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Pregnancy & Infant Loss, Grief & Bereavement

Compassionate therapy for miscarriage, TFMR, stillbirth, infant loss, and reproductive grief.

 Loss during pregnancy or after a baby is born can change the way you see yourself, your relationships, your future, and the world around you. There may be grief, trauma, anger, guilt, relief, confusion, or emotions that are difficult to put into words. 

Susan provides a space to process what happened without minimizing the experience or rushing the grieving process.

When Grief & Trauma Intersect

 Pregnancy and infant loss can be traumatic, particularly when the loss follows a frightening diagnosis, medical crisis, difficult decision, emergency intervention, or complicated birth. 

Therapy can help you process both the loss and the circumstances surrounding it. 

Pregnancy After Loss

 A new pregnancy after miscarriage, TFMR, stillbirth, or infant loss can bring hope and fear at the same time. You may find yourself monitoring every sensation, anticipating bad news, or feeling disconnected as a way to protect yourself. 

Therapy can provide a place to talk honestly about those feelings and navigate the pregnancy without pressure to feel a certain way. 

There is No "Right" Way to Grieve

 Grief does not follow a single timeline or look the same from one person to another. Your relationship to the pregnancy or baby, the circumstances of the loss, your family, your culture, and your previous experiences all shape the way you grieve. 

When the World Moves On Before You Do

 Sometimes other people return to their routines long before you feel ready. You may feel unseen, misunderstood, or unsure where your grief fits. 


Therapy can offer a place where the loss does not have to be minimized or explained away.  

A Therapist Who Understands Complex Reproductive Loss

 Susan’s experience with reproductive trauma, pregnancy and infant loss, perinatal palliative care, and bereavement allows her to understand the many layers that can accompany reproductive loss. 

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Session Options & Locations

  •  In-person sessions at Susan’s office in Ridgewood, New Jersey
  • Virtual sessions via HIPAA-compliant platform


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