Preeti Somani

“Children are not slates from which the past can be wiped clean, but human beings who carry their experience with them.”
— John Bowlby

Love is instinctive. Parenting skills are learned. The gap between the two is where most parents quietly struggle — not because they are failing, but because nobody handed them a map.

Drawing on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and attachment-based frameworks, we work to build the practical tools and emotional insight that help you respond rather than react, connect rather than correct, and raise children who feel genuinely secure. Sessions are available for parents individually or together.

What clients have walked away with:
Parents I’ve worked with have moved from exhaustion, guilt, and power struggles to feeling genuinely connected with their children — and more confident in themselves as parents. They’ve stopped second-guessing every decision and started trusting their own instincts, backed by real understanding of child development and attachment. Parents-to-be who’ve joined the Parenting Preparation Programme have stepped into parenthood feeling grounded, informed, and emotionally ready — rather than anxious about getting it right.

Attachment-Informed, Practically Grounded
My approach bridges what we know about child psychology with what actually works in a real household — so you leave sessions with insight and tools you can use that same evening.

Support for the Parent, Not Just Parenting Techniques
You can’t pour from an empty cup. We look at what you’re carrying too — your own history, your stress, your needs — because that shapes everything.

Guidance Across Life’s Harder Parenting Chapters
Whether you’re navigating toddler tantrums, teenage withdrawal, divorce, or a child struggling emotionally — the support is tailored to exactly where your family is right now.