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Emma Holdsworth - Counsellor and Doula

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Emma Holdsworth - Counsellor and Doula

Taking Care of Parents so that they can take care of their babies and children. Why would I work with you?

I provide nurturing care and emotional support to parents , so that they can provide that care for their babies and children. Babies and children thrive on nurturing, fulfilling and healthy relationships with their parents. For parents to meet that need, they need to be emotionally well and well supported to meet their own needs! I offer a unique blend of the professional emotional support of a qualified and experienced counsellor with the nurturing, hands on support of a doula. Some examples are;
- You are feeling anxious about your pregnancy or birth and would like support.
- You want in home care and support postpartum that focusses on your mental health, the emotional wellbeing of your family and your relationships.
- You would like someone to walk beside you throughout your journey from trying to conceive - pregnancy - postpartum - early parenting and beyond.
- You would like to work together with your partner to become the parents that your babies and children need to thrive. - get on the same page about parenting and work on your relationship.
- You would like to explore the deeper aspects of yourself and your past in relation to how you respond to your children.
- You have experienced a traumatic birth, difficult pregnancy, personal crisis or are grieving and would like to work through your experience.
- You are struggling to be the parent that you want to be, particularly in the first few years postpartum and want to work through what is going on for you. There are many ways I can help and support you, both in person in Adelaide or online. Please head to my bookings page and select 'online' and 'free chat about working together' to book a call with me - https://emmaholdsworth.as.me/

07/06/2025

Have you considered asking the following questions to your partner to help strengthen your relationship and parenting team?

- How do we currently manage life admin and shared responsibilities?
- What commitments can you make about holding space for each other’s emotional needs?
- Discuss how we were mothered and what impact that has on how we parent our children.

Regular conversations like these can help you to develop family values, stay on the same page and avoid resentments in your partnerships 💛

06/06/2025

Have you seen these my new Conversation Cards yet? I can’t wait to see these out in the world!

These cards are designed to
- Nurture relationships
- Create open pathways of communication
- Help lay a positive foundation for parenting together with your partner�They were created through all my years of working with mothers, families and young people

I created this card deck to support couples with kids to have the essential conversations needed to keep their relationship strong through the parenting years.

I am so excited to share these cards. Cards can be purchased through my website via the link in bio 💚

04/06/2025

My new card deck is almost ready to head out in to the world!

If you’re still wondering what areas of your life my new card deck ‘Essential Conversations for parenting couples’ covers, some topics include
- Finances
- Communication
- Resentment
- Division of labour
- Out to work
- Meeting needs
- Mental Health
- Friendships plus many more…..

Presale pricing still available and can be purchased via my website.

29/05/2025

Have you considered asking the following questions to your partner to help strengthen your relationship and parenting team?

Can you identify anything tag you resent your partner for?

Are we both happy with how we make an income for our family? Is it sustainable?

How do we talk and listen to each other about difficult thoughts and feelings?

Regular conversations like these can help you to develop family values, stay on the same page and avoid resentments in your partnerships 💛

28/05/2025

I’m getting really excited to soon be sending my *NEW CARD DECK* out to their homes.

My new card deck Essential Conversations for couples with kids is for couples who are working on keeping their relationship strong and being the parenting team they truly want to be.

This deck of cards has been designed especially for couples with babies or kids in the early/primary years of parenting who value communication and would like to support their relationships with themselves, each other and their children.

These are conversations that you can have again and again to support you to develop family values, stay on the same page and avoid resentments in your partnership.

Presale of these cards is available through my website

27/05/2025

Expressing emotion is so healthy for our relationships. Expressing what you are feeling out loud can really help you and ultimately move you closer and create more connection with your partner especially whilst navigating a new (very dependent) human in the home. 💛

23/05/2025

Have you considered asking the following questions to your partner to help strengthen your relationship and parenting team?

Discuss what the term ‘mental load’ means, and how we each understand how it relates to parenthood.

What do we see as the most important parts of being a father?

How can we support each other to maintain existing friendships and build new ones?

Regular conversations like these can help you to develop family values, stay on the same page and avoid resentments in your partnerships 💛

21/05/2025

Mama I see you. 💛

This is this biggest transition phase of your life, you’re doing a great job!

Love Em 🫶

Tag a mama you think needs to hear this.

16/05/2025

If you’re still wondering what areas of your life my new card deck ‘Essential Conversations for parenting couples’ covers, some topics include
- Finances
- Communication
- Resentment
- Division of labour
- Out to work
- Meeting needs
- Mental Health
- Friendships plus many more…..

They’re currently on presale and can be purchased via my website.

13/05/2025

If you’d love more conversations starters like this so you can keep you relationship strong and be the parenting team you truely want to be I’ve just shared that my new card deck ‘Essential Conversations for parenting couples’ is on presale.

Head to my website for all the details.

Address

19 Stanley St
Morphett Vale, SA
5162

Opening Hours

Thursday	10am - 5:30pm
Friday	10am - 4pm

Website

http://www.emmaholdsworth.com.au/

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