Occupational Therapy for Women & Mothers
Because how you feel, function and care for yourself matters.
Hi, I’m Hollie,
I’m a mum to three — two spirited daughters and one little one I carry in my heart. I’m also a Mental Health Endorsed Occupational Therapist, Yoga Teacher, and Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator. I support women and mothers through the often messy, meaningful transitions that shape our lives — menstruation, pregnancy, postpartum, parenting, motherhood, menopause, and the emotions that come with them: anxiety, depression, overwhelm, grief, illness, burnout, and the deep identity shifts in between.
My approach blends body-based (bottom-up) practices with trauma-informed (top-down) perspectives, grounded in the context of matrescence and neurobiological approaches. Alongside my own lived experiences of mothering, I weave clinical knowledge with compassion and attunement — creating space for your story, your values, and your needs.
As an Occupational Therapist, I offer a practical and holistic way of working that considers your everyday life — how you care for yourself, how your roles and routines are shifting, and what truly matters to you. Together, we make sense of what’s feeling hard, explore how your body and emotions are responding, and support you to reconnect with your sense of self.
You don’t have to fix everything or be anyone other than who you are right now. This is a place to pause, feel seen, and be supported — in your body, your relationships, and your daily life.
What we might explore together in a session:
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How you're meeting your physical and sensory needs — like nourishing meals, rest, movement, or healing after birth or illness. We might look at daily rhythms and routines to support your energy and well-being in a way that feels sustainable and gentle unique for your needs.
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How stress, mental load, or big emotions like overwhelm, grief, or anger are showing up in your body and mind. We can explore your nervous system responses and work with tools for sensory awareness/regulation, emotional regulation, self-awareness, and emotional expression.
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The changes in how you see yourself — your roles, values, and the kind of mother, woman, or person you are becoming. We might reflect on matrescence, identity shifts, and what matters most to you right now and moving forward.
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How your relationships are evolving — with your baby, partner, family, or others. We can look at shared moments like feeding, soothing, or play, and explore how to hold space for connection while honouring your own boundaries and needs.
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Your relationship with your body, your sense of self, and your inner voice. This might include practices to reconnect with your body, cultivate self-trust, and find compassion in the midst of all that motherhood brings.
How I can support you…
My areas of focus & support include
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Whether you're pregnant, postpartum, or in the thick of early parenting, this support focuses on your emotional wellbeing, parent-infant connection, and support for co-occupations. We can explore how shared activities like feeding, soothing and play are built on mutual connection - and rebuilding these when they feel hard.
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Guidance and compassionate support through the developmental process of becoming (and re-becoming) a mother. Support can include addressing identity shifts, emotional adjustment, body reconnection to help you embrace this new chapter with confidence and self compassion.
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Understand your stress responses and sensory needs so you can feel more calm, rested, and in control in your daily life. Support includes routines around sleep, meals, and self-care — tailored to your nervous system.
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Utilising a range of sensory, trauma informed, emotional regulation and eating disorder approaches alongside HAES principles to help you reconnect with your body through meaningful activities, fostering healthier habits and self awareness.
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Support for general movement, fatigue, sleep, continence, and intimate occupations — helping you reconnect with your body and feel more at ease in daily life. This includes care for pelvic pain, periods, perimenopause, and the physical impacts of life transitions. Grounded in trauma-informed pelvic health OT, this work supports comfort, connection, and confidence in your everyday.
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Learn to tune into your child’s emotional needs while building your confidence as a parent. A powerful, evidence-based program focused on secure attachment and strengthening the caregiver-child bond.
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Understand how parenthood shifts your relationships — with yourself and your partner. Explore emotional safety, communication, and mutual care through this developmental relationship model.
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Is this for you?
My services might be for you if;
you need guidance to navigate a season of change, challenge or reconnection
want support that honours your story, body and emotional world.
I provide either in person (Cairns based) or online support (Anywhere in the world) for people who are:
Pregnant, postpartum or preparing for parenthood
Moving through matrescence, and adjusting to new roles
Navigating disconnection, overwhelm, anxiety or burnout
Managing body image concerns, disordered eating or recovery
Living with pelvic pain, hormonal shifts or menstrual change
Returning to work and balancing new routines
Seeking deeper connection in their parenting or relationships
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