The fallout of a pregnancy loss can be devastating as hopes and dreams of being a parent, nurturing a new life are taken away. I have experience of working with women and men who have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage or stillbirth. It can be an intensely sad and traumatic time where individuals can be overwhelmed with the processes that ensue and often the need to express sadness/grief gets lost amongst this. It can feel as though the depth of pain of this loss and its significance is not always fully appreciated by professionals, family, partners etc, particularly around hopelessness and fear around future hopes and expectations.
I have found that counselling provides clients with the freedom to express their raw emotions whether it be anger, sadness, frustration, injustice, helplessness, their worries/concerns etc. In my experience counselling does not take the pain of this loss away but allows emotional release which indirectly strengthens the individual in making decisions about next steps.
