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Bringing Baby Home

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A fun, research-based programme that helps couples prepare for the joys and challenges of life with a new baby. You’ll learn practical skills to strengthen your relationship and positively guide your child’s development.

A Workshop for Couples

In-person, the workshop is designed for you and your partner to actively engage in exercises, practice new skills and consolidate your learning together at home. It’s an intimate setting where you and your partner can focus on your relationship, while learning alongside other couples :-

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  • Research-based tools, tips and techniques

  • Opportunities to ask questions and receive guidance

  • Private moments to practice exercises with your partner

  • Flexible exercises to work on at your own pace during breaks and the time between weekly sessions

 

Couples often describe these workshops as fun, uplifting, and full of practical tools for navigating life with a baby. With over 20 years of experience, I use Gottman’s research to help couples grow closer, strengthen their connection, handle conflict with care, and build a loving, resilient foundation for family life.

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Together, we’ll explore meaningful questions like:

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  • What changes might we experience in our relationship?

  • How do we grow from “two” into “three” as a family?

  • What do we each imagine our parenting roles to be?

  • How can we stay connected and handle challenges together?

  • How can we create a strong, loving bond with our baby?

  • What is the role of our extended family?

  • What hopes and dreams do we share for our family’s future?

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Workshop Program: Over 4 Saturday afternoon sessions

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This workshop will equip you with practical skills to maintain a strong, satisfying relationship while embracing the transition to parenthood. By:-

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  • Improving communication and deepening connection

  • Reflecting on parenting roles, philosophies, and teamwork

  • Strengthening both your couple and parenting relationship

  • Learning and practicing research-based skills to navigate conflict constructively

  • Recognising and responding to your baby’s emotions and communications

  • Planing ways to maintain intimacy and passion in your relationship (not in the group setting)

Registration​

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Spring Dates

Please ensure you both can attend all four sessions Saturday from 2pm to 5pm on:

28th February,  7th,  21st &  28th March 2026​

 

The fee is £395 and covers all four Saturdays for both members of the couple. To register and secure your place, click "Register" and choose the 28th Feb in my calendar in the separate window:​

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Summer Dates

Please ensure you both can attend all four sessions Saturday from 2pm to 5pm on:

6th , 13th,  20th &  27th June 2026​

 

The fee is £395 and covers all four Saturdays for both members of the couple. To register and secure your place, click "Register" and choose the 6th June in my calendar in the separate window:

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Spaces are limited to a maximum of 5 couples.​

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Before the first session, please purchase the Bringing Baby Home Digital Materials (£37/$49) from the Gottman Institute at 

https://www.gottman.com/product/bringing-baby-home-parents-workbook-digital-materials/

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Registration will end a week before each course starts.

Who is the Bringing Baby Home course for?

Expecting couples, new parents, or anyone with a child under three. Not suitable for couples experiencing significant distress or addiction issues.

 

When is it best to do the course?

You can do Bringing Baby Home before, during or after pregnancy. Many couples prefer the second trimester, when energy levels tend to be higher.

FREE taster session

Curious or unsure, join me for a FREE session

Gottman’s Bringing Baby Home Overview online:

 

Saturday 17th January 2026 at 2pm to 3pm

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Saturday 25th April 2026 at 2pm to 3pm​​​​

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​​​Join me Alison Collis, an experienced psychotherapist, as I share research based information and practical tips for keeping your relationship strong after becoming parents, from the relationship experts John & Judy Gottman.

 

By the end of this interactive session, you will be able to: 

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  • Understand why the quality of your relationship is important

  • Identify ways that your relationship impacts your child’s development

  • List reasons why the transition to parenthood can be difficult

  • Learn six steps for keeping your relationship strong

  • Discover how the Bringing Baby Home Program can help

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Find out more and book a place for the FREE overview session

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