The Mama Well

About The Mama Well

Motherhood can be both beautiful and deeply challenging, and within these challenges lies opportunities for reflection, healing, and growth.

Hi, I’m Rachael – developmental psychologist, mother of two, and founder of The Mama Well, a practice dedicated to maternal mental health and wellbeing. I am deeply passionate about supporting women and their families through the ups and downs of their mothering journey.

Whether you’re preparing for motherhood, pregnant, or adjusting to life with little ones, I am here to walk alongside and guide you towards a family life that is meaningful for you. I offer individual psychotherapy and can support you through:

• Feeling anxious, low, or overwhelmed in pregnancy or early motherhood

• Finding it hard to bond or connect with your baby or child

• Processing a difficult or traumatic birth, or preparing for birth

• Navigating matrescence; adjustment to motherhood, identity and relationship changes

• Recognising and connecting with your needs and values

• Understanding and softening feelings of guilt, shame, and/or anger

• Reflecting on your own childhood and creating new relationship patterns for your family

• Learning strategies for responding to your child’s feelings and behaviours

• Examining the social and cultural influences shaping your experience of modern motherhood

My approach to therapy brings a developmental and relational perspective that is grounded in attachment theory. I believe true healing happens through connection, and that a safe, supportive relationship is at the heart of meaningful change.

I have also completed additional training in Motherhood Studies and incorporate a sociological lens in my work with mothers.  Rising rates of anxiety, depression and parental burnout are due, in part, to increased external expectations and pressures of mothering in a modern world. I often examine these and other influences shaping an individual’s experience of motherhood.

In addition to individual therapy, I also enjoy facilitating educational workshops and parenting groups. I offer the Circle of Security Parenting™ program which is a reflective group program aimed at strengthening parent-child relationships.

As a mother and a psychologist, I know how all-consuming and deeply transformative motherhood can be. Together, we will create a compassionate and non-judgmental space for you to tell your story, be witnessed in your motherhood, and grow as you learn who you are becoming.

Please reach out if you need support. I am available Australia-wide via Telehealth.