19/10/2026
🌟 DETAILS CONFIRMED! 🌟
I'm excited to share that I have now locked in the details for my small group program for mums and babies, being offered as part of my clinical placement for a Graduate Diploma in Somatics and Dance-Movement Therapy.
🌟 Program details 🌟
❤ What: Dance-movement therapy group sessions for Mums and their babies under 12 months: an opportunity to connect with other mums, spend time with your baby and support your own wellbeing.
❤ When: Wednesdays at 9:30am (Oct 28, Nov 4, Nov 1, Nov 25, Dec 2, Dec 9).
❤ Where: The Treehouse - Urangan Community Wellness Centre.
❤ Cost: $28 for the six week program (less than $5 per week - this is to cover venue hire, the group itself is free).
🌟 What sessions will include 🌟
- Gentle movement and body & breath awareness.- Dyadic movement (moving with your baby) to support connection and co-regulation between mother and baby.
- Time to share and reflect on your experience of motherhood with the other mums in the group.
🌟 Intentions of the group 🌟
- Support you in feeling more connected to your body and recognising and responding to your own needs.
- Explore ways to manage stress and overwhelm and feel more grounded.- Develop nervous-system awareness and regulation.- Nurture the mother–baby connection through shared movement and moments of tuning in to your baby.
- Create opportunities to build your motherhood village.
🌟 You and your baby are welcome as you are 🌟
- No dance experience is needed.
- Movement will be gentle and adaptable.
- There will be space to pause, feed, settle or attend to your baby whenever needed.
🌟 Ready to book? 🌟
Please comment below, send me a message or email me at [email protected]
🌟 Your Facilitator 🌟
My name is Katie Parker and I'm a social worker with over 20 years of experience working in hospitals and running my own private practice offering perinatal counselling, parenting support, child therapy, mothers' circles, parenting workshops and pregnancy & new mothers groups.
I hold certifications in Synergetic Play Therapy and Motherhood Studies and have training in perinatal and infant mental health, perinatal loss, matrescence, Polyvagal theory and the nervous system, holistic infant sleep and child development. I am currently a Dance-Movement Therapist in training and am so excited to bring this modality to the mothers and families of the Fraser Coast!
Feel free to share this with any other mums who might be interested!
