Training offered

The Still Loved Grief Coach Certification Program is a specialized training dedicated entirely to supporting individuals and families impacted by pregnancy and infant loss. Built on the Still Loved Method, this certification prepares doulas, birth professionals, healthcare workers, bereaved parents, and helping professionals to provide trauma-informed support following miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal loss, infant loss, TFMR, and pregnancy after loss. Unlike general bereavement trainings, this program focuses specifically on the unique grief experiences associated with the death of a baby. Students learn: • Reproductive grief and pregnancy and infant loss • Trauma-informed support principles • Stabilization and emotional regulation • Loss story processing and meaning-making • Self-blame repair and guilt support • Identity reconstruction after loss • Continuing bonds and legacy-centered support • Pregnancy after loss • Family, partner, and sibling dynamics • Ethical grief coaching and scope of practice • Long-term support after loss The certification includes self-paced learning, interactive workbooks, reflection exercises, case studies, coaching practice opportunities, Phase Labs, Practice Studios, live group sessions, and individual mentorship with founder Hailey Ricks. Students also receive practical resources, templates, and support tools they can immediately integrate into their professional work. This 16-week certification is designed for doulas, nurses, therapists, social workers, chaplains, funeral professionals, bereaved parents, and other helping professionals seeking a deeper understanding of pregnancy and infant loss and how to compassionately support grieving families.

Summary of qualifications

Hailey Ricks, BS Psychology, is the founder of Still Loved Coaching and creator of the Still Loved Method, a trauma-informed framework designed specifically for pregnancy and infant loss support. After the stillbirth of her daughter, Hailey dedicated her career to improving support for bereaved parents and addressing gaps in pregnancy and infant loss care. She is the author of Stillborn Still Loved and My Baby Has a Name and has supported families across the United States and internationally through coaching, education, advocacy, and community initiatives. Hailey holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and has completed extensive independent study in grief, trauma, attachment, perinatal loss, reproductive grief, and continuing bonds. She is the developer of the Still Loved Grief Coach Certification Program, a specialized training dedicated entirely to pregnancy and infant loss. She is also the founder of the Stillborn Still Loved Society, an organization that supports grieving families through bereavement resources, grief boxes, remembrance initiatives, and hospital support programs. As an educator, speaker, and advocate, Hailey's work focuses on trauma-informed care, compassionate communication, identity reconstruction after loss, continuing bonds, and long-term support for bereaved families. Her mission is simple: to ensure no family navigating the death of a baby feels unseen, unsupported, or alone.

Style of teaching

The Still Loved Grief Coach Certification Program is built on the **Still Loved Method**, a structured framework created specifically for pregnancy and infant loss support. Unlike general grief models, the Still Loved Method recognizes that the death of a baby affects far more than a moment of grief. It can impact identity, relationships, future pregnancies, self-blame, emotional safety, and the ongoing bond parents maintain with their baby. Students learn to support families through six core phases of the Still Loved Method: • Stabilization and emotional safety • Processing the loss story • Self-blame repair and guilt support • Identity reconstruction after loss • Life reintegration while carrying grief • Continuing bonds and legacy-centered connection The method is rooted in trauma-informed principles and emphasizes compassionate presence, validation, nervous-system awareness, and honoring each family's unique experience. Rather than focusing on "moving on," students learn how to help families navigate grief in a way that acknowledges both the pain of loss and the enduring love they have for their baby. Throughout the certification, students develop practical support skills, communication strategies, and a deeper understanding of reproductive grief while learning how to apply the Still Loved Method within their own professional role and scope of practice. At its core, the Still Loved Method is built on a simple belief: every baby matters, every family's story matters, and no parent should have to navigate the death of their baby without informed, compassionate support.

Years offering training

3

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