About Belinda Gidman-Rowse Perinatal Counsellor Psychotherapist Grow Psychotherapy Coburg

About Me

Counsellor & Psychotherapist

My name is Belinda Gidman-Rowse (MNCPS Acc.). I’m an integrative, holistic, woman-centered Counsellor & Psychotherapist based in East Devon.

I support women through major life transitions. Whether you’re grappling with grief from years of fertility treatment, or needing to process some birth trauma, or struggling to find your feet as a new mum, I’m here to help you feel calmer, confident and stronger in yourself again as you navigate this season of life.

The women I work with are often experiencing a sense of being not good enough. Something that comes up time and time again is the feeling of guilt at not being able to juggle everything. I can help you work through this.

Lived Experience

I am a therapist and a mother. As a mother of three children, including twins, I have personal experience of the multifaceted experience of motherhood. I know what it’s like to try and keep all the plates spinning and feel like you’re never meeting anyone’s needs, including your own.

I have felt guilt, grief, isolation, rage, resentment and much more during my time as a mother so far. I have navigated relationship challenges, changes in friendships, family illness, bereavement, shifts in my career and an international relocation.

I have also had some transformative experiences in my own personal therapy, using Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR therapy.

I bring my deep understanding and lived experience of all this to my therapy work. I am here to walk alongside you on your journey.

Clinical Experience

I hold a Masters in Counselling & Psychotherapy, am registered with the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and have spent over 100 hours face-to-face with clients in locations in England and Australia.

My main work to date has been at the Cairnmillar Community Clinic where I’ve worked with people from age 7 - 92, supporting them through anxiety, depression, complex trauma, existential issues and career transitions.

I am also a volunteer with PANDAS (perinatal mental health support organisation) as a co-host of the Exeter/East Devon peer support group.

I established Grow Psychotherapy in 2023 and have been supporting women through life transitions, especially new and expecting mums as they navigate early motherhood and matrescence.

  • Graduated with H1 (First Class Honours) from the MCAP program at Cairnmillar Institute, Melbourne.

    100 hours of face-to-face client hours completed in clinical placements.

  • Graduated with a H1 First Class Honours from the GDCAP program at Cairnmillar Institute, Melbourne, Australia.

  • Accredited Registrant Member
    Membership Number: NCPS142

    • IFS UK Level 1 Internal Family Systems (IFS) training (in process - due to complete 2026)

    • PANDAS Perinatal Mental Health Awareness training (2025)

    • Creative Counsellors Walk & Talk Therapy training (2025)

    • ASIST Applied Suicide First Aid training (2023)

    • CMI Career Assessment, Debriefing and Reporting (2022)

Qualifications