referral list

Are you a mother seeking thoughtful, informed, and compassionate support?

Below is a list of those certified in the Motherhood Studies Practitioner Certification program. Each of these professionals works in a variety of ways, including through specialised 1:1 sessions, programs, and other offerings designed to support you in your motherhood journey.

If you're reading this and feel inspired to join this incredible group of mother-support practitioners, visit https://drsophiebrock.com/motherhoodstudies/ to learn more about a special offer on the certification program.

Below you’ll find details on each practitioner including their:

• Area of expertise in mother-support

• Upcoming availability

• Upcoming offerings

• Website/social media

• Preferred method of contact

  Katherine Winny

• Matrescence coaching - providing a safe sanctuary for new mothers to explore their new identity and overcome overwhelm, guilt and frustration.

• Hypnotherapy & Equus Coaching/Equine Therapy

• Availability in January and February: European & Middle East timings

• Preferred method of contact: kat@katherinewinny.com

• Website: www.katherinewinny.com

  Louise East

• Motherhood and Matresence, Personal Goals and Wellbeing, Career and Leadership

• Session availability in December/January: Yes

• Preferred method of contact: louise@louiseeast.com.au

• Website: www.louiseeast.com.au

  Ali Pember

• Therapeutic Coaching (a blend of psychotherapy and coaching support). I work with a wide range of issues, but most mothers come to see me about matrescence, reparenting (cycle -breaking), trauma release, managing anxiety, emotional regulation, and challenges of parenting as a highly sensitive person (often with a highly sensitive child).

• Session availability in December/January: Yes

• Preferred method of contact: info@goodenoughmama.co.uk

• Instagram: @goodenoughmamas

• Website: https://www.goodenoughmama.co.uk

  Kendra Blake

• Maternal Mental Health; specific focus on anxiety, burnout and overwhelm

• Website: www.kendrablake.co

• Session availability in December/January: Yes

• Any programs/live groups coming up: launching my membership space in

  January (MamaThrive)

• Preferred method of
  contact: kendra@kendrablake.co or https://kendrablake.co/contact

  Irene Arias

• Perinatal Psychology – for Spanish speakers

• Instagram: @irenearias.psicologa

• Session availability in December/January: Yes

• Any programs/live groups coming up: Mothers circles & Motherhood Journal

• Preferred method of contact: @irenearias.psicologa

  Bridget Wood

• Elevating the woman in motherhood. Identity as a mother, parenting support, understanding and healing family dynamics

• Session availability in December/January: Yes

• Any programs/live groups coming up:

  LIVE COURSE: The Mama Reset - From people-pleasing to making room for yourself
  MEMBERSHIP: The Reimagining Motherhood Society

• Preferred method of contact: hello@bridgetwood.life or Instagram: @_bridgetwood_

• Website: www.bridgetwood.life and www.nourishingthemother.com.au

  Querien Mangel

• I believe that mothers should feel deeply supported through pregnancy, birth and postpartum in a way that feels though to them. Devoted to who they are, guided by their heart, not by expectations. As a prenatal/postnatal yoga teacher and matrescence coach I support mothers in (re)connecting with their bodies and selves through 1:1 coaching, (online) group classes as well as in- person and online Mama Circles.

• Instagram: @querienmangel

• Session availability in January: Several online mama circles coming up.

• Preferred method of contact: www.querienmangel.com or @querienmangel

• Website: www.querienmangel.com

  Brielle Thomson

• Counselling and Coaching for women specialising in pregnancy, difficult birth experiences, postpartum mental health, transition to motherhood, motherhood, overwhelm, fertility challenges and pregnancy loss, and supporting Neurodivergent mothers. In person and online circles for mothers.

• Session availability in December/January: Yes, some availability for 1:1 online or Lilydale VIC

• Any programs/live groups coming up: Women’s Circle for mums and mums to be- online starting February

• In person Circle series: Kilsyth VIC starting February

• Preferred method of contact: Hello@briellethomson.com

• Instagram: @embodiedmotherhood

• Website - www.briellethomson.com - can contact via online form and can

  book online.

  Dr. Haya Zedan

• Preparing for motherhood, preconception planning, childbirth education, birth vision development, doula support, breastfeeding counselling, mental health counseling, birth trauma recovery, motherhood and career mentoring

• Session availability in December/January: Yes

• Any programs/live groups coming up: Available by arrangement

• Preferred method of contact: website for

  bookings https://maternalwellnessksa.com/

  email: maternalwellnessksa@gmail.com

• Website: https://maternalwellnessksa.com/

  Katie Parker

• A perinatal social worker, counsellor, postpartum doula, parenting educator, women’s circle and retreat facilitator and mentor for mums in business.

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katieparkerparenting/

• Offers 1:1 support for mothers, with workshops/courses coming in 2025

• Session availability from January 2025

• Preferred method of contact: info@katieparker.com.au

• Website: https://katieparker.com.au/

  Kamya O’Keeffe

• The initiation of motherhood and the ongoing journey of Matrescence through a Rites of Passage lens.

