Mums Matter Psychology

Mums Matter Psychology Mums Matter Psychology is dedicated to quality mental health care for pregnant women and new mums.

👨‍👧 Because Dads Matter TooMental health support for fathers, because supporting dads supports the whole family. Up to 1...
13/03/2026

👨‍👧 Because Dads Matter Too

Mental health support for fathers, because supporting dads supports the whole family. Up to 10% of fathers experience paternal depression, yet these struggles remain dramatically under-recognized.

Fathers face unique pressures: expectations to be strong providers while managing emotions, feeling excluded from mother-baby bond, navigating relationship changes, and lacking models for emotionally engaged fatherhood.

When fathers receive support, everyone benefits. Supported fathers are more engaged, creating secure attachments. They're better partners, reducing maternal burden. They model healthy masculinity including emotional awareness.

Your mental health as a father is central to family wellbeing. You deserve care that understands your experience.

Visit mumsmatterpsychology.com for therapy for fathers.

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13/03/2026

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Introducing: Natasha Kavanagh, PsychologistNatasha is a registered psychologist providing supportive, evidence-based tel...
12/03/2026

Introducing: Natasha Kavanagh, Psychologist

Natasha is a registered psychologist providing supportive, evidence-based telehealth therapy for people navigating stress, anxiety, low mood, and life transitions, including the challenges of parenthood. Natasha has extensive experience using CBT, EMDR, and trauma-informed approaches and works collaboratively to create a safe, accepting space that supports insight, coping skills, and emotional wellbeing.

🌿 Gentle Self-Care for MumsSelf-care doesn't require spa days or hours of free time. These small practices make meaningf...
10/03/2026

🌿 Gentle Self-Care for Mums

Self-care doesn't require spa days or hours of free time. These small practices make meaningful differences without adding to your mental load.

Go to bed a little earlier if you can—even fifteen minutes compounds over time. Do one small thing just for you: drink coffee while hot, read three pages, listen to a favorite song.

Ask for help without explaining or apologizing. Practice "I need help with this" without justifying why. Lower one expectation for the day—let something slide to create breathing room.

Step outside for fresh air or sunlight, even briefly. Natural light regulates circadian rhythms, improves mood, and provides sensory reset. Two minutes counts.

"If you only knew how much the little moments matter to me 💙It’s not the big gestures that keep love strong. It’s the sm...
09/03/2026

"If you only knew how much the little moments matter to me 💙
It’s not the big gestures that keep love strong. It’s the small moments, repeated. The way you look up when I start talking. The way you listen without fixing. The way you make time for us, even when life is busy.
In Gottman research, these are rituals of connection. Tiny, everyday choices that build trust, strengthen friendship, and make love feel safe over time.
This post is a bid for connection.
A way of saying, “I notice you. I appreciate you. I choose you.”
Do you see this in your partner?"

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08/03/2026

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Our first "Family Forming Support" BabyAt the end of December, a baby was born to a family we supported all the way thro...
08/03/2026

Our first "Family Forming Support" Baby

At the end of December, a baby was born to a family we supported all the way through their difficult fertility journey at Mums Matter Psychology.

We were there to help them unravel the multitude of tests, appointments, decisions, and emotions that come with fertility treatment. To make sense of what was happening. To hold the hope and the fear. To be a steady psychological partner in a process that can feel overwhelming and isolating.

This is the heart of our Family Forming Support Service — driven by the insight and persistence of Teresa Sartor — offering continuity, practical support, and emotional care through the whole journey, not just the outcome.

This story has a joyful ending, and it’s okay to celebrate that, while also holding the reality that many journeys don’t — and that those families deserve just as much care, presence, and support.

Head to our website for more information https://www.mumsmatterpsychology.com/family-forming-support-service

💕 Relationship Counselling: Support for Couples to Navigate Stress, Strengthen Connection, and Grow TogetherBecoming par...
06/03/2026

💕 Relationship Counselling: Support for Couples to Navigate Stress, Strengthen Connection, and Grow Together

Becoming parents is one of the most significant relationship stressors. This isn't failure, it's normal response to extraordinary pressure requiring specific support.

Our counselling helps with communication breakdown under sleep deprivation, resentment about unequal labor, intimacy struggles, feeling like roommates, and different parenting approaches.

We focus on rebuilding connection lost under logistics and caregiving. You'll develop communication skills for when depleted, express needs without blame, and create more equitable partnership.

Early intervention prevents temporary challenges from becoming entrenched dysfunction. Most counselling is short-term and solution-focused.

Visit mumsmatterpsychology.com to learn more.

"Parenting today comes with constant voices (social media, family, even strangers) ready to point out what moms are doin...
06/03/2026

"Parenting today comes with constant voices (social media, family, even strangers) ready to point out what moms are doing right. What often gets lost or forgotten is the reminder of everything they’re doing right.

So here’s your reminder: every time you show up when you’re exhausted, comfort and connect with your child, keep learning and trying, you’re already doing so much of what truly matters.

Share this reminder with all the mama’s who need to hear this!"

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Introducing: Vy Ha, PsychologistVy is a warm, down-to-earth Psychologist with over five years’ experience helping humans...
05/03/2026

Introducing: Vy Ha, Psychologist

Vy is a warm, down-to-earth Psychologist with over five years’ experience helping humans be... well, more human. She has worked with everyone from corporate high-flyers to individuals living with chronic pain and disability, across one-on-one therapy, group programs, and multidisciplinary teams. Vy blends evidence-based therapies like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) , and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) with a no-nonsense, compassionate approach. She’s also trained others in mental health and peer support, because even helpers need help. Fluent in Vietnamese, she offers culturally responsive care and a collaborative, compassionate approach to wellbeing, with just the right dash of humour.

🌱 Small Daily Practices That Protect Mental HealthGentle, realistic self-care that fits into everyday life. Mental healt...
03/03/2026

🌱 Small Daily Practices That Protect Mental Health

Gentle, realistic self-care that fits into everyday life. Mental health protection doesn't require major lifestyle overhauls, it requires small, consistent practices that compound over time.

Morning intention setting takes thirty seconds: three deep breaths and one gentle intention like "I will be kind to myself today." Micro-breaks restore resources—pause for sixty seconds when overwhelm rises, place hands on heart, take five slow breaths.

Boundary statements protect energy: "That doesn't work for me" or "I need to think about that" without justifying. Evening gratitude acknowledges one thing that was okay today, even if just "I survived."

This account focused on OCD is so helpful! Head to the page to find out more about OCD "Hey Mamas, I see you 🫶🏻These sc...
02/03/2026

This account focused on OCD is so helpful! Head to the page to find out more about OCD

"Hey Mamas, I see you 🫶🏻

These scary, horrible, weird thoughts and images that keep popping in and won’t go away.

These thoughts that make you question ‘HOW can I be a good mum if I’m thinking these things?’ 🤯

These thoughts that mean you are avoiding being alone with you child, avoiding bathing them, getting someone else to change their nappy 💔

I want you to know that the very fact you are so distressed by these thoughts means you are the best mum for your child.

The very fact you are taking so many steps right now to ensure nothing bad happens means you care so much.

And I want you to know that there is another way.

Another way where you can start trusting your brain again, you can start trusting your actions again and you can start living your life with your baby right now 🤍"

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