Hypnobirthing East Sussex - Teachers' Directory

I'm Chloe, a first time mama, local to Tunbridge Wells in Kent! I offer 1:1's and group classes. I am so incredibly excited by all that hypnobirthing teaches and offers and feel so lucky to be that person that teaches other women how to have a confident, informed, supported, magical and empowering start to this completely life changing and exciting journey.

Please feel free to get in touch!

I am Katy.  Mum to Maggie, my spirited and sassy daughter born in June 2016 and Jasper, my firecracker son born just 18 months later on New Year’s Eve 2017.  My husband Chris and our fur baby, Little Bear complete our family.  We live in Tunbridge Wells.

We were lucky enough to stumble across hypnobirthing in early pregnancy with Maggie.  Prior to that, I knew nothing about birth other than what I’d seen on TV!  Since then, I have lived and breathed hypnobirthing  and I am still applying the skills I learnt to this day as a Mother.   I can honestly say, hypnobirthing changed my life.  Every parent deserves to have a positive birth experience, which is why I decided to retrain as a hypnobirthing teacher after Maggie was born.

I am a certified KGHypnobirthing teacher and founder of The Birth Thing. I feel strongly that we aren’t taught enough about birth and how our bodies work from a young age and I want to be a part of the movement to help change that.  Without the education that hypnobirthing gave me about my body and birth, I believe I would have a very different perspective. 

Hi, I am a Hypnobirthing teacher as well as a General Nurse and Midwife registered with the NMC. I have 12 years experience working in heathcare worldwide. 

I am passionate about birth and giving women the tools to create a positive and calming experience through hypnobirthing. I am truly amazed by the power of women and Hypnobirthing is another way in which I can support women more effectively.

If you would like more information please get in touch.

Elle.

Hi! I’m a registered Midwife and Hypnobirthing teacher, passionate and committed to improving women’s birthing experiences. Regardless of the ‘type’ of birth you have, I believe it’s possible for you to have a calm and positive experience, where you feel in control. Please do get in touch for more info! 

My name is Ailsa – I am a mum of two beautiful children, Joshua and Amelia, and married to Stuart. In addition to being a qualified KG Hypnobirthing practitioner, I am also a breastfeeding peer support worker and pregnancy scan assistant. 

I discovered Hypnobirthing for myself when pregnant with my second child, Amelia. My first birth was an induction and very medicated, and I was determined the second time would be different. I met a wonderful Hypnobirthing practitioner and went on to have the most wonderful and positive birth experience. I went into spontaneous labour and had a short, calm and comfortable birth. I felt completely in control the whole time and it was amazing.

Since then, I have been passionate in sharing Hypnobirthing with other woman. Following this ambition, I quit my London job (and commute!), re-trained as a KG Hypnobirthing practitioner and founded Hypnobirthing Sussex. I am now living my dream of working alongside expectant parents to help them achieve the best birth possible.

I am passionate that everyone should birth without fear and be able to approach birth informed, calm and confident. 

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Ailsa x

Hello, my name is Hollie. I am a primary school teacher and mother of two boys and have lived in Brighton for 10 years. I discovered Hypnobirthing when I became pregnant with my second child. My first experience of childbirth left me feeling confused and powerless. This birthing thing was not for me, I thought. Then I got pregnant again! I decided to take the bull by the horns this time as it had to be different. And it was! My husband and I completed a hypnobirthing course which transformed our understanding of childbirth and our mindset. As a result, I had a wonderful and empowering experience of labour and birth. It gave us a whole new perspective on what childbirth is and what it can be. I have since become passionate about supporting women and their partners to create their very own positive birth stories.

Growing up as the third eldest of eleven children, the magic of pregnancy, birth and the early days of childhood has always fascinated me. 

I studied Social Anthropology at university and wrote my dissertation on the medicalisation of childbirth, studying hospital and home births in America, the UK and India.

Shortly afterwards I had my first child and I am now a mother of four. 

During my third pregnancy I practiced hypnobirthing for the first time, so I know from personal experience what a positive impact it can have. All of my births have been medicalised to some extent, but hypnobirthing gave me the tools and ability to normalise the experience. I felt completely calm and at ease as well as in control.

I found hypnobirthing so incredible, in both its simplicity and effectiveness, that I had a real desire to share it with other couples. I trained as a KGHypnobirthing teacher before giving birth to my fourth child.

I am a nurse and midwife with over 7years experience, so I have experienced first-hand the amazing benefits of hypnobirthing. My active registration can be confirmed on the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register.

I also have two children of my own, and often wish I had discovered hypnobirthing earlier so I could have tried it myself.

Having worked in a busy London hospital for several years, and then a busy local hospital, I decided to have a change of pace and pursue a great passion of mine, antenatal education.

When I heard about the KGHypnobirthing teacher training course, I felt it was a brilliant way to combine antenatal education with hypnobirthing, something I’d always be fascinated by. Through completing this Royal College of Midwives accredited course, I now hold a Diploma in Hypnobirthing and I am a member of the Association of Hypnobirthing. The KGH course exceeded my expectations and I am very excited to share this knowledge and help to empower you in your pregnancy and birth. 

