Martha Jesty

Matha Jesty was born in Lima, Peru. She married Paul, an English accountant, 20 years ago in Lima and since then she has been living in Surrey. Martha and Paul have 2 children, Daniel 10 and Lucia-Rebecca 6. Martha has worked with women in the UK since she got a Diploma in Christian Studies & Pastoral Care at the International Bible Institute of London in 1992. Suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after the birth of her first child in the UK, she found healing through Jesus Christ and started a charity in Peru (Help Children) and a support group in the UK (Brith Trauma Counselling) where she and her voluntary team have helped many women to find their own way or recovery. Her book Real Healing After Caesarean is a perfect book for those suffering from postnatal Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and a useful tool of information for all health professionals dealing with women.
Her Diploma in Crisis Counselling by the Institute of Counselling combined with her high listening skills has helped her to understand different approaches and techniques in counselling.
The development of her listening skills and empathy is due to her many years working as a volunteer in her own charities and other organizations like the Association for Post Natal Illness and the Birth Trauma Association.