Carla Sargent
64 21 654 886
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Kia Ora! I’m Carla. I live in Tauranga, Aotearoa/NZ. I am a healer at heart, and have a deep passion for all things birth related. With a background in Midwifery and Biology Teaching, I organically found my way into the world of birth trauma support in 2015. At that time I started my business, Healing Birth, and have since worked with hundreds of women and couples.
Most of the work I do is 1:1, either in-person or via Zoom, helping women to unpack their traumatic births, and offering tools and insights to support ongoing processing and healing. I also offer Planning Your Healing Birth sessions to those who are pregnant again, and want to set themselves up for their best chance at a healing, positive and empowering next birth.
Upon hearing about how profoundly effective some women had found having a Havening session to be as part of their birth trauma healing, I decided to explore the modality further myself. In 2024/25 I trained to become a certified Havening practitioner, so that I could add this gentle but powerful therapeutic technique to my kete of tools that I offer my birth trauma clients. The healing power of touch is undeniable. I also run a massage clinic from my home, called Heart & Hands Massage Therapy.
Many of my birth trauma clients who I have done Havening with, found rapid relief from the debilitating self-doubt, grief, anxiety and/or PTSD symptoms that resulted from their births. I have also worked with parents who experienced stillbirth, abortion and newborn loss, with remarkable effect. Havening, alongside my decade-long experience of birth trauma support work, is a truly nurturing and effective combination.
If you are potentially interested in working with me, either in person or via Zoom (I’ve worked with people online from all around the world), get in touch to explore options. I would love to help you find the healing that you deserve.
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Freedom for Naomi
When I first booked a Havening session with Carla, I didn’t expect it to touch me as deeply as it did. I’ve done a lot of healing work over the years, so I thought I knew what to expect. But what I experienced was unlike anything before.From the moment I arrived, Carla’s warmth and calm presence made me feel safe — the kind of safe where your body naturally exhales and your heart softens. She has a rare gift for holding space in a way that feels both deeply professional and beautifully human.
As the gentle Havening touch began, it was as if an internal nurturing was taking place inside my brain and body, soothing parts of me I didn’t even know were still hurting. Memories and people that once triggered deep grief and upset now bring a sense of love, gratitude, and hope. The heaviness has lifted.
It’s hard to put into words the freedom I now feel. All I can say is that this work is gentle enough for children, yet powerful enough to shift years of pain. If you’re ready to feel safe, seen, and deeply healed, Carla is the one I’d trust to guide you there.