Prenatal Therapy
While pregnancy is a wonderful and transformative journey, it can also come with emotional challenges. Prenatal therapy offers an atmosphere of support and safety for you to manage stress, explore your emotions, and discuss issues associated with the emotional and physical changes you’re going through.
What Is Prenatal Therapy?
Prenatal therapy, also known as antenatal therapy, is a specialised form of support provided by trained clinicians who are passionate about this crucial stage in a person’s life.
While pregnancy can be an exciting journey, it can also come with emotional and physical challenges, ranging from adjusting to parenthood, navigating relationship shifts, to managing the potential impact on career progression as well as the financial and emotional responsibilities.
Prenatal therapy provides a safe, empathic, and compassionate space for individuals and couples to explore the emotional and physical challenges of pregnancy. This supportive environment helps parents-to-be develop emotional resilience and coping skills, ensuring they transition into parenthood with greater well-being.
Prenatal therapy addresses key topics such as stress, anxiety, relationship dynamics, body image concerns, and self-esteem. It helps parents-to-be challenge unhelpful societal expectations while fostering a compassionate perspective on their internal experiences.
By providing tools to navigate emotional and psychological changes, prenatal therapy empowers individuals and couples to approach parenthood with confidence, resilience, and a greater sense of well-being.
Seeking therapy at this key point is a proactive step, ensuring that parents can better navigate this life transition with enhanced coping strategies, stronger relationships, and a deeper sense of well-being.
Therapists can lean on a range of therapeutic methods, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Art Therapy, to support individuals and couples in living fuller, more meaningful lives as they step into this new chapter.
What Is The Purpose of Prenatal Counselling?
1. Managing Stress and Anxiety
Pregnancy can bring about significant emotional changes, due to the physical changes and the expectations of having a child. This time can also bring up memories from childhood and challenging emotions about becoming a parent. Counselling provides strategies to cope with stress and anxiety, promoting mental well-being.
2. Navigating Relationship Dynamics
Expectant parents often experience shifts in their relationships. TheseCounselling helps couples strengthen communication and teamwork, fostering a supportive environment for the upcoming child.
3. Addressing Body Image and Self-Esteem Issues
Physical changes during pregnancy can impact self-perception. Counselling assists in developing a positive body image and maintaining self-esteem.
4. Challenging Unhelpful Narratives and Societal Expectations
Counselling encourages expectant parents to recognise and challenge unrealistic societal expectations, allowing them to define their unique parenting journey.
5. Developing Compassionate Perspectives on Internal Experiences
Understanding and accepting one’s emotions during pregnancy is vital. Counselling fosters self-compassion and emotional resilience.
When To Seek Help
Consider seeking prenatal counselling if you experience any of the following:
Persistent Stress or Anxiety
Feeling overwhelmed, constantly worried, or struggling to manage emotions during pregnancy.
Relationship Struggles
Increased tension, communication breakdowns, or conflicts with a partner due to pregnancy-related changes.
Body Image or Self-Esteem Issues
Struggling with the physical changes of pregnancy and how they affect your self-perception.
Fear of Childbirth or Parenthood
Experiencing intense fears or doubts about labour, delivery, or your ability to be a parent.
Unresolved Past Trauma
Previous experiences, including birth trauma, pregnancy loss, or childhood experiences, can affect your emotional well-being.
Postpartum Concerns
Worrying about how you will cope emotionally after birth, including fears of postpartum depression or anxiety.
Difficulty Coping with Societal Expectations
Feeling pressure to meet unrealistic parenting or pregnancy ideals set by family, culture, or media.
Major Life Adjustments
Facing financial stress, career concerns, or lifestyle changes due to pregnancy.
If any of these resonate with you, prenatal counselling can provide the support and guidance needed to navigate this important life transition with confidence and emotional well-being.
How Can Us Help You?
At Us Therapy, we provide compassionate and professional support to help you navigate the emotional, psychological, and relational challenges of pregnancy. Our prenatal counselling services are designed to:
Manage Stress & Anxiety:
Equip you with coping strategies to handle pregnancy-related worries and emotional fluctuations.
Strengthen Relationships:
Help you and your partner develop effective communication and teamwork skills to navigate parenthood together.
Improve Emotional Well-being:
Support you in processing emotions, addressing fears, and building resilience for a smoother transition into parenthood.
Address Body Image & Self-Esteem Concerns:
Assist in fostering a positive relationship with your changing body and self-identity.
Challenge Unhelpful Narratives & Expectations:
Help you navigate societal pressures and redefine what a healthy and fulfilling pregnancy journey looks like for you.
Prepare for Postpartum Life:
Provide guidance on adjusting to life after birth, managing expectations, and maintaining mental wellness.
Experienced Therapists:
Our processes and quality assurance is led by Dr.Emma Waddington, a UK-trained senior clinician psychologist and Founder of Us Therapy, with over 20+ years of experience in helping individuals in Singapore.
Holistic & Personalized Approach:
Our clinicians draw from various therapeutic models to create a holistic approach. At Us, we have seen hundreds of clients and we recognise that each individual is unique. Our approach is tailored to you but always includes customised treatment plans and integrative techniques.
