{"id":54,"date":"2021-09-26T10:28:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T09:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helenparsons.co.uk\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2024-05-28T22:46:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T21:46:01","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.helenparsons.co.uk\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.helenparsons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/photo-1512626120412-faf41adb4874.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.helenparsons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/photo-1512626120412-faf41adb4874.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.helenparsons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/photo-1512626120412-faf41adb4874-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.helenparsons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/photo-1512626120412-faf41adb4874-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">I am a doula and coach with a special interest in women&#8217;s perinatal emotional health and wellbeing. I am experienced in working within difficult, challenging and sensitive areas such as anxiety, depression, trauma and loss. <\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 29%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>As a doula for over 10 years, I have been working with women throughout all stages of their perinatal journey helping women to reduce anxiety in pregnancy and prepare confidently for birth. I also use my coaching skills to support you through career decisions and transition after baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am experienced in a range of techniques and modalities including EFT (tapping), hypnotherapy, NLP, EMDR and mindfulness specifically for pregnancy anxiety and depression, postnatal depression and birth related trauma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am currently undertaking a PhD in psychology researching women\u2019s health and wellbeing during pregnancy and early motherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helenparsons.co.uk\/index.php\/testimonials\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"58\" target=\"_blank\">Find out what other clients think&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.helenparsons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_9561-1-822x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.helenparsons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_9561-1-822x1024.jpg 822w, https:\/\/www.helenparsons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_9561-1-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.helenparsons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_9561-1-768x956.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.helenparsons.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_9561-1.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an interview I did with the wonderful EFT trainer and Master Tania A Prince if you want to find out more about my work as a doula and how I use my therapy skills in the work I do as a doula particularly EFT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Using EFT in Pregnancy and Birth: Tania A Prince, interview with Trauma Informed Doula Helen Parsons\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FkynNfjDzfk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helenparsons.co.uk\/index.php\/contact-me\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"60\">Contact me<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a doula and coach with a special interest in women&#8217;s perinatal emotional health and wellbeing. 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