Rediscover hope after losing your baby.

Therapy for Miscarriage

In-person in Columbus & online throughout OH

Support for adults and couples.

Do you feel overwhelmed by your grief?

Maybe you lost your pregnancy at 10 weeks and are devastated, or perhaps you gave birth but your precious baby died after fighting for life in the NICU and you feel lost in your grief and trauma.

You may be struggling to find joy in life again, or simply not getting out of bed at all.

Perhaps you’re feeling crushed by loneliness, sadness, anger, guilt, traumatic memories, and fear of the future.

Whatever it is that you’re experiencing, you’re beginning to notice the impact of this in every facet of your life:

  • Trying to escape reminders of your loss at gatherings and church, on social media, and everywhere you go

  • Struggling to keep up with work and personal responsibilities

  • Experiencing distance from or conflict with your spouse or God

Therapy for Miscarriage can help.

It may feel impossible now, but you can rediscover peace in your life. You can learn how to cope with your intense emotions and experience relief.  You can improve your marriage and re-engage in your routine, work, and interests again. And I can help you get there.

What we’ll do together

Therapy for Miscarriage helps you do 3 things:

Share

Experience a safe, compassionate place to share your story and clarify how your baby’s death is impacting you.

Reflect

Explore relationship dynamics and discover how to reconnect with your spouse and other loved ones.

Cope

Learn helpful coping tools and the healthy way to grieve, so you can experience relief and peace again while you always remember and honor your baby.

I’ll help through this process, tailoring each step to your unique needs and circumstances in our individual or couples sessions.  My approach to therapy for miscarriage comes from a place of hope: believing that you and your spouse can find peace and hope in the darkness of losing a child.

You don’t have to live life feeling helpless and alone.

I can help you get there.

Common questions about therapy for miscarriage

  • Therapy sessions with me are down to earth and conversational. They are heavy at times when you need a place to share the painful details and current effects of your baby’s death; but they are also light-hearted when you need a break from the grief and joke that your dog is a drama queen but you still love her dearly. I want you to be your real, normal self and I will be my authentic therapist self as we work together. My therapy sessions are collaborative and I welcome your feedback and questions. I work to make you feel comfortable by showing you my genuine care and respect for you, so we can work together to achieve your goal of rediscovering peace.

    I like to start sessions with updates from you- How is your mom doing since her surgery? How did you do at your niece’s baptism; was it an emotional experience for you? Then we spend much of session talking about what is on your mind: for example, the details of your loss experience, your current struggles with your feelings or marriage, or your concern about that insensitive aunt at the reunion next week. We may also do some problem solving and may even try an exercise in session. Finally, we will conclude our session by confirming our next appointment and, if faith is important to you, end with a personalized prayer just for you.

  • How long you need to be in Therapy for Miscarriage depends on your particular grief and fertility journey and individual needs. Each situation is unique- for example, you may have lost your third child after two successful births or you may have experienced multiple pregnancy losses in a row after getting married. Additionally, every person responds to child loss differently and you may need more or less time to find peace again. Some clients find it helpful to meet every 1-2 weeks for several months to a year; however, I do not want to be attached to a specific timeline. Grief is naturally fluid and unpredictable, so we will get a sense of how long you need my support and I will tailor the counseling process to meet your needs.

  • Therapy may be a good fit for you if you are ready to share your pregnancy or child loss story with a supportive, caring professional. While you may be fearful of the future without your baby, you are ready to not suffer alone anymore. You are willing to experience the discomfort of sharing your difficult feelings in order to receive validation, guidance, and relief. You are willing to self-reflect and have an open mind to what you may learn in session about yourself, your experience, and coping with miscarriage or infant loss. And you’re ready to do what it takes in session and in your daily life to restore peace and fulfillment in your life.

  • Contact me to schedule a free consultation! During that conversation, I will ask you to briefly describe your miscarriage or infant loss experience that brings you to counseling. After I confirm that I believe that I am a good fit for your needs, I will answer any questions or concerns that you may have about starting miscarriage and infant loss therapy with me, to make sure you are confident I am right for you! I will then ask for some additional basic information about you, confirm some logistical details, and confirm my current availability for scheduling. Finally, if we are both ready to start the process, we will schedule your first appointment and I will send you the necessary paperwork from my group counseling practice Spirit of Peace Clinical Counseling to complete before that appointment.