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Hello and welcome! I’m Val — and I’m on a mission to help women and their birth partners feel calm, confident, and positive about birth and early parenthood.

Whether you’re here because you want to feel less worried and more excited about giving birth, or you want to feel more like yourself postnatally — you are VERY welcome here!

I offer private 1:1 Hypnobirthing and Postnatal sessions in Winchester and across Hampshire, giving you personalised support that meets your needs. If you’d like to chat things through or find out how I can best support you, I’d love to hear from you — please just get in touch.

Hypnobirthing & Antenatal
Birth Preparation Courses

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Calm, Confidence & Support
from Pregnancy to early Parenthood

Every journey to parenthood is different, and there’s no one 'right' way to prepare — only what’s right for you. My private 1:1 sessions give you space to focus on what you need, whether that’s feeling calm and confident for birth, getting ready for life after your baby arrives, or finding your feet once they’re here.

1:1 Hypnobirthing Course

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Feel calm, confident, and in control as you prepare to meet your baby.
Our private hypnobirthing courses are designed to ease any fears or worries around birth, shift your mindset, and help you and your birth partner feel informed, confident, and prepared — however your baby enters the world.
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From £65 per hour ​​

1:1 Postnatal Preparation 

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Emotional, physical, and practical preparation for a positive fourth trimester.
Get ready for life after birth — from recovery and sleep to feeding, emotions, and everything in between. This private session gives you space to think about what you might need in those early weeks, to feel more prepared, and to look after you, too — so you can transition to parenthood feeling calm, supported, and confident.

90 minutes bespoke session | £90

Fourth Trimester Check-in

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Pause, reflect, and reconnect with you.
This in-person session offers gentle support for the early weeks and months of motherhood — space to talk openly about how you’re feeling, explore what’s been most challenging, and find small, realistic ways to care for yourself.
You’ll leave with simple grounding tools and practical tips to support you postnatally. 

90 minutes bespoke session | £90

My whole birth experience was just a wonderful whirlwind and one where I felt powerful, calm, cared for and fully in control and I can’t tell you how central Hypnobirthing was to that. 

Emily, First-time mum

I loved the opportunity to have such open and honest conversations, to normalise things that don’t get spoken about that often and also gain practical tips and guidance to support my transition into motherhood"

Kate, new mum

It’s the kind of birth I never thought I was capable of - so different in so many positive ways from my first experience and one I definitely don’t think I could have had without your help. 

Lucy, Second-time mum

Hypnobirthing for me was about knowledge, empowerment, how to make decisions for me, how to change my mindset, and how to feel in control. It was also about how to help my husband feel he was supportive, gave him a role, made him feel able to stand up for me.' 

Laura, First-time mum

I've been lucky enough to prepare many people for a positive birth and postnatal experience. Check out what others think... 

Any questions? I'd love to hear from you

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