You may feel you wish to access some additional support through talking therapies, such as counselling.
The counselling charity Petals begain working in partnership with Our Angels Charity to deliver specialist online counselling service for women, birthing people and their partners who have experienced baby loss and who received their care from Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.
Bereaved families can be supported with funded counselling sessions if they have experienced any of the below within the last year:
- Second trimester miscarriage
- Termination of pregnancy for medical reasons (TFMR)
- Stillbirth
- Neonatal death
- Pregnancy after loss – support for parents with high anxiety in subsequent pregnancy following loss
- Other referral reasons may be accepted if referred by Our Angels or a bereavement midwife
The referral must come from a health care professional in the bereavement midwifery team. If you fit the above criteria please ask the professional referring you to complete the online referral form to complete a request for counselling.
You can email the bereavement midwifery team via [email protected] .
You may wish to seek other counselling options, and you can locate a local counsellor to you through the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy: https://www.bacp.co.uk/
Teddy’s wish also supports bereaved families following stillbirth, neonatal death and SUDC with specialist counselling.
Website: https://www.teddyswish.org/
Email: [email protected]
If you are unable to access Petals counselling support or wish to seek other support, national and local listening therapies are also available such as:
Reflect Harrogate: Pregnancy choice and loss support
Website: https://reflectharrogate.co.uk/
Telephone: 01423206710 / Text: 07517638007
Email: [email protected]
Taking Baby Steps
Website: https://takingbabysteps.co.uk/
Telephone: 07305331935
Email: [email protected]
Cruse Bereavement Support
Website: https://www.cruse.org.uk/
Telephone: 08088081677