Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist
Virtually across Ontario, Canada
Grief & Pregnancy After Loss
Pregnancy after a miscarriage, stillbirth, or pregnancy loss can bring emotions that are difficult to explain. You may feel excited and hopeful one moment, and anxious, fearful, or overwhelmed the next. Even when this pregnancy is deeply wanted, it can be hard to trust your body or believe that things will be okay.
Pregnancy after loss can feel very different from your first pregnancy. Every appointment, ultrasound, symptom, or milestone may bring up memories of what happened before. You may find yourself constantly checking for signs that something is wrong, struggling to connect with the pregnancy, or feeling afraid to get too excited.
You don't have to navigate those feelings alone. Pregnancy after loss counselling provides a safe, supportive space to process your previous loss while making room for whatever this pregnancy brings.
Managing Anxiety During Pregnancy After Loss
Anxiety after miscarriage or pregnancy loss is incredibly common. You may experience racing thoughts, intrusive worries, difficulty sleeping, heightened awareness of physical symptoms, or a constant fear that something will go wrong again.
Counselling can help you understand your anxiety without judging or trying to simply "think positive." Together, we can work on strategies to manage pregnancy after loss anxiety, cope with uncertainty, and feel more grounded throughout your pregnancy.
Therapy may help you:
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Manage anxiety and intrusive thoughts
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Cope with pregnancy-related fears and uncertainty
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Navigate anxiety before ultrasounds and medical appointments
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Reduce constant reassurance-seeking or symptom checking
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Feel more present in your current pregnancy
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Build coping strategies for difficult days and milestones
Processing Pregnancy Loss While Expecting Again
A new pregnancy doesn't erase a previous loss. You may find yourself grieving the baby or pregnancy you lost while simultaneously feeling grateful, hopeful, or excited about the pregnancy you're experiencing now.
There is room for both grief and hope.
Pregnancy after loss counselling can provide space to talk about your previous miscarriage, stillbirth, or pregnancy loss in a way that feels safe and supported. You don't have to leave your grief behind in order to move forward.
Therapy can also help you navigate complicated feelings around bonding with your baby, pregnancy milestones, due dates, anniversaries, and fears about becoming attached.
Feeling More Supported in Your Pregnancy After Loss
You don't have to force yourself to enjoy every moment of pregnancy. You don't have to be positive all the time. And you don't have to choose between protecting your heart and allowing yourself to feel hopeful.
Counselling during pregnancy after loss is about finding a way to move through this pregnancy that feels manageable and authentic to you.
At Kerri Mooney Counselling, therapy is warm, real, and tailored to what you need. Together, we'll make space for your grief, anxiety, hopes, fears, and everything in between — without judgment.
Virtual pregnancy after loss counselling is available for clients in Ontario, so you can access support from the comfort of your own home.
If you're pregnant after miscarriage or pregnancy loss and finding this experience harder than you expected, you don't have to figure it all out on your own.
Kerri Mooney Counselling offers virtual pregnancy anxiety counselling across Ontario, allowing you to access support from the comfort and privacy of your own home.
Whether you're early in pregnancy, approaching your due date, or somewhere in between, therapy can provide a space to slow down, talk honestly, and feel supported through this next chapter.
You deserve support during pregnancy—not just after the baby arrives.