Therapy for Fertility Challenges

Fertility treatment and third-party reproduction can be emotionally complex in ways that are hard to explain to others. Even when you’re functioning well on the outside, the internal experience of uncertainty, waiting, grief, or decision-making can feel isolating.

I offer focused psychological consultation and support for individuals and families navigating fertility and third-party reproduction, including intended parents, egg donors, and gestational carriers. This work is designed to help you feel more grounded and clear during high-stakes seasons that don’t always fit neatly into traditional therapy.

What We Can Focus On

People often reach out during moments like:

Waiting periods and uncertainty (during treatment cycles, matching, legal/medical milestones, or results)
Decision points that feel emotionally loaded or difficult to talk about with friends or family
Processing loss, disappointment, mixed emotions, or changes in expectations
Preparing for and adjusting to role transitions in third-party reproduction (intended parents, donors, and carriers)
Building steadiness when anxiety is high and there isn’t a clear timeline

When Fertility Becomes Emotionally Overwhelming

An infertility diagnosis and the treatments that follow can be physically demanding and emotionally destabilizing. Many people find themselves struggling with forms of loss they didn’t anticipate — even while continuing to move forward.

Therapy can be especially helpful if you are:

Coming to terms with the loss of a genetic connection when using a donor
Grieving the loss of the pregnancy experience when using a gestational carrier
Unsure how, when, or whether to disclose aspects of your journey to others
Thinking ahead about how to talk with your child about their story
Feeling pressured to make high-stakes decisions while emotionally exhausted
Experiencing anxiety, sadness, anger, or emotional numbness during treatment

You are welcome to come on your own or with your partner. There is space to speak honestly about how this experience is affecting you — without having to minimize, justify, or “stay positive.”

Together, we will work to navigate the emotional challenges that arise during fertility treatment, process grief and uncertainty, and build psychological flexibility in the face of outcomes that may be outside of your control. When helpful, we can also prepare for different possibilities, including treatment failure, pregnancy loss, or unexpected paths forward.

How I Work

Rather than providing open-ended weekly psychotherapy, I offer structured, intentional consultations tailored to your specific reproductive circumstances and life stage. My approach is informed by evidence-based frameworks, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), while remaining flexible and responsive to your lived experience.

We can work with a clear agenda, or begin with what feels most pressing right now and build from there.

Next Step

If you’re unsure what kind of support you need, that’s okay. We can start with what’s present right now and clarify the next step together.

To inquire about working together, please use the contact form or email me directly. I will respond as soon as possible.