Julia D’Orazio
Social Worker, Postpartum Doula, Motherhood Studies Practitioner
M. Social Work, Motherhood Studies Practitioner Certificate, Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Intensive Training, Perinatal Non-directive Counselling Training, New-born Mother’s Collective Training
Currently taking on new clients.
Julia is an accredited Social Worker, Postpartum Doula, and Motherhood Studies Practitioner. She is also trained in the “Possums” approach. She is passionate about walking alongside mothers through matrescence, and supporting them in the transition and adjustment that mums experience in the postpartum period.
Julia’s goal is to create a safe space so that mother’s feel heard and validated, so that their experiences are normalised, and to reduce the shame that mothers feel.
Julia believes that collating her knowledge, skills and experience as a social worker, along with her understanding of the social and cultural aspects of motherhood can transform the postpartum experience of new mothers. She is passionate about providing holistic, evidence based support to mums when it comes to the care of themselves and their babies. She also aims to support parents through planning for their second child, particularly after experiencing settling and sleep difficulties with their first child, and educate about “normal” baby behaviour.
Julia herself is a single mum to her young daughter, and has lived through the challenges mums face, giving her an insight into how difficult this period can be and what support should look like.