Hypnosis consultations for Birth and Perinatal Care
Let's set the frame first : your fertility journey, your pregnancy and your birth are followed by health professionals — doctor, obstetrician, midwife — and nothing on this page replaces that. What hypnosis adds, alongside your care : easing fear, a calmer pregnancy, mental and physical preparation for birth, and support through the hard moments of the journey, from trying to conceive through post-partum.
With a promise in reverse : we will never promise a "painless" birth or a miracle method, and we will never tell you how to give birth.
Across Quebec, in person or online.
Preparing for Birth
Hypnobirthing: what is it, exactly?
Preparing for birth rests on a well-known loop : fear creates tension, tension amplifies pain, pain feeds fear.
Hypnosis works the first link : defusing fear, installing calm, and building the tools for the big day.
Health institutions take it seriously : the UK's public health service lists it among approaches to preparing for birth (NHS).
Straight talk : preparation helps many women experience a calmer birth, but the effect on pain itself varies from person to person.
Our position : zero ideology. Epidural or not, vaginal birth or C-section, hospital, birth centre or home : these choices are yours, with your care team, and hypnosis serves them all.
For the full guide to hypnosis for birth — method, evidence, myths : see our dedicated page.
Compatible with every kind of care here
A valuable feature of care in Quebec : you may be followed by a doctor or by a midwife (at a birth centre, at home, or in hospital).
Our preparation adds to your existing care, never replaces it : it complements the prenatal sessions from your CLSC or your midwife, equips your partner too, and stays valuable the day the plan changes — because births tend to write their own script, and flexibility is part of our work.
Why Hypnosis Helps Before Birth
Trying to conceive, and during the journey
When a baby is slow to come, every month turns into a rollercoaster, and the "just relax" from everyone around doesn't help.
To be unambiguous : hypnosis does not treat infertility and does not promise a pregnancy — that belongs to your doctors and fertility clinics.
What it does support : the stress of the journey (trying, assisted reproduction : the protocols, the waiting, the news), your relationship with your body, the couple under strain (see our Love Life page), and getting through hard news.
Preparing for the birth itself
From ordinary apprehension to intense fear that overshadows the whole pregnancy : fear of pain, of losing control, that something will happen to the baby, or the memory of a hard first birth haunting the second…
The hypnotic work acts on every layer :
- defusing worst-case scenarios;
- gently revisiting difficult past experiences from a safe distance (never reliving them — and if the experience was traumatic, a trained health professional steps in first : we'll refer you);
- replacing fear with preparation : confidence builds session by session, with real tools in hand.
What birth preparation builds
- For pregnancy : easing the stress of nine months (the test results you're waiting on, everyone's conflicting advice), getting your sleep back in late pregnancy (see our Sleep page).
- For the big day : self-hypnosis (stepping into your own calm in moments), breathing trained under hypnosis to hold through intensity, anchors, a "bubble" that filters out the noise, and visualizations (each wave rises, then falls). And your partner, trained for their role : anchoring, encouraging, protecting the bubble.
The format : generally three to five sessions starting in the second trimester, plus a refresher close to your due date — practice between sessions makes the difference.
Perinatal loss
Miscarriage, a baby lost too soon : these losses, often invisible to the world, are supported with the sobriety they deserve, in connection with specialized professionals and organizations (see our Grief & Sadness page).
After Birth: the Fourth Trimester
The early-days blues, and their limits
A passing emotional wave after birth is common and normal — the body is landing.
But if distress settles in over the weeks : exhaustion that's become more than tiredness, sadness that won't lift, overwhelming anxiety, trouble bonding with the baby, or frightening thoughts…, talk to your doctor, your midwife, or Info-Santé 811 without waiting : these situations respond well to care, and the earlier the better.
Our support comes alongside care, never in its place : getting better sleep, easing mental load or "imperfect mother" guilt, working through a hard birth experience.
RQAP leave: an opportunity worth preparing for
Parental leave here is long, and it's a richness that can surprise you : months outside the working rhythm, an identity that shifts, sometimes isolation (a winter with a newborn — you know what that's like).
Then the return to work, a transition all its own (see our Professional Coaching page). These passages deserve support, for the mother as much as for the other parent, whose own vertigo is too rarely taken seriously.
