Preconception | Pregnancy | Birth | Loss | Early Motherhood Services
Based in Forest of Dean UK, Surrounding area’s covered: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Somerset 
Pregnancy and Birth are profound emotional, physical and spiritual journeys that shape our lives.
Yet society often rushes past them — especially the uncomfortable parts — expecting us to carry on as though nothing has changed.
We have forgotten how to recognise and honour the thresholds women move through. Our families are scattered, our communities are stretched, and much of the deep wisdom once shared between women has been lost.
I offer a different way: time to prepare, space to be witnessed, practical support, honest information, embodied wisdom, joy, ritual and connection.
Through doula care, yoga, massage, bodywork, birth preparation, grief and birth-trauma support, I help you gather the people, knowledge and inner resources you need for what lies ahead.
“Emma made birth feel less frightening and more possible.”
“I felt so safe and held with her touch.”
“The support felt personal, practical and deeply reassuring.”
“My partner finally understood how to support me.”
Choose how to work with me…
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Massage & Bodywork Treatments
If you are ready to pause, soften and come back to yourself, this is for you.
These treatments are not just about easing aches and tension. They are about feeling held in your body & heart, supporting you through life’s transitions.
Sessions may include massage, shiatsu, reflexology, womb or breast massage, rebozo work, herbal rituals, closing-the-bones-style wrapping, or gentle bodywork — depending on what you need.
Treatments from £45
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Preconception & Early Pregnancy
If you are ready to begin building your support system before conception or during the first weeks of pregnancy.
This is a two-month journey through my Early Pregnancy Foundations framework. Together, we explore your wellbeing, nutrition, nervous system, daily rhythms, family birth stories, maternity choices and what you want to build around yourself as you move towards birth.
If you experience uncertainty, miscarriage or loss during our time together, you will continue to be held and supported. This is a place to begin gently, create a personalised plan and decide what ongoing support feels right for you.
2 Month Starter Package £850
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Signature Birth Support
You know yourself, trust your instincts and are ready to consciously create the support team around you.
This is steady, relationship-based care through pregnancy, labour, birth and the early postnatal days. We build trust, prepare your body and nervous system, support your partner and create the conditions for you to birth feeling known, held and fully at the centre.
Support begins from 20 weeks and includes antenatal preparation, bodywork, advocacy, continuous birth attendance, backup doula support and care through pregnancy loss or stillbirth.
Signature Pregnancy & Birth Package £2,800
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Couples Birth Preparation
For couples who want to feel calmer, more prepared and more connected before birth.
This class is not just about learning the stages of labour. It is about understanding what helps birth unfold, how your partner can support you, how to navigate choices, and how to feel more confident if things change.
You’ll learn practical tools for labour, birth and the early days with your baby — including breathing, movement, comfort measures, partner support and informed decision-making.
Private birth preparation from £225
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Monthly Pregnancy Retreat
A calmer, deeper way to prepare for birth & build your village.
Pregnancy retreats offer time to pause, breathe, move, learn and connect — with practical birth preparation woven together with relaxation, body awareness, emotional support and space to reflect on the transition into motherhood.
You’ll leave with tools for labour, a stronger connection to your body and baby, other women, and the feeling of having been properly held and prepared.
Forest Day Retreats from £95
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Birth Trauma Support
If you are carrying difficult feelings after birth, pregnancy loss, medical treatment, or a previous experience that still feels unresolved.
This support is not about forcing you to relive every detail. It is about creating a safe, steady space to gently process what happened, calm your nervous system, and begin to feel more like yourself again.
Sessions may include the 3-Step Rewind process, birth art, relaxation, grounding practices and space to make sense of your story at your own pace.
1:1 Support from £250
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Pregnancy Yoga & Relaxation
A weekly space to move, breathe, rest and prepare for birth.
These classes blend gentle pregnancy yoga, breathwork, pelvic awareness, deep relaxation and practical birth preparation, helping you feel calmer, more comfortable and more connected with your baby.
Mondays 6pm — Coleford
Fridays 8.30am — Roundhouse near BreamClasses from £0-£10
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About Emma
My journey into this work began 18 years ago, when I had my first baby with the support of an independent midwife — a wise woman who helped me understand birth as powerful, instinctive, deeply human and deeply spiritual.
Her steady, continuous presence offered far more than information or screening for problems. She showed me what becomes possible when a woman is truly known, nurtured and held throughout pregnancy. Her support helped me step into a stronger, more confident version of myself — not only as a mother, but as a woman.
Birth set me on a winding path of learning, questioning and gathering deep wisdom. For nearly two decades, I have continued to deepen my practice while walking beside women through conception, pregnancy, birth, feeding, loss, postnatal recovery and the emotional layers of motherhood.
Alongside degree-level study in antenatal education, years of teaching with the National Childbirth Trust, and training in babywearing, pregnancy and postnatal yoga, self-hypnosis, doula support, bodywork and birth trauma support, my work is rooted in something simple:
Helping women return to their bodies, trust their instincts and make choices that are truly their own — while receiving the continuity, preparation and care they were never meant to navigate pregnancy and birth without.
