Daniella

Ms Daniella Matthews, MA

Clinical Psychologist

“A warm and committed clinical psychologist working predominately from a psychodynamic framework, with a special interest in the perinatal period (the period before & after birth), parenting, infant mental health, relationship dynamics, attachment and bonding.”

About Me

This warm clinical psychologist supports individuals and couples navigating the profound shifts of the perinatal period. She helps them explore parenting challenges, infant mental health, and relationship dynamics. Drawing on a psychodynamic framework, sessions enable clients to understand how past experiences shape present feelings. This approach strengthens attachment and bonding, fostering more secure and fulfilling connections for families.

Approach

I work by gently helping you notice repeating feelings and relationship patterns that surface around pregnancy, parenting and early caregiving. Sessions in Manchester or online, in English, move at a pace you can manage — reflective conversation, occasional practical experiments, and thought between meetings to try new ways of relating at home. I track how earlier experiences shape responses now, using careful curiosity to help shift unhelpful cycles and strengthen feeling safe with your child and partner. This way of working suits parents and partners seeking thoughtful, steady change.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Children
  • Parents
  • Under Fives

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Identity Issues

    A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.

  • Fertility Counseling

    The emotional and psychological dimensions of fertility challenges, including the stress of treatment, pregnancy loss, and the impact on relationships.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Pregnancy & Fertility Issues

    The emotional and psychological dimensions of pregnancy, fertility treatment, pregnancy loss, or the transition to parenthood.

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  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

  • Trauma Therapy

    Therapeutic approaches specifically designed to help people process and recover from traumatic experiences.

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Professional Title:

  • Clinical Psychologist

    An advanced mental health professional trained to assess and treat a wide range of difficulties, from anxiety and depression to trauma and complex conditions.

Credentials

Registrations

Health Professions Council Of South Africa (HPCSA); Board of Health Funders (BHF)

Clinical Psychologist

Registration: PS0138215

Qualifications

Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology

University of the Witwatersrand

Year: 2017

Service Areas

Online

In-person & Online

West Didsbury

Manchester, Manchester

South Africa

West Didsbury, Manchester, South Africa