Parenting Courses in Perth & Joondalup

You wanted to do it differently. But no one told you how hard that would feel. 

When you’re a parent, it can feel like the world expects you to glow through it all -The sleepless nights. The toddler meltdowns.
The relentless school runs.

Then throw in the identity shift for yourself.
You wanted this to feel beautiful.

But somewhere between the crying (theirs and yours), the groundhog day of routines, and the pressure to “enjoy every moment”…
You’ve found yourself saying things you swore you never would.
Sounding like your parents in the moments you don’t cope.
And feeling guilty for finding it all so hard.

That doesn’t mean you’re failing.
It means you’re parenting over patterns that were never meant to be passed down.. but never taught how to break.

You’re not alone in this.  So many of the parents I work with come to me feeling like they’re missing something everyone else seems to know.

They’ve done the reading. They want to parent with more softness and security.

But when survival takes over…  softness slips out the back door.

That’s where my work begins.

I’m a qualified psychotherapist, Circle of Security facilitator, postpartum doula, and baby massage instructor offering parenting courses across Perth, Joondalup and online.
I specialise in attachment-focused care and not just for your baby, but for the part of you that was never truly held.

Because parenting isn’t just a skillset.
It’s an emotional ecosystem.
And when yours has been shaped by high-functioning coping, perfectionism, or unpredictability… it makes perfect sense that this season feels confusing, exhausting, even confronting.

‘Jo has a way of teaching attachment that feels calming and grounding from the very first moment. The way she walks you through the theory — so thoroughly, tenderly, and with such clarity – made everything click into place for me.

I’ve read about attachment before, but hearing Jo explain it made me feel it.
It was one of the highlights of the entire course.’

 

Here’s what I offer and why I love it:

• Circle of Security® Parenting: Learn how to respond instead of react, and build connection without collapsing your own needs.

• Baby Massage: Practical tools to soothe your baby and your own nervous system through regulated, respectful touch.

• Antenatal Support: For parents who want to prepare emotionally, not just practically. It’s not just birth – it’s a becoming of a different version of yourself  and the parents you want to be. 

 8-Week Baby Massage & Postnatal Course

A space to breathe. Bond. And begin again..  gently.

This isn’t just baby massage.
It’s a weekly exhale for first-time (and second & third time) parents navigating the beautiful, exhausting blur of the early months.

In this 8-week course, you’ll learn how to weave baby massage into your daily rhythm- not as another task, but as a moment of reconnection.
A way to soothe your baby’s nervous system… and meet your own in the process.

Yes, it supports sleep.
Yes, it can ease digestion and reduce fussiness.
But more than that,  it gives you tools to parent from calm, not chaos.

And it’s not just about the baby.

Each session includes gentle, grounding support for you.       Psycho-education on the perinatal period, practical tools for emotional wellbeing and real-time connection with other parents who are in it with you.

Because feeling overwhelmed doesn’t make you ungrateful.
It makes you human.

Come as you are.
Cry if you need to.
Leave with a little more confidence … and maybe a baby ready for their longest nap of the week.

🕊️ In-person course held in a cosy, nurturing environment in Perth + Joondalup.
Spaces are limited to keep it intimate.

Got an amazing mothers group and want to experience this together? Let’s make it happen.

Whether you’re craving something more intentional than another café catch-up, or you just want a space where you can actually have moment – this course is perfect for groups who want to move through the early months with more calm, connection, and support.

Reach out and we’ll create a private group experience just for you.
You bring the mums, I’ll bring the cocoon. ✨

The Circle of Security® Online Course

Because not all instincts are created safe.

They say babies and children don’t come with a manual.
But they do come with signals, patterns, protests.
And if you were never taught how to read them – or worse, were punished for having your own – then parenting can feel like decoding a language you were never fluent in.

That’s what Circle of Security is here to shift.

This isn’t a training. It’s a nervous system recalibration.
A chance to finally understand what your child is asking for underneath the behaviour and what’s happening inside you when you can’t give it.

Because “just stay calm” means nothing when your body is screaming old stories from your own childhood.

Who is this for?

New parents, seasoned parents, soon-to-be parents.
Anyone raising a child  while still unlearning what they were raised with.

Because attachment needs don’t disappear once your baby sleeps through the night.
They evolve.
And so does the way they show up in toddler tantrums, sibling rivalry, emotional shutdowns, teenage withdrawal…

This course isn’t just about meeting your child where they are.
It’s about meeting yourself where you never were.

Inside this course, you’ll learn how to:

• Stop reacting from panic or shame and start responding with attunement (without losing yourself in the process)

• Read your child’s emotional signals, even the ones that look like defiance or disconnection

• Recognise the quiet moments you accidentally miss  and repair them with clarity, not guilt

• Break out of the performative “gentle parenting” loop and build actual secure attachment, not perfection

• Build a relationship where your child feels safe and so do you

You’ll get 8 online sessions. A mix of powerful insights, real-talk reflection, and gentle community support.
Not performative parenting.
Not shame.  (We don’t play the blame game here) 
Just space to unlearn what you never chose… and rebuild something your child  and your nervous system,  can finally rest in.

Because doing it differently starts here.
And no, you don’t need to be “fixed” before you show up.
You just need to be ready to see what’s really going on underneath the hard moments.

🧠 Online. Intimate. Built for real life, not just theory.
Want to join solo or with a group of likeminded parents? Let’s talk.

A Love, Trust and Relationship Reset.

The Circles of Connection

An 8-Week Private Program Where Couples Therapy Meets Circle of Security
A Relationship Reset Rooted in Love, Trust  and Nervous System Safety

You still love each other.
That was never in question.
But lately, connection feels harder to reach.
Not because something’s broken but because the demands of parenting, life, and emotional exhaustion have quietly taken its place.

You’re tag-teaming. Co-existing. Doing your best.
But underneath it all – you’re parenting from different pages.

Your instincts look and feel different.
The way you set boundaries.
The way you respond to meltdowns.
The way you cope,  it’s all shaped by your own childhood, your own nervous system, your own wiring.

And when you’re both just trying to make it through the day, those differences can turn into tension.
Not because you’re not aligned but because no one ever taught you how to stay connected when the stakes are high and the sleep is low.

This is where The Circles of Connection begins.

A gentle, structured space for couples to explore:

• Why your way of parenting might clash – and how to soften that without one of you disappearing

• What’s actually happening underneath the conflict (hint: it’s usually attachment needs, not personality flaws)

• How to see each other and your child more clearly  with less reaction and more repair

• How to strengthen your bond while raising children, not after they’re grown

• How to hold onto intimacy, even in a season that’s full of fatigue, uncertainty, and constant giving

You’ll work with both Circle of Security framework and emotionally focused couples therapy tools  alongside my support as a qualified psychotherapist and COS facilitator.

Over the course of 8 weeks, you’ll move through themes like:

• The attachment cycle and Your Circle of Security (and how it’s playing out in your relationship)

• Co-regulation vs. co-reactivity

• The patterns you inherited and how they unconsciously shape your roles as parents and partners

• Understanding what every member of the family needs to feel secure, emotionally safe, seen and supported

This isn’t about assigning blame. (We don’t do that here) 
It’s about softening the story.
It’s about moving from emotional shutdown to emotional safety, together.

Whether you’re in a hard season, recovering from resentment, or simply feeling disconnected…
this is your invitation to pause.
To recalibrate.
To remember how to reach for each other again.

🕊️ 8 Weeks. Two People. One Shared Foundation, rebuilt with care.
Online or in-person in Joondalup or Applecross. Reach out to join or enquire about private couple sessions.

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