Therapy for NICU, birth trauma, and the parts of being a parent that feel different to what you expected
Who are we?
Specialist psychological support from a team who genuinely understands what you’ve been through.
Experiences like NICU, a difficult pregnancy, traumatic birth, loss or fertility issues stay with you long after other people think you should be “over” them. They can leave you anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected and unsure how to move forward.
You deserve specialist support with someone who understands this world inside out.Our therapy offers a confidential, compassionate space with HCPC-registered Psychologists who specialise in neonatal, birth and perinatal mental health and trauma.
Therapy that understands NICU, birth trauma and all the layers that come with it
IThis is highly specialised therapy forpeople whose pregnancies, births or parenthood haven’t followed the path theyexpected.
What you’ve lived through
• NICU or neonatal care
• Prematurity or having a poorly baby
• High-risk or complicated pregnancy
• Birth trauma
• Fertility struggles
• Loss and grief
• Ongoing medical needs for your child
How it may be affecting you now?
• Intrusive thoughts or spiralling health anxiety
• Feeling constantly on high alert
• Bonding feeling harder than expected
• Grief that comes in waves
• Relationship or intimacy strain
• Identity changes or feeling unlike yourself
• Feeling like your story doesn’t fit with other parents
We support you with all of it.
Whether you want to process trauma, understand your emotions, stop the spiral, feel more in control, reconnect with yourself or feel more present with your child, therapy can help you make sense of what has happened and find steadier ground.
What we help with
• Anxiety and depression
• Trauma and PTSD
• Intrusive thoughts and health anxiety
• Birth and perinatal trauma
• Tokophobia
• Grief and loss
• Relationship and intimacy struggles
• Anger and overwhelm
• Identity and matrescence
• Pregnancy after NICU or loss
• Ongoing medical anxiety
• Parenting after difficult experiences
• Feeling disconnected or unable toenjoy things
Our approach is always gentle, trauma-informed and paced so you feel safe. You do not have to arrive with a plan. We work it out together.
What therapy with us looks like
Fill out the short interest form. Ithelps us understand what you’re looking for so we can match you with the rightPsychologist. You can request a brief call if you would like one, but it isn’trequired.
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Your first
session
Your first session is an assessment, but it’s mainly a space to talk about what has been happening and what feels hardest right now. We begin to understand how NICU, birth or perinatal experiences have impacted you and what you want from therapy.
2
Shaping your
therapy
We agree a therapy plan that feels right for you, using approaches such as EMDR, ACT, CFT and trauma-focused therapies. Everything is explained clearly and at your pace.
3
Ongoing
sessions
Therapy becomes your regular space to process, reflect and learn new tools. We check in and adapt the approach as needed.
Meet the Miracle Moon Therapy Team
Carefully chosen for their compassion, humanness and specialist expertise.Our team is made up of HCPC-registeredPsychologists who specialise in NICU, birth trauma, loss, reproductive trauma and the emotional and psychological experience of parenthood. We bring together clinical training and lived experience. You will feel understood, seen, validated and supported.
Frankie is a highly specialised Clinical Psychologist and NICU parent. She brings a combination of clinical expertise and lived understanding of neonatal trauma, birth trauma and the emotional aftermath that follows. Frankie is the founder of Miracle Moon and the NICU Space and has extensive experience supporting NICU parents.
Her therapy style is warm, validating and deeply human. Frankie works with trauma using EMDR, ACT and compassion-focused approaches, helping people make sense of their story, reduce spiralling anxiety and reconnect with themselves after difficult beginnings to parenthood.
She is particularly skilled in supporting parents through NICU trauma, PTSD, health anxiety, identity and relationship changes, and the emotional intensity that can follow neonatal care. She helps parents understand how their past and core beliefs show up in the present, especially in parenting or when caring for a child with ongoing medical needs. Frankie also supports people through birth trauma and pregnancy after NICU, offering a steady, compassionate space to begin feeling more like yourself again.
Availability: Online sessions, limited availability. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Fees: £170 per 50-minute session.
Insurance: Not currently accepted.
Lower-cost support with Frankie is available through therapeutic groups and the NICU Space CIC.
Psychologist
Jen is a Clinical Psychologist with over10 years’ experience across NHS perinatal, neonatal, CAMHS and early years services. She is also a parent herself, and her own experiences have shaped her commitment to supporting families whose paths into parenthood have been difficult or unexpected.
Alongside her work with Miracle Moon, Jen works within a NICU, giving her a dual perspective: clinical expertise combined with real-time understanding of what families face on the unit. Her therapeutic style is warm, compassionate and collaborative, with a strong emphasis on safety, clarity and going at a pace that feels manageable.
Jen supports parents navigating NICU trauma, adjustment after discharge, anxiety, low mood, identity shifts, grief and pregnancy after trauma or loss. She draws on CFT, ACT and attachment-focused approaches.
Availability: Online, Tuesdays
Fees: £150
Insurance: AXA, WPA, AVIVA,Vitality
Psychologist
Kate is an experienced ClinicalPsychologist specialising in birth trauma, loss, pregnancy complications and the emotional impact of NICU. With more than ten years in NHS perinatal, child and adult mental health services, she brings depth, clarity and a calm, grounding presence.
Kate supports parents processing traumatic births, bereavement, pregnancy after loss, intrusive thoughts, NICU trauma and the identity and relationship changes that surface during parenthood. She also brings lived experience of loss, which informs her warm and steady approach.
Kate uses CBT, CFT, EMDR, ACT, Attachment Narrative Therapy and couples work.
