Issues with fertility can impact people in really significant ways – how you feel about yourself, your relationships with others and your outlook on life. How you cope with infertility will often depend on your past life experiences and your individual personality.
Fertility counselling can help support you to work through feelings such as anger, guilt, shame, isolation, blame, sadness, grief, happiness, excitement, disappointment, fear, loss of control and more. It is common to feel as though you are ‘constantly adjusting’ during fertility treatment. Some clients say it feels like their life is on hold.
Triggers are everywhere when you’re trying to conceive. Mums with prams, baby announcements on social media, comments made by others…counselling can help you to manage reactivity and distress around these pain points.
The idea that we can and probably should limit our expression of emotion with a partner is directly opposite to the assumed norm that
You might be stonewalling, or you might find yourself on the receiving end of it. Either way, it isn’t the most effective tool of
In September 2024, I became a certified Gottman therapist. The Gottman method of couples therapy is known globally and is based on decades of
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