Debi Magonet

I am an HCPC-registered art psychotherapist specialising in perinatal mental health. I provide a safe, confidential space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings without judgment as you navigate pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

I offer both traditional talking therapy and art psychotherapy – we can work with words alone, or incorporate creative processes if that feels right for you. No artistic experience is needed. Trauma and overwhelming experiences are often described as “wordless events” where art therapy helps give shape to feelings that don’t always have language yet, particularly helpful for processing birth trauma, postpartum emotions and the profound identity shifts of becoming a parent.

I have two years of NHS experience in perinatal mental health services and acute settings at the Priory and I understand firsthand how vital the right support is during this transformative time. My integrative, person-centered approach is tailored to your unique needs and moves at your pace. I work with mothers and fathers navigating matrescence (the transition to parenthood), validating intense emotions like rage, anxiety and depression that often feel shameful or isolating.

Whether you’re struggling with postpartum mood disorders, birth trauma, relationship difficulties or the overwhelming adjustment to parenthood, I’m here to sit with you through the difficulty – not to fix or change you, but to help you find yourself in this new chapter.

 

Benefits of my services:

1. A safe space to explore what matters to you, at your own pace

2. Art therapy helps process trauma and difficult experiences that are hard to put into words – including birth trauma, postpartum emotions, and the profound identity shifts of becoming a parent

3. No artistic experience needed – you can work through talking alone or incorporate creative processes, whatever feels right for you

4. Specialized support for mothers and fathers navigating pregnancy, birth and postpartum – validating intense emotions like rage, anxiety, and depression that often feel shameful or isolating

5. An integrative, person-centered approach – you’re at the center of the work, with therapy tailored to your unique needs

 

Qualifications

MA Integrative Psychotherapist / Art Psychotherapist HCPC registered from IATE (Institute of Arts in Therapy and Education) and the University of East London

Postgraduate Certificate in Therapeutic Arts (IATE)

Certificate in Counselling Skills with the Arts (IATE)

 

No of year’s experience in your field:

2 years within the NHS Perinatal Mental Health Service, 1 year at the Priory

 

Any professional associations I am a member of

HCPC

BAAT

UKCP accreditation, working towards validation