Introducing
Dr. Clay Brigance,
Advancing the Science of Emotional Connection in Reproductive Grief
Dr. Clay Brigance is a licensed professional counselor, researcher and educator whose work focuses on how couples can sustain and strengthen their relationship during infertility, pregnancy loss, and reproductive trauma.
Drawing from both lived experience and years of research, Dr. Brigance developed the Four Pillars of Connection During Reproductive Grief, an evidence-based framework that helps couples navigate emotional communication, conflict, disrupted dreams and intimacy. His work has been published in leading academic journals and featured by Forbes, Psychology Today, and the Gottman Institute.
Whether through Trainings, Speaking Engagements, or resources for couples, Dr. Brigance’s goal is to make effective, compassionate support widely available.
What Are Dr. Brigance’s
Four Pillars of Connection?
The Four Pillars offer couples a clear, research-backed way to stay connected through reproductive grief. They address:
Mindful emotional responding
Navigating conflict and decisions
Exploring disrupted dreams of parenthood
Maintaining intimacy and passion
The quick answer: the Four Pillars are four evidence-based relationship skills identified in Dr. Clay’s research with over 1,000 couples that predict which couples sustain closeness during infertility, pregnancy loss, or reproductive trauma.
“Dr. Clay helped us reconnect during one of the toughest times in our lives. We found a way to grieve together, heal, and strengthen our relationship after infertility. Dr. Clay gave us the support we needed to rediscover hope as a couple.”
— Client
