Psychotherapy for Pregnancy Loss: A Relational Perspective

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Recorded On: 03/28/2025

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Description

Dr. Rayna D. Markin will review types and rates of pregnancy loss and common psychological consequences for bereaved parents, including anxiety, depression, complicated grief, and post-traumatic stress. Moving beyond a symptomatic focus, she will focus on the deeper level psychological effects of pregnancy loss, including unresolved trauma and loss and damage to healthy self-esteem and identity. Dr. Markin will also discuss the therapy relationship as a vehicle to help patients process and grow from trauma and loss and restore healthy self-esteem after experiencing pregnancy loss. Special implications for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ clients will be discussed.

Continuing Education Information

1.5 CE Credits, Instructional Level: Intermediate

1.5 Contact Hours (New York Board of Psychology)

Learning Objectives:

  1. Discuss common psychological consequences of pregnancy loss.
  2. Describe how and why the therapy relationship can be a mechanism of change in therapy for pregnancy loss.
  3. Identify specific implications for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ clients affected by pregnancy loss.

Disclosures: Dr. Markin has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Generative AI was not used in the development or content of this presentation.

Certification Information

Each course in the Women's Health Across the Lifespan series is worth 1 elective point toward our Women's Health Across the Lifespan certification, which can be earned after completing all 18 courses in the series. The certification is not offered for any additional CEs*, but is offered as a certificate of completion for the series. *Individual courses can be taken to earn CE (see "continuing education information" on each course page).

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Rayna D. Markin, PhD

Rayna D. Markin, PhD, received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park and is currently an Associate Professor in counseling at Villanova University and a licensed psychologist with a private practice. She is founder of the Therapy Center for Pregnancy Loss, LLC. She is the author of the new book Psychotherapy for Pregnancy Loss: Applying Relationship Science to Clinical Practice, and co-author of the book Attachment in Group Psychotherapy

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