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About Me

Celia Suppiah MBE

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​I am an accredited AVIGuk practitioner and passionate about giving babies the best possible start in life. I offer Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) because it is a powerful tool to help parents gain profound insights into their baby's emotional world. Being a parent, whilst full of joy, can also be overwhelming. VIG helps you to see your strengths. It focuses on the positives. I use VIG to help parents develop self-confidence and to understand how they are supporting their baby's wellbeing and development.

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I have a 40-year professional health background, starting out as a nurse, then a midwife and specialist community public health nurse. I am also the Founder of Parents 1st UK, a national charity specialising in perinatal peer support. During my 16 years as CEO at Parents 1st UK, I developed a 3-year project that delivered VIG to 60 parents. The project had wonderful results. All the parents showed positive changes after receiving VIG including:

  • Reduced anxiety

  • Increased confidence as parents; and

  • Enhanced relationships with their babies.​

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I now work as an independent practitioner in the local areas around Melton Mowbray, Rutland and Grantham. When meeting with you I draw on my professional knowledge and experience of promoting health and wellbeing during pregnancy, birth and beyond.

I abide by the AVIGuk Code of Conduct, Ethics and Practice

Values

  • Respect

  • Trust

  • Hope

  • Compassion

  • Co-operation

  • Appreciation

  • Connections

  • Empathy

Beliefs

Everybody is doing the best they can at the time.
All people, even in adverse situations, have the capacity to change.
People have an innate desire to connect with others.
People must be actively involved in their own change process.
Affirmation and appreciation of strengths is the key to supporting change.
Recognition and empathetic regard for what people are managing builds trust.

Confidentiality

I will explain how I protect your privacy by storing personal information and media safely and securely according to General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) guidelines. I will gain your informed consent before commencing any VIG work with you. 

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