Digital early intervention · Pregnancy to age 2

For the moments parenting feels emotionally hard

Attunely is a psychology-informed app that helps parents pause, reflect, and reconnect with themselves and their baby, in the moments it matters most.

The early months of parenting can be some of the most emotionally difficult of a person's life, marked by exhaustion, self-doubt, feeling like you're failing, not knowing what your baby needs, feeling low, unsupported, or simply overwhelmed by the weight of it all. Attunely offers support in exactly those moments: brief, non-judgmental, and grounded in over 20 years of combined clinical experience in perinatal mental health and infant-parent psychotherapy.

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The problem

More advice than any generation before. And still so many parents feeling alone in it.

Modern parenting comes with overwhelming pressure. Parents today have access to more advice than ever before, yet many feel more alone, more uncertain, and more overwhelmed than previous generations. The information is there. The emotional support often isn't.

Feeling like you're failing Not knowing what your baby needs Feeling alone in it Emotional overwhelm Loss of confidence Guilt and self-doubt

"In a world saturated with parenting advice, many parents lose space to build their own relationship with their baby."

The Attunely approach

Brief, psychologically-informed support
in the moments it feels hard

Attunely offers immediate support: quick, non-diagnostic, and never a replacement for clinical care. It works alongside the services families already use.

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Immediate support

Available in the difficult moments, not just at a scheduled appointment.

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Build reflective capacity

Helps parents notice patterns and understand what's really going on emotionally.

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Emotional containment

Personalised prompts offer a moment of calm and emotional reframing.

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Understand self & baby

Supports the parent–infant relationship at its most vulnerable moments.

What Attunely offers

A space to reset, reflect, and connect

Brief, psychologically-informed support, available exactly when you need it.

Simple questions to pause and reflect

Prompts parents to name what they're feeling without judgement.

Tailored reflections, individualised to you

Responses are shaped by what you share, shaped to fit this moment rather than generic advice.

Understanding what your baby is telling you

Helps parents notice their baby's cues and make sense of what their baby might be communicating.

Reconnection with self and baby

Helps parents move from overwhelm back to their baby — noticing, holding, reconnecting.

Signposting to further support

Recognises when more help is needed and points to the right services.

Planned pilot study

Testing Attunely in the real world

We are designing a pilot study to explore how Attunely supports parents across early years settings, working alongside the services families already trust.

30–50

Target: parents in the pilot

Target: months postpartum (window)

4–6

Target: weeks of app use

Settings: clinics, health visiting, charities & community

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Reflective functioning

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Parent–infant connection

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Emotional overwhelm

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Understanding of baby

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Usability & acceptability

The team

Built by clinical psychologists
who understand the reality

Dr Sarah Hyland

Clinical Psychologist & Co-founder

Specialist in parent–infant mental health, with deep experience supporting families in the early years. Driving the clinical and relational foundations of Attunely.

Dr Laura Thomas

Clinical Psychologist & Co-founder

Psychology-informed, relationship-focused, and designed for real life. Laura brings clinical rigour and a commitment to tools that work for families in real life, not just in theory.

Attunely Fathers: coming soon

Support designed specifically for partners and dads navigating the early years.