Infertility and Loss Therapy in New Jersey
Social Worker for Infertility and Loss Support
I help women and couples navigating infertility and loss process the grief, shame, and isolation so you can reconnect with hope and rebuild emotional strength.
Personal Experience
I've walked this path through infertility and loss myself, bringing deep understanding to our work together.
Specialized Focus
Exclusive focus on fertility struggles, pregnancy loss, and grief that's often marginalized in society.
25+ Years Experience
Over 25 years supporting women, families, and couples through life's most challenging emotional moments.
Is Infertility and Loss Taking Over Your Life?
Infertility and pregnancy loss can feel like wounds that never heal. You might feel like your body has betrayed you, or constantly wonder if you'll ever become a parent. The grief shows up everywhere, in every pregnancy announcement and baby shower invitation, making it hard to celebrate others' joy or imagine your own future beyond this struggle.
The emotional weight of this journey often shows up as:
• Deep guilt and shame about your body
• Isolation from friends and family celebrations
• Constant anxiety during treatment cycles and milestones
• Exhaustion from carrying this pain alone
I understand how infertility and loss can create trauma that touches every part of your life. Together, we can work through the pain and help you find a path toward healing and hope, even in the midst of uncertainty.
Why Choose Beyond the Horizon for Infertility Support
I'm Shannon Rizzo, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience supporting women, families, and couples through life's most challenging moments. I specialize in infertility, pregnancy loss, and the grief that often goes unspoken in our society. I also bring personal experience navigating infertility and loss myself.
I believe healing doesn't come from being told what to do. It comes from being deeply seen, gently guided, and given tools to access your inner wisdom. My approach blends compassion with practical support, helping you process grief, rebuild your identity, and move forward on your own terms.
How I Can Support You
Infertility and Loss
For women and couples facing fertility struggles, pregnancy loss, or failed treatments who need compassionate support to process grief and find hope again.
Couples Therapy
For partners whose relationship is strained by infertility or loss, helping you reconnect, communicate openly, and face this challenge together rather than apart.
Grief Therapy
For those mourning the loss of a baby or the future you imagined, offering space to honor your pain and slowly rebuild meaning.
Anxiety Therapy
For women overwhelmed by racing thoughts about treatments, outcomes, and an uncertain future, providing tools to manage worry and regain calm.
Depression Therapy
For those feeling disconnected from joy, purpose, or yourself after loss, helping you process emotions and reconnect with what matters.
Trauma Therapy
For individuals carrying the weight of traumatic experiences around pregnancy, loss, or medical procedures, offering gentle support to heal.
Our Infertility Counseling Process
Healing from infertility trauma happens gently, at your own pace, with compassionate guidance every step of the way.
01
Creating Safety
We’ll start with a free consultation where you can share your story openly. Together, we’ll set goals and create a plan that fits your unique needs.
02
Healing Process
Through approaches like CBT, mindfulness, and narrative therapy, we’ll work through trauma while building tools to manage anxiety, grief, and relationship stress.
03
Moving Forward
As healing grows, we’ll focus on strengthening your identity, improving relationships, and helping you make confident choices about your future.
Benefits of Specialized Infertility Counseling
Emotional Validation
Finally feel truly heard and understood by someone who knows this journey firsthand. You’ll have a safe space to share your story without judgment, where your emotions are honored and your pain is acknowledged as real and valid.
Trauma Processing
Work through the emotional wounds of loss and failed treatments with trauma-informed care. Together, we’ll gently unpack painful memories, reduce triggers, and help you find healthier ways to cope and move forward with resilience.
Relationship Healing
Rebuild intimacy and communication with your partner during difficult times. Counseling can help you reconnect, understand each other’s struggles, and strengthen your bond so you feel less alone in this journey.
Choose Support Over Silence
Many women and couples carry infertility trauma quietly, trying to be strong for everyone else. The pain can linger in your body and mind, sleep may suffer, and everyday tasks can start to feel heavy. Relationships can feel strained, even with people you love, and isolation can make grief feel even more intense. It can seem as if you are stuck in a cycle of sadness, anger, and exhaustion with no clear way out.
I want to help you begin to soften this pain and feel less alone. Together, we can help your nervous system settle, tend to the wounds in your relationships, and create room for hope again. Healing can unfold in small, steady steps that bring more ease, connection, and choice back into your life.
- Space to understand how infertility trauma is affecting your mood, body, and relationships
- Support to interrupt patterns of guilt, shame, and hopelessness that keep you feeling stuck
- Guidance to rebuild trust in yourself and create a gentler, more sustainable way forward
I offer a grounded, compassionate place to work through infertility trauma so you do not have to carry this alone. You can move toward healing with someone who understands this kind of pain.
Take the First Step Toward Healing
Your path to healing starts with a single step. You deserve support, understanding, and the tools to move forward with hope.