Pregnancy is a time of profound change. Your body is expanding, adapting, softening, strengthening — all at once. It’s incredible, and sometimes it’s uncomfortable. Your body is not fragile — it is adaptive, intelligent, and strong. But even strong bodies deserve support.

This treatment is designed to help you feel comfortable, capable, and confident as your body changes and prepares for birth.

A Space to Be Heard and Understood

Your session begins with a thoughtful conversation about how you’re feeling — physically and emotionally. Whether you’re experiencing pelvic girdle pain, lower back discomfort, rib pressure, neck tension, headaches, or simply feeling the weight of rapid change, your experience matters.

I take the time to understand your stage of pregnancy, your movement patterns, your daily load, and how your body is responding to it all. Pregnancy is not a condition — it’s a physiological transformation — and you deserve care that respects that.

Supported, Safe, and Strong

You’ll be positioned safely using supportive bolsters and pillows, usually side-lying or semi-reclined. Your comfort is a priority throughout the session, and adjustments are made as needed.

Intentional, Pregnancy-Specific Treatment

Hands-on treatment is adapted to your trimester and tailored to your needs. Techniques are purposeful and considered, designed to:

• Reduce strain through the pelvis and lower back

• Ease tension in the hips, glutes, and ribcage

• Improve upper back and neck support as your centre of gravity shifts

• Encourage circulation and recovery

• Create more efficient movement patterns

Rather than “fixing” your body, the aim is to support it — helping muscles and joints work more effectively so you feel steadier, lighter, and more resilient.

Building Strength for Birth and Beyond

Where appropriate, you’ll be guided through simple, targeted exercises to support:

• Pelvic stability

• Deep core coordination

• Glute and hip strength

• Postural endurance

These are not intense workouts — they are intentional movements that help you feel grounded and strong in your changing body.

You’ll also receive practical guidance around sleep positioning, load management, and daily movement strategies that reduce strain and build confidence.

Because pregnancy is preparation. Every stage is building toward birth and postpartum recovery — and strength now supports you later.

After Your Session

Most women leave feeling more mobile, more balanced, and deeply supported. You may feel lighter through the pelvis, freer through the ribs, or more upright through the upper back. Occasionally there may be mild muscle tenderness, but the overall intention is ease and empowerment.

Scar Release & Rehabilitation

The scar release appointments are designed to support healing and restore comfort, movement, and function following a caesarean birth to other abdominal surgery. Even fully healed scars can create tension or restriction in surrounding tissues, which may impact posture, breathing, pelvic floor function, and contribute to secondary discomfort such as hip, back, or pelvic pain.

During your appointment, I assess not only the scar and surrounding abdominal tissue, but also the breath, ribcage, diaphragm, posture and deep core connection, as these areas can all be affected after abdominal surgery. Using a combination of soft tissue techniques and scar-specific release work, the treatment aims to reduce tightness, pulling, numbness, discomfort and restriction through the scar and abdominal wall, while also encouraging better mobility, circulation and lymphatic flow.

This work is always approached with care and respect for your body and your birth experience. It is aimed at helping you reconnect with your abdomen, breath and core so you can feel more comfortable, supported and at home in your body.

This treatment might be for you if you experience

• Abdominal pain, pain over the scar

• Numbness, tingling, hypersensitivity or areas that feel disconnected around the scar and surrounding tissues.

• Tightness, stretching or pulling around your scar during movement, exercise or daily activities.

• Restricted Movement

• Feeling disconnected from the scar area

• Poor core orientation

• Trauma from unwanted / planned surgery

Potential Benefits of Scar Release Therapy

• Improved Scar Mobility & Appearance

• Reduced Pulling Sensations

• Supported Core Recovery

• Improved Breathing Mechanics

• Reduced associated discomfort e.g. lower back pain, pelvic pain, hip pain

• Improved Pelvic floor awareness

• Restored confidence in Movement

• Improved Tissue Flexibility

Postpartum

The fourth trimester can be the hardest as you are navigating motherhood, hormonal changes and post birth recovery. I am here for every step of the way and no matter what your postpartum journey holds for you - The postpartum treatment is designed to support your recovery after birth by addressing the physical demands of pregnancy, labour, feeding, carrying and caring for your new babe. Sessions are tailored to your individual needs and may focus on common postpartum concerns such as neck and shoulder tension, mid and lower back pain, hip or pelvic discomfort, abdominal wall tension, scar-related restriction, rib discomfort, headaches and general muscular fatigue. Treatment may include myotherapy techniques, soft tissue release, gentle mobilisation and advice around posture, movement and recovery to help improve comfort, restore mobility and support your body as it adapts in the weeks and months after birth. Whether you are newly postpartum or further along in your recovery, treatment is guided by your symptoms, birth experience and functional goals.

This treatment may be for you if…

• You’re newly postpartum and want support as your body recovers after birth

• You’re weeks, months or even years after having a baby and still dealing with pain, tightness or weakness

• You want hands on relief and education on how to re-enter into exercise

• You’re breastfeeding or bottle feeding and noticing neck, shoulder or upper back pain

• You’re feeling physically depleted from lifting, carrying and caring for your baby

• You want hands-on treatment that is tailored to women’s health, postnatal recovery and the demands of motherhood

• You’re looking for support that helps you feel more comfortable, mobile and connected in your body again

• You’re depleted from caring so much and you want to be held and nurtured