
Is how I am feeling normal? Should it be this hard? Am I not meant to be a parent? The journey to parenthood is messier and clunkier than most of us ever imagined, often taking turns we never could have foreseen. It is also a time where we need compassionate and understanding support.
Rebecca Reddin, a Chartered Psychologist with the Psy
Is how I am feeling normal? Should it be this hard? Am I not meant to be a parent? The journey to parenthood is messier and clunkier than most of us ever imagined, often taking turns we never could have foreseen. It is also a time where we need compassionate and understanding support.
Rebecca Reddin, a Chartered Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland, has been working with women and families in this tender transition since 2009. As a Perinatal Psychologist and a Certified Perinatal Specialist (PMH-C) she has in depth training on the transition to parenthood; from fertility to parenting; from hormones to identity changes; from losses to traumas. Having completed a MA and MSc in Psychology focusing on Marriage and Family Therapy, Rebecca has a wealth of knowledge and experience to support your journey; whether is is the normal messiness of your journey to parenthood or you are experiencing significant mental health challenges, I am here to help.
Rebecca has always supported the tender transition to parenthood; starting with supporting young women navigating addiction, mental health and pregnancy since 2010. She joined a group practice in the United States in 2014 that specialised in working with mothers, parents and couples navigating the journey to parenthood; supporting fertility challenges, postnatal depression, anxiety and parenting.
When she moved to Kinsale, Co. Cork in 2021 Mindful Roots Counselling and Psychotherapy was born to provide that same compassionate care to mothers and families here in Ireland. In 2024 Rebecca saw the need for specialised training for Perinatal professionals and launched the Perinatal Mental Health Institute
Why online? Through the pandemic all counselling went online. After we all found our feet a bit; the conclusion was clear. Online counselling provided the flexibility, connection, sustainable support that was needed not only during lockdown, but in the messiness of the transition to parenthood.
Education and Associations:

The transition to parenthood can be a time of real change—shaping how we see ourselves, our relationships, and the life we’re building. Alongside the excitement, it can also bring uncertainty, overwhelm, and feelings that many people don’t expect.
Gaby Beaujeu is a perinatal mental health psychotherapist and Certified Perinatal Mental Heal
The transition to parenthood can be a time of real change—shaping how we see ourselves, our relationships, and the life we’re building. Alongside the excitement, it can also bring uncertainty, overwhelm, and feelings that many people don’t expect.
Gaby Beaujeu is a perinatal mental health psychotherapist and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Specialist (PMH-C) with Postpartum Support International. She works with individuals and couples as they navigate the ups and downs of the perinatal period—from fertility and pregnancy through to the postpartum months and beyond. Her approach makes space for both the normal challenges of this transition and the more difficult experiences, including anxiety, low mood, trauma, and changes in identity.
With a Master’s in Social Work from The Catholic University of America and a background in paediatric clinical research at University of Utah, Gaby brings a thoughtful and grounded perspective to her work. She began her career in community mental health, supporting young people and families and specialising in early-intervention psychosis assessment and care, before moving into private practice with a focus on couples therapy and perinatal mental health.
While living in Seattle, Gaby supported couples throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) using evidence-based approaches, including Gottman Method Couples Therapy. She also developed and led perinatal group programmes and delivered talks and workshops on perinatal mental health across community, university, and clinical settings.
Gaby is a member of The Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health and the Action on Postpartum Psychosis network, and works as a peer mentor with Postpartum Support International. She is also a yoga teacher (RYT-200), and values the role of the mind–body connection in supporting wellbeing.
Her approach is warm, down-to-earth, and collaborative. She believes that while this stage of life can feel messy at times, it’s not something anyone should have to go through on their own.
Education and Associations:
Persistent sadness or worry
Fear about your safety or the safety of your baby
Daily negative thoughts about yourself
Feeling hopeless
Not enjoying activities you feel you should
Poor self-care (eating, sleeping, support)
Feeling overwhelmed
Persistent fatigue, even with enough sleep
Doubts about your ability to be a mother
Impact of IVF or challenges with fertility
Feeling like it "shouldn't be this hard"
Pregnancy Loss and Grief
Not feeling good enough
Intense or traumatic birth experience
You need someone who will understand
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