Our Story
As professionals and mothers we understand that every baby, parent and family is unique.
Parenting is about so much more than giving birth and taking care of your newborn and children.
It’s about birthing and raising parents too.
We know that it’s hard to raise a child without a community or village around for support. That’s what we are here for!
The Parents Village is a hub for all parents and parents to be. Through our holistic services we:
🗸 Help you process the multitude of feelings, expectations and transformations that naturally come with this new role, identity, relationship and body
🗸 Empower you as caregivers with the skills, support networks, strategies and resources to gently navigate your unique parenting journey.
🗸 Increase your insight and conscious connection with yourself and your baby, children, your partner, family and friends.
Meet Lana Sussman
Mama of two delicious dictators
Social Worker, Counsellor and Dramatherapist
People Connector
Ritual Maker
Avid Recycler
Essential Oil Enthusiast
Lana is Clinical Social Worker, and Arts Psychotherapist. Lana is passionate about her work has a genuine, warm and engaging approach as a skilled therapist with close to 20 years experience in the area of Children and Families.
.Lana has extensive experience working both in Sydney and London with a wide variety of client groups, and in 2016 Lana Co-Founded The Parents Village in Sydney with Kirsty Levin, where she supports individuals and couples as they transition into parenthood and beyond, helping them navigate changes to their bodies, identity and relationships.
Lana’s integration of drama, movement, ritual, play, storytelling and visual art into her counselling approach allows her clients additional options for conveying and understanding their feelings particularly in times when “words are not enough”.
Credentials include:
BA Social Work (UNSW)
MA Drama & Movement Therapy (CCSD, UK)
Body Positive Counselling Certificate
Gottman Relationships Counselling (Level 1)
Internal Family Systems Therapy (Level 1)
NEDC approved Mental Health Practitioner (Certified)
CBT-E For Eating Disorders (Certified)
Free 15 Minute Phone Consult
Our Services
Body Image Support
Assisting you to improve your body image by exploring your feelings, perceptions and behaviours to enjoy a positive relationship with your body, self esteem and mental health.
Parenting Support
Helping families to better understand, connect, and work with each other, develop skills to better manage challenges, and strengthen the parent-child relationship.
A safe space to debrief, process, re-frame and release any discomfort, disappointment or trauma from your birth experience so that you can move forward.
Birth Debriefing
Supporting individuals and couples to gain insight and make positive changes by working through challenges that come with pregnancy, parenthood and relationships