Perinatal Grief: Treatment and Support in Barcelona
What is Perinatal Grief and how can it be helped?
Perinatal grief is the emotional and psychological response to the loss of a child during pregnancy, childbirth, or shortly after birth (also known as gestational or neonatal death). It is one of the most difficult experiences that mothers, fathers, and families can go through.
It is a deeply painful experience that can combine feelings of intense sadness, guilt, emptiness, anxiety, and, in some cases, social isolation due to the stigma that still surrounds this type of loss. Unlike other forms of grief, perinatal grief involves an abrupt interruption of life expectations and plans, generating suffering that can become debilitating if not addressed appropriately.
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, integrated into a specialized clinical setting, has shown promising results in facilitating emotional processing, promoting acceptance, and helping transform paralyzing grief into an integrated experience within the parents’ life story.
Our therapeutic approach to Perinatal Grief
Psychedelic-assisted therapy applied to perinatal grief enhances brain neuroplasticity and facilitates an expanded state of consciousness in which the most painful emotions can be safely explored. This process allows for processing the loss, working through guilt and frustration, and opening up space for emotional reconciliation with the experience.
At the neurobiological level, the psychedelic medication used in our clinic modulates the default mode network (DMN) and structures such as the amygdala and hippocampus, fostering new perspectives on the bond with the lost child. Combined with specialized psychotherapeutic support for grief, this therapeutic approach allows us to access repressed emotions and reconstruct a more integrated life narrative.
During the sessions, the safe environment and clinical guidance help parents experience symbolic goodbyes, process blocked emotions, and reconnect with a sense of continuity—not through forgetting, but through the ability to continue living life fully.
Psychotherapists specialising in Perinatal Grief in Barcelona
Our professionals specializing in perinatal bereavement and psychedelic-assisted therapy are trained in grief psychotherapy and perinatal health. Their clinical experience allows them to understand the uniqueness of each loss and to sensitively support those going through this process. The approach is tailored to the needs of each individual or couple, integrating contemporary psychotherapeutic resources with innovative grief processing techniques.
Our clinic’s therapeutic space is designed to provide support, respect, and close support, allowing each patient to navigate the experience unhurriedly and at their own pace.
Benefits of treating Perinatal Grief with us
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy opens a transformative path for those facing the loss of a son or daughter during pregnancy, childbirth, or in the first days of life. This therapeutic approach facilitates access to deep emotions (sadness, guilt, anger, emptiness) that often remain blocked. It offers a safe space to express and redefine them. In this process, it is possible to create symbolic farewells, reconcile with the experience of loss, and rebuild a healthier emotional connection with the memory of the lost person.
The neurobiological effects of psychedelics promote a renewed perspective on one’s life story, allowing the loss to be integrated without losing its meaning. Specialized psychotherapeutic support for perinatal grief guides this transition, helping to transform paralyzing pain into adaptive sadness that honors the lost child without impeding the possibility of returning to life with meaning, purpose, and fulfillment.
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