Hi, you’re in safe hands
I’m Rachel and for the last ten years, I've sat with mums in the moments nobody else sees. The smile at the school gate that doesn't quite reach the eyes. The 3am scroll, trying to work out if what you're feeling has a name. The fierce love for a baby sitting right next to a quiet grief for who you used to be.
I'm a CBT and IPT therapist, supporting mums in Hampshire and work online with clients across the UK.
If you’d like to explore whether therapy with me feels right, get in touch.
Who I’ve Worked With
Over the last decade I've worked with mums who functioned perfectly on the outside while feeling hollow underneath. Mums who couldn't stop replaying their birth, months or even years later. Mums who loved their baby completely and still grieved the person they used to be. Mums who weren't sure their experience was "bad enough" to ask for help, and asked anyway.
If any of that sounds like you, you're not the first mum to sit across from me feeling that way, and you won't be the last.
Alongside my professional training, I'm also a mum of three. I understand how much becoming a parent can affect your sense of self, especially when your experience doesn't match what you expected. That's not just something I've studied. I've lived it too.
What I’m trained to do
I'm a CBT therapist and IPT therapist, accredited by the BABCP and IPTUK. Before starting Nurture & Bloom, I spent ten years working in NHS talking therapy services, including a perinatal champion role where I ran group therapy programmes for mums and worked alongside other specialist services to make sure mums got full support. I still work a few days a week in the NHS alongside my private practice.
I've specialised exclusively in maternal mental health because it's something that's been close to my heart since having my own children. I founded Nurture & Bloom because I kept seeing mums who needed more time, more specialism, and more space than the NHS could give them. This practice is built around that gap.
If you'd like to explore whether therapy with me feels right, you're welcome to book a free, no-pressure call, or send me an email
How I actually work
Many of the women I work with feel pressure to move on, be grateful, or minimise what they’re struggling with. My work creates space for your real experience without judgement or expectation.
I use evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), adapted to the realities of life with a baby. Sessions are calm, collaborative, and practical, with a focus on helping you feel steadier and better able to cope day to day.
I offer a warm, non-judgemental space where you don’t need to explain yourself or pretend you’re fine. We work gently to make sense of what you’ve been through, understand how it’s affecting you now, and develop coping strategies that feel realistic and supportive.
You don’t need the right words, a clear story, or a “good enough” reason to be here. If things feel hard right now, that is reason enough.