Karen O’Mara – Perinatal and Parenting Support
About Karen O’Mara – Perinatal and Parenting Support
Karen O’Mara is a dedicated clinical social worker specialising in general women’s and perinatal counselling, mothers groups focusing on emotional experiences, and Circle of Security® Parenting™ programs to support and empower parents to develop knowledge and skills to meet their children’s emotional needs.
Karen is based at Gather, by Kindred at Norman Park. Gather is little sister to Kindred Midwifery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology at East Brisbane.
Karen has expertise working with hundreds of mothers over nearly 30 years in the areas of perinatal and parenting support, grief, loss and trauma, as well as baby sleep science and breastfeeding as an NDC practitioner with Possums Clinic, a Parenthood and Family Relationship Guide with Elly Taylor’s Becoming Us, and a Circle of Security Parenting program facilitator.
With a compassionate approach and evidence-based methods, Karen’s work focuses on supporting mothers to process their births and the transition to motherhood. She offers a nurturing space where women can navigate tricky life transitions, and parents can find understanding, support, and practical tools to navigate the complexities of raising children.
Areas of expertise
Perinatal counselling – birth trauma, grief and loss including breastfeeding, transition to motherhood, managing newborn AND toddler, relationships with partners and family, depression and anxiety.
General counselling – childhood trauma and the impacts on mothering. Parenting through the Circle of Security lens.
Company values
Accessibility
Diversity & Inclusion
Sustainability
Women Owned
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