Katharine Graves, Hypnobirthing Specialist and Doula

Trained by the Hypnobirthing Institute (by Marie Mongan herself), Katharine provides the core hypnobirthing techniques and also has a unique breadth of experience, gained over many years in complementary medicine, that has given her the expertise to offer guidance in many areas to care for the health and wellbeing of expectant mothers, fathers and new born babies.

She has a rare depth of understanding of childbirth having trained as a doula with Michel Odent, the leading obstetrician who started water births. Katharine's holistic approach has made her courses increasingly popular, with a growing list of moving and positive birthing stories.

Whether it is your first or fourth, the birth of any child is a hugely emotional and rewarding experience. Katharine will teach you these invaluable Hypnobirthing techniques in a relaxed and supportive environment; very informative but also a lot of fun!

Katharine is a qualified Advanced Hypnotherapist and has recently been invited to teach Hypnobirthing in America. She holds a teacher training certificate, and is a professional member of:

Katharine's ideas have recently been filmed for a BBC documentary on Hypnobirthing has also had an article published in The Times.

She has four grown-up children as well as an ever growing 'family' of hypnobirthing babies.