Cynthia began working with parents and children over 25 years ago. This wide ranging experience has included various aspects of child care including the designing and setting up of nurseries, researching the needs of children and parents, offering training for fostering families, teaching sex education and working directly with Under 5's.

A passionate interest in birth and supporting parents, led Cynthia to train through the National Childbirth Trust as an antenatal teacher, qualifying in 1990. She continues to train teachers for the NCT and to run their training days. Cynthia also worked for many years as a birth doula after attending a home birth in 1992 in Windsor Great Park. This work has given her the opportunity to have an insider's view of birth in various settings, which includes all the local hospitals and birth centres as well as various home births. She has also worked with a wide variety of people including those with disabilities and specific needs. As a National Childbirth Trust accredited teacher she offers various classes to local parents in small groups, refreshers classes for second time parents and large classes for the NHS trusts.

A desire to support people in difficult situations led Cynthia to train as an adult psychotherapist and she is now working towards qualification as a child psychotherapist. This work has given her experience with families coming to terms with difficult situations related to birth and parenting including postnatal depression, trauma and attachment issues. This work, in particular, has reinforced Cynthia's belief that birth matters!

Areas of Expertise

		Encouraging discussion and sharing of ideas.
		Listening and empowering parents at times of transition.
		Teaching relaxation and visualisation skills.
		Training health and social care professionals working with parents.
		Offering lively, fun and supportive classes that also provide up-to-date information.
		An understanding of how parenting matters and the support, time and attention that is needed.

When not working, Cynthia is most likely to be…

Chatting with friends or walking the dog although like Kim, she is often on the rugby sidelines. In quieter moments she enjoys writing and in the holidays she loves being creative from Halloween pumpkin carving to Christmas gingerbread houses and from Easter egg painting to preparing and enjoying summer picnics.

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