Infertility Therapy

Are you experiencing infertility or trouble conceiving? 

Have you developed feelings of fear, shame, and uncertainty as a result? 

Could you benefit from the support of an experienced and understanding therapist

specializing in issues of infertility and maternal mental health?

For those experiencing infertility, the journey to parenthood is often less than ideal.

Instead of being a period of joy, excitement, and possibility, this time may be

characterized by intense internal anxiety and a nagging sense of inadequacy. You are

likely feeling entirely out of control of this process, causing setbacks in your emotional

health and capacity for hope. 

Not to mention, if you are currently undergoing IVF, IUI, or other fertility treatment, you

may have developed uncomfortable physical and emotional symptoms. Fertility

treatments are invasive procedures, as is egg donation, which can be increasingly

tough to manage when you’re already battling heavy feelings of sadness, shame, and

worry.

There is an immense and often unspoken heavy emotional weight that accompanies infertility and pregnancy loss. Counseling offers you space to explore your emotions so that you can feel less stuck in them and more in control of your response. 

As a therapist specializing in maternal mental health and infertility issues, I welcome hopeful moms of all backgrounds to therapy. Whether you are navigating IVF or IUI treatments, considering an egg donor, or grappling with other fertility issues, I will customize the therapeutic process to address your needs. Working together, we can identify solutions for growing your family. 

In addition, support groups and group therapy can be a valuable way to feel less isolated amidst the infertility struggle. Whether you are interested in supplementing individual counseling with group therapy or simply looking to connect with other women who can relate to your experience, I offer infertility support groups on an intermittent basis. '

A lot of our work in counseling will help you develop skills and strategies for managing your grief. Your emotions may range from shame to confusion to isolation, but therapy gives you an opportunity to respond to those emotions in a way that won’t deplete you. Instead of operating solely from the negative voice of fear and anxiety, I will support you in challenging self-limiting narratives and beliefs. 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one helpful tool that we will use in counseling for infertility issues. Because CBT helps you to identify and adjust the relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, you can learn techniques for improving emotional regulation. As you learn to challenge anxious, fear-based thoughts, you will develop more self-compassion in the process. 

Helping you find joy in the here and now is possible, even if your journey to parenthood is far from what you imagined. 

You have already been on a long and difficult journey if you found your way to this page. I understand the fear and sadness you may be feeling as you consider seeing a therapist for issues related to infertility. 

However, therapy is a meaningful opportunity to combat shame, grief, and isolation. I aim to be a sensitive, emotionally aware source of encouragement for you on this journey, and I am invested in your healing. I will do everything I can to facilitate an open, supportive, and safe atmosphere in therapy. 

Infertility is an often frustrating and heartbreaking experience, but counseling with a supportive therapist can help you process the grief. To schedule a free, 15 minute consultation and learn more about my approach to therapy for infertility issues, contact me.