Pre & Postnatal Soft Tissue Therapy in Central London
Support for a body that's doing a lot — before, during, and after pregnancy.
What Is This?
Pregnancy changes your body. That's obvious. What's less obvious is how much of that change happens in the soft tissue — the muscles, fascia, and ligaments that are quietly adapting, stretching, tightening, and compensating while you get on with growing a human.
Pre and postnatal soft tissue therapy is hands-on treatment tailored to where you are in that process. It's not a spa massage with a pregnancy pillow. It's skilled, informed work that respects what your body is doing and helps it do it with less discomfort.
Before Birth
Pregnancy asks a lot of your body. Your posture shifts, your centre of gravity changes, your ligaments loosen, and muscles that were doing one job suddenly have to do another.
That can mean lower back pain, hip pain, pelvic discomfort, rib pain, sciatica, tight shoulders from new sleeping positions, headaches, swelling, and general tension from carrying extra weight in unfamiliar places.
Some of this is "just pregnancy." But that doesn't mean you have to live with it.
Soft tissue work during pregnancy can help ease pain and tension, improve sleep, reduce swelling, and give you some relief in a body that's working hard. I'll adapt the treatment to your stage and your comfort — positioning, pressure, areas of focus. You don't need to suffer through it just because you're pregnant.
After Birth
Your body doesn't just "bounce back." It recovers — slowly, unevenly, in its own time. And it's recovering while you're sleep-deprived, feeding a baby, carrying a baby, and probably ignoring your own needs entirely.
Postnatal soft tissue therapy can help with tension from feeding positions — neck, shoulders, upper back, wrists. Lower back pain from lifting and carrying. Pelvic and hip discomfort that lingers after birth. General exhaustion held in the body.
Reconnecting with a body that feels unfamiliar.
If you've had a C-section, I can also work with your scar once it's healed — usually around 6 to 8 weeks, or when you've been cleared by your midwife or GP. Scar tissue from a caesarean can cause tightness, pulling, numbness, or discomfort that affects how you move and how you feel. ScarWork is gentle and can make a real difference, even years later.
Working Alongside Your Care Team
I'm not here to replace your midwife, physio, osteopath, or women's health specialist. I work alongside them.
If you're seeing a women's health physio for pelvic floor work, I can complement that by addressing the tension patterns elsewhere — the back, hips, and shoulders that are compensating. If your osteopath is working on alignment, I can spend the time they don't have on the soft tissue that's holding things in place.
I'm happy to communicate with your other practitioners if that's useful. You don't have to choose one or the other — and you don't have to explain your whole history twice.
Is It Safe?
Yes — when it's done by someone who understands pregnancy and postnatal bodies.
I know which areas to avoid, when to adjust pressure, and how to position you safely and comfortably at each stage. I'll ask about your pregnancy, any complications, and how you're feeling before we start. If something's outside my scope, I'll say so.
This isn't about taking risks. It's about giving you informed, careful support.
What To Expect
You don't need to "prepare" anything or be at a certain stage. Whether you're 14 weeks pregnant, 38 weeks and desperate, 6 weeks postpartum, or 2 years out and still carrying tension — you're welcome.
Sessions are usually 60 minutes, but 90 is available if you need more time. We'll talk first about where you're at, what's bothering you, and what you need. Then we work.
You might fall asleep. That's fine. You might cry. Also fine. Your body is doing a lot. There's no wrong way to respond to finally getting some relief.
Pricing
Pre/postnatal session, 60 minutes — £100 Pre/postnatal session, 90 minutes — £150
Not sure if it's the right time?
If you're pregnant, postpartum, or anywhere in between and wondering whether soft tissue therapy could help — just ask. I'll give you an honest answer.