Counseling for the Emotional Fertility Journey

If you are in the middle of your fertility process, or even if you are just beginning your journey, you know that it is an emotional journey. It is not just the financial stress that many people feel, but the emotional stress that takes the most toll on individuals and couples. Counseling is often recommended to help you get through this time.

Many people going through fertility treatments report feeling sad, lonely, hopeless and depressed. They feel that they are the only ones going through this, even though they see so many people at the clinic who are probably going through the same thing. They don't know where to turn to. They might take their stress out on their friends, family or even their spouse. They don't know if they should or shouldn't feel what they are feeling and they begin to second guess all of their feelings.

Fertility counseling can help validate your feelings and what you are going through. Yes, it is natural to feel alone. Yes, it is normal to feel sad. Yes, it is normal to feel angry or jealous when you hear of somebody else's pregnancy. If you are bordering on clinical depression, you can get the help you need.

If you are feeling any of these things, ask your Doctor to recommend a counselor or therapist that specializes in Fertility. You want someone who is an expert on working with couples or individuals who are going through fertility treatments. Your clinic might have someone on staff or might no someone in the community. Even though you aren't even considering adoption, many adoption agencies will be able to direct you to a therapist to help you. Most couples that choose to build their families through adoption have gone through their own fertility journey and so this is a contact that the agencies have.

Counseling is different then support that you would get through a support group or online fertility chat group. For some people, support groups are all they need. The biggest validation they need for their feelings is having someone else say "I feel the exact same way" and learning how they are getting through it.

The most important thing for you to know is that you are not alone. There is help out there for you, all you have to do is ask. So, whether you go to a counselor, support group, or join an online chat group, you are encouraged to talk about what you are going through and get help the need to go through your own emotional fertility journey.

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