What our clients say
« Aude was an exceptional ally in my mental preparation for childbirth. I recommend her services without hesitation! Thanks to her tools, I managed to stay calm throughout labor, and gave birth naturally without an epidural. She also helped me identify my fears, name them, and turn them into positive mental images. A thousand thanks Aude !!!! »
Véronique, client of Aude Proulx
« It's always a pleasure working with Sandra. I can only warmly recommend her! Always attentive and smiling, Sandra's services brought many positive changes into my life (including becoming a mom). Thanks to her services, I managed to take control of my anxiety, build my self-confidence, and later get pregnant. A huge thank you Sandra :) »
Aurélie, client of Sandra Djina Ravalia
« The birth preparation sessions with Aude let me picture my inner world through visualizations, helping me feel more grounded to better cope with the pain. Aude guided me with great gentleness, and her caring listening helped me find the right words for what I was feeling. I also loved the NLP exercises, which nourished me a lot on my journey toward meeting my baby. In short, I warmly recommend this experience to any woman who wants to explore other ways to cope with pain and have a bright, meaningful birth experience. »
Anne-Marie, client of Aude Proulx
« I put into practice everything I learned with you to prepare for the birth, and it helped me so much. I really managed to focus on what was happening inside me, on the baby, and on the famous waves. In short, I really managed to let go... I remain convinced that our sessions together changed everything and allowed me to live that event in complete serenity. Thank you again for your listening, and for passing on some of your precious knowledge. »
Jessica, client of Aude Proulx
« The sessions helped me become aware of my apprehensions and of the change that was going to happen in me. It brought my partner and me closer, sharing a kind of intimacy we had never shared before. The roots exercise helped me a lot; I thought about it often. All in all, the sessions seem to have helped me stay calmer through the ordeal that giving birth turned out to be. »
Véronique, client of Aude Proulx
Find a Hypnotherapist near you
In Office or Online Across Canada
Offices in Montreal, Gatineau, Sherbrooke, Montérégie…
And if you live far away or elsewhere in the world, online sessions work very well. Evening slots available.
All areas
Annie Mayrand
Gatineau - Cumberland (ON)
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Beloeil
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David Veilleux
Montréal - Anjou
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Florence Aton
Sutton
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Sherbrooke
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Julie Rocque
Montréal - Jean-Talon
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Nuria Pérez de León
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Bromont
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Réjeanne LeBlanc
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Frequently asked questions about hypnosis for perinatal care in Quebec
Perfectly, and it complements her care : your midwife covers your follow-up and prenatal appointments; our work adds the hypnotic dimension (self-hypnosis, anchors, working through fear) and adapts to your plan, wherever you choose to give birth. We never replace your care : we equip it.
Absolutely. Hypnobirthing isn't the anti-epidural camp, whatever reputation part of that world carries. Preparation helps before it's placed (labour rarely starts at the hospital), during moments the epidural doesn't cover, with fear itself, and with anything unexpected.
Epidural plus hypnosis : a common, and happy, combination.
In two steps : take away the first birth's hold over the second (revisiting it safely, from a distance, never reliving it), then prepare this one as a new story, tools in hand.
If the experience was traumatic, a trained health professional steps in first : we'll refer you, and our work continues from there.
In the very first days, a passing emotional wave is common — the body is landing.
But if the distress lasts beyond two weeks, gets worse, or comes with overwhelming anxiety, a sense of emptiness toward the baby, or frightening thoughts : talk to your doctor, your midwife, or Info-Santé 811 without waiting. These situations respond well to care, and sooner is better. Our support comes next, alongside it.
No, and be wary of anyone who promises it : infertility belongs to your doctors. What we genuinely support : the stress of the journey (trying, assisted reproduction), your relationship with your body, the couple strained by the wait.
Support for the road, not treatment for the destination.
It depends on your plan. We issue receipts (helping-relationship, naturopathy, or hypnotherapy, depending on our affiliation); acceptance by insurers varies, so check your policy. And consider your EAP, which sometimes covers perinatal support.
- Love Life — the couple under strain from the journey.
- Sleep and Insomnia — for late-pregnancy nights.
- Grief & Sadness — for perinatal loss.
- Family & Life Transitions — our Family section's hub.
We are not doctors, midwives, psychologists, or psychotherapists. Our services belong to helping relationships and well-being: they do not constitute pregnancy follow-up, medical care, or psychotherapy (a reserved act in Quebec), and do not replace your medical or midwifery care in any way. If you experience distress during pregnancy or after birth, seek help without waiting: Info-Santé 811.
Page written by Charlotte de Joybert
hypnotherapist and sophrologist
partner at Solutions Hypnose.
English version reviewed by David Veilleux
Updated .