Why Specialized Infertility Counseling Matters
When you’re going through infertility, the emotional toll can feel just as heavy as the physical side of treatment. Many women already know that therapy is important—but if you’ve worked with a general therapist, you may have noticed something missing.
Maybe you’ve had to spend precious session time explaining what egg retrieval means, why embryo grading matters, or what it feels like to wait for a call from your clinic. Maybe your therapist has said things like, “It only takes one egg!” without realizing how painful or dismissive that sounds when you’ve just learned that your embryos didn’t survive.
These aren’t small things. They can leave you feeling unseen, unsupported, and like you’re carrying this journey on your own—even in the therapy room.
Why Infertility Is Different
Infertility isn’t like other stressors. It’s layered with grief, uncertainty, and ongoing medical interventions. Each cycle comes with its own mix of hope, waiting, and heartbreak.
A general therapist may be kind and well-meaning, but if they don’t have training in reproductive mental health, they might:
Confuse your journey with another client’s.
Miss the deeper grief that comes with a molar pregnancy versus an ectopic pregnancy.
Think IVF is a one-size-fits-all process when every protocol, diagnosis, and outcome is different.
Infertility requires a specialized approach. You deserve a therapist who doesn’t just “get it” after you explain—but who starts from a place of deep understanding.
What a Specialist Brings
Working with an infertility therapist means:
You don’t have to teach your therapist the basics of IVF, IUI, egg retrievals, or embryo attrition rates.
You can spend your session on your feelings, not on giving a medical lecture.
You can process the unique grief of infertility without worrying your therapist will minimize your pain.
You’ll be met with empathy and expertise, not confusion or harmful clichés.
This is my zone of genius. I know you can find a million other therapists. But not with my training and focus in reproductive mental health. When you work with me, you can trust that your story won’t get blurred with someone else’s, and your pain won’t get brushed off with a pep talk.
You Deserve More Than “Good Enough” Therapy
If therapy so far has felt “kind of helpful” but not fully supportive, that’s not your fault—and it doesn’t mean therapy isn’t for you. It just means you haven’t had the right fit yet.
You deserve therapy that sees you fully, holds your grief with care, and gives you tools to cope with one of life’s hardest seasons.
If you’re ready to feel supported by someone who truly understands reproductive mental health, I’d love to work with you.
You don’t have to do this alone. Schedule an appointment today and let’s create space for your story, your grief, and your hope.
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