About the webinar

When a baby is lost through miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death, the grief is often intensely individual yet must be processed within the couple's relationship, making it a highly traumatic and complex clinical challenge. This essential webinar provides practitioners with specialist psychological frameworks to rapidly identify and intervene in the unresolved grief that can fracture a couple's connection.

This insightful training explores the distinct emotional landscapes of men's and women's grief, which often follow different patterns and may exacerbate relational decline. You will learn how to manage high-risk factors for developing complicated grief (such as low marital satisfaction or lack of social support) and acquire targeted strategies to promote mutual support and relational healing.

Secure your registration to transform your skills in perinatal loss support, enabling you to become a specialist resource for couples navigating this profound and disenfranchised trauma. 

Learning outcomes

Participating in this online professional training will enable you to:

• Understand the diverse patterns of grief experienced by men and women following perinatal loss and its impact on the couple's relationship.
• Identify key risk factors that predict the development of complicated grief in one or both partners.
• Acquire specialist strategies for assisting couples to acknowledge the loss and support each other through their unique grieving processes.
• Implement therapeutic interventions focused on providing a space to process difficult feelings and manage anxiety in subsequent pregnancies.

Who should attend

This webinar is highly relevant for professionals supporting couples and individuals navigating grief, loss, and trauma following a perinatal loss.

The target audience includes:

• Counsellors and Family Therapists
• Psychologists and Clinical Psychologists
• Social Workers and Perinatal Support Staff
• Midwives and other Health Professionals
• Bereavement Support Practitioners
• Clinical Supervisors and Trainers

About the presenters

The webinar is presented by two highly accomplished experts in psychoanalysis and couples therapy:

Cynthia Gregory-Roberts – A clinical social worker and experienced individual, couple, and family psychotherapist based in Sydney. She is a prominent member of several professional associations, including the International Association of Couple and Family Psychoanalysis, and currently serves as Vice-President of Penthos. She brings extensive experience educating general practitioners and mental health professionals and co-edited the authoritative book 'Psychoanalytic Approaches to Loss: Mourning, Melancholia and Couples'.

Timothy Keogh PhD – A psychoanalyst, clinical and forensic psychologist, and respected couple psychotherapist. He currently serves as the President of the Australian Psychoanalytical Society and Co-Chair for the Asia-Pacific of the Couple and Family Committee of the International Psychoanalytical Association. Dr Keogh's background includes leadership as the former Executive Director of several state-wide public sector programs in forensic mental health and drug and alcohol areas, and he is the current President of Penthos.

Purchase access

Use the purchase button to process your payment through our secure gateway. As soon as your purchase is complete, we’ll email you the details for immediate access to the recording within our Moodle Learning Management System.

System requirements for online training

To ensure you can participate in this webinar, please have access to the following:

• Desktop or laptop computer
• A reliable, stable internet connection
• Working microphone and speakers
• Webcam (either built-in or external to your computer)
• Headphones (recommended for optimal audio clarity)

Contact us

For further details or questions, please contact our Centre for Learning and Innovation:

Phone: (03) 8573 2222

Email: [email protected]