Ectopic Pregnancy Loss Support
Support After Ectopic Pregnancy Loss
Dancing Bee Counseling provides compassionate support for those who have experienced ectopic pregnancy. Experiencing an ectopic pregnancy can be overwhelming. It often involves both a medical emergency and the heartbreak of losing a pregnancy—and both experiences matter. At Dancing Bee Counseling, we offer compassionate care for those navigating this unique loss. Our therapy honors your experience—acknowledging both the medical trauma and the emotional pain—so you can find healing and support in a safe, understanding space.
Ectopic Pregnancy Is Both a Loss and a Trauma
Your loss is real. The fact that the pregnancy could not have survived does not make your grief any less valid. You are allowed to mourn what you lost while also being grateful to be alive. Both are true.
I provide therapy that makes space for all of what you've been through: the fear, the physical pain, the grief, the medical trauma, and the worries about what comes next. Your experience doesn't fit neatly into one category, and your support shouldn't either.
Your Grief Is Valid
Your experience is real, and your feelings are valid. You hoped for this pregnancy, celebrated a positive test, and began imagining the future. Then, unexpectedly, you faced loss, medical trauma and for some, changes that may have impacted your sense of self and your plans for the future.
In therapy, we create space for every part of your experience: the grief, the trauma, the relief, the fear about what's next, the frustration with your body, and the isolation that comes when others dismiss your loss. Here, all of your feelings are welcome, and all of them matter.
Ectopic Pregnancy Loss Counseling
I provide therapy that addresses both the grief and the trauma of ectopic pregnancy.
Grief Processing
A safe space to honor your pregnancy and acknowledge your loss—without minimizing what it meant to you. Your grief is real, and it deserves care and understanding.
Trauma Work
Processing the medical emergency, the fear, and the body memories. Techniques for managing flashbacks, nightmares, and physical stress responses.
Coping with Dismissal
We'll explore practical strategies for responding when others minimize your loss and work through the pain of feeling unheard. Together, we'll focus on validating your experience and building tools to protect your emotional well-being.
Relationship Support
How ectopic pregnancy affects your partnership. Communication about grief, fear, and decisions about trying again.
Future Fertility Fears
Processing anxiety about whether you can get pregnant again. Preparing emotionally for future attempts and the uncertainty they bring.
Pregnancy After Ectopic
If you become pregnant again, we'll work together to navigate the uncertainty and fear that can arise. Our focus is on creating strategies that help you feel supported.
When You're Ready to Try Again
The decision about whether and when to try for another pregnancy after ectopic loss is deeply personal. Some people feel ready quickly; others need significant time. There's no right answer, and therapy can help you process this decision at your own pace.
Timing Decisions
Working through when you feel emotionally ready, separate from medical clearance.
Managing Fear
Coping strategies for the anxiety of trying again and early pregnancy uncertainty.
Pregnancy After Ectopic
Support during subsequent pregnancy, especially the terrifying early weeks.
Who Benefits from Ectopic Pregnancy Loss Support
You're grieving an ectopic pregnancy and feel like no one understands your loss
You're experiencing trauma responses from the medical emergency
You're going through treatment and struggling with the prolonged process
You had surgery and are processing the loss along with the pregnancy
People have dismissed your loss and you need someone who takes it seriously
You're afraid to try again because of the risk of another ectopic
You're worried about your fertility after your experience
You're pregnant again after ectopic and feeling anxious about the early weeks
Questions About Ectopic Pregnancy Loss
Is it normal to grieve an ectopic pregnancy?
You hoped for this pregnancy, saw a positive test, and began imagining the future. Then, that hope was taken away. Many people feel their grief dismissed, but your loss is real and significant. You may also be mourning changes to your body or worries about future pregnancies. All of this deserves acknowledgment and support.
Why do I feel traumatized after my ectopic pregnancy?
It's completely understandable to feel shaken after an ectopic pregnancy. This experience often involves sudden symptoms, urgent medical decisions, and unexpected changes to your body and future plans. You've faced the loss of a pregnancy you hoped for, and you may now carry concerns about fertility or future pregnancies. These factors—loss, uncertainty, and the stress of medical intervention—can create conditions for trauma. Feelings such as anxiety, flashbacks, or physical reactions to reminders are normal responses to what you've been through. In therapy, we work together to process these experiences, restore a sense of safety, and support your emotional healing.
Abby Lemke, MS, LPC-IT
Pregnancy Loss and Trauma Specialist
I will never minimize your experience or suggest that your ectopic pregnancy "wasn't a real loss." You saw a positive test, you had hopes for that pregnancy, and losing it was heartbreaking—regardless of where it implanted. I also recognize the emotional weight of navigating a medical crisis and, for some, the added grief of losing a fallopian tube.
As a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine with specialized training in pregnancy loss and reproductive mental health, I bring both clinical expertise and genuine compassion to this work. Ectopic pregnancy loss carries its own unique challenges, and I'm here to support you through every part of your healing journey.
More About AbbyEctopic Pregnancy Loss Support in Madison, Wisconsin
Dancing Bee Counseling
Office Address
101 E Main St, Suite 4
Waunakee, WI 53597
Phone
608-967-6105Serving Dane County and Beyond
Your Loss Deserves to Be Acknowledged
You don't have to grieve alone, and you don't have to pretend it wasn't real. Reach out when you're ready.
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