Thorough Assessment:
At Us, we pride ourselves on our comprehensive assessment processes. We will undergo a thorough assessment process with you in your first sessions before we come up with a plan for your therapy.
Our Therapists
What To Expect
At Us Therapy, our prenatal counselling sessions provide a safe, supportive, and confidential space to explore your emotions, challenges, and expectations surrounding pregnancy and parenthood.
Here’s what you can expect from our sessions:
Initial Consultation – A Space to Be Heard:
The first session is all about getting to know you. It is a conversation—one where you can share what is been on your mind, what has been feeling difficult, and what you would like support with. Your therapist will ask questions about your background, experiences, and goals, but there is no pressure to answer any questions—just a safe space to begin.
Questionnaires & Onboarding Surveys - Understanding the Full Picture
To help tailor therapy to your needs, you may be asked to fill out some brief questionnaires before or after your first session. These can give insight into things like mood, stress levels, relationship patterns, or coping strategies. They are not tests—just tools to help your therapist understand how best to support you.
Individual Therapy Sessions - Your Journey at Your Own Pace
Each session is a step forward in your journey. Therapy is not just about talking—it is about discovering new ways to navigate life’s challenges, make sense of emotions, and feel like you are getting the most out of your life. Depending on your needs, sessions may focus on:
- Exploring patterns of thought and behavior
- Understanding past experiences and their impact on the present
- Developing practical coping tools
- Strengthening emotional resilience
Feedback Sessions - Reflecting and Adjusting
After the first few sessions (or after assessments), a feedback session provides space to reflect on how therapy is going. This is a chance to talk about what has been helpful, what you would like more of, and how therapy can continue to best serve you.
Intervention – The Heart of Therapy
Intervention is where meaningful change happens. Every therapy journey is unique, and the approach will be shaped around what works best for you. Some common approaches include:
🌱 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – Helping to identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns, reduce anxiety, and develop healthier ways to cope and new patterns of behaviour.
🧠 Schema Therapy – Deep, transformational work to uncover long-standing patterns that might be keeping you stuck, often rooted in early life experiences.
💙 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – Learning to handle difficult emotions with self-compassion and move towards what truly matters in life.
🌊 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) – A powerful approach for healing trauma and distressing memories, helping the brain reprocess them in a way that feels less overwhelming.
🧘 Mindfulness-Based Approaches – Building self-awareness, grounding techniques, and ways to manage stress and emotions with greater ease.
Therapy Approaches
Our therapists utilise evidence-based approaches to tailor support to your unique needs. No matter where you are in your pregnancy journey, we’re here to help you embrace it with confidence and emotional strength.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Pregnancy can cause waves of emotions. CBT helps you manage anxiety, negative thoughts, and mood changes during pregnancy by building practical coping strategies.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT can gently guide you through the ups and downs of pregnancy. It supports you in navigating uncertainty and emotional shifts with self-compassion, presence, and value-based decision-making.
Art Therapy
Sometimes words aren’t enough, or they’re hard to share. Art therapy offers a unique creative outlet to process emotions, reduce stress, and connect with your changing identity during your prenatal journey.
Fees
Individual Counselling Rates
Clinician type
Fees and Duration
Clinic Founder
$310
Principal Psychologist
$290
Senior Clinical Psychologist
$262
Educational Psychologist
$262
Clinical Psychologist
$236
Counsellor
$170
Expressive Arts Therapist
$170
Associate Psychologist
$130
Phone calls / Emails
Clinicians rate pro-rata (10 Mins)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is prenatal therapy?
Prenatal therapy, also known as antenatal therapy, is a specialised form of counselling designed to support individuals and couples during pregnancy. It helps manage emotional, psychological, and relational challenges associated with this life stage.
Who can benefit from prenatal therapy?
Anyone expecting a child can benefit from prenatal therapy, whether you are experiencing anxiety, stress, mood changes, relationship difficulties, or simply want to prepare emotionally for parenthood.
When should I seek prenatal therapy?
- Feeling overwhelmed by the emotional or physical changes of pregnancy
- Experiencing anxiety or depressive symptoms
- Struggling with body image or self-esteem issues
- Facing relationship challenges with your partner
- Coping with past trauma or fear related to childbirth
- Wanting to develop stronger communication and coping skills
What happens during a prenatal therapy session?
Sessions provide a safe and confidential space to explore your feelings, learn coping strategies, and gain practical tools to navigate pregnancy and parenthood. Therapy can be tailored to your specific concerns and goals.
Can my partner join the sessions?
Yes! Prenatal therapy can be beneficial for both individuals and couples. It offers an opportunity to strengthen communication, address concerns together, and prepare as a team for the journey ahead.
What therapy approaches are used?
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to manage stress and anxiety
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to develop emotional resilience
- Art Therapy to explore emotions in a creative and healing way
How long does prenatal therapy last?
The number of sessions varies based on individual needs. Some clients find a few sessions helpful, while others prefer ongoing support throughout pregnancy.
How do I book a session?
You can schedule a session by contacting us here or visiting our website to book an appointment
