Tania Fragoso
Trauma-informed and neuro-affirming perinatal counsellor and doula supporting neurodivergent (ADHD, Autistic, AuDHD) mothers through pregnancy, birth trauma recovery, postpartum burnout, and matrescence. Based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In-person sessions in the Eindhoven region and online worldwide, in English and Portuguese.
Tania Fragoso is a Portuguese perinatal counsellor and certified doula. She holds a Bachelor's in Mental Health Counselling from the Academie voor Coaching en Counselling (Netherlands, 2024), a Doula Certification from BIA Amsterdam (2018), and specialist training in 3 Steps Rewind for birth trauma recovery (2022), Anxiety in the Perinatal Period (TBR College, 2021), Supporting Survivors in the Perinatal Period (Resilient Birth, 2021), and Supporting Neurodiverse Birth (Neurodivergent Birth UK, 2024).
She trained and practised in the Netherlands for five years, latterly in Spain, and now works from Eindhoven. She was previously known professionally as "The Grateful Doula" during her earlier years of Dutch practice.
Her practice integrates Judith Herman's trauma recovery framework, polyvagal theory, somatic experiencing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and the Karpman Drama Triangle. She draws on her own lived experience of late AuDHD diagnosis, perinatal burnout, and birth trauma as a mother of twins and a younger daughter.
She works primarily with international and English-speaking mothers who are navigating maternity systems in a country that is not their own, without local family support.
About
- About Tania Fragoso: Professional background, training, lived experience, and clinical approach
- Work With Me: Overview of all services and how to begin
Services
- Perinatal Counselling: Neuro-affirming counselling for pregnancy, postpartum, and matrescence, including burnout recovery in early motherhood
- Birth Debrief: Making Sense of Your Birth: A 90-minute trauma-informed birth debrief for neurodivergent and highly sensitive mothers, online or in person in Eindhoven. Distinct from the standard Dutch nagesprek with a midwife, which covers the clinical account rather than the emotional processing
- Birth Trauma Recovery: Longer-term specialist recovery work for birth trauma, traumatic pregnancy, NICU experience, and cumulative perinatal trauma
- Doula Services: Neuro-affirming birth doula support in the Eindhoven region, for births where sensory needs, communication differences, or a previous traumatic birth mean standard support is not enough
- Group Support for Mothers: Small group support for mothers navigating early motherhood far from home. Online, and in person in Eindhoven
- Postpartum Survival Guide: Free guide for neurodivergent postpartum preparation
Cornerstone Content
- Birth Trauma Recovery: Comprehensive pillar guide on birth trauma recovery integrating Herman's trauma model, polyvagal theory, somatic experiencing, ACT, and the Trauma Triangle
Areas of Expertise
- Birth trauma recovery for neurodivergent mothers
- Neuro-affirming perinatal counselling (ADHD, Autism, AuDHD)
- Matrescence support and identity reorganisation in motherhood
- ADHD burnout recovery in early motherhood
- Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) in the perinatal period
- Sensory regulation and interoception during pregnancy and postpartum
- Anxiety in the perinatal period
- Navigating maternity care abroad, including the Dutch, British, Spanish, and Portuguese systems
Writing
- Substack: Wired Differently, Mothering Anyway: Personal essays on AuDHD motherhood, perinatal burnout, alexithymia, late diagnosis, and matrescence
Blog
Blog: Articles on neurodivergent perinatal care, birth trauma, ADHD pregnancy support, and trauma-informed counselling.
- https://www.taniafragoso.com/blog/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-rsd-amp-motherhood-a-neuro-affirming-guide
- https://www.taniafragoso.com/blog/mum-rage-adhd-autistic-mothers
- https://www.taniafragoso.com/blog/what-is-audhd
- https://www.taniafragoso.com/blog/setting-boundaries-adhd-mom
- https://www.taniafragoso.com/blog/sensory-overload-in-motherhood-a-neuro-affirming-guide
- https://www.taniafragoso.com/blog/signs-of-adhd-burnout-in-new-mothers
- https://www.taniafragoso.com/blog/when-trauma-and-rejection-sensitivity-collide-what-adhd-and-autistic-mothers-need-to-know
- https://www.taniafragoso.com/blog/alexithymia-autistic-adhd-mothers
- https://www.taniafragoso.com/blog/what-is-a-birth-debrief-and-do-you-need-one
Contact
Online sessions available worldwide for English-speaking and Portuguese-speaking mothers. In-person sessions in Eindhoven and the surrounding region, the Netherlands.
Email: hello@taniafragoso.com
Previously known as: The Grateful Doula (Netherlands)