About Miracle Moon
A whole system of support for NICU parents, families, and the professionals who work alongside them.
Miracle Moon exists because, after neonatal care, I couldn't find what I needed. I couldn't find the emotional support, the specialist understanding of how the experience had impacted me, or the sense that someone really got it.
Gradually, over time, I built it. From a place of professional knowledge and personal experience, with the core belief that every parent who has been through neonatal care deserves access to specialist support for as long as they need it.
I'm Dr Frankie Harrison, Clinical Psychologist, NICU parent, and founder of Miracle Moon and The NICU Space CIC. This is how we got here.
What Miracle Moon is
Miracle Moon is the umbrella across three connected organisations, each with its own focus, all working towards the same mission: to reduce the long-term emotional and psychological impact of neonatal care on families, and to make specialist support genuinely accessible at whatever point in the journey a family needs it.
We specialise in life after neonatal care. The part that too often goes unaddressed. The anxiety that doesn't go away, the identity that has shifted, the grief that resurfaces, the relationships that feel strained. We know this experience can have a profound and lasting impact, and we believe that impact deserves a specialist, human, evidence-informed response.
One-to-one therapy and support groups for NICU parents, families, and individuals affected by neonatal care. Led by Dr Frankie Harrison and a team of specialist associate Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, using EMDR, ACT, CFT, and other evidence-based trauma-informed approaches. Online, UK-wide and internationally.
Resources, webinars, workshops, and professional training for parents and the professionals who support them. Education and specialist support that can be accessed in your own time, at your own pace, specific to what you have been through.
A Community Interest Company providing peer support, expert-led resources, and community connection for NICU parents. Built from lived and professional experience, The NICU Space CIC exists to make this specialist community support accessible for every family who needs it, for as long as they need it. Currently a membership community, working towards being fully funded and free for all families.
How we got here
My baby is born at 31 weeks.
My son was born prematurely at 31 weeks following pre-eclampsia. Even as a Clinical Psychologist, I found myself searching for emotional support and a real understanding of what I had been through. I couldn't find it in the way I needed it.
Miracle Moon begins. The podcast launches.
During the pandemic, at home with a young and vulnerable baby, I turned to social media as so many of us did. I started Miracle Moon UK as an Instagram page, a space to talk honestly about the emotional experience of neonatal care and to connect with other parents who understood. The podcast launched later that year, and it became clear that there was a significant unmet need for this kind of specialist, human-led support.
Building the system of support.
I transitioned out of my NHS role and into private practice, supporting parents and individuals with their mental health. Over time, Miracle Moon grew from an Instagram community into something more structured: therapy, resources, webinars, and an expanding platform of support. Throughout this period I continued raising awareness of the emotional impact of neonatal care through press, media, podcast guest appearances, and writing.
Growing the reach.
Miracle Moon became an increasingly recognised voice in the neonatal and perinatal mental health space. Continued press and media work, podcast appearances, and collaborative projects with organisations including Tommy's and Bliss. The groundwork for The NICU Space CIC and the professional training arm began to take shape.
The NICU Space community launches.
The NICU Space community launched, bringing together NICU parents in a dedicated peer support space combining lived experience with professional expertise. The NICU Parent Handbook was developed, offering free specialist support to families navigating the emotional experience of neonatal care.
A new chapter.
Miracle Moon formalised its three-entity structure. The NICU Space CIC was registered as a Community Interest Company. The NICU Parent Handbook launched and began to be distributed to neonatal units across the UK. Miracle Moon Therapy expanded with the addition of specialist associate Clinical, Counselling Psychologists and Psychotherapists. A contribution to the Amazon Prime Video documentary on Jesy Nelson's experience of premature birth brought the work to a wide new audience. Campaigning and parliamentary work continued, advocating for better recognition and support for families affected by neonatal care.
Where we are heading
- Developing the professional training arm to support professionals working with neonatal families
- Expanding the range of support groups available to parents
- Working with funders and organisations to make The NICU Space fully funded and free
- Continuing to grow the associate therapy practice with a range of therapists and skill sets, becoming the go-to specialist service for neonatal families who need support
The people behind Miracle Moon
Dr Frankie Harrison
Founder, Clinical Psychologist, Director of Miracle Moon Therapy and Miracle Moon Limited
Frankie is a HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist specialising in neonatal and birth trauma and perinatal mental health. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Leicester and is trained in EMDR, ACT, CBT, and CFT. She has been working in mental health for over fifteen years. Frankie is also a NICU parent. Her son Arlo was born at 31 weeks in 2019, and that experience sits at the heart of everything Miracle Moon has become.
Rebecca Berry
Co-Director, The NICU Space CIC
Bex is leading on operations, fundraising, and the strategic development of the community.
Jo Lampard
Community Manager, The NICU Space CIC
Jo manages the day-to-day life of The NICU Space community. She supports members, coordinates events and sessions, and ensures The NICU Space continues to feel like the warm, safe, and genuinely supportive space it is built to be. Jo is also a NICU parent herself. Her daughter was born in 2023, and her lived experience of neonatal care is woven into everything she brings to the community.
Miracle Moon Therapy: specialist associate Clinical and Counselling Psychologists
Miracle Moon Therapy is supported by a team of specialist associate Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, all of whom share the same values and the same deep understanding of neonatal and perinatal mental health.
- Dr Jen Butler (Clinical Psychologist)
- Heather Kemp (Parent infant Psychotherapist)
- Dr Sophie Tolmie (Counselling Psychologist)
- Dr Katherine Hughes (Clinical Psychologist)
- Dr Jess Seddon (Clinical Psychologist)
What we are here to do
We know that around 80% of parents leave the neonatal unit with some impact on their mental health. We know that up to 40% experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress. We know that the ripple effect of the neonatal experience on identity, relationships, work, and parenting can last for years. And we know that the support available to this group of families, within the systems that currently exist, is nowhere near enough.
Miracle Moon exists to change that. To build something sustainable and lasting: specialist support grounded in clinical knowledge and lived experience, accessible in the way that each family needs it, for as long as they need it, before, during, and long after neonatal care.
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Find out more
Whether you are a parent looking for support, a professional wanting to work with Miracle Moon, or someone who wants to fund or partner with what we are building, there is a place for you here.