Counselling: Lisa Fettling – PND & ‘Adjustment to Parenting’ Specialist

Lisa Fettling, BA Hons. (Psych) Melb. Dip. Prof. Couns. M.A.C.A.

Offering individual/couple counselling sessions on Mondays or pre & post natal support group sessions (monthly on a Tuesday & Sunday).

Prior to establishing Lisa Fettling Counselling and Education, Lisa worked with PaNDa, a Victorian-based PND information and support service, for 15 years. Lisa led support groups for women with PND and their partners, provided ‘phone support, initiated and implemented training courses for volunteer support workers, and gave presentations on PND to new mothers’ groups, community organisations, medical practitoners, and nurses.

Lisa scripted and produced One in Ten: A Look at Postnatal Depression, a 31-minute video for use in antenatal classes (PaNDa, 1996). Lisa is the author of Postnatal Depression: A practical guide for Australian families (IP Communications, 2002), and (with Belinda Tune) Women’s Experience of Postnatal Depression: Kitchen table conversations (IP Communications, 2005). Lisa has been an Australasian committee member of The Marcé Society, an international scientific organisation which is devoted to the study of postnatal mood disorders. Lisa had postnatal depression after the birth of the first of her four children in 1985.

Her services include:

Individual counselling
Group counselling
Couple counselling
Family counselling

Counselling as part of a ‘team approach’ to postnatal depression

Lisa says: ‘Counselling, both individual counselling and group counselling, has been shown to be a very effective approach to treating depression. In my experience, though, new mothers overcome postnatal depression most quickly when a counsellor with experience in dealing with postnatal depression works closely with a General Practitioner and a Maternal and Child Health Nurse. GPs are trained to diagnose depression, and (where desirable) can prescribe medication to alleviate symptoms. Maternal and Child Health Nurses have expertise in assessing and resolving infant sleeping and feeding difficulties, which so often co-exist with symptoms of maternal depression. A counsellor will discuss how a new mother feels about herself, her relationships and motherhood, identify and attempt to resolve any problems she had prior to pregnancy and childbirth that may have contributed to the development of PND, identify and attempt to resolve any issues that have arisen as a result of PND that have made her unhappy and inhibited her enjoyment of her baby, and develop strategies for coping with the day-to-day challenges of living with PND. Clients can expect that this view will inform my practice’.

Prices

1 hour counselling session $70

Book your appointment with Lisa now by clicking here.

Lisa offers counselling and also facilitates our Pre & Post Natal Emotional Support groups which are held twice a month, on Tuesday nights and Sunday afternoons. You can book for either service at the above link.

BellyBelly Pregnancy Centre
Level 1/89 Canterbury Rd
Canterbury VIC 3124
Ph: (03) 9836 7734
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