Hello, I’m Catherine Cooper đ
Iâm a registered midwife with many years of experience, and Iâm here to help you move forward from a birthâor any perinatal experienceâthat has left you carrying the weight of trauma.
I can also support you in navigating maternity services and help you create the future birth experience you truly wantâone that feels safe, empowering, and right for you.
I work with parents who have experienced trauma duringâor around the time ofâthe birth of their babies. Using a gentle process called the 3-Step Rewind, I help release the negative effects of those experiences quickly and effectively, so you can move forward feeling lighter, calmer, and more in control of your life.
My Story
I qualified as a midwife in 2006, and I still love working with families as a midwife today. Alongside this, I also support parents who are living with the symptoms of birth trauma.
Sometimes that means simply talking and listening, offering birth insight sessions, or sharing practical help. Other times, it means using the TBR 3-Step Rewind for Birth Trauma Resolutionâa gentle, fast, and effective process that helps people release the negative emotions tied to difficult birth memories. Iâve seen how freeing this can be, and how it allows parents to move forward with more calm, confidence, and hope.
One of the reasons I chose this path as a birthworker comes from my own story. I have three children, and each of their births was very different.
My first birth left me with some physical trauma, and I assumed that once my body healed, I would be fine. But during my midwifery training, I realised that the emotional impact was still thereâI was still carrying it, even years later. It wasnât until I experienced the 3-Step Rewind myself that I was able to finally let go of those limiting emotions and feel truly free from the weight of that first birth.
Thatâs why Iâm so passionate about this work. I know what it feels like to carry the shadows of a difficult birth, and I know the difference it makes to release them. I would love to help you rediscover your missing joyâyour motivation, your confidence, your calmâwhatever it is you need to step into a brighter, lighter future with your family.
My Values and Beliefs
Iâve always felt that pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding should be experiences that leave women and their partners feeling proud, strong, and full of joy. When things go well, they can be such a beautiful foundation for family life.
But I also know that for many women, this isnât how it turns out. Around 30% each year here in the UK come away from pregnancy or birth carrying difficult feelings or even trauma. Whenever I hear those stories, I feel such sadness, because it just shouldnât have to be that way. Thatâs really at the heart of why I do this work.
What lights me up is seeing the shift when someone realises they donât have to carry that weight anymore. Watching them let go of the fear or sadness, and step forward feeling lighter, calmer, and more hopefulâitâs just the most wonderful thing. For me, itâs a privilege to walk alongside people on that journey back to themselves.
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