Infertility Therapists in Portland, OR
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Dena L Shehab
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
I approach my clients with interest and compassion, creating a relationship that fosters deeper self-awareness, personal effectiveness, and meaningful change.
The relationship developed in psychotherapy is an important resource, because it offers an opportunity to directly examine and explore these issues. I work with you to explore how your family history, life experience, and current stressors contribute to the issues that bring you to therapy.
For people confronting
infertility
and other medical issues, I offer support with decision-making, stress reduction, and working through feelings of loss. Third-Party Reproduction services are also available, including donor evaluations and recipient consultations.
Samantha Forsythe
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
As for my experience, my specialties are working with anxiety, relationship issues (peer, family, and intimate), and
infertility
.
Making the decision to seek therapy takes courage and finding the right therapist can seem overwhelming. Yes, it's important to find someone with the appropriate credentials and experience, but it's also just as important that you feel comfortable with your therapist. If the match is right, you should feel heard, understood, and respected. I understand the importance of the relationship between a therapist and client, thus I seek to create a safe, trusting, and welcoming environment. I approach therapy from a place of acceptance and non-judgment because I truly want to learn about you, your concerns, and your goals.
Not accepting new clients
Heather Mitchell
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMHC
Verified
Verified
Heather is a compassionate guide who listens deeply and accepts you where you’re at. She helps you explore your strengths and limitations within a safe context where your thoughts and emotions can be felt, communicated, and understood. Heather is experienced in working with clients struggling with depression, grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, relationship stress, and personal growth/exploration. She is specialized in helping women who have experienced
infertility
or loss due to miscarriage & is an Enneagram expert.
Jordana Krueger-Toscher
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I've specialized in helping folks through tough times for over two decades. Through a warm, down-to-earth, collaborative approach I'll partner with you to achieve your goals and find inner peace. By using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a focus on mindfulness and your unique strengths, I can help you understand and modify your thoughts, feelings and behaviors. My areas of expertise include managing anxiety, reducing stress around relationships, family, work and life transitions, improving self esteem, setting personal boundaries, living with
infertility
and childlessness, adults with ADHD and parenting neurodiverse teens.
Gillian Claire Callahan
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA
Verified
Verified
My specialties include PTSD, CPTSD, queer life,
infertility
and pregnancy loss, emotional regulation and identity issues.
Please note: I will be out of the office until the end of September and will return inquiries at that time! I work with folks who want help understanding themselves, finding compassion and acceptance for themselves and figuring out more fulfilling ways to live. My clients often have trauma in their backgrounds and a big part of my work is giving them the tools and information they need to operate trauma-affected brains with less strife, more delight. I also work with folks around identity, sexuality and gender, helping them reject shame and grasp hold of the life they want to live authentically.
Buoy Counseling LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified
Verified
Kate specializes in perinatal mental health which includes: pregnancy and postpartum depression and anxiety and other mood disorders for community members of all gender and relationship identities, life transitions to parenthood, support for parents of infants with genetic disorders, pregnancy loss, and
infertility
, and couples counseling for new parents.
We are so happy you are here. Welcome. Buoy Counseling is a community care collective that is co-owned by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Professional Counselor Associate. Community care is the foundation of togetherness. It is a powerful system of care a the belief that families and communities benefit from maintaining healthy relationships of care in and outside the places that we live and worth throughout all aspects of our lives. We have a goal of supporting each other and our members to have a healthy work-life balance. For more information about our practice and providers, please visit our website at www.buoycare.com.
Waitlist for new clients
Kendyl Watts
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Hi, I'm Kendyl (she/her) and I'm glad you found me here! I am passionate about supporting people who want to feel better. I especially enjoy working with members of the LGBTQ+ community, people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, and individuals experiencing
infertility
, pregnancy, and more. I provide letters of support for gender-affirming medical care and Assisted Reproductive Technologies. I strive to offer an affirming environment for ALL people, regardless of body size or ability, racial and ethnic identities, gender identity, religion, relationship status, and sexual behavior.
