Fertility Counseling
Fertility challenges can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to navigate them alone. With the right support, you can process the uncertainty, find emotional clarity, and reconnect with your sense of self. Whether you’re coping with the stress of trying to conceive, managing the emotional ups and downs of treatment, or grieving a loss, therapy offers a safe space to heal, reflect, and move forward with compassion.
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Struggling to conceive or facing unexpected challenges on the path to parenthood can be an emotional and isolating experience. Fertility issues often bring waves of grief, anxiety, frustration, and self-doubt—emotions that can be hard to express and even harder to carry alone.
Why Seek Support?
Fertility challenges impact more than just the body—they affect relationships, identity, and emotional well-being. Counseling provides a place to explore these layered experiences with compassion and without judgment. It can help you:
Fertility Counseling Can Help You:
Cope with the emotional toll of fertility treatments and repeated disappointments
Navigate difficult decisions around IVF, IUI, egg/sperm donation, or surrogacy
Manage stress, anxiety, and the unpredictability of timelines and outcomes
Process grief related to pregnancy loss, miscarriage, or a changing vision of parenthood
Strengthen communication with your partner or support system during a high-stress season
Reconnect with your sense of self and hope, no matter where your journey leads
Feel seen, heard, and supported in a space that honors your unique experience.
And more...
Frequently Asked Questions:
What is fertility counseling?
Fertility counseling is a specialized form of therapy that supports individuals and couples experiencing emotional, relational, or psychological challenges related to infertility, fertility treatments, pregnancy loss, or decisions around family building. It provides a safe space to process grief, anxiety, identity shifts, and the uncertainty that often comes with fertility struggles.
Who can benefit from fertility counseling?
Anyone navigating the emotional challenges of trying to conceive can benefit—whether you’re at the beginning of your journey, in the midst of treatment, considering third-party reproduction (like egg or sperm donation or surrogacy), or coping with pregnancy loss. It’s also helpful for partners and support people who want to process their own experience or strengthen communication.
When should I consider starting therapy?
You don’t need to wait until things feel “bad enough” to seek support. Therapy can be helpful at any stage—when you’re starting fertility testing, during treatment cycles, after a loss, or while making difficult decisions. If you’re feeling emotionally overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in grief or uncertainty, that’s a good time to reach out.
Location
8 South Michigan Avenue,
Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60603
