Therapy For Pregnancy After Loss in San Diego, Orange County and Throughout California
Pregnancy After Loss: Holding Hope and Grief at the Same Time
You’re pregnant again—but it doesn’t feel like the celebration everyone around you expects. You smile when people say “congratulations,” but inside, your heart is tangled in fear, grief, and uncertainty.
You’ve been here before. You know the weight of loss. And now, every milestone feels like holding your breath, hoping this time will be different.
This pregnancy is complicated—not medically, necessarily, but emotionally. You're caught between mourning what was and cautiously hoping for what could be. You might find yourself overanalyzing every symptom, holding back your joy, bracing for the worst just in case. And while people around you mean well, their reassurance can feel dismissive.
This isn’t just another pregnancy—it’s a pregnancy after loss. It carries the shadows of the past and the quiet longing for peace in the present.
You don’t have to go through this alone. Therapy can be a space where you don’t have to explain or justify your mixed emotions. A space where your grief, anxiety, and cautious hope can all exist at the same time. You deserve support from someone who understands that this isn't just about growing a baby—it's about tending to your heart after it’s been broken. It's okay to not feel okay right now. And it's okay to want to feel connected to this baby while still honoring the one you lost.
If you're navigating pregnancy after loss, your experience matters. Your pain, your resilience, your hope—they all deserve to be seen. You’re not “too sensitive.” You’re a mother doing the best she can in an impossible emotional landscape. Therapy can help you find steadiness when everything feels uncertain. You're allowed to feel it all—and you're allowed to be supported every step of the way.
Pregnancy after loss is a complex, emotional experience that no one fully prepares you for. Whether you’ve experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal loss, stepping into another pregnancy isn’t just about hope—it’s about navigating a sea of anxiety, grief, and cautious optimism. You’re not just growing a baby; you’re carrying the weight of what you’ve already lost.
If you’re pregnant after loss, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to go through this quietly or invisibly. Therapy during pregnancy after loss can offer a safe place to make space for your grief, process your fear, and reconnect with your body in a way that feels supportive, not triggering.
The Complexity of Being Pregnant Again After Loss
Pregnancy after loss is full of contradictions. You might feel excited and terrified in the same breath. You may feel deep gratitude for this new life while still aching for the one you lost. You might be counting down the days until the next ultrasound, clinging to reassurance, and wondering if it’s okay to bond with your baby.
And then there’s the guilt—guilt for feeling joy, guilt for feeling numb, guilt for not feeling “normal.” Many moms in this situation describe walking through pregnancy on edge, feeling like they can’t let themselves exhale until they’re holding their baby in their arms. It’s exhausting. It’s isolating. And it’s okay to say that out loud.
You Deserve Support in This Pregnancy—Especially After Loss
As a pregnancy therapist in California, I work with women who are navigating the emotional rollercoaster of pregnancy after loss. My approach is gentle, validating, and trauma-informed. We talk about everything: the anxiety that spikes before every appointment, the heartbreak that resurfaces at unexpected moments, the protective walls you've built around your heart, and the deep desire to feel connected—to your baby, your body, and yourself.
Therapy can help you grieve and hope at the same time. It can help you build a relationship with this pregnancy without denying what you’ve already gone through. And it can offer real coping strategies for dealing with fear, insomnia, hypervigilance, and the emotional triggers that show up along the way.
This Isn’t Just a Pregnancy. It’s a Healing Process
You’re not “starting over.” You’re moving forward with everything you carry. Therapy for pregnancy after loss is about creating space for your story, not pushing it aside.
Together, we can:
Explore and process unresolved grief from your previous loss
Learn grounding techniques to manage pregnancy anxiety and intrusive thoughts
Create rituals to honor your loss while welcoming this new baby
Build a support system so you don’t feel like you’re navigating this alone
Give yourself permission to feel joy—without guilt
You don’t have to shrink your grief to make room for joy. Together, we will hold both.
Therapy for Pregnancy After Loss in California
Whether this is your first pregnancy after loss or you’ve been through this more than once, therapy can help you feel less alone and more supported. I provide virtual therapy across California for moms who are pregnant after loss and feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally stuck.
You’re not “too much.” Your grief isn’t a burden. You deserve to be heard, supported, and held—especially now. Therapy during pregnancy after loss offers a compassionate, nonjudgmental space to process the emotional weight of both grief and new life. Many moms experience heightened pregnancy anxiety after a loss, constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop. Working with a pregnancy therapist can help you manage those spiraling thoughts, reconnect with your body, and learn how to ground yourself when fear takes over. Therapy gives you tools to feel more in control—even when things feel uncertain—and reminds you that your emotions are valid, not something to fix or hide.