Kimberly Stout
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Verified
Verified
Please note: all therapy sessions will be virtual at this time. We all strive for feelings of closeness and connection. Sometimes we need help on this journey. Perhaps you have lost hope in your relationship and you and your partner feel like strangers. Maybe you discovered an affair and are unsure how to put the pieces back together. Each of us has been touched by hardship, loss, and grief. Are you struggling to process the death of a loved one? Maybe you are grieving the loss of a marriage, expectations for your future, a job you loved, or are dealing with
infertility
.
Ann Marie Miner
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
I specialize in perinatal mental health which means I work with women who are trying to conceive, are pregnant, have experienced
infertility
, miscarriage or infant loss, and those new to parenthood. In our work we will talk about the highs and lows of the perinatal period. You will get to say out loud, the things so many women are thinking and feeling but so few are saying. My favorite conversations are the ones that start with, "I don't know if this makes me a bad person but..." I'm going to help you feel So Normal about the experiences you currently feel guilt, shame and uncertainty around. And we'll find your path forward.
Jenny Larson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LMHC
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I work with folks experiencing anxiety, trauma, depression,
infertility
, life transitions, feeling stuck, relationship difficulties, emotional distress, and career stress. You might be looking for someone to vent to. You might be having facing a difficult conversation and need help to have it. You might feel like you'd like to start (or continue) exploring your past trauma. You might want coping strategies for depression or anxiety. I help my clients with all of these issues and more. All genders, sexual orientations, and gender expressions welcome!
Rachel Arias
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS
Verified
Verified
My focus as a therapist is cultivating an environment of acceptance and warmth so that my clients may feel empowered to engage in self-exploration and develop additional ways of coping. I facilitate self-exploration aimed towards increasing client's sense of joy, creativity, self-forgiveness, perspective, confidence, warmth, compassion, and desire to heal. I have experience providing therapy for clients experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety,
infertility
, and mental health issues in pregnancy. I also have experience with generalized anxiety, depression, stressful life transitions, grief, trauma, and relationship issues.
Heidi Swartzmiller
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Welcome! I enjoy working with individuals and couples, and walking alongside them in their healing. I believe therapy is a collaborative experience between the family and therapist, that each client has the resiliency and resources they need already within, and that it is our job to uncover them. My work with clients considers biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors. I specialize in working with clients who are experiencing relational distress, sex concerns,
infertility
/pregnancy issues, transracial/transnational family dynamics, processing trauma, religion and spirituality, body-image concerns, or low self esteem.
Joey Ellen O'Connell
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My work with families focuses on the unique challenges of: adoption, involvement with the foster care system, the effect of children on the couples' relationship, co-parenting and shared custody,
infertility
, blended families, divorce/separation, behavior challenges specific to young children or children with developmental delays.
All families experience transitions, and even positive change can cause stress. I employ an eclectic approach with a strong emphasis on attachment, structural, and solution-focused family therapies. I work with young children and their caregivers to form secure attachments early on. This leads to more effective communication and problem solving patterns and a higher level of resilience down the road. My work tends to be short term and builds on the existing strengths of your family. My work with couples is attachment informed as we look at past and current relationships to elucidate our most fulfilling ways of connecting.
Dr. Joslyn C Armstrong
Marriage & Family Therapist Intern, PhD
Verified
Verified
I am looking for couple clients such as monogamous, non-monogamous, heterosexual, queer and sexually fluid, trans, cohabitating, and married couples. Also, I specialize in racially diverse couples such as Black/African American, Latinx, Asian, and interracial/interethnic couples. The prominent presenting issues I work with couples on range from communication issues, conflict resolution, blended family stress to infidelity, and
infertility
. Then, for individual clients, I am looking for women and men clients, specially focusing on male, men of color, and women of color clients.
Paige Vance
Marriage & Family Therapist Intern, MFTC, EFT, EMDR
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I specialize in young adult individuals, couples, and adolescents on issues of anxiety, depression, relationship distress,
infertility
, motherhood, postpartum depression/anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, and much more.
Hi there! You have a story to tell, and I'd be honored to listen. Life is messy; full of positive moments and full of stress, isolation, anxiety, disconnection, and loss. I truly believe counseling is a powerful and courageous place to find healing and belongingness to yourself and the people you love most. Together, we'll get curious about your experience in order to enrich your life.
Jennifer Fergusson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, PMH-C
Verified
6 Endorsed
Verified
6 Endorsed
The focus of my practice is in Perinatal & Women's Mental Health including
infertility
, pregnancy loss, and postpartum mood disorders.
