Monika Celebi

Nurturing Connections From the Very Start

Supporting parents, babies, and professionals through the 1001 Critical Days.

For over 30 years, I have helped families, individuals, and organizations build deeply fulfilling, resilient relationships. I specialize in the period from conception to age two, helping you strengthen your bond with your baby and each other.

How I Support You

  • Perinatal & Parenting Support: Compassionate guidance to navigate the transition to parenthood, before and after birth.
  • Video Interaction Guidance (VIG): Using video to see, understand, and enhance communication with your baby and partner
  • Psychotherapy & Movement Therapy: Mind-body relational support to notice, reflect on and heal old patterns of relating
  • Training & Supervision: Specialist clinical supervision and training for early-years practitioners and organizations.

Every story is unique. Contact me today to discuss your special circumstances and find out how we can work together.

About me

Passionate about

empowering families

and professionals

See what I can offer

Testimonials

What people have said

“Monika has helped me reconnect with my children after a long separation. Looking at myself interact with them has been so encouraging. Thank you”

Father

“We understood that we have different parenting styles and that was all right for the children. We stopped competing and started to appreciate our differences”

Parent's Feedback

“Monika’s extensive experience as psychotherapist and VIG practitioner makes her extremely adept in engaging families from a variety of social and cultural backgrounds.”

Children’s guardian

“I felt listened to and safe to explore my concerns at my own pace. Talking about my feelings helped me to put them in perspective.”

Anonymous

“I was hesitant initially but delighted how quickly my relationship with my daughter improved. From being stuck in a "no" cycle, we shifted and now enjoy being together so much more”

Adopting Parent

“I was amazed to see myself with my baby from the outside. We looked all right together. I had not realised how much he was looking at me waiting for my response to him.”

Mother
I provide the following services…

Family support

Coaching…

…in hopeful and effective parenting strategies, also suitable for those fostering or adopting.

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Mediation for couples…

…who want to reduce conflict and successfully co-parent, if they live together or apart.

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Perinatal services

Support for individuals/ couples expecting a baby and for new parents – from conception to age two.

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Individual Support

Counselling and Psychotherapy

Suitable for adults who may feel depressed, anxious, lonely, afraid,
stressed, stuck, confused, bereft, or overwhelmed

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Assessments of parenting capacity

For Family Courts and for Social Services to give a clear picture of a family’s strengths and potential for change.

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Training and Supervision

Courses in video interaction guidance (VIG) and bespoke training for those who want to improve their communication skills at home or in their place of work using video reflective practice (VERP).

Training in facilitating parent-baby groups

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