Motherhood.
It’s wild.
From the beginning and throughout the journey, motherhood continues to challenge and change us.
We are often sold this idea of motherhood as blissful, fulfilling and joyful - blink and you might miss it, right? And in some moments and on some days, a version of this might well be true.
BUT in many other moments, you may feel like you’re failing at it all - the juggle of meeting your child or children’s needs, your partners wants and your need for self care.
You might feel like you’ve got too many balls to juggle, or that you’ve dropped a few and they’ve rolled away (probably under the couch, stuck to something).
You might have past traumas or triggers that have been brought to the surface.
It is okay to feel like this. You are not alone. I am here to help you.
I specialise in working with mothers who are figuring out how to find a sense of self and steadiness in this messy existence.
I believe that healing happens when you feel safe, heard and free from judgement.
Kate Mungoven Counselling is the place where you can turn to for healing, support and strength.
A place of rawness, realness and grit.
We work together to reach the goals that you set for your life; for how you want to show up in your life and experience your time as a parent.
How can I best support you?
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Individual therapy
Counselling is powerful. It enables healing, growth and improves overall mental wellbeing. When working with mothers, we also know that increased wellbeing and health has a positive impact on the whole family.
Counselling can help with intrusive thoughts, anxiety, trauma healing, depression, sense of self, increasing self compassion and being the parent that you want to be - anything that you want to understand more or change in your life.
I am ready to hear your raw, real and messy experience of motherhood - totally free from judgement.
Weekly or fortnightly, in person or online.
Standard (50 minutes) - $140
Extended (80 minutes) - $160
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Birth preparation
Birth is a transformation; rooted in strength, trust and knowing oneself. Your deepest strength may be blocked by fears, self doubt or anxiety about what birth is, how your pregnancy is going or how you will navigate the challenge and power of birth itself.
A birth preparation session will support you to explore these blocks and remove them; helping you to find a sense of calm and steadiness before you move in to your birthing time and space. This session can also support you through the birth mapping process, with considerations for your informed decision making during birth.
A birth preparation session can also be helpful to talk through your hopes, wants and how to navigate this transformation aligning to your values.
Partners or birth support people are encouraged to attend.
Let me support you to connect with your inner strength and trust yourself.
90 minute appointment, $170.
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Birth debrief
Birth is life changing - and while you can prepare for it, you can never truly know how it will unfold and how you will be transformed.
Birth is a complex and unique experience, unlike anything else in life. You may feel disappointed or angry with yourself or your birth story. You may feel numb, disconnected or that you were lost in the process. You may be grieving the birth you had expected and hoped for. You may feel injured, raw or have trauma.
Birth can also leave you feeling empowered, energised and strong. Any of these experiences are valid and welcome.
A birth debrief is an opportunity to sit in a safe space to explore your experience; make sense of your birth story and how you can move forward in motherhood.
90 minute appointment, $170.
120 minute appointment with a partner/support person, $200.
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Motherhood session
We know that motherhood is WILD. We are pulled in all directions, learning as we go and trying to do the best we can for our kids. Often, we can feel stuck in a pattern of reacting to our kids in ways that do not align with our values, or how we want to parent. We may be triggered by the noise, the needs, the big feelings. We may feel stuck in a pattern or behaviour AND want to change this. To find a way of being with yourself and with your kids that actually feels good, calm, and maybe fun?
A motherhood session is a deep dive in to one of these issues and working through what is underlying your kids behaviours, your reactions and ways to change. Drawing on evidence based parenting education, child development theory and a relational lens to workshop some options for reaching your goals.
90 minute appointment, $170.
A follow up appointment might be helpful; and can be discussed at the time.
Counselling can help you to find yourself, live your values and make sense of this wild experience.
We all have a unique journey that brings us to motherhood; and a unique way that we navigate our way through.
For so many parents, the road to meeting your child or children is not what you expected it to be. You might be trying to conceive, adopt or foster, be pregnant or have a partner who is, and you’re working through fear of the unknown, anxiety or grief.
You might be in the early days of motherhood, recovering from birth, trying to connect with your baby and your body, making sense of the world around you as a new parent.
You might be weathering the storms of toddlerhood - moments of full blown overwhelm, not sure how to manage your your own big emotions as your kids express theirs.
You might be a few years in to this gig and be riding the waves of reparenting your inner child, as you parent your actual child.
You might be even further in to this journey, growing up alongside your teenagers or adult children, wanting to explore the parts of yourself that no longer serve or align with your true self.
At any stage of life, mothering pulls from our deepest existence and illuminates parts of ourselves we may or may not recognise.
The Connected Mother circle series
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Rediscover the power of motherhood in community
A three-part series for mothers to connect with themselves and each other. It’s your space to be present, heard, held and to belong.
This is for you if you are ready to step beyond the small talk and find connection with other mothers who get it. This is for you if you are ready to get to know yourself better and to make some great friendships along the way.
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Beginning in February; three fortnightly Sunday afternoons.
$135 (inc afternoon tea and all materials).
Circle of Security parenting group
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COS is an internationally recognised and accredited program. Drawing from attachment theory, childhood development and self reflection.
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1.5 - 2 hours per week, for seven weeks, in group with other parents.
Beginning February, 2023.
Time to review and reflect between sessions.
Cost- $450 per couple. Please join the mailing list to be kept up to date.
Mother together - monthly circle
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Together in every season of motherhood.
A standalone session for mothers of any season, stage or age to connect with self and others in a guided women's circle.
This circle is for you if you want to explore the season of mothering that you are in, with the support, connection and community of other Mums. We can so often find our strength and calm in the presence of women.
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Sunday 21st January, 2.30-4.30pm.
$50 (inc afternoon tea, all materials).
Multi-pass: 3 circles for $125.
If you’d like to purchase a multi-pass, please email hello@katemungovencounselling,.com.au
Held each month throughout 2024.
