Supporting you IN YOUR journey TO BUILD YOUR FAMILY
Infertility Mental Health Counseling
Pursuing parenthood can be filled with hope and anticipation, but when challenges arise, the emotional toll can be overwhelming. We're here to provide compassionate support as you navigate this path.
Online therapy in PA, VA, MD, and FL
Does this sound like you?
Do you find yourself feeling isolated because friends and family don't understand your experience?
Are you struggling with feelings of inadequacy or that your body has failed you?
Has the financial strain of treatments added another layer of stress?
Do you feel like your life is on hold while waiting for test results and appointments?
The Hidden Struggles of Building A Family
WHEN HOPE MEETS HEARTACHE
The path to parenthood isn't always straightforward. What begins as excitement can transform into a cycle of hope and disappointment that touches every aspect of your life. You may feel your relationships strained, your self-worth questioned, and your future uncertain. The constant appointments, difficult decisions, and emotional highs and lows can leave you feeling depleted and isolated.
Many people experiencing fertility challenges describe feeling misunderstood by friends and family who haven't walked this path. The weight of others' expectations—and your own—can become overwhelming.
Your feelings are valid.
Experiencing infertility or fertility challenges can trigger complex emotions that may change from day to day. Grief, anger, jealousy, hope, determination, and exhaustion are all normal responses to this journey.
Your feelings—whatever they may be—deserve acknowledgment and support. There's no "right way" to navigate fertility challenges, and the emotional impact can be just as significant as the physical aspects of treatment.
At Ohana Counseling Services, we understand that infertility is not just a medical condition but a profound life experience that affects your sense of identity, your relationships, and your vision for the future.
Here’s how we Can Help
Let’s help you navigate the path to motherhood with resilience and hope
At Ohana Counseling Services (where "ohana" means family), we provide specialized support for individuals navigating the complex emotional journey of infertility and family building challenges..
Our therapists, Megan Kuminski, MS, LCPC, PMH-C, and Beth Santa Maria, LCSW-C, have specialized training in reproductive mental health and understand the unique emotional landscape of fertility struggles.
Whether you're processing grief after loss, managing the stress of treatment decisions, feeling isolated in your experience, or wrestling with feelings of inadequacy that you're afraid to voice - we've heard it all, and we're here to help, not judge.
Megan Kuminski, MS, LCPC, PMH-C
Beth Santa Maria, LCSW-C
As part of our infertility counseling sessions, we’ll work together to:
Process complex emotions in a non-judgemental space
Develop coping strategies for treatment stress and uncertainty
Navigate difficult decisions about treatment options
Strengthen communication with your partner and support network
Reconnect with your sense of self outside of fertility challenges
Explore and redefine what family means to you
Our goal is to provide you with both emotional support and practical tools to help you navigate this journey with greater resilience and self-compassion, whether you're just beginning fertility treatments or have been on this path for some time.
Your journey to build a family deserves compassionate support.
When you're able to process your experiences with a mental health professional who understands reproductive challenges, you can develop resilience and rediscover hope rather than feeling defined by your fertility journey.
Manage Fertility Care with Hope
Develop tools to manage the stress of medical decisions and treatment cycles while maintaining emotional well-being.
Process Grief and Uncertainty
Create space to acknowledge losses and find meaning while facing an unpredictable path to parenthood.
Maintain Personal Identity
Reconnect with who you are beyond your fertility journey and nurture relationships that sustain you.
Get the mental health care you deserve.
Become part of our ohana (family) where you'll find more than just therapy—you'll experience a special bond of support, understanding, and belonging throughout your family-building journey.
Common Questions About Infertility Counseling
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Infertility counseling is specialized mental health support for individuals facing challenges in their family-building journey. It provides a safe space to process complex emotions like grief and disappointment, while developing coping strategies for treatment decisions, relationship impacts, and uncertainty about the future.
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Moving forward after a failed IVF cycle involves giving yourself permission to grieve the loss while being gentle with yourself.
Consider taking time before making decisions about next steps, and remember that seeking support from a therapist who specializes in reproductive mental health can provide both emotional processing and practical coping strategies.
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This is really a discussion for you and your doctor. The decision involves many factors including age, risk factors, and also the sheer cost of continuing treatments.
While a therapist can help you process the emotions around this decision and explore what different options might mean for you personally, the medical aspects should be guided by your fertility specialist who understands your specific situation.
