Cesarean Birth Story Debrief
In a Birth Story Debrief Session, we focus on what happened, why it hurts, and what to do now.
Our live session will be held on Zoom for 90-minutes.
For these sessions, I use a trauma-informed process to help you stay resourced and avoid getting too emotionally activated as we explore your birth experience.
We will move slowly, utilizing trauma-informed practices to stay resourced and reduce activation.
I will guide you to share your story using a structured process.
I will offer witnessing, mirroring, and validation.
Wherever possible, and with your permission, I will also offer evidence-based insights to help you understand the medical interventions taken, and their impact.
Finally, I will introduce some practices to help create repair - with yourself, with your baby, with your spouse, with your care team / community…wherever repair needs to be made.
And I will make recommendations for other types of support that could benefit you.
After the session, you will receive a summary of my observations and recommendations in written form. This will help guide your continued healing journey.
Required pre-work: Before we meet, I’ll invite you to complete a birth story mapping activity on your own time. This process takes about 3 hours to complete. So we will schedule your session out by at least 2 weeks to give you adequate time to move through this pre-work activity.
Work with me to catalyze your healing process.
Birth Story Debrief Package
Cost:
$275 USD *
What’s included:
☑️ Birth Story Debrief Session (held on Zoom - 90 minutes)
☑️ Access to my online birth story processing program, Making Sense of Your Birth Story, to complete on your own, before we meet ($99 USD value)
☑️ Summary notes - my observations and recommendations (I usually send this about a week after we meet)
*$100 deposit due at time of scheduling to hold your appointment.
Continued Care Packages
Many clients choose to book the Birth Story Debrief as a package with two or three additional 60 or 90-minute follow-up sessions.
These additional sessions are scheduled over the course of 3-5 months, allowing me to provide you with continued care through your healing process, and the space to go deeper with issues you may be struggling with.
Some example topics include: partner trauma, partner conflict/tension around the birth experience, scar and body recovery, breastfeeding, and planning future pregnancy / birth or VBAC Prep.
If you wish to reserve multiple sessions by making one up front payment, I am happy to structure a multi-session package with a discounted hourly rate. Inquire for details.
Example Package:
Debrief + two 90-minute sessions = $500 USD (discounted from $675)
“My birth was haunting me. I thought I understood why until I met with Allison. Her insights were incredible. My whole perspective has shifted and I feel lighter.”
-Gina, Texas USA
“Allison is a very gifted and loving facilitator and space holder. I highly recommend her.”
-Salvadora, Queensland, AU