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Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss Therapists in MA & NJ

Compassionate support for miscarriage, stillbirth, and TFMR in Massachusetts and New Jersey​

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Therapy for Pregnancy Loss

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Losing a pregnancy, no matter the circumstances—is life-altering. The world may keep turning, but you’ve been forever changed. Whether you’ve experienced a first-trimester miscarriage, the heartbreak of a stillbirth, or made the impossible decision to end a wanted pregnancy, your grief deserves to be witnessed. There is no timeline for healing. No “right” way to move forward.

As a miscarriage therapist in Massachusetts, I offer a space where you can speak the unspeakable, feel what needs to be felt, and begin to make meaning out of your loss.

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Therapy for Miscarriage

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You don’t have to “move on.” You get to move through it. Miscarriage is often minimized—by well-meaning friends, providers, or even ourselves. But the pain is real. The grief is valid. And the emotional toll can linger long after the physical healing.

 

As miscarriage therapists, we work with you to process:

  • The shock and disbelief that often comes with early loss

  • Any guilt, shame, or maybe even a feeling that your body betrayed you

  • Anxiety about trying again or navigating future pregnancies

  • The silence that surrounds miscarriage, and how isolating that can feel

You are not alone. And you don’t have to grieve in silence.

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Therapy for Stillbirth
 

There are no words big enough for this loss - but we can begin with yours. When a baby is born still, the world rarely knows what to say. You carried a life, a future, a dream, and then everything changed.

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As therapists for stillbirth, we work with you to:

  • Name and honor your baby, your birth story, and your grief, where comfortable

  • Navigate anger, emptiness, and unfairness

  • Support your relationship and parenting journey (especially if you have living children)

  • Rebuild trust in your body and the world

We will walk beside you as you grieve a life that should’ve been. 

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Therapy After Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR)

 

Grieving a choice you never wanted to make. TFMR is a grief with layers - love, loss, guilt, heartbreak, and often silence. You made the most loving decision in the most devastating circumstance. That truth matters.​

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As TFMR therapists, we work with you to:

  • Process the trauma of receiving devastating news

  • Work through feelings of guilt, self-doubt, and what-ifs

  • Navigate social silence or judgment

  • Honor your baby and your choice

This wasn’t supposed to be your story. But you are not alone in it.

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You’re allowed to grieve. You’re allowed to heal.

 

As pregnancy loss therapists in Massachusetts and New Jersey, we work with individuals who are grieving in different ways, at different paces, for different reasons. There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to loss, so therapy is always shaped around your unique experience.

 

Whether your loss happened yesterday or years ago…
Whether you’re deep in grief or numb from the pain…
Whether you need to talk, scream, cry, or just be silent…

We are here to help you carry it.

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Ready to talk?

 

Therapy for pregnancy loss is available in-person or online across Massachusetts and New Jersey.
If you’re looking for a miscarriage therapist who honors your grief without rushing your healing, we’d be honored to support you.

If any of the above sounds like you, we invite you to schedule a free 15 minute consultation to see if we're a good fit and to ask any questions you might have.

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"I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do."

-Brene Brown

Resources for Pregnancy Loss

  • Suicide & Crisis Hotline – Dial 988

  • Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a volunteer Crisis Counselor – Free 24/7 support at your fingertips.

  • National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-943-5746

    • The Hotline, funded by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and powered by Postpartum Support International, is available 24/7, 365 days a year, in English or Spanish and other languages by request.

    • Call or text the Hotline anytime to connect.  833-943-5746

  • Peer Support

    • Would you like to talk to someone who has had a similar loss?

    • Phone, email, and text support available nationwide

    • In-person support, including in-hospital support, available in Minnesota and New York Metro

    • Click here to request peer support or contact Star Legacy Foundation at 952.715.7731 ext 2 or support@starlegacyfoundation.org

  • Support Groups

    • Star Legacy Foundation provides live, online support groups for families who have experienced a perinatal loss and for individuals experiencing a pregnancy after a loss.

  • Recommended Reading

    • Pregnancy Loss – Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death

      • He Lost His Baby Too by Kelly Farley and David Dicola.  2024

      • Still His Mama, by Terrell Hatzilias, PhD. 2024

      • Davis, Deborah. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby. 1996

      • Ilse, Sherokee. Empty Arms: Coping with Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death. 1990

      • Keating, Catherine Noblitt. There Was Supposed to Be a Baby: A Guide to Healing After Pregnancy Loss. 2013

      • Kirk, Paul and Schwiebert, Pat. When Hello Means Goodbye. 2012

      • Lothrop, Hannah. Help, Comfort and Hope after Losing Your Baby in Pregnancy or the First Year. 1992

      • When Hello Means Goodbye: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Dies Before Birth, At Birth, Or Shortly After Birth. By Pat Schwiebert and Paul Kirk

      • Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back. By Kelly Farley

      • Couple Communication After a Baby Dies by SherokeeIlse and Tim Nelson

      • Our Baby Died. Why?  Journal and Workbook for Children by Jake Erling

      • Grandparents Cry Twice by Mary Lou Reed

      • Empty Arms: Coping with miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death by Sherokee Ilse

      • We were gonna have a baby, but we had an angel instead by Pat Schwiebert and Taylor Bills

      • Don’t Take My Grief Away From Me by Doug Manning.

      • Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo

      • My Forever Child

      • Why is Mommy Crying? by I. Cori Baill, M

      • Stillborn, Still Loved by Hailey Ricks

      •  Goodbye Sister by Kimberly Newton

      • A Diary to My Babies by Carmen Grover 

      • He Lost His Baby Too: Survival Guide for the Grieving Dad by Kelly Farley and David Dicola

      • Still His Mama by Terrell Hatzilias, PhD 

    • Pregnancy After Loss

      • When Pregnancy Follows A Loss: Preparing for the Birth of Your New Baby. By Joann O’Leary and Clare Thorwick

      • Pregnancy after a Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy after a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death. By Carol Cirulli Lanham

      • My Baby Big Sister: A Book for Children Born Subsequent to a Pregnancy Loss. By Cathy Blanford

      • Pregnancy and Parenting After Loss: Joann O’Leary and Jane Warland.

      • Different Baby, Different Story: Pregnancy and Parenting After Loss. By Joann O’Leary, Jane Warland, Margaret Murphy and Lynnda Parker. 2020

      • Douglas, Ann and John Sussman. Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Loss. 2000

      • Ford, Melissa. Navigating the Land of If: Understanding Infertility and Exploring Your Options. 2009

      • Lanham, Carol. Pregnancy after Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy after a Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Infant Death. 1999

      • What to Expect When Having a Rainbow Baby

If any of the above sounds like you, we invite you to schedule a free 15 minute consultation to see if we're a good fit and to ask any questions you might have.

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