I am a mother of 2 children, a KG Hypnobirthing Practitioner and also work in Brighton and Hove, supporting pregnant women and families. 

My journey that brings me to HypnoBirthing has evolved over the past 30 years and has been wonderful and exhilarating as well as difficult and frustrating at times.

The births of my own children were wonderful and amazing.  However, I often look back and am struck by overwhelming gratitude as, by luck rather than design, I recall how, with little planning or intervention, I managed to have 3 uncomplicated and relatively short labours.   

This was not the case for many of my friends.  I soon began to ponder on what had happened and how things could have been so different.  I began to look into the physiology of birth and read about how birth could be affected by fear and adrenaline.  I read books by Ina May Gaskin, Michel Odent and Frederick leboyer and began to formulate my own ideas of how it might be possible to bring children into the world more gently.

After attending over 10 births as a friend and supporter I became aware of the relatively new profession of Doula-ing.  This was a complete light bulb moment for me as I was already training to become a Medical Herbalist and realised that combining both disciplines could be complementary.  I decided to train as a Doula and ended up doing 2 different training courses (one with one of my birthing hero's Michel Odent). That was in 2003.

Since then I have had 2 more children, finished my degree (which took me much longer than the original 4 years) and raised a family.  Although I was unable to commit myself to attending many births over that period I was always involved in one way or another and the passion never left me.

And then one day in Autumn last year I happened to hear an article on Woman's Hour about Hypnobirthing.  I was entirely enthralled and set about finding out everything I could.  It was as if this had been the thing I had been looking for all these years.  

I trained with KG at the end of the year and immediately coached 2 of my friend's children through their labours and a friend having twins at 50.  So far the couples I have worked with have found Hypnobirthing transformational and I am so excited to bring this birthing method to pregnant families.

My Qualifications:

BSc Hons Phytotherapy - University of Wales

Doula - Kasandra Clemens

Doula - Michel Odent

KG Hypnobirthing - Katherine Graves

The journey that brings me to HypnoBirthing has evolved over the past 30 years and has been beautiful and exhilarating as well as difficult and frustrating at times.

The births of my own children were wonderful and.  However, I often look back and am struck by overwhelming gratitude as, by luck rather than design, I recall how, with little planning or intervention, I managed to have 3 uncomplicated and relatively short labours.   

This was not the case for many of my friends.  I soon began to ponder on what had happened and how things could have been so different.  I began to look into the physiology of birth and read about how birth could be affected by fear and Adrenaline.  I read books by Ina May Gaskin, Michel Odent and Frederick leboyer and began to formulate my own ideas of how it might be possible to bring children into the world more gently.

After attending over 10 births, as a friend and supporter, I was told about a movement of women who were supporting women in childbirth as a profession.  This was a complete light bulb moment for me as I was already training to become a Medical Herbalist and realised that combining both disciplines could be complementary.  I decided to train as a Doula attended 2 different training courses (one with one of my birthing heros Michel Odent). That was in 2002.

Since then I have had 2 more children, finished my degree (which took me much longer than the original 4 years) and raised a family.  Although I was unable to commit myself to attending many births over that period I was always involved in one way or another and the passion never left me.

And then one day in Autumn last year I happened to hear an article on Woman's Hour about Hypnobirthing.  I was entirely enthralled and set about finding out everything I could.  It was as if this had been the thing I had been looking for all these years.  

I trained with KG at the end of the year and immediately coached 2 of my friend's children through their labours and a friend having twins at 50.  So far the couples I have worked with have found Hypnobirthing transformational and I am so excited to bring this birthing method to pregnant families.

My Qualifications:

BSc Hons Phytotherapy - University of Wales

Doula - Kasandra Clemens

Doula - Michel Odent

KG Hypnobirthing - Katherine Graves

Hello my name is Susan,

I am a mother of two daughters and have spent many years at the university of life.

I have always chosen an holistic approach and used complementary therapies and treatments. In 1995 I became an I.T E.C. tutor, therapist, of Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Nutrition, Anatomy and Physiology, Reiki Master and teacher.

I discovered hypnobirthing when my youngest daughter was pregnant with my grandaughter. I have three grandchildren and have been present at all of their joyous births. Each pregnancy and birth have all been completly different resulting with wonderfully , calm and peaceful babies.

I trained in KG Hypnobirthing with Katharine in 2013. The course was extremely thorough, covering hypnotherapy, the physiology of pregnancy and birth, hypnobirthing techniques and is accredited by the royal college of midwives (RCM). If only Hypnobirthing had been available when I had my daughters. The knowledge I gained during the week spent with Katharine and her team was an empowering  wonderful experience. 

I am passionate and delighted to be able to offer the many benefits that hypnobirthing facilitates towards a calm, positive and gentle birth experience for the whole family. 

Hello my name is Susan,

I am a mother of two daughters and have spent many years at the university of life.

