Infertility Counseling
in Barrington, IL
Helping women and men who are having difficulty getting pregnant
find acceptance and discover ways to manage the current stress they are experiencing
Something that you want so badly isn’t happening the way you thought it would. Most of the clients who come in for infertility counseling feel exactly that way. Their vision of life isn't coming to fruition. Perhaps you can relate. Maybe you are unmotivated to do anything in your free time when you aren’t busy with appointments or trying to schedule treatments. Maybe you don't know how to talk about this or who to talk to about what you are going through.
Stuck in negativity and feeling broken, you may feel like all life is right now is riding a roller coaster of emotions. Therapy can help.
Do You Feel Angry, Sad, Empty?
Do any of the following resonate with you?
You've tried IVF or other treatments and haven’t had success.
You don't know how to get support or you don't know how to give support.
You don't really recognize your body anymore and are feeling broken or defective.
As the one not going through the treatments, you are having a hard time knowing how to support and reconnect.
You want to support your friends who are pregnant, but don't know how and it feels so hard.
You feel like you’re running out of time to live the life you wanted.
If these sound true for you, I want you to know that even though you may feel alone, know that many people in your circumstances need support considering the many challenges you are facing. Even if you don't believe you deserve care, you do. You deserve to take care of yourself.
Infertility Counseling Can Help You regain a sense of control of your life
It’s possible to feel better.
Imagine a life where you could...
Reclaim control
Manage feelings of anger, depression, anxiety
Increase coping skills to deal with the uncertainty & the waiting time that comes with fertility treatments
Process through difficult decisions
Learn to communicate effectively with those around you
Reclaim a sense of control
Infertility Counseling helps you regain control and manage emotions and start moving towards a life with less suffering and more peace
You will get you the effective skills you need to discover ways to cope with the difficult life stuff and learn ways to cope with uncertainty and waiting times.
I've helped people who are struggling with infertility find meaning in their life and find ways to manage their current circumstances even though it's not where they'd like to be.
Using effective skills and learning how to talk about how they are feeling, my clients have felt more at peace and regain a sense of control.
How Infertility Counseling Works
Infertility Counseling consists of 50-minute, one-on-one sessions that help you work through your concerns. In addition to listening, I will share thoughts when it's helpful, I play an active role.
Here’s how it will work step-by-step:
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First, I provide a safe, accepting space so that you will feel comfortable sharing your struggles with me.
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Through hearing your story, I will start to get a picture of what your challenges are.
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We will start by helping you with immediate concerns like managing difficult emotions and managing life's current circumstances.
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We will also work to discover what your goals are in therapy.
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Keeping your unique goals in mind, we’ll figure out what’s needed to help you reach them.
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Over the course of our sessions, you will notice that while the circumstances may not have changed how you are relating to them has and that will greatly improve your life.
Research shows that Infertility Counseling can positively change your thinking, beliefs, emotions, and behaviors. It can help to communicate with someone who knows what it’s like to go through infertility and start to regain control of your life.