Do you ever find yourself thinking, "I'm so stressed out and overwhelmed, I thought being a mom would be so different, that this would be such a magical time and it's not." "I'm feeling so alone and fearful, will I ever feel better or even normal again?" Too fearful of the feelings, that others will judge you or have so much shame or guilt that you can't even start to talk about it. I get it and I understand. I want to be able to help you feel like yourself again.
Office is near:
Portland, OR 97229 & Online
Dr. Shianling Weeks
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I have expertise in anxiety, phobias, depression, PTSD,
infertility
, and perinatal distress.
You're deeply caring, creative, and curious. And you feel stuck, not good enough, overwhelmed, hurting. Disconnected from the life you want. You may be in numbness and slowly suffocating in a deep hole. You may find yourself shutting down and avoiding things that are usually important to you. You may be facing a big life change that throws your sense of who you are. You could be struggling to start a family, or dealing with scary thoughts and emotional pain in pregnancy, postpartum, or beyond.
Susan Metcalfe
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I have received training in grief and loss,
infertility
and adoption, anxiety and stress management.
Change is difficult, but so is staying the same. Are you trying to navigate in this ever-changing world? Have you experienced loss or anxiety in a way that is keeping you from living the life you want? If you are aware that there is work to be done and are ready to find different paths and to see a different way, then let's begin. You might have been in therapy before and want to continue, or you might be new to the idea of therapy and are wondering what it is all about.
Rosewater Therapy Llc Rachel Hulett
MCoun, LPC-A
I believe that the client-therapist relationship is foundational to the success of your treatment and I take your overall satisfaction seriously. I work with adults and children as a solution-focused therapist. I also work with chronic pain, reproductive health, and women's health, and
infertility
. I also focus heavily on the parent-child relationship and family systems work. I have training in many parenting and discipline practices that have effectively helped manage challenging behaviors as well as address parenting snafus. I am also interested in and helping people explore human sexuality and relationships.
Waitlist for new clients
Tsz Yin Szeto-McNatt
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MEd, LMFT
Verified
9 Endorsed
Verified
9 Endorsed
I come alongside adolescents, individuals, couples and families to uncover the hidden strengths that are not utilized. I enjoy working with the marginalized experience of People of Color, immigrants, refugees and those navigating a bi-cultural experience. I work with individuals and couples on issues related to anxiety, depression, grief/loss, relationships, codependency, trauma, life transitions,
infertility
, self-worth/identity and communication skills. I also welcome conversations about spirituality and the integration of faith to facilitate growth.
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Infertility Therapists
How can infertility affect couples and their relationship?
Clients who are dealing with infertility may experience conflict and communication problems. It’s not unusual for shame, blame, and guilt to arise in cases of infertility, whether the source of the problem is one partner or both. This means that clients are upset and pulling away from their partner just when they need them the most. Some clients may find it difficult to spend time around friends and family who are pregnant. Friends and family can also make hurtful comments that increase tension during this time.
How does therapy for infertility issues work?
The therapist will begin by gathering information about the client or couple and make a treatment plan for their specific concerns. In addition to addressing common mental health issues, such as anxiety, depression, and trauma reactions or PTSD, therapists can help clients improve their decision-making and deal with stressors unique to infertility. Some examples include coping with the “two-week wait” before a pregnancy test, the distress associated with a failed attempt or miscarriage, and the shame and blame sometimes associated with reproductive concerns.
What type of therapy is best for infertility issues?
Many therapists offer psychotherapy for individuals and couples who are dealing with infertility issues. Some helpful therapeutic approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which can aid clients in reframing negative thoughts about their situation. Expressive writing and art therapy can help clients process difficult feelings. Clients might also benefit from group therapy to experience support from others who are dealing with the same problems.
How long does therapy for infertility issues take?
There is no set length for therapy that addresses infertility or reproductive concerns. Some clients might find it helpful to continue therapy during their pregnancy to have healthy ways to cope with any associated stress, anxiety, depression, or trauma. Some clients who decide not to pursue fertility treatments might benefit from the support of a therapist. The duration of therapy varies depending on the individual client’s specific needs and goals.