Availability: Online weekly or biweekly
Fees: £150
Insurance: AXA, BUPA, AVIVA,Vitality
Psychologist
Sophie is a Counselling Psychologist with over 13 years’ experience in the NHS and private practice. She is also a NICU parent to two prematurely born children, including one with a long neonatal stay. This lived experience deeply informs her understanding of parental trauma.
Sophie specialises in NICU trauma, PTSD, anxiety, OCD and pregnancy after NICU or loss. She works gently, collaboratively and at your pace, bringing advanced clinical training alongside compassion of lived experience. Sophie uses EMDR, ACT, CFT and other modalities integratively based on your needs.
Availability:Tuesday evenings, Friday days, Saturday mornings
Fees: £150
Insurance: AXA, BUPA, AVIVA, Vitality
Psychologist
Katherine is a Clinical Psychologist with specialist experience in complex and developmental trauma. She is also a NICU parent, and her lived experience shapes the compassion and steadiness she brings.
Katherine works relationally, taking time to build trust and help parents feel understood. She supports parents with neonatal trauma, birth trauma and PTSD.
Availability: Online, Tuesdays
Fees: £150
Insurance: AXA, WPA, AVIVA,Vitality
Psychologist
Jess is a Clinical Psychologist with several years post-qualified experience within perinatal mental health, neonatal, paediatric psychology & CAMHS services. She has recent experience working as an embedded Clinical Psychologist on a neonatal unit and understands the emotional demands placed on parents navigating medical uncertainty and trauma.Jess is a Clinical Psychologist with experience across CAMHS, forensics, paediatrics and perinatal mental health. She has worked on neonatal units and understands the emotional demands placed on parents navigating medical uncertainty and trauma.
Her therapeutic style is reflective, relational, grounded and compassionate. Jess specialises in birth trauma & PTSD, anxiety in a perinatal/neonatal context, bonding & attachment, grief, pregnancy after loss and supporting parents caring for children with chronic health conditions.Her therapeutic style is reflective, grounded and compassionate. Jess specialises in PTSD, anxiety, OCD, bonding struggles, grief, pregnancy after loss and supporting parents caring for children with chronic health conditions.
Availability: Online Wednesdays (Fortnightly) and Fridays from 20th Feb 2026.
Fees: £150
Insurance: Varies by provider, contact for details
Parent Stories
Read what parents have to say about our 1:1 therapy services
How our support is structured
Miracle Moon is the home of ourspecialist one-to-one therapy service.
All therapy is delivered privately by our team of HCPC-registered Psychologists.The NICU Space CIC is our separate community organisation.
It offers free and funded emotional support, resources and community spaces for NICU parents. It does not provide one-to-one therapy.These sit alongside each other so families can access the type of support that feels right for them.
If you’re unsure which kind of support you need, fill out the interest form and we can guide you.If you’re ready to talk or even just curious about whether therapy might help, the first step is simple.
Therapy FAQs
Find answers to frequently asked questions about 1:1 therapy
Therapy is for anyone who feels impacted by what they’ve been through, whether that’s NICU, a difficult pregnancy or birth, loss, fertility struggles, anxiety or anything else in your life. You don’t need to be in crisis to seek support. Many people come because they want to understand themselves better, feel more stable or feel more like themselves again.
No. A lot of people find us because of our NICU and birth trauma expertise, but we work with anyone who feels their emotional wellbeing has been affected by pregnancy, birth, parenthood or life more generally.
It’s very common for therapy to begin with something NICU or parenthood-related and naturally move into past experiences, relationships, identity, work stress, self-esteem, attachment patterns and childhood history. We will always make sure your therapy reflects what you actually need.
Many parents struggle emotionally even when their baby is thriving. Therapy is for you, your wellbeing and your nervous system. Your feelings are valid, regardless of how your baby is doing.
It is never too late. We do not have a cut-off. Many people seek therapy months or years later when they realise the experience is still affecting them or showing up in different ways.
You don’t need to know. Your therapist will help you make sense of what’s been happening and decide together what would feel most helpful.
No. Therapy is about you as a whole person. We talk about whatever feels important: your emotions, relationships, identity, past experiences, day-to-day coping and the things that still feel heavy.
Yes. Several of our therapists offer couples therapy. We may talk to you about whether it is best for you to be seen together or separately.
Yes. All sessions are online via Zoom, so you can access therapy wherever you are.
I work individually, or with couples, I see men and women in my practice and try to be flexible in my approach to accommodate your needs.
Yes. We understand the practicalities of early parenthood and will work around what you need.
Yes. Start by filling out our interest form and we will suggest the therapist who feels like the best fit for your needs if you don’t have a specific preference.
If you would like a short phone call before starting, you can request one with Frankie or the therapist.
Usually, yes. You and your therapist will agree on a regular time that works for you. If you need something more flexible, just let us know and we can discuss options.
It varies. Some people want a short period of focused therapy and others prefer longer-term work. You and your therapist will review this together as you go.
EMDR is a trauma therapy that helps the brain process overwhelming experiences so they feel less distressing.If you’d like to understand it in a simple, human way, you can watch Frankie’s EMDR highlight on Instagram at @miraclemoonuk.
Yes. Many of the parents we support are neurodivergent or suspect they may be. We work in an inclusive, flexible way that is sensitive to sensory needs, processing styles and pacing.
Some of our associate psychologists accept insurance. Insurance appointments may have limited availability. Just mention this in the interest form and we can guide you.
You’ll receive an invoice with a secure payment link before your session.
Sessions with associates are £150.
Sessions with Frankie are £170.
Sessions are 50 minutes long. If you would like longer sessions, you can discuss this with your therapist. Some clients choose 90-minute sessions for EMDR.
No. We are not able to offer crisis support.
If you ever feel at risk or need urgent help, please contact 999, your GP, or the Samaritans on 116 123.