Trying to grow your family shouldn’t feel this lonely.
Therapy for Infertility & Pregnancy Loss In-Person in San Francisco and Online Across CA
You thought you’d be a mom by now.
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It feels like people around you are getting pregnant left and right, like it’s nothing. Like it’s the easiest thing in the world. So maybe you’re wondering “What about me?”, “When is it my turn?”, “It’s not fair”. And honestly, it’s not fair.
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It’s dominated by endless pregnancy and ovulation tests, shots, appointments, and the dreadful two week wait. Your mood has become dependent on which part of your cycle you’re at and it’s hard to enjoy your life.
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But hope hurts and feels impossible sometimes. This wasn’t part of the story you had imagined.
Every month is like an emotional whiplash, where one moment you feel excited and hopeful and the next you’re feeling disappointed and hopeless all over again.
And now, while your friends and family are making pregnancy announcements and planning baby showers, it feels like your life is standing still. What was supposed to be an exciting time for you and your partner has been replaced by waiting, disappointment, and heartbreak.
Maybe you’re here because…
You feel stuck, powerless, and unsure how to cope with the constant grief and disappointment.
You’re overwhelmed by your IVF or IUI journey.
You’re part of the LGBTQ+ community and feel isolated about the unique challenges you feel on this journey.
You are managing medical trauma from painful procedures or making difficult reproductive choices.
You’re grieving a miscarriage or failed cycle and don’t know how to navigate trying again.
You’re feeling relationship strain with your partner or family or friends and feeling misunderstood and alone in your grief.
You feel like your body is failing you.
You don’t know how to find joy in your life right now.
You feel stuck in a feeling of isolation while the rest of the world lives on.
Your life does not have to stay stuck here.
HOW WE’LL WORK TOGETHER
Helping you ride this emotional rollercoaster with balance and grace
I am not here to tell you “don’t worry, it will happen”. I have been on this journey myself and I know firsthand how difficult it is to live your life stuck on replay month after month.
In our work together, we focus on holding space for the range of emotions you are feeling, explore how this experience has affected different parts of your life, use somatic and grounding tools to create moments of regulation and presence.
Over time, therapy can help this experience feel less consuming. The waiting, disappointment, anxiety, and grief may not feel like they’re running your entire life anymore. You may find yourself able to be more present in your day-to-day life again, reconnect with parts of yourself outside of trying to conceive, and move through this season with more balance, self-compassion, and connection.
Specialized therapy for infertility and pregnancy loss can help you…
Feel less alone in the grief
Stop feeling emotionally hijacked by every trigger or pregnancy announcement
Live your life without it revolving entirely around cycles, appointments, and waiting
Experience moments of joy again without needing to push away difficult emotions
Hold both hope and grief at the same time
Reconnect with your relationship outside of infertility
Rebuild trust in yourself and your body
There can still be room for joy and healing.
FAQs
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It is much more common than you think. Infertility affects about 1 in 6 people while approximately 25% of pregnancies end in loss. Many women have had huge disservice from society because it is not talked about enough. Know that you are not alone.
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Healing from infertility and pregnancy loss is possible but that doesn’t mean you will necessarily get over it. You may always feel the pain and grief you feel now but you can learn to live with these feelings without it consuming you.
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For the past decade, I have supported individuals and families through many stages of parenthood—from trying to conceive through raising teenagers. This has included working closely with those navigating infertility and heartbreaking pregnancy losses.
I also bring lived experience to this work through my own journey with infertility and pregnancy loss, along with advanced training through Postpartum Support International to support those experiencing infertility and pregnancy loss and or navigating IVF, IUI, and donor conception.