I have always chosen an holistic approach and used complementary therapies and treatments. In 1995 I became an I.T E.C. tutor, therapist, of Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Nutrition, Anatomy and Physiology.

I discovered hypnobirthing when my youngest daughter was pregnant with my grandaughter. I have three grandchildren and have been present at all of their joyous births. Each pregnancy and birth have all been completly different resulting with wonderfully , calm and peaceful babies.

I trained in KG Hypnobirthing with Katharine in 2013. The course was extremely thorough, covering hypnotherapy, the physiology of pregnancy and birth, hypnobirthing techniques and is accredited by the royal college of midwives (RCM). If only Hypnobirthing had been available when I had my daughters. The knowledge I gained during the week spent with Katharine and her team was an empowering  wonderful experience. 

I am passionate and delighted to be able to offer the many benefits that hypnobirthing facilitates towards a calm, positive and gentle birth experience for the whole family. 

Hello my name is Susan,

I am a mother of two daughters and have spent many years at the university of life.

I have always chosen an holistic approach and used complementary therapies and treatments. In 1995 I became an I.T E.C. tutor, therapist, of Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Nutrition, Anatomy and Physiology.

I discovered hypnobirthing when my youngest daughter was pregnant with my grandaughter. I have three grandchildren and have been present at all of their joyous births. Each pregnancy and birth have all been completly different resulting with wonderfully , calm and peaceful babies.

I trained in KG Hypnobirthing with Katharine in 2013. The course was extremely thorough, covering hypnotherapy, the physiology of pregnancy and birth, hypnobirthing techniques and is accredited by the royal college of midwives (RCM). If only Hypnobirthing had been available when I had my daughters. The knowledge I gained during the week spent with Katharine and her team was an empowering  wonderful experience. 

I am passionate and delighted to be able to offer the many benefits that hypnobirthing facilitates towards a calm, positive and gentle birth experience for the whole family. 

I have the three best jobs in the world. Wife, Mummy and KGHypnobirthing instructor (in no particular order!). Each of my jobs has it's own unique set of challenges and I couldn't love any of them more.

Having had cancer at 18 I have spent a LOT of time in hospitals and as you can imagine a lot of those experiences have been less than pleasant and left me feeling helpless. (Let me assure you, I am FAR FAR from helpless!) When I found out I was pregnant I started to search for something that would give me back some power and control for the birth of my baby, something I felt in my heart ought to feel natural and instinctive.

Whether by luck or judgement I came accross a KGHypnobirthing class and I made the leap to book in (a little cautiously, half expecting to have incense and crystals waved around me). From the very first session I knew I had made the right choice (even my husband was convinced!!!) and from that moment onwards my passion for the KGHypnobirthing method has continued to grow. When my son decided it was time to make his way in to the world, the tools I'd learned from KG hypnobirthing kept me calm, in control and helped me make rational and informed decisions when thing didn't go as I had envisioned them.

I didn't have the "perfect birth", but we had exactly the right birth for us. This empassioned me even more to help expectant parents understand that birth is not one size fits all. Birth (and parenthood) when in the hands of the parents without fear or undue influence is, in my eyes, just like love. It's not the same for everyone, it might not happen exactly as you anticipated, it's not always the easiest thing in the world and probably isn't 100% perfect; yet somehow it is exactly right for you. This is the message I want to spread and what I want to set families on the road to acheive for themselves.

I am a mother of 2 grown up and amazing sons. I am also a midwife, a KG Hypnobirthing Practitioner and a Positive Birth Movement Facilitator. My family are kind enough to allow me plenty of time and space to indulge my passion for all women and their families to have THEIR best birth possible. I live in Central London but have an undying love for Brighton, East Sussex so happily share my knowledge and passion there too. I love my vocation and love to share.

My background is as a CIPD and NLP qualified personal development trainer, which I have been doing for the last 20 years. 

Many of the techniques I use to help people become more confident are the same as those I use as a Hypnobirthing teacher; breathing, visualisations, positive affirmations, relaxation techniques and many more. Giving birth without fear is about re-training your mind to think positively about it. On my KG Hypnobirthing course you will learn skills to support you during your labour and birth and your understanding and practice of these techniques will also be invaluable tools in many other areas of your life.

I used these techniques to birth my own children and I can honestly say that each of their births were the most empowering moments of my life.

I believe every expectant mother should give herself the gift of knowing that this is possible for her too.

Hypnobirthing is my passion. It is such a privilege to be part of other peoples birthing journeys. I have 2 children, I used Hypnobirthing for the birth of both.  I therefore speak from the heart when I say what  life changing, empowering experience it can be.I took up Hypnobirthing because I wanted others to enjoy the same wonderful experience as me. I trained with Katharine Graves, whose course is aimed at the UK market. I have a Diploma in Hypnobirthing from the Hypnobirthing Centre, as well as an Advanced Diploma in Integrated Hypnotherapy and  an NLP Practitioner certificate. I bring my Hypnotherapy experience into my teaching and provide support up to and beyond the birth of your baby.

My aim is to enable as many women as possible to have a positive, life changing birth experience.