The Mindful Birth Movement


The Mindful Birth Movement

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Catherine Rashleigh

Psychologist

Catherine is a mother of 3 beautiful children and an experienced psychologist of 14 years. Working with both parents and young people, Catherine has expertise working across a wide range of emotional concerns including anxiety and stress, grief and loss, family and relationship issues and a range of mental health difficulties. With a deep interest in mindfulness and positive psychology, Catherine hopes to empower women to uncover and develop their inherent strengths, find their own wisdom and support them to find their own unique and confident path as a mother. For Catherine, her incredibly positive experience of HypnoBirthing and meditation practice, solidified a deep knowing of the healing and therapeutic potential of mindfulness based practices. Catherine now uses a blend of evidence based approaches including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ( CBT), Mindfulness based counselling techniques and compassion based therapy approaches woven to support the unique needs of her clients. Above all, however, Catherine brings authentic caring and compassion to her counselling, which she believes is at the heart of helping and healing. With a real understanding of this naturally challenging time, Catherine brings her warmth and wealth of experience supporting parents. Helping to support mothers to work with their own histories, parent with calm and attunement, build awareness and insight and grow in confidence and self-compassion; building tools for healthy coping and flourishing in motherhood.
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Erika Munton

Psychotherapist

Erika works with you to create a safe and supportive environment for couples and family members to explore their changing needs, desires, identities, and relationship dynamics for greater mental and emotional well-being. With an extensive background in birth attendance and diverse relationship experiences, she deeply understands the transformative journey of parenthood. Expanding her expertise to psychotherapy across the lifespan, Erika supports individuals and couples in navigating intimacy, parenting, lifestyle, identity, and major life transitions with empathy and understanding. Whatever shape your family takes, Erika provides a compassionate, trauma-informed space to strengthen connection and build a resilient, fulfilling, and meaningful relationship. She takes an integrative, collaborative, and down-to-earth approach, drawing on both clinical skills and lived experience. Her work incorporates attachment science, mindfulness, embodiment practices, and evidence-based relationship therapy. Be Supported to: Explore what a healthy relationship looks like for you Strengthens teamwork as partners and parents Prepare for childbirth and adapt to parenthood Understand and care for anxiety, depression, trauma, ptsd, adhd Express your needs, desires, and boundaries with clarity and consent Grow love and intimacy with respect, creativity and care Manage conflict, reduce stress, and restore connection Improve communication skills and deepen understanding Process painful life experiences that continue to affect you Navigate cultural and personal expectations in relationships Negotiate roles, responsibilities, and the ever-growing "to-do" list Maintain your individuality and interests outside of parenting Set value-driven goals to bring your shared dreams to life Widen your village of support Live with grief and loss in a way that honors your experience Process betrayals and infidelity. About Erika I am a mother and grandmother. Coming from a family of home builders, I designed and owner-built my eco-home from strawbales and reclaimed timbers. Over the years, I have learned to embrace uncertainty and adapt with flexibility—lessons I bring into my work with you. I see you as a whole person, beyond labels, diagnoses, or the history that has shaped you. You are wonderfully unique, with strengths and resources waiting to be discovered. I am honored to support you on your journey.
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Jane Brincat

Occupational Therapist

Jane in a perinatal occuptional therapist supporting women to adjust to the demands of motherhood. By exploring the changes that you experience in your motherhood journey, Jane will support you in living a satisfied and fulfilling life. Together, you will understand what is getting in the way of you doing the things you want and need to do and find solutions to promote your performance and participation, and your overall well-being and mental health. She is accreddited under the Medicare Better Access to Mental Health Care scheme, providing subsidised mental health support.
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Rebecca Black

Psychologist

Rebecca Black is a registered psychologist, speaker, and business owner with a passion for helping people navigate life's most meaningful transitions and challenges. She is the Founder and Director of The Mindful Birth Movement, a specialist perinatal psychology practice, and Co-Founder of Mindful Performance Psychology, a practice dedicated to supporting athletes, performers, and high-achieving individuals to thrive in both performance and life. Rebecca's work is centred around two key areas of interest: perinatal psychology and performance psychology. While these fields may appear distinct, both focus on supporting individuals through periods of growth, change, pressure, and identity development. Through The Mindful Birth Movement, Rebecca supports women, parents, and families across the reproductive journey, including conception challenges, pregnancy, birth preparation, postpartum adjustment, early parenting, perinatal loss, and the psychological transition to parenthood. Her work is grounded in an understanding of matrescence—the developmental process of becoming a mother—and helps clients navigate anxiety, overwhelm, identity shifts, relationship challenges, and the mental load of modern parenthood with greater self-compassion, confidence, and psychological flexibility. Through Mindful Performance Psychology, Rebecca works with athletes, performers, young people, and high-performing professionals to build resilience, enhance wellbeing, and optimise performance without losing sight of who they are beyond their role. She spent five years as a Performance Psychologist with the Melbourne AFLW, supporting athletes, coaches, and staff in both individual and team environments, including during the club's inaugural AFLW premiership season. Rebecca's approach is warm, authentic, and evidence-based. She integrates therapies including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), mindfulness, and psychoeducation to help clients develop greater self-awareness, resilience, and alignment with their values. Prior to establishing her private practices, Rebecca worked within organisations including Victoria Police and the Department of Justice, where she conducted psychological assessments and contributed to mental health initiatives. These experiences strengthened her clinical foundation and reinforced her passion for supporting people through complex and high-pressure life circumstances. Whether supporting a new mother navigating the identity shift into parenthood, an athlete managing the pressures of competition, or a professional striving to balance performance and wellbeing, Rebecca is committed to helping people feel seen, supported, and empowered to flourish in all areas of life.
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