About Dear Dahlia
I’m Erin Henry, a perinatal psychologist based on the Sunshine Coast, supporting parents through pregnancy and early parenthood. I work alongside you through the transition into parenthood.
Not to “fix”, but to help you feel more held, understood, and less alone as you navigate the adjustment to parenthood and the emotional complexities that can come with this season of life.
My approach is compassionate, evidence-based, and grounded in helping you understand your experience rather than judge it.
I welcome birthing and non-birthing parents, partners, and families navigating many different paths into parenthood.
If things feel heavier than you expected, or not quite like you imagined they would, you’re not alone in that.
You don’t have to wait until things feel at their hardest to be supported. Support can also be a space to pause, reflect, and feel more resourced in the season you are in.
Services I offer:
• In-person sessions (Kuluin, Sunshine Coast)
• Telehealth (Australia-wide)
• Walk and Talk sessions
• In-home support (Sunshine Coast)
• Medicare rebates available
• Workshops and women’s circles
• Resources to support the transition to parenthood
Areas of support:
• Emotional support through the adjustment to parenthood
• Exploring the change in identity and support through Matrescence
• Preparation for birth and adjustment to parenthood
• Understanding parental guilt and shame
• Support through anger and rage • Support for non-birthing parents
• Birth trauma
• Bonding and attachment with baby
• Understanding the impact of your past on your parenting journey
• Build confidence as a parent
• Managing the emotional response to physical impacts of parenthood such as sleep deprivation, body changes, recovery from birth
• Grief and loss support, including parenting after loss
This is your story, your support, I am guided by you.
Areas of expertise
BPsychSc(Hons) – University of Queensland
Areas of practice I hold accreditation for include:
• Perinatal Training Centre: Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: Intensive training package
• Perinatal Training Centre: Perinatal loss and grief: comprehensive relationship-based program
• Seasons of Matrescence (Nikki McCahon)
Evidence Based Approaches I draw from:
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Compassion focused therapy
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• Schema Therapy
• Internal Family Systems
• Mindfulness and Gratitude based interventions
• Polyvagal Theory
• Somatic Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Using creative arts in sessions
Company values
Accessibility
Diversity & Inclusion
Women Owned
Our First Year of You
Created by Erin, this guided baby journal is for new parents, supporting reflection, memory-making, and the transition into early parenthood.
Explore the story of the journal here
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