• Proud mother of 3 wonderful young adult children (and a completely different birth experience with each)
• Primary school teacher for many years
• Experienced breastfeeding counsellor
• 'Katherine Graves' Hypnobirthing teacher (trained by Katherine)
• Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond practioner
• My classes are warm, friendly, informal and flexible

I am warm, patient, empathic and non-judgmental.  I have considerable experience of working with antenatal and postnatal parents and in depth knowledge of up to date and current guidelines and research.  I take a particular interest in the research that explores what new parents say they would like to have known and been told antenatally. It is a huge privilege to be able to introduce women to skills and information that can give them back control over their birthing and feeding decisions.

I have worked for nearly 30 years in the NHS as an Occupational Therapist, specialising in Mental Health and I recognise the importance of how our emotions have an important role on our physical and emotional wellbeing. Additionally, I am a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist having trained with the London School of Clinical Hypnosis and a member of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis. I am very passionate about the benefits of hypnotherapy in feeling safe, relaxed, utilising our incredible unconscious minds in making our lives harmonious and secure. Having witnessed the many advantages of hypnotherapy, I trained with Katharine Graves in becoming a hypnobirthing teacher, enabling women to work with their bodies to give birth, feeling calm, confident and in control, enabling mother, baby and their partner to have an incredible experience of pregnancy and birth.

Hello I'm Susan, and first of all huge congratulations on your pregnancy. I'm passionate about working with pregnant women and couples as they navigate pregnancy, labour, birth and after baby arrives the 'fourth trimester'. I want to empower couples to reduce fear and to have a positive and confident pregnancy and birth - however you birth your baby.  I believe hypnobirthing changes and empowers both mother and father and can have the most profound effects on parents and baby which can last a lifetime.

My classes provide you with all round birth preparation. As well as a qualified KG Hypnobirthing teacher and member of the Hypnobirthing Association, I am a Pregnancy and Post Natal Yoga Teacher, a trained Doula and a Mindfulness practitioner. I share with you all this knowledge in my courses to give you a complete tool kit of knowledge and techniques for your pregnany and birth journey.

What you learn on my Hypnobirthing course will leave you feeling calm, relaxed and empowered for birth, whilst the knowledge gained will provide you with the confidence to make informed choices about your baby's birth. It is complete birth preparation - however you choose to birth your baby.

My teaching is very down to earth, light hearted and practical. I want to help you become the ultimate 'birthing dream team'!  Do get in touch to find our more and ask any questions (I want you to feel this is the right course for you), and to book your place.

I look forward to hearing from you soon

Susan

Hi, I’m Helen. I live in the Yorkshire Wolds with my husband, our three boys who are 9, 6 and 4 and our Irish Terrier!

I teach Yoga, including pregnancy and postnatal yoga (this is inclusive for mums and babies). I teach Hypnobirthing.

I am passionate about helping others, in any situation.

Through my own practice and teaching yoga to others, I am fascinated by how the breath can work to calm and heal the mind and body.

I believe that every woman and her birth supporter(s), should be educated and informed as they move through pregnancy towards birth.

KNOWLEDGE IS EVERYTHING.

I aim to empower a mother to be, informing her of the changes in her body she can expect to see and why, the process of pregnancy, informing her about the process of birth, how and which hormones work in pregnancy and labour. All the time building her strength and stamina, her inner focus and her power to birth her baby.

I aim to provide all necessary information to help informed choices to be made.

 

I am testament to the fact that hypnobirthing works. My third baby was a hypnobirthing baby – arriving in true serene circumstances, completely in control and with very little intervention.

A marked difference from my first two birth stories – all the same I wouldn’t change them as they made me who I am today, richer, stronger, wiser and completely full of gratitude that I am the mother of three healthy boys.

My own journey into motherhood gave me a strong desire to help others preparing for birth. I feel very fortunate to be able to pass on the beauty of KGHypnobirthing.

Do you want a calm and confortable birth?

Gain the confidence and knowledge to make informed decisions about your labour as well as relaxation techniques to use before, during and after pregnancy.

Offering both group and 1:1 courses, please get in touch to find out how Simply Hypnobirthing can support you.