If you are here, there is a good chance you have been carrying a lot. Maybe it is grief. Maybe it is frustration. Maybe it is the emotional rollercoaster of trying, hoping, waiting, and then being let down.

And to make it harder, the world does not really slow down for this kind of pain. People say the wrong things. Announcements pop up everywhere. You might find yourself smiling on the outside while feeling completely different on the inside.

However you are feeling right now, it makes sense.

You might relate to some of these experiences:

• Grief that comes in waves or hits out of nowhere

• Anxiety about the future or the next step

• Feeling angry at your body or like it has let you down

• Guilt or wondering if you did something wrong

• Pulling away from people because it just feels like too much

Sometimes these feelings overlap with things like perinatal depression or perinatal anxiety, especially if you have experienced a later loss or a long fertility journey.

In therapy we focus on:

• Talking through your grief in a way that feels honest and not rushed

• Making sense of the ups and downs and everything in between

• Working through anxiety or the constant “what if” thoughts

• Figuring out how to respond to people or set boundaries when needed

If your experience involved something medically intense or traumatic, we can also pull in approaches used in birth trauma therapy to help process those pieces.