Welcome to
Think Parents, Bumps + Bubs
SUPPORT FOR NEW AND EXPECTING PARENTS
Psychological Support for Pregnancy, Postpartum and Parenthood
Pregnancy, becoming a parent and the months after having a baby can bring some of the biggest changes
of your life. And while there can be plenty of wonderful moments, there can also be anxiety, overwhelm,
exhaustion, relationship changes and times when things feel much harder than you expected.
Think Parents, Bumps and Bubs provides psychological support through conception,
pregnancy, the postnatal period and early parenthood. We help new and expectant parents with
anxiety, depression, birth trauma, adjustment to parenthood, relationship stress, identity changes,
overwhelm and the mental load that comes with caring for a baby.
Our team of psychologists have specific experience in perinatal mental health, and additional training
in a number of areas relevant to this stage of life, including attachment, infant sleep, and EMDR for birth trauma.
Our approach is practical and individualised. We don’t assume there’s one right way to parent or
one strategy that will work for every family. We look at what’s going on for you, what you’d like to change,
and what’s likely to be realistic and helpful for you and your family.
And we’re mums ourselves. Every experience of parenthood is different, but being mums means we understand both
professionally and personally that the reality of becoming a parent can be quite different from how you imagined it would be.
Perinatal Psychology + Infant Sleep Support
Perinatal Psychological Support
Infant Sleep Support
Making Sessions Work For You
We know appointments can be harder to organise when you’re pregnant,
caring for a baby, or juggling the demands of early parenthood.
If you prefer face-to-face appointments, you’re very welcome to bring your baby with you.
Feed, change nappies, settle them to sleep or take a break if you need to - we’re used to working
around babies and will make the session work around you.
If getting out of the house is difficult, we also offer online psychology appointments,
so you can access support from home. Home visits are also an option in some circumstances.
However you choose to meet with us, the aim is to make accessing psychological support
during pregnancy and early parenthood as straightforward as possible.
Meet The Team
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Stephanie Banning
CO-FOUNDER AND
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTAvailability:
Monday - Cremorne
Wednesday - Cremorne -
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Dr. Sarah Hughes
CO-FOUNDER AND
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTAvailability:
Monday - North Sydney
Tuesday - Cremorne
Wednesday - Cremorne
Thursday - Online -
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Morgan Parons
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Availability:
Tuesday - Online
Meet The Team
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![Stephanie Banning, Co-Founder Think Parents, Bumps + Bubs]()
Stephanie Banning
CO-FOUNDER AND
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTAvailability:
Monday - Cremorne
Wednesday - Cremorne -
![Dr. Sarah Hughes, Co-Founder Think Parent, Bumps + Bubs]()
Dr. Sarah Hughes
CO-FOUNDER AND
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTAvailability:
Monday - North Sydney
Tuesday - Cremorne
Wednesday - Cremorne
Thursday - online -
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Morgan Parsons
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Availability:
Tuesday - Telehealth -
![Kyleen Sayer, Lactation Consultant & Nurse]()
Kyleen Sayer
REGISTERED NURSE, IBCLC, NDC PRACITIONER
Availability:
Tuesday - Cremorne -
![Phoebe Carter, Lactation Consultant]()
Phoebe Carter
MIDWIFE, IBCLC
Availability:
Wednesday - Cremorne
Thursday - Cremorne
Friday - Cremorne
Resources
Contact Us
Emergency Support
Parents Bumps + Bubs is not a crisis or emergency service. We do not provide urgent mental health support or after-hours crisis care.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, or there is an immediate risk of harm, please call 000 or attend your nearest hospital emergency department.
Lifeline - 13 11 14
24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention.
Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467
24/7 counselling for people feeling suicidal, worried about someone, or affected by suicide.
Pregnancy, Postnatal + Parenting Support
Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia (PANDA) – 1300 726 306
Telephone support for parents experiencing perinatal anxiety, depression or other mental health concerns. Available Monday to Saturday.
Pregnancy, Birth and Baby – 1800 882 436
Free support and information from maternal child health nurses for pregnancy, birth and parenting children up to age 5. Available 7am–midnight, 7 days a week.
Gidget Foundation Australia
Free psychological support for expectant and new parents experiencing emotional wellbeing or mental health difficulties during the perinatal period.
1800RESPECT – 1800 737 732
24/7 confidential counselling and support for people experiencing domestic, family or sexual violence or abuse.
The Pink Elephants Support Network
Support, resources and peer connection for people experiencing miscarriage and early pregnancy loss.
Hyperemesis Australia
Information, resources and support for people experiencing pregnancy sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), and their families.