility, IVF and donor counselling for individuals and couples navigating infertility, treatment decisions, pregnancy loss and the many emotional challenges that can arise when building a family.
Counselling can provide an opportunity to explore the impact of fertility treatment on your emotional wellbeing, relationships, identity and sense of control, while supporting you to make decisions that feel right for you. Bridget takes a non-judgemental, collaborative approach that respects your values, circumstances and choices throughout the process.
Support may include:
- Navigating infertility and fertility treatment
- IVF and assisted reproductive treatment
- Treatment decisions and uncertainty
- Donor conception and family building
- Pregnancy loss and grief
- The emotional impact of treatment on relationships
- Managing stress, anxiety and emotional overwhelm
- Coping with treatment outcomes and unexpected changes in plans
- Decisions about whether, when or how to continue treatment
- Supporting partners through different experiences and responses to treatment
Bridget understands that there is no single way to experience infertility or fertility treatment. Her approach is grounded in self-determination and empowerment, supporting you to understand your own emotional responses, identify your strengths and make decisions that are right for you.
Bridget is a full member of the Australia and New Zealand Infertility Counsellors Association (ANZICA), the specialist professional association for infertility counsellors in Australia and New Zealand.
Pre-Treatment Counselling
Bridget provides pre-treatment counselling for individuals and couples undertaking Assisted Reproductive Treatment adhering to Victorian Legislation and guidelines. Where required by your fertility clinic, counselling can support you to explore the emotional, relational and practical considerations associated with treatment before commencing.
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Pregnancy & Parenthood
Pregnancy • Perinatal wellbeing • Loss & grief • Transition to parenthood • Parenting • Aligning values and caring responsibilities
Perinatal Mental Health refers to emotional and psychological wellbeing during pregnancy and the first 12 months following birth. It encompasses both supporting positive mental health and recognising, preventing and responding to mental health concerns during this significant period of change.
Pregnancy and early parenthood can be a time of enormous change. Alongside joy and excitement, it can bring uncertainty, anxiety, overwhelm, changes in identity, relationship challenges and unexpected emotions. For some, it can also be a time of significant mental health difficulties.
Bridget has extensive experience in perinatal mental health, with a strong understanding of best practice in the prevention, early identification, treatment and management of perinatal mental health concerns. She has undertaken further professional training in perinatal mental health, parenting and relationship support.
Bridget supports women and parents through the emotional challenges that can arise during pregnancy and the transition to parenthood, including:
- Pregnancy-related anxiety and emotional wellbeing
- Perinatal anxiety and depression
- Adjustment to pregnancy and parenthood
- Changes in identity and expectations
- Birth experiences and processing difficult experiences
- Parent–infant relationships and attachment
- Relationship changes after having a baby
- Parenting confidence and emotional overwhelm
- Pregnancy after fertility treatment or loss
- Navigating the demands and uncertainty of early parenthood
Bridget takes a strengths-based, person-centred and trauma-informed approach, recognising that every pregnancy, birth and parenting experience is different. Counselling provides a space to make sense of your experience, understand your emotions and develop strategies to support your wellbeing and relationships.
You don’t have to wait until things feel overwhelming to seek support. Sometimes having a space to talk, reflect and prepare can make a meaningful difference.
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For Whatever Comes Next
Relationships • Identity • Work • Decisions • Change • Future direction
Life can feel complicated, particularly when you’re navigating change, making big decisions or trying to work out what you really want. Sometimes you may know something needs to change, but aren’t sure where to start. Other times, everything might look fine from the outside, but you don’t feel quite like yourself.
Bridget provides a warm, supportive space for women to explore what’s happening beneath the surface, make sense of difficult emotions and gain clarity about what matters to you.
Counselling can support you with:
- Relationships – navigating relationship challenges, communication, boundaries, separation or changes in your relationships
- Identity & self-understanding – exploring who you are, what you need and what matters to you
- Work & career – managing workplace stress, confidence, career decisions or finding greater balance
- Life decisions – making sense of difficult choices and working through uncertainty
- Change & transitions – adjusting to new stages of life, unexpected changes or shifting priorities
- Future direction – exploring what you want next and finding a path that feels right for you
- Emotional wellbeing – understanding your emotions, managing overwhelm and developing greater self-awareness and confidence
Bridget’s approach is collaborative and curious. Rather than telling you what you should do, she works alongside you to understand your experiences, draw on your strengths and find a way forward that feels right for you.
You don’t need to have everything figured out before you reach out. Sometimes you just need a space to work it out.
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Parenting Support & Emotion Coaching
Parenting • Child wellbeing • Emotional development • Family relationships
Sometimes supporting the child starts with supporting the parent.
My experience working with children, families and schools has given me a strong understanding of children’s emotional wellbeing, development and the many factors that shape family life.
My work is primarily parent-focused, providing a space to understand what’s happening for your child, reflect on your own experiences and develop practical, responsive ways to support your child’s emotional wellbeing and strengthen your relationship.
Parenting can bring up big emotions for both children and parents. As a Tuning into Kids® trained facilitator, Bridget supports parents to tune into their child’s emotions, see situations from their child’s perspective and respond in ways that help their child feel heard, understood and respected.
With an understanding of attachment and the parent–child relationship, counselling can also provide an opportunity to explore how our own experiences may influence the way we respond as parents.
I can also work directly with children and young people when this would be helpful. Where I do, this is a collaborative process, with parents remaining an important part of understanding and supporting their child’s world.
The focus isn’t on being a perfect parent, but on building understanding, connection and confidence in responding to your child.
Ready to take the next step
You don’t need to know exactly what you need before reaching out. If you’d like to talk about whether counselling with Bridget might be right for you, get in touch.
