Supporting the Partner
Because you matter
The transition to parenthood is often focused on the mother, but partners are also deeply impacted. You may feel a mix of excitement, joy, protectiveness, uncertainty, and even helplessness as you support your loved one/s and adjust to your new identity, lifestyle and responsibilities.
You’re not alone in this. The partner’s wellbeing is an essential part of a healthy, connected family. At The Mindful Birth Movement, we offer counselling and education designed specifically to support you – whether you’re preparing for birth, adjusting to life with a newborn, or finding your way as a parent.
Common challenges for partners:
- Feeling unsure about your role during pregnancy, labour, or after birth
- Getting stressed out and emotionally dysregulated.
- Feeling unimportant, mistrusted, disconnected in your relationship
- Losing energy, resources and time to balance work and home life well.
- Lost connection to who you are.
What support looks like:
Through gentle, practical guidance, sessions can help you:
- Explore your own needs, worries, and expectations about parenthood.
- Feel more connected, calm and resourceful during this major life change
- Build emotional intelligence, stress tolerance and interpersonal skills
- Become more mindful and make meaningful life choices more confidently
- Understand how to support you and your partner through pregnancy, labour and early parenting from a relational perspective.
You don’t have to figure it all out alone. With the right tools and understanding, partners can play a powerful role in creating calm, connected families.
If you’d like to feel more confident, calm, and connected as a partner and parent, we’re here to support you.
Why focus on fathers?
At The Mindful Birth Movement we stand by the aims in the
Health Male and Plus Paternal: A focus on fathers. Case for Change.
“Australian fathers want and deserve more from our health system.
Non-birthing parents, most commonly men, are not systematically engaged or supported from pre-conception to parenthood. They are often treated as secondary to fertility, birthing and parenting processes – welcome but not active-partners.
Many do not receive the care they need if they are unable to conceive, if they lose a child or if they are struggling with parenthood. Opportunities to prepare them for this major life transition are lost. This negatively impacts the health and well-being of all family members, as well as on relationships within families.
The evidence and the feedback Healthy Male has drawn together showed clear, consistent themes:
- Australian fathers have unmet needs and diverse experiences
- Traditional norms can negatively influence the roles, support and experiences of men (and women)
- The health system’s focus on mothers masks opportunities to support and prepare men for fatherhood
- The knowledge and skills of men and health professionals in relation to fatherhood need to be strengthened.
Not only did we discover a pressing need for change, we found a strong desire for change amongst men, health professionals and policy makers”.
Here at The Mindful Birth Movement, we stand by the change that needs to happen so that “Society recognises and values both parents equally”.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our standard counselling fees apply. If you have a Mental Health Care Plan from your GP, Medicare rebates may be available. Private health funds may also provide rebates for eligible services.
Both options are available. Some partners prefer one-to-one support to explore their own experience, while others attend sessions with their partner to strengthen communication and teamwork.
Yes, absolutely. Many partners appreciate the flexibility of online sessions, especially when balancing work and family commitments.
You’ll have the opportunity to share your experience so far — what’s been challenging, what’s important to you, and how you’d like to feel moving forward. Together we’ll clarify your needs and identify the most helpful focus for our sessions.
Every person’s situation is unique. Some find a few sessions helpful for immediate resourcing and confidence boosting, while others appreciate longer-term support to better understand how life has shaped who they are and how they want to be.
In-person appointments are available in Heathmont and online for clients across Australia. Parking and public transport access are nearby.
You are enough You are strong You are valued
You are enough
You are strong
You are valued