• Women’s Rites of Passage Guide and Mentor, Certified Motherhood Studies Practitioner, Head of Women’s Programmes at The Rites of Passage Institute 2019-2023, Youth Mental Health First Aider

• Instagram: @kamyaokeeffe

• WOMEN'S RITES OF PASSAGE

• Wayfinding Mentoring

• Mother Medicine | Motherhood as a Rite of Passage

• Sessions available in January: Yes

• Preferred method of contact: hello@kamyaokeeffe.com

• Website: www.kamyaokeeffe.com

  Emma Hill

• Hypnotherapy + Somatic Work to support mothers with emotional regulation, maternal mental health + wellbeing, and parenting challenges.

• Instagram: @emmahill.hypnotherapy

• Availability for Dec + Jan: Yes

• I have capacity right now for 1:1 coaching or counselling and also support for

  couples around parenting (especially around neurodivergence)

• Website: www.emmahill.com.au

  Rachael Flack

• Conception, fertility, motherhood, parenting, disability, pregnancy loss, postpartum.

• Instagram: @a.mama.is.born

• Session availability in December/January: Yes

• Any programs/live groups coming up: Next year

• Preferred method of contact: rachael@amamaisborn.com.au

• Website: www.mamaisborn.com.au

  Linda Anderson

• Supporting mothers to navigate their matrescence journey with less turmoil and confusion. Inspiring Mums to Thrive not just Survive

• Life Coach || Blogger || Mum

• Facebook: @lindaonthego

• Instagram: @lindaonthego1

• Session availability in December/January: December - Yes / January – No

• Upcoming course in April 2025

• Preferred method of contact: linda@lindaonthego.com

• Website: www.lindaonthego.com

  Ali Heppell

• I help mothers awaken their intuition, creating space for ease, trust and embodied motherhood. Specialising in mothers in the early years of their motherhood journey and diving into the real, raw, messy and unspoken parts of motherhood- anger, guilt, identity shifts, grief, worthiness, valuing self and own needs, perfection... Focusing on self-compassion, emotional awareness and connecting with your body and offering practical guidance, support and reflection.

• Session availability in December/January: Yes - Online Mama Mentoring.

• Any programs/live groups coming up: Yes. April 2025 launching a course for

  mothers who are in the messy middle struggling with the unspoken, messy, raw, dirty and dark parts of motherhood and wanting to rewrite their story. Waitlist now open, watch this space for further details.

• Preferred method of contact: hello@aliheppell.com or Instagram: @aliheppell_mothercare

• Website: www.aliheppell.com

  Dr Cristina Cavezza

• Managing emotions/'emotional eating'/ Trauma/ Chronic Pain

• Session availability in December/January: Yes

• Any programs/live groups coming up: I will be running an online program in Feb 2025 on 'emotional eating'. I am also taking expressions of interest for an online program for mothers of multiples (twins, triplets or more) that is likely to commence in the New Year.

• Preferred method of contact: info@cohesionpsych.com.au

• Website: https://cohesionpsych.com.au/

  Dawn Moore APRN, CNM, WHNP-BC PMHNP-BC

• Maternal Sexual Health & Wellness, Matrescence, Postpartum Mental Health, The Mental Load, Motherhood & Perimenopause/Menopause

• Sunrise Mental Health & Midwifery

• Preferred Contact: @sunrisementalhealthmidwifery

• Session availability in December/January: Yes, coaching available Dec/Jan

• Any programs/live groups coming up: YES! - Postpartum Liberated Libido

  Course starts January 26

• Websites: Mamacomesfirst.net and Sunrisementalhealthandmidwifery.com

  Nimarta Verma

• I help mothers with owning and articulating their story especially in their own work/business, so they can bring their whole selves to work/their business rather than compartmentalise

• Session availability in December/January - yes/no - Yes

• Any programs/live groups coming up - Yes, I have a live group program

  starting in Feb

• Preferred method of contact: nimarta@disruptorbrand.com

• Website - www.disruptorbrand.com

  Dr Jodi Pawluski

• Perinatal mental health / brain health

• Session availability in December/January - YES but away Dec 21-Jan 6

• Preferred method of contact (email/insta/webform?) email

  j.pawluski@gmail.com

• Website - https://www.jodipawluski.com/

  Emma Majstrovich

• Support mothers through both 1:1 and group coaching with a particular emphasis on career/care conundrum and establishing your motherhood identity in tandem with returning to work in professional spaces.

• Website - coming soon

• Session availability in December/January - yes, 1:1s available and groups in

  person (Perth WA) and online launching January

• Any programs/live groups coming up - from January

• Preferred method of contact - Instagram @motherground_coaching

  Harriet Mandak

• Supporting mothers to release guilt, anxiety, and the constant "shoulds" of modern motherhood, rediscover their authentic selves, and navigate the challenges of matrescence with confidence and compassion.

• Session availability in December/January: Launching in Jan - possibly Feb. 1:1 sessions available from January.

• Any programs/live groups coming up: The Journey Back to You

• Method of contact: Email (harriet@harrietmandak.com) or Instagram

  (@harriet_mandak)

• Website: www.harrietmandak.com

  Amy O’Brien

•  Supporting maternal burnout, postnatal depletion, maternal stress and anxiety, neurodivergent motherhood through the lenses of Motherhood Studies and Chinese Medicine

• Session availability in December/January – yes

• Any programs/live groups coming up: Next year, in person in Richmond, Melbourne

• Preferred method of contact: email - amy@reverencestory.com

• Website - www.reverencestory.com

• Instagram - @reverencestory