Pregnancy & Baby Loss Therapy Group
You Do Not Have to Carry This Loss Alone
Pregnancy and baby loss can be deeply isolating. Even when you have supportive people around you, it can feel as though no one fully understands what you are carrying.
Schedule a Free ConsultationYou might find yourself protecting others from your emotions, explaining what happened when you do not want to, or wondering whether there is still room for your grief when everyone else seems to have moved forward.
Our Pregnancy & Baby Loss Therapy Group offers a small, supportive space to connect with others who have experienced pregnancy or baby loss, develop ways of coping with grief, and process difficult or traumatic experiences.
An 8-week virtual therapy group facilitated by two EMDR Certified Therapists.
A Space Where Your Loss Is Understood
Pregnancy and baby loss can bring grief, anger, guilt, sadness, fear, numbness, and emotions that are difficult to put into words. Even people who care deeply about you may not fully understand what you are going through.
Being with others who have experienced pregnancy or baby loss can feel different. There is less explaining. You can share what is difficult, listen when you do not feel like talking, and be around people who understand that grief does not follow a particular timeline.
This group is not about moving on, finding the positive, or grieving in a particular way. It is a place to have your experience recognized, develop ways of coping, and begin working with parts of the experience that continue to feel painful or overwhelming.
Your grief has a place here.
Who This Group Is For
This group is for people who have experienced pregnancy or baby loss, including:
This group is appropriate for all grieving parents, regardless of gender, length of the pregnancy, or how recent the loss.
This group is designed for individuals only and is not able to accommodate couples. Birthing and non-birthing partners are welcome to participate individually.
This is a therapist-led group that combines connection with others who understand pregnancy and baby loss with opportunities for deeper therapeutic work.
What to Expect
This is more than a support group. It is a therapy group designed to give you both the connection of being with others who understand pregnancy and baby loss and opportunities to work more deeply with your own experience.
Over the course of eight weeks, we will use a combination of:
- Guided discussion to explore grief, relationships, identity, and the ways loss continues to affect your life
- Journaling and expressive arts to help you explore experiences and emotions that are not always easy to put into words
- Coping and grounding strategies to help you navigate difficult emotions, triggers, and moments of overwhelm
- EMDR to work with painful or traumatic experiences that continue to feel stuck
You will never be expected to share more than you are comfortable sharing. There will be opportunities to participate, reflect, and connect in different ways throughout the group.
The group is facilitated by two EMDR Certified Therapists, allowing us to pay close attention to emotional safety, pacing, and what each person needs as we work together.
You can come exactly as you are, whether you need to talk, listen, process, or simply be with people who understand.
How the Group Works
The Pregnancy & Baby Loss Therapy Group is an eight-week virtual therapy group with a maximum of eight participants. We offer multiple group start dates throughout the year.
Before the Group Begins
We offer a free 15-minute consultation where you can ask questions, learn more about the group, and see whether it feels like the right fit for you.
If you are interested in participating, the next step is an individual intake appointment with one of the facilitators. This gives us an opportunity to learn more about you, your experience, and your needs, and to determine whether the group is an appropriate fit.
Format
Virtual
Schedule
Wednesdays, 4:30–6:00 PM
Duration
8 weeks
Group Size
Maximum of 8 participants
Meet Your Facilitators
Our Pregnancy & Baby Loss Therapy Group is co-facilitated by two EMDR Certified Therapists who understand the emotional complexity of pregnancy and baby loss.
We created this group because grief can be incredibly isolating, and we believe there is value in having a space where people can feel understood while receiving thoughtful, professional support.
Together, we bring a compassionate, trauma-informed approach that makes room for each person’s unique experience. Our goal is to create an environment where you can connect with others, explore difficult emotions, and work toward healing at your own pace.
Vera McGrath, LMFT
EMDR Certified Therapist
A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Carlsbad, CA, specializing in perinatal mental health, trauma, and EMDR therapy for those navigating pregnancy, postpartum, and loss.
Learn more about Vera
Rachel Rabinor, LCSW, PMH-C
EMDR Certified Therapist
A Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Perinatal Mental Health Certified clinician who specializes in supporting individuals through reproductive and perinatal grief, including pregnancy and baby loss.
Learn more about RachelInterested in Joining the Next Group?
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to ask questions, learn more about the group, and see if it feels like the right fit for you. We will also let you know about the next available group start date.
If group is not the right fit right now, or you would like support alongside it, individual therapy for pregnancy and baby loss is also available.