Perinatal, Parenting & General Mental Health Support
Perinatal, Parenting & General Mental Health Support
Navigate pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood with expert mental health support. As a registered occupational therapist specialising in perinatal mental health, I provide trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy for individuals, partners, and families across Australia.
Perinatal, Parenting & General Mental Health Support
Navigate pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood with expert mental health support. As a registered occupational therapist specialising in perinatal mental health, I provide trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy for individuals, partners, and families across Australia.
Perinatal Mental Health Occupational Therapy
I support GP-referred and self-referred individuals across pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood, as well as adults experiencing general mental health concerns. My work includes perinatal mental health support aligned with Perinatal Mental Health Australia, including pregnancy anxiety therapy, postpartum and postnatal depression help, birth trauma counselling, adjustment to parenthood, perinatal loss, and NDIS mental health support for people with psychosocial disability.
As an occupational therapist specialising in perinatal care, I offer trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy focused on mental health, daily functioning, routines, identity, and relationships. Partners and non-birthing parents are welcome where helpful. Clients often seek support alongside or as an alternative to a perinatal psychologist in Australia, particularly when practical, relational, and functional support is needed during the perinatal period.
How I Support Your Mental Health Journey
I provide talk-based occupational therapy tailored to perinatal and general mental health, supporting individuals, partners, and non-birthing parents.
I can support with the following:
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General anxiety and depression
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Attachment and bonding difficulties
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Identity and relationship changes/challenges
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Intrusive thoughts
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Birth trauma
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Grief and loss
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Emotional regulation and coping strategies
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Daily life and routines with a newborn
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Sleep, feeding, and self-care support
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Sensory modulation support for babies/parents
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Coping with overwhelm and stress as a parent
Therapy is collaborative, trauma-informed, and designed to meet you and your family where you are.
Flexible Telehealth sessions across Australia, making it easy to fit support into busy days and nap windows.
Comprehensive Support for Perinatal Anxiety, Depression & Birth Trauma
These sessions are designed to feel like a warm, grounded conversation — a chance to pause, unpack what’s been sitting with you, and feel a little more steady before heading back into your day.
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Telehealth via phone or Google Meet
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A trauma-informed, client-centred approach
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Sessions that move at your pace
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Practical and emotional support, integrated together
Not everyone comes to therapy with a big goal or a clear plan.
Sometimes you just need space to talk, to debrief, or to check in with someone who understands the season you’re in.
Who This Is For?
These sessions are well-suited if you:
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Are pregnant, postpartum, or parenting and feeling a bit stretched
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Want support without committing to ongoing therapy
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Are already doing okay but value regular check-ins
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Need a safe place to talk things through with someone who understands perinatal mental health
Focussed strategies
Cognitive behavioural therapy
Dialectical behaviour therapy
Motivational interviewing
Acceptance and commitment therapy
Activity grading and adaptation
Therapeutic use of occupation
Activity scheduling
Sensory modulation
Psychoeducation
Coaching
Social prescribing
Activities I assist with
Parenting
Making and keeping friends
Self care
Navigating interpersonal relationships
Supermarket shopping
Meal planning and cooking
Money management
Establishing healthy habits and routines
Supermarket shopping
Participating in leisure activities
Engaging in learning and work
Ready to Rise
As a mental health occupational therapist with specialised training in perinatal mental health, I offer a calm, compassionate space to land. Together, we gently make sense of what you’re carrying and how it’s showing up in the everyday moments of new parenthood.
Occupational Therapy
Diagnoses I commonly work with
Depression
Anxiety
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)/ Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Borderline Personality Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia
Schizoaffective Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Focussed strategies which inform my work
Cognitive behavioural therapy
Dialectical behaviour therapy
Motivational interviewing
Acceptance and commitment therapy
Activity grading and adaptation
Therapeutic use of occupation
Activity scheduling
Sensory modulation
Psychoeducation
Coaching
Social prescribing
Activities of daily living I assist clients with
Parenting
Self care
Emotional regulational
Social skills
Navigating relationships
Supermarket shopping
Meal planning and cooking
Money management
Establishing habits and routines
Supermarket shopping
Participating in leisure activities
Engaging in learning and work
Get support for this season
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Contact
Email: kelsey@readytorise.au
Phone: 0487677954
Address: 72A Lincoln Road Essendon VIC 3033
Kelsey Crosling is listed with trusted professional and perinatal mental health organisations, including COPE, the Gidget Foundation, Occupational Therapy Australia, and the National Health Services Directory.
I acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of this land on which we live, work and play. I recognise their connection to land, water and community and we pay respect to their Elders - past, present and emerging.
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