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Hi, I’m Aileen White (she/her) and I’ve been offering perinatal mental health support (perinatal means before and after birth) to families for the past 13 years since overcoming Tokophobia (fear of childbirth) and becoming a parent myself. This year I became an Ambassador for the KCC – led Trauma Informed Kent Initiative.
As a qualified and experienced teacher, I am passionate about helping you learn a personalised toolkit of creative strategies to help you flourish and thrive. Through our support, you can become more resilient and confident. I offer childbirth preparation, birth trauma recovery and parenting support groups or 1:1 over the internet or face-to-face in and around Canterbury UK.
Being the parent of a neuro diverse child, I recognise how important it is to tailor my support to meet your needs, to offer a very warm welcome to LGBTQIA+ families and to those with English as a second language.


I recognise not everyone can afford tailored support, so I founded My Birth Support CIC. Through grant funding we are able to offer our perinatal mental health support events in groups at a more affordable rate for all. We also offer our support via social prescribing through Red Zebra and Involve Kent. We are delighted that we have been awarded a Kent Mental Wellbeing Award in Autumn 2024!
Our support includes:

Birth Preparation
Develop your toolkit for pregnancy, birth and parenting with confidence.

Trauma Recovery
Come to terms with an unexpected or traumatic birth experience.

Living with Loss
Create ways to commemorate your baby after miscarriage, still birth or neonatal death.

Parenting
A community to support you as you grow and flourish in your role as a parent.
EXCELLENT Based on 54 reviews Sian Robertson2025-09-03Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I attended a birth recovery course with Aileen at My Birth Support CIC to address previous birth experience trauma. After each session, I left feeling uplifted, with practical, embodied tools and techniques that I’d never come across before. I couldn’t recommend this course enough if you’ve experienced birth trauma, especially if you’ve not found much solace from counselling/talking therapies and/or the NHS complaints procedure. These sessions really went beyond just processing experiences through talking. I came away with tangible tools, and far more clarity on what I needed to focus on for this journey of healing. Since I am expecting, I also set up a 1:1 with Aileen for some embodied birth preparation. Again, Aileen’s approach truly surpasses anything I’ve ever learnt from extensive reading of birth-related books etc. Instead she has offered me practical ways to get into my body to prepare for this birth - something I really felt I needed having only ever approached birth loaded with head knowledge (useful, but does not, for me, address the nature of birth adequately). This is also something I really struggled to find being offered anywhere else (at least locally). I couldn’t recommend Aileen and My Birth Support highly enough. It is probably one of the most important and impactful postpartum self-care services I could have signed up for. Thank you, Aileen! M I2025-07-17Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I attended the MUMS MATTER event in July 2025 with my mother and my sister. It was lovely to attend as a family. We were offered breakfast and refreshments throughout the whole morning. I felt very welcomed and I enjoyed mingling and chatting to other parents and carers. The meditation session was very calming and relaxing. Thank you to Aileen, Emma and Lesley for a fab morning! Emma Twyman2025-07-17Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Mum's Matters is such a welcoming place to go to. Everyone is friendly and easy to talk to. The events are always fun. Jessica2025-07-17Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Amazing group for mums and dads and carers also children they are so welcoming and everyone is so kind and helpful also lots of great advice on anything in life and always some one in the group who knows something that you need help with or point you in right direction ❤️ mum of 7 x Stefanie Bagshaw2025-05-02Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I have worked and attended multiple birth support events. There is always a warm welcoming environment with lots of other mums and guardians to talk to. The added bonus of coffee and breakfast is amazing. Xoxo Bethany Sharpe2025-04-26Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. A wonderful morning of engaging training. Hugely appreciate Aileen and all her hard work. Elise2025-04-26Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Trauma informed training was very helpful for understanding responses biologically and how that effects mindset and finding solutions and things I am currently doing. carola leicht2025-02-27Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I’ve worked with Aileen and my birth to prep for my birth and after. I first saw Aileen to help me overcome some past traumatic experiences that I was worried woild resurface during birth. She created an incredibly save space for me to help me face and challenge those traumas in a compassionate way. I would have not have had the birth I had without working with her . The mum’s matters breakfasts are a loving and save space to meet mothers and provide a space for self care and support - and a well needed network for new mums! I cannot thank Aileen and her network enough for supporting mothers in this area and for creating a space to meet and interact! Stefanie Hurst2025-01-03Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I attended the Mums Matter breakfast organised by Aileen from Birth Matters for the first time at 3 weeks PP. I was anxious as it was an entirely new experience for me and as soon as I walked through the door, Aileen was there with a beaming smile and a wonderful introduction. I was able to meet other Mums and chat to new people. I was made to feel extremely wanted and special there. I was so impressed by all the help offered, even a Doula who answered so many of my questions. I have recommended this event to another Mum friend and am already looking forward to the next one. Margret Pau2024-12-20Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. A wonderful end of year gathering. Everyone was so engrossed painting baubles with their little ones and chatting. As grandma is was lovely chatting to some of your helpers too Aileen. I can't always come but when I do I feel welcomed and glad